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