One of the major stars of Team Atos, Professor Josh Hinger talks about his origins, transitioning from Wrestling to BJJ, serving in the Peace Corps and couch surfing. He also provides some excellent technique breakdowns! Click “Read More” for show notes!

SHOW NOTES:

Making the UWW US Grappling Team

Why he doesn’t miss Wrestling

His origins / Starting Jiu-Jitsu

Living in Turkmenistan / Peace Corps

His MMA experience

Meeting Andre Galvao

Traveling for Jiu-Jitsu / Couch Surfing

Etiquette for “Jiu-Jitsu crashing”

Living on a sailboat

Training under Chris Brennan

Training with Atos

How to spot the badasses in the gym

Winning his first World Championship

The value of putting yourself under pressure

Elite Jiu-Jitsu: The art of making no mistakes

The power of being small

Passing the Half Guard / Shin Shield

Passing guard is hard

Improving your guard via reverse engineering by getting good at passing

One of the most important controls for passing the guard

How to make sweeps easy

How sweeps and take downs are mechanically similar

The biggest lesson Jiu-Jitsu competition has taught him

The Hingertine DVD

His plans for the future

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