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Here we go my friends! An episode with Tim Sledd about the taboo topics of BJJ. I can’t think of anyone else that I would like to hear from about these controversial topics than Tim. Tim spent countless hours as a hard working successful lawyer, he left this career path to pursue BJJ. Tim’s opinions of these taboo topics are well thought out and he defends them well.

We talk about:

Washing your belt

The history of belts in martial arts

How dirty your belt might be

Belt whipping and gauntlets

Hazing students and the law

Throwing students for a belt promotion

How to avoid hazing

What is a creonte

Why you might leave your BJJ school

Cross training with different schools

Signing a contract to train BJJ

Dating within the gym

Using the phrase “go to war” for BJJ or MMA

Links:

Quote of the week: “You must be the change you wish to see in the world” Mahatma Gandhi

Article of the week: Stop Doing Drills; Start Using Challenges Daniel Coyle

Catch us next week for part 2!