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This week we bring you an interview with Dan Covel. Dan is a BJJ black belt training under Marcelo Garcia. You can find him on the mats in Hoboken, New Jersey and in Manhattan, New York.

We talk about:

Starting martial arts with Judo

Doing MMA at age 17

Using the closed guard

What makes the closed guard such a strong position

How to pass the closed guard

Getting the most out of kids BJJ

Why he stores his tournament medals in a drawer

The benefits of competing

The use of BJJ in a street fight

What he does to get ready to compete

Good goals for new students

Links:

Quote of the week: “Men who wish to know about the world must learn about it in its particular details.” Heraclitus

Article of the week: Character building from Goulburn Martial Arts Academy Helping kids deal with bullies.

This week we learn how to say “good bye” in Portuguese with part two of our language learning segment.

Gary’s future book is called “defensive driving, offensive driving, and driving over the neighbor’s fensive”

Catch us next week for another episode of The BjjBrick Podcast