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In Episode 30 of the BjjBrick podcast we talk with Ryan Hall. Ryan is widely considered one of the best lightweight submission grapplers in the world. Ryan owns 50/50 Jiu-Jitsu in Falls Church, Virginia. He is a Black Belt under Felipe Costa and a professional Mixed Martial Arts fighter representing Tristar Gym. Check out a more detailed bio of Ryan Hall here.

In this interview we talk about:

Ryan coined the term “50/50” for the widely used position

His new gym that he opened and why he moved

How his style of Jiu-jitsu will translate to MMA

His goals for his MMA career

Some of his negative experiences with competing in Jiu-Jitsu

Getting back into competitive Jiu-Jitsu

The different focuses and challenges of training MMA and BJJ at the same time

Making the transition from submission grappling to MMA

His next MMA fight on May 31 st

Using actual MMA fights for live training and ring experience

Some common mistakes that BJJ athletes make when doing MMA

Performing to the best of your ability and nothing less, and being happy with that

Ryan shares some of his thoughts on Metamoris 3 Eddie Bravo vs Royler Gracie

His instructional DVDs- The Triangle, Passing the Guard, Arm Triangles, Back Attacks, Inverted Guard, The 50/50, and Deep Half.

What he is focusing on to get a competitive edge in MMA

Ryan shares the experience of his first grappling competition

Advice for the first time competitor

Why Ryan was attracted to the martial arts

Ryan’s self-defense story that took place Jersey Shore with Seph Smith, Dave Jacobs, and Jen Flannery

Using Jiu-jitsu in a street fight, and common misconceptions

“Regular people fight as well as they play hockey” a quote from Ryan Hall. Fighting is a skill, if you don’t know how to do it you will not do it well.

Ryan gives advice for new blue belts that may be struggling

What could be next for his DVD’s

Quote of the week: This quote was presented and broken down by Stephen Whittier, “Just when you think you have all the answers, I will change all the questions”. I was unable to find who said this originally. If you missed it be sure to check out our full interview with Stephen Whittier here.

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Links:

Article of the week: “Losing is Good for You” NYTimes.com

Ryans DVDs www.groundfighter.com

Watch Ryan’s next fight here gofightlive

Watch Ryan’s restaurant fight here

Ryan’s website