This week we have an interview with Black Belt Ultra Heavyweight Joseph Moku Kahawai. Moku is a active competitor and he is happy to cover a wide range of topics from off the mat life to training to compete with the best in the world.

We talk about:

His start to BJJ in 2008 at BJ Penn’s school

Moving from Hawaii to California

Learning takedowns as a black belt

Why he was a guard player

His training schedule

Overcoming difficulties as a child

Tips for rolling with smaller teammates

Advice for traveling and doing bjj

The story of getting his black belt after winning double gold

Fighting in ACB

Links:

Quote of the week: “All the world is full of suffering. It is also full of overcoming.” Helen Keller

Article of the week: Creating an Environment for Success

Gary shares an off the mat lesson about setting goals

Catch us next week for another episode of The BjjBrick Podcast The BjjBrick Podcast is in iTunes, Stitcher radio, and Google Play Music for Andriod