024 - Elliott Bayev on BJJ Gameplan Development; from Self Defense to the Spider Guard
From The Strenuous Life Podcast
Here's a really cool video interview I did with my friend, BJJ blackbelt, renowned coach, and fierce competitor Elliott Bayev.
This interview is special because we break down the steps of building a BJJ gameplan. We go right from the basic BJJ self defense gameplan, and build up to the intricate strategies used by world class competitors.
There are tons of immediately useful takeaways here. And along the way we also discuss self defense, the role of competition, and the evolution of new techniques and positions in BJJ.
If you want to download Elliott's Complete Spider Guard Gameplan Mindmap for free visithttp://www.grapplearts.com/spider/
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