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