034 - Rob Biernacki on The Underlying Principles of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
From The Strenuous Life Podcast
I talk with Rob Biernacki, a friend, BJJ black belt, and contributor to Grapplearts (see the videos and articles he's been involved with here).
This is a fun, opinionated conversation in which I'm sure we'll offend just about everyone! Some of the topics we covered in the 1:19 discussion include...
- How the underlying principles of BJJ that make it easy to learn techniques, adapt to new situations, and transition effortlessly between gi and no gi training - Stories about cultish schools run by insane martial arts instructors - A narrow escape from vindictive ninjas in the 1980s - The role of competition in BJJ - Maintaining standards in the martial arts - Why suffering is a good thing for the development of martial arts skills I hope you'll like it!
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