This week on the podcast we have listener favorite John Will. John shares his many years of experience and talks about many topics from class structure to embracing the difficulty of BJJ.

We talk about:

Appreciating the little things on the mat

Designing the class structure

Different things for a class to focus on

The importance of defense in BJJ

Making a safety net for your BJJ

The culture of BJJ compared to MMA

Being a good teammate

What holds back schools from growing

Getting your family on the mat

Leveraging things you learn on the mat to help you off the mat

A learning technique called fast forwarding

Different teaching styles

Backpacking

Links:

Quote of the week: “It never gets easier, you just get better”

Article of the week: 12 Tips to Better Hygiene when Training BJJ

We also have a new Mat Tales #26 Neck Mole

Catch us next week for another episode of The BjjBrick Podcast

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