Bulletproof For BJJ Podcast

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Parry Athletic The best training gear in the game and Get 20% OFF Discount Code: BULLETPROOF20 https://parryathletics.com/collections/new-arrivals The BJJ lifestyle is sold as healthy- but is it? When you dedicate yourself to the Jiu-Jitsu journey there are many bad habits that you pick up along the way in the name of getting better at the art. This may cause chaos, injury and disfunction in other...

Parry Athletic The best training gear in the game and Get 20% OFF Discount Code: BULLETPROOF20 https://parryathletics.com/collections/new-arrivals Have you had forced time off the mats? Want to train but can't due to illness, injury or no BJJ available - you need alternatives. Joey & JT discuss what they like to do when Jiu-Jitsu isn't an option. Staying active off the mats is essent...

Parry Athletic The best training gear in the game and Get 20% OFF Discount Code: BULLETPROOF20 https://parryathletics.com/collections/new-arrivals Where do you shop for your fresh produce? The boys are quizzed about where they shop and what this says about them as people. Is loud heavy music during class a red flag? Is choice of music a signal for the culture of the club and the people who train t...

Have you ever hurt your fingers grappling? Knuckles aching from gripping too much? Finger injuries are the worst and if not treated properly can hang around much longer than they should. Lance Douglas is a physiotherapist with a deep grappling history starting in free style Wrestling for 10 years and now a brown belt in BJJ. Lance had encountered his own fair share of finger injuries and felt that...

Have you ever been to a Bulletproof For BJJ seminar? JT recently was in Melbourne teaching 2 different seminars. A monster night at Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Burwood with Robbie Singh and his team, also a great morning with DC and his team at Academy Jiu-Jitsu in Camberwell. JT breaks down everything you get if you were to attend and the key take aways that can help you move better for BJJ. Joey shares som...

Have you got a Rib injury and looking to strap or wrap it? Is there a product that can help prevent rib injuries or protect you when injured? Big answers coming on this one! How can you objectively track improvement in your BJJ technique? Does it help to measure your jiu-jitsu and what is the method? JT & Joey drop very different but interesting answers. What do you do when you are doing every...

Who is your coach?  Who was your coach's master? Your Jiu-jitsu family tree has for a long time be held up as an important part of your BJJ identity. The old school view was that sacred knowledge is handed down through the generations and this was an important part of what made an Academy successful. The internet has democratised BJJ information and with the huge growth in the art and sport,...

Do you love a good Open Mat session? Ever dropped in at another club for a casual roll? Recently JT went to 2 very different Academies and got amongst it at their open mat sessions. It was by all accounts rekindling of JT's love of the game. But it also raised different questions around the social aspect of BJJ and why meeting a complete stranger and trying to strangle them is good for both p...

Ever had a really bad Flu? Knocked side ways by illness? Coming back to BJJ can be delayed by a lingering sickness- A Flu Hangover. You know you are no longer contagious but you don't feel ready to get back on the mats. What can you do to right faster? This episode was inspired by Joey's own bout of day care related bubonic plague from his young son. ( The Parents will relate.) Coughing,...

When planning a vacation and visiting a new gym how do you approach rolling people as a new white belt and being a woman? If a higher belt who you don't know brings a smash intensity to the roll what can you do? Is having a chat an option or is this communication taboo? When we go back down the lineage of BJJ influence could the most Influential person be Jigoro Kano? Parry Athletic The best...

Are you training enough to get better? Or are you surviving on 1 BJJ class a week? If you are trying to improve at anything there is a sweet spot on the right amount of exposure to the skill you need to get better. Too much will have diminishing returns and can lead to injury, too little and you stagnate or even go backwards. From mastering a Pull up to perfecting a sweep the right Dosage for you...

Ever been cut off in traffic? Ever got a speeding ticket? BJJ is very much like driving a car but there are no speed limits, very few rules and almost no-one has insurance. The difficulty with BJJ is the driver and car are one. If the coach has not outlined the terms and conditions on what the rules are then it's hard to be mad at people going super hard if that is not breaking any rules. Com...

If you only had a pair of Dumbbells what 5 moves would you do? This is a banger of a question and the boys give their Top 5 which might surprise you... You are a beast on and off the mats and a small procedure has the surgeon telling you not to do anything for 8 weeks- what can you do to stay in shape? Injuries suck, but they suck even more when they are self inflicted. A wrist injury occurred in...

How strong do you need to be for BJJ? Is there such thing as too much strength? In BJJ culture strength often has shame thrown on it as a lack of technique. But we all know that being stronger is an advantage on the mats. If you are already lifting, feel strong and want to get stronger that is a great goal but how much more work do you need to do to get there?  Do you even need to get any Stronger...

Is BJJ built on Humility or fought and won by Ego? Even though much of what is encouraged in the world of BJJ is to be humble and respectful, so much of the success we see in the competitive arena is brash shows of Ego. Trash talk, people beating their chests and making fun of other competitors does show much humility at all. The key question is- does be humble help your BJJ? It is a great quality...

If you have questions - the boys have Answers. On today's episode JT & Joey discuss what the new Sandbag program will look like and whether or not this type of training can overload the body before you hit the mats. If you depend on your body for your work what is the best strategy to not get injured? Also is it a good idea to keep rolling with a fully ruptured ACL and damaged meniscus? P...

How did you find out about BJJ? Was it Royce Gracie in early UFC? Maybe Joe Rogan mentioned it? There are some hugely important people in the History of the art but who has had the biggest impact on spreading Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu across the world? JT and Joey go down a massive Rabbit hole and have an answer that will shock you. Love it or hate it this episode is set to polarise the Bulletproof For...

What's the worst injury you have had at BJJ? Are you always injured but not doing any rehab? BJJ is rough on your body, ignoring injuries and taking damage on a regular basis is often a source of pride to show toughness. Constantly being injured and complaining about it without taking action to fix it is not being a warrior- it's being a victim. BJJ does reward us for being tough but not...

Do you focus on mastering Techniques or understanding Concepts? A lot of early learning in BJJ is shaped and guided by the Instructor but at some point you will do your best to try to get better independently. Which is better to focus on- the technical details of a submission or the reason why it is applicable in the situation? The "How" & the 'Why" are both important compo...

Have you done a Crossfit Workout? Can you complete a W.O.D. and then roll in the same day? For some of you Crossfit is a way of life as much as BJJ, for others it might seem like a crazy sport for hardcore people who like to suffer.(Coincidence?) Both BJJ and Crossfit have massive dedicated communities who live and die by the Cultures credos. Though they may seem to be polar opposite the 2 culture...

Are you feeling stuck at BJJ? You are trying hard but just not improving? You may be repeating mistakes that are holding you back. JT & Joey dig into their own mistakes and how it messed up their progress. It was only once they received feed back and made a change that they were able to progress their level on the mat. These 5 easy to avoid mistakes will save you time and also open up the idea...

The IBJJF World Masters is the biggest competition on the calendar with 11,000 competitors. It show cases how competitive Jiu-Jitsu can be no matter how old you are. Some great friends of the podcast were up on the podium big shout outs. Nicholas Meregali beats Victor Hugo in a great performance for Mr Handsome has got Joey loving the Gi again. Kevin Jousset makes his UFC debut bringing Judo fury...

Have you ever done Sandbag Training? It is one of the toughest tools to help grapplers get fitter and stronger. The slippery and unpredictable nature of sandbags closely resembles squeezing and controlling another human. During Covid Lockdown in 2020 JT trained with sandbags and a couple of Kettlebells and saw his strength skyrocket. Every week he got stronger which blew him away. Both the Bulletp...

Have your lost your motivation for BJJ? Lost the love for rolling? Battling with motivation is a part of the Jiu-Jitsu journey and may result in time off the mat and you are finding it hard to get back. You may be grinding and seeing minimal progress which is killing your enjoyment of being on the mats. Lack of motivation can be an indicator that the fun and novelty has gone out of your BJJ. No ma...