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John Will is a listener favorite, and we are thrilled to have him back on the show. John is one of the famous “Dirty Dozen” meaning that he is one of the first 12 non-Brazilians to reach the rank of black belt in BJJ. John was at the an early adopter to BJJ and he brought it home to Australia.

We talk about:

His start with BJJ

Promoting around 90 black belts

What he looks for in a black belt

What it takes to be a good coach

Using imagery while teaching

Modeling after world champions

Writing on his blog

How positions and techniques change over time

Providing students what they want vs. what they need

Comparing BJJ to a tree

Developing a culture of helping everyone on the mat

A game called sharks and tuna that his kids play

Other games that are played in the kids class

Off the mat goals he has for his students

John’s thoughts on setting and reaching goals

Escaping side control ideas

How learning escapes can build confidence

Different types of drilling

He explains the Red Cat Head logo

Being open to reinventing who you are

Stories from his backpacking adventures

Being dehydrated while backpacking

Links:

Quote of the week: “When you lose, say little. When you win, say less.” Matt Hughes

Article of the week:Jimmy Starts Jiu-Jitsu, A Before And After Story

Gary is working on his BJJ pop up book called “Go Gary Go, See Gary Roll, See Gary Tap”

Catch us next week for another episode of The BjjBrick Podcast