I Suck At Jiu Jitsu Show

Jiu-jitsu is something we all love. But, will you love it after 25 years of training? Jared Weiner does! Listen in as Josh hangs out with the head of the TAC Team affiliation. Jared never fails to have some great stories to tell and this episode is no different.

In today's episode the Headnod Squad reunites for the first time since the quarantine. This episode is one giant tangent. Listen to it.

In today's Question and Answer Josh goes on 30 tangents and doesn't directly answer a single question asked.

In today's episode Josh gives a different perspective on how to look at situations out of our control whether they be on or off the mats.

In today's episode Josh interviews fellow black belt and doctoral candidate Jeff Shulze. Imagery acronym: PETTLEP – physical, environmental, task, timing, learning, emotion, perspective Books: Kabat-Zinn, J., & Hanh, T. N. (2009). Full catastrophe living: Using the wisdom of your body and mind to face stress, pain, and illness. Delta. Mumford, G. (2015). The mindful athlete: Secrets to pure performance. Parallax Press. Guided meditation: https://www.uclahealth.org/marc/mindful-meditations How to find a sport psychologist https://appliedsportpsych.org/certification/cmpc-directory/ https://www.slu.edu/arts-and-sciences/psychology/center-clinics/sports-psych.php

In today's special "I'm locked out of my house so I guess I'll record" episode. Josh talks about how to comeback from injury or layoff in jiu-jitsu.

In today's episode Josh interviews 2nd degree black belt Nick Sanders. Nick talks about his unique journey that includes joining the army, becoming  a US marshall, and then a physical therapist by day and Jiu-jitsu coach by night.

In today's quick solocast, Josh talks about what he calls the "positional paradox." This is a Jiu-jitsu high-jack that you can use to increase your progression in Jiu-jitsu by 10.

Here Josh Interviews 3x world champion Claudia Do Val. She offers an incredibly unique perspective on bjj considering she has done over 200 seminars and gotten to train at more academies than most of us can imagine. 

In this episode Josh discusses the importance of enjoying jiu-jitsu no matter what spot you're in.

In this episode Josh discusses how much losing in jiu-jitsu can suck but also how we can use a lose to suck less at jiu-jitsu.

In this episode Josh interviews YouTube Jiu-jitsu star Chewy. Chewy really breaks down how to be a great teacher, why he started a youtube channel, and how he got his start in jiu-jitsu.

In today's short solocast Josh explains his approach on being efficient in training, deciding what position to work on, and how to beat the people that get more mat time.

Steve McKinney returns to talk about his strength and conditioning routine for combat athletes and the way he built it.

Here Josh talks about some of the most important lessons he wish he knew when he was a newbie.

In this interview Josh interviews his long time friend/enemy Ezra Lenon. This is by the the most wide ranging episode to date. The best way to see what it's about is to take a listen!

In this episode Josh interviews YouTube Jiu-jitsu star Eli Knight. They get into great discussion about training, self defense, and Eli's hair vs Chewjitsu's beard.

First times competing can be scary. This is the advise I give to my students about competition.

In today's episodes Josh discusses 4 questions that he asks himself anytime he's dealing with a plateau.

In this Question and Answer Josh talks about what he disagrees with about jiu jitsu politics, the part of guard passing that people are missing, and how to emulate other people's games.