Kristian Woodmansee is one of Jiu-Jitsu’s most exciting Rooster Weight competitors. He talks about the deep waters of modern BJJ, managing ego, team loyalty and being a smaller competitor. He also weighs in on ref bias and the Keenan Cornelius incident. Click “read more” for show notes! SHOW NOTES:
- Origins
- How he found Jiu-Jitsu
- Keeping up with Jiu-Jitsu’s evolution
- The biggest change he’s seen in BJJ
- The deep waters of modern BJJ
- Are young people easier to teach?
- Wishing you started training earlier
- The power of Jiu-Jitsu
- Managing ego
- Switching teams
- Finding the right instructor
- Bias in competition / The Keenan Cornelius incident
- Can bias in BJJ be minimized?
- More rules, more problems
- The Pummel
- Being smaller in Jiu-Jitsu
- Understand and accept your “character”
- Blaming and making excuses
- Getting tapped in class
- Keeping the journey fun
- His match with Jeff Glover
- What makes a seminar a success?
- How he prefers to train
- His ability to retain information
- Future goals