417 - Can You Get Your BJJ Black Belt Without Affiliating with a Specific School?

In this episode we talk about so many things, including
- How to get really good if you don't train at a top-tier school
- Key aspects of training safely
- How to say no to training with people who don't have your best interests at heart
- What you need to do to calibrate your skills if you mainly train one-on-one
- Cult-like dynamics at some BJJ schools
- What professional BJJ competitors do that sets them apart
- How to get promoted if you train independently
- How jiu-jitsu training has changed in the last 10 years
- And so much more.

For more about Paul's jiu-jitsu journey check out his site, The Balanced Grappler (https://www.thebalancedgrappler.com/) and his book, Master Jiu-Jitsu, Master Life (https://www.amazon.com/Master-Jiu-Jitsu-Life-Extraordinary-Through/dp/069216197X)

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Thanks so much,
Stephan Kesting

P.S. Check out my own book, Perseverance, Life and Death in the Subarctic at https://www.stephankesting.com/perseverance-book