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447 - Making Your BJJ Training Safer and Much More Effective with Chris "The Villain" Paines

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June 1, 2026 · 59:01 · E447

Chris is a BJJ and Luta Livre black belt teaching in the UK and has many radical ideas about teaching and training BJJ which could change the sport for the better! In this episode we covered...

  • Training takedowns and dangerous submissions safely
  • A radical re-imagining of the BJJ belt system
  • Encouraging exploration in jiu-jitsu
  • The limits imposed by strength and power in grappling
  • And so much more.

Check out Chris's personal Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/chrisvillainbjj/ and/or his school at https://www.instagram.com/fightingfitgrapplingbjj/

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