Brian Edwards is an active black belt competitor and a decorated Jiu-JItsu champion. He talks about South Carolina’s BJJ scene, “big man” Jiu-Jitsu, competing against Saulo Ribeiro and Jiu-Jitsu politics. Click “Read More” for show notes!
SHOW NOTES:
- His origins
- Why learning Jiu-Jitsu is such a blessing
- How he first found Jiu-Jitsu
- South Carolina’s early BJJ scene
- “Big Man” Jiu-Jitsu / Heavyweight concepts
- Competing against Saulo Ribeiro in his first black belt tournament
- Why you need to appreciate the hardships of Jiu-Jitsu
- Learning to love the guard
- How Jiu-Jitsu keeps you honest
- Big guys: To smash or not to smash?
- The manifesto for shutting down smaller, faster guys
- Grips for no-gi
- What competition has done for him
- Jiu-Jitsu is a sport where NOBODY wins all the time
- Championships by the numbers
- The pros and cons of being an academy owner
- How he deals with politics and drama in Jiu-Jitsu
- Why instructors shouldn’t worry about their students cross training
- His love for watching kids learn Jiu-Jitsu
- Keeping kids interested in class
- Teaching methods to get the point across to students
- His goals for 201