132 - Twelve BJJ Black Belts Give Their Best Advice for People Starting Jiu-Jitsu
From The Strenuous Life Podcast
This episode is just a little different! Today 12 BJJ black belts give their single best piece of advice for people just starting out in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. White belts looking for tips and help with their training will really benefit from watching this, and if it doesn't fire you up and get you on the mat grappling then nothing will!
Here are the BJJ black belts featured in this video:
Stephan Kesting http://www.grapplearts.com
Bernardo Faria https://bernardofaria.com
Brandon 'Wolverine' Mullins http://www.justgipants.com
Travis Stevens http://www.fujisports.com/blog/travis-stevens/
Rob Biernacki http://www.islandtopteam.com/
Pshemek Drabczynski http://www.besthometrainer.com
Ritchie Yip http://www.infighting.ca
Sean McHugh https://www.alliancekelowna.com
Elliott Bayev http://www.openmat.ca
Jason Manly http://instagram.com/jasonmanly
Michael Zenga http://www.bjjfanatics.com
Perry Bateson http://www.nwjja.ca/
Also you can download my (Stephan's) checklist of BJJ positions and techniques for free at http://www.grapplearts.com/book
See you on the mat!
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