The first American black belt under Grandmaster Relson Gracie, the first American certified to teach Gracie Jiu-Jitsu and the first American to teach Kettle Bell classes in the US. Professor Maxwell is a true American BJJ pioneer and lends insight on fitness, self defense and longevity in Jiu-Jitsu. Click “Read More” for show notes!
SHOW NOTES:
- His recent trip to Australia / the BJJ scene there
- Being bullied as a kid
- Discovering Wrestling
- Earning his Masters Degree in Exercise Science
- Entering the fitness business
- Discovering Jiu-Jitsu through the Gracies In Action VHS tapes
- His gym in Philadelphia “Maxercise Fitness”, the first BJJ school on the east coast
- Traveling to Torrance, CA to train with the Gracies and the Machados
- Tensions in the Gracie garage
- Self defense
- His time spent with Grandmaster Helio
- Jiu-Jitsu vs other styles / Jiu-Jitsu vs Jiu-Jitsu
- The initial intent behind the UFC
- Gracie Jiu-Jitsu weapons defenses
- Sport Jiu-Jitsu on the streets
- Surviving a fight vs wining a fight
- Longevity in Jiu-Jitsu / Training smart
- Training concepts for older guys
- Fitness in Jiu-Jitsu / Recreation vs Exercise
- Specific Strength Training for Jiu-Jitsu
- Kettle Bell training
- The importance of ego management, especially with age
- Diet, food combining, The Gracie Diet
- Why he will never go to a modern Western doctor / The problems with the pharmaceutical industry
- The benefits of periodic fasting
- The one difference between his diet and the Gracie Diet
- A diet secret to make fat “come flying off you”
- His Pan American and World Champion son, Zack Maxwell / Teaching his son Jiu-Jitsu.
- “Jiu-Jitsu Dads” / How to not ruin Jiu-Jitsu for your kids
