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Expect to get the grapplers perspective on the UK BJJ scene in the early days, the Essex Foxcatcher, BJJ politics, why schools go the self defence route, why we need to be progressive in BJJ, coaching Taylor Pearman, developing kids, staying healthy and much more.

Alain Pozo is a 3rd Degree Black Belt under world renowned BJJ Professor Ze Radiola (ZR). Alain was one of the first to teach and promote BJJ in the UK and has been instrumental to its growth and popularity. He brings over 20 years of teaching and competition experience; he has run BJJ lessons in Colchester since 2008. Alain has awarded over 60 Blackbelts, many of whom are World Class athletes, including ADCC trials winner, Taylor Pearman.

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0:00 Seminar Approach
03:22 Early BJJ Memories
09:43 Travelling to UK in 2000
14:15 Founding ZR Team UK
19:43 UK Foxcatcher
27:25 Becoming a Coach
34:44 Olympic BJJ
38:57 Why People Quit BJJ
46:20 Jiu Jitsu Politics
51:22 Self Defence Jiu Jitsu
57:07 Competition Pressure
01:06:11 Competition Strategy
01:13:25 Taylor at ADCC
01:18:31 Being Progressive in BJJ
01:26:05 Keeping Kids Engaged
01:33:36 Should Kids Compete
01:38:42 Stretching & Mobility
01:44:31 Maintaining Good Health
01:51:15 Why Taylor Got So Good

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Expect to get the grapplers perspective on Josh's approach to training and how he got a black belt in 4 years,, what you should focus on to get good at BJJ, how to create a winning mindset, steroids and the impact on performance, why men in particular need jiu jitsu and much more.

Josh Saunders is an Australian Professional Grappler, known for winning ADCC trials after only 22 months of training and getting his black belt in under 4 years. He is an ADCC Semi Finalist, 2x ADCC Trials Winner, WNO24 main event v Gordon Ryan, Oceanina's No1 Heavyweight grappler and Current top 15 Flo grappling Heavyweight.

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00:00 Intro
01:11 The Tism
06:35 Approach to Learning
11:13 What Makes You Good at BJJ
17:07 What to Focus On
25:03 Highest Level Mindset
31:27 Steroids & Hormones
37:51 Why Men Need Jiu Jitsu
44:55 What Makes People Great
48:54 You Get Out What You Put In
52:14 The Time Is Now
56:46 Online BJJ Coaching

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Expect to get the grapplers perspective on Natan's early years in Isreal, his brutal introduction to Kung Fu, his hilarious journey in Japan, travelling to Vegas alone at 22 to chase his dream, his constant set backs, taking a Dana White's Contender Series fight on days notice and much more.

Natan Levy is an Israeli professional mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division in the UFC with a record of 8-2. Prior to his professional MMA career, Levy worked as a martial arts instructor and ran a Karate dojo in Tel Aviv, Israel. After being awarded his 3rd degree black belt in Uechi-Ryū Karate, he moved to Las Vegas at the age of 22 in order to train in mixed martial arts and pursue a professional career.

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00:00 Intro
02:24 Growing Up in Isreal
06:22 Crazy 1st Kung Fu Session
12:00 I’d Try to Bite Their Neck
17:37 Funny Japan Story
25:46 Training in Japan
29:20 Switching to MMA
33:49 Coach Jimmy Giff
40:05 Training in Vegas
48:53 UFC Contender Series
53:36 Fighting in the UFC
01:02:33 Sean Strickland
01:05:18 Doing USDC
01:13:00 USDC Scenarios

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Expect to get the grapplers perspective on Tyler's approach to training using the constraints ecological approach, why he hates competing in BJJ, how becoming a BJJ YouTuber caused him to fall out with his coach, how he got banned from gyms, why a UFC star wants to kick his ass, the toughest gyms he's visited, his future plans for content and much more.

@TylerSpangler is a BJJ Black Belt and popular BJJ YouTuber. He has been training for 15 years, originally under Brock Larson and now under Jorge Bezzera. Tyler is known for his popular YouTube channel, where he uses dry humour and sarcasm to narrate Jiu Jitsu rolls at gyms he visits, occasionally rubbing people the wrong way. He's a big fan of the Guillotine and duck noises.

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Insta - https://www.instagram.com/pj_fitness and https://www.instagram.com/danny.allenpt

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Expect to get the grapplers perspective on Dima's Jiu Jitsu experience, his Powerlifting and Fitness background, details on his injury, his very in depth breakdown of how he designs his camps, his analysis of the B-Team and their performances, how he approaches match, his future plans and much more.

Until 2023, Dima Murovanni was a relatively unknown German grappler. He gained notoriety by coaching B-Team star Jozef Chen' during his ADCC Trials win in 2023. In 2024 he became B-Team Jiu Jitsu's ADCC/CJI Camp Head Coach leading to Nicky Rod's CJI win, Jay Rod's ADCC Silver medal and Owen Jones standout performance.

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00:00 Intro
02:15 Starting BJJ at 24
10:18 Powerlifting & Fitness
15:50 Jiu Jitsu Background
21:05 The Knee Injury
31:28 Becoming An Innovator & A Coach
38:16 Being Head Coach at B-Team
46:01 Creating Performance Programmes
52:45 The B-Team's Mom
58:04 Who Improved The Most
01:01:36 They Changed The Game
01:04:19 B-Team Performances
01:10:48 Merging 2 Rulesets into Practice
01:13:26 Future Training Camps
01:17:09 Heart Rate Training
01:22:26 Plans & Philosophy

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Expect to get the grapplers perspective how XMartial and the team were created, Josef's background and passion for Martial Arts, what he learned from the biggest brands about marketing, how to build self confidence and be unstoppable, what we need to make BJJ popular, how to monetise athletes, creating the dream grappling show on and much more.

Josef is the founder of XMartial, a fightwear brand born from a passion for combat sports and a dissatisfaction with the mundane, XMartial is crafted for the BOLD and the BRAVE. XMartial celebrates athletes who are not merely participants but vibrant personalities who light up the training room and captivate fans.

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00:00 Intro
01:11 Comfort Standards
04:46 Combat Sports Nomad
10:27 Creating XMartial
19:39 China Big Dogs
29:46 Fighting to Business
39:05 Quirky Designs
49:26 How To Market
56:19 Hacking Self Confidence
01:05:40 Making BJJ Popular
01:12:14 Athletes Are Products
01:21:21 The Dream Show
01:27:39 BJJ Chills You Out
01:34:55 Craig Jones
01:40:25 We Sell Rashguards and Shorts

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Expect to get the grapplers perspective on Owen's standout performances from day 1 of ADCC, his breakdown and reflections on his loss in day 2, his prep including working with J Flo and B-Team, living in the B-Team 'Crack House', his travels since ADCC, his big plans to leave the UK and much more.

Owen Jones is an 2024 ADCC Worlds Standout, 2023 ADCC European, Middle East & Asian Trials Champion at 66kg, qualifying him for the ADCC World Championships in 2024. He is one of the most exciting UK grapplers with Super Fight wins on WNO and Polaris; and was the IBJJF No Gi European Champion at a purple belt in 2022.

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00:00 Intro
02:26 The ADCC/CJI Experience
12:16 Why People Get Good at BJJ
19:17 ADCC Day 1 Breakdown
23:16 ADCC Day 2 Breakdown
29:37 Mindset, and Ankle After
33:55 Teammate Losses
37:54 Jozef Chen & Nicky Ryan
43:04 Do Steroids Matter?
48:32 Training with Justin Flores
52:19 Dima’s Camp at B-Team
57:17 The Crack House
01:05:39 Asia vs UK
01:11:11 Post ADCC Travels
01:15:18 Moving to Atlanta
01:20:09 IBJJF & Next Competition
01:24:45 Australian Grappling
01:30:52 Goals and Aspirations
01:33:15 Call of Duty Nerds
01:38:40 Shoutouts and Thanks

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Expect to get the grapplers perspective on the simple men doing the blue chip challenge, Ethan going from full baked teenager to elite professional grappler, his time training at Tristar and Renzo's, starting the B-Team, his training and recovery schedules, the different realms of spaz at B Team, his ADCC reflections and much more.

Ethan Crelinsten is a Canadian professional submission grappler and former student of John Danaher and Firas Zahabi in jiu-jitsu, before he formed his own squad, B-Team, with other teammates from DDS. Ethan gained notoriety in jiu-jitsu’s no-gi circuit after his wins at the North American ADCC Trials (2018, 2019) and is the Combat Jiu Jitsu Worlds 2022 Lightweight Champion.

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B-Team YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@UClAJVVKDBNJxW2lTSwLwCOw
Simple Man Podcast - https://www.youtube.com/@UCySX5KypNNQSbczcGFDiKIg

00:00 Intro
02:29 Simple Man Podcast
09:59 Starting Jiu Jitsu at Tristar
19:13 Training with DDS at Renzo’s
27:08 Founding The B-Team
32:36 Coaching at B-Team
40:27 Training Schedule & Recovery
48:04 He’s Different Realm of Spaz
54:44 ADCC Reflections
58:43 CJI Solves All The Problems
01:04:41 Combat Jiu Jitsu

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