Professor Sam is a BJJ Black Belt, an SBJJIF Masters 1 World Champion, Professional MMA fighter, Former Police Officer, Bodyguard and Author. We talk about his transition from Football to BJJ, his time spent teaching Jiu-Jitsu in Abu Dhabi and what it is like being one of rapper Lil Wayne’s body guards. Click “Read More” for show notes!
SHOW NOTES :
- Leaving Football behind / Intro to BJJ
- A breakdown of his game
- Frustrating BJJ styles to deal with
- Dealing with the Spider Guard
- The importance of control positions for self defense and Law Enforcement
- Law Enforcement Tactics
- The negative opinions the public has of the Police and how BJJ can help that
- His craziest Police story / Dealing with an attacker who is on drugs
- His experiences teaching in the United Arab Emirates
- His books on BJJ / Writing as a healthy outlet
- Ryan and Sam get sidetracked by movies and professional wrestling of the 1980’s
- Training in Brazil
- Transitioning int0 MMA / being honest with yourself
- Winning a World title
- Preparing for competition
- Advice for new competitors
- His experiences being a bodyguard for Lil Wayne, Nicki Manaj and Juvenile
- Personal safety services
- The recent shooting in Ft. Lauderdale
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