Jon Blank joins the show to talk about starting Jiu-Jitsu with a Wrestling background, quitting his job for Jiu-Jitsu, opening an academy and and why he doesn’t use contracts for students. He also gives advice for competitors and why he loves Sub-Only. Click “read more” for listening options and show notes!
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SHOW NOTES:
- Origins
- Wrestling as a kid
- Thoughts on learning to wrestle later in life
- Neck strength
- Advice for wrestlers starting Jiu-Jitsu
- Bad habits he had to break
- Embracing failure and pulling the trigger
- Honing aggression
- Why he chose 10th Planet
- His growth in Jiu-Jitsu
- His prediction on the next technical wave of BJJ
- Becoming comfortable in competition
- Quitting his job for Jiu-Jitsu
- The Pummel
- His new academy
- Why he loves teaching
- Teaching kids
- Having a school during Covid
- Advice for future academy owners
- Why he doesn’t lock students in contracts
- Managing liability
- Grappling foundations
- Flexibility
- Youtube-Jitsu
- Sub-Only rules
- IBJJF heel hooks
- The path to being a pro
- His BJJ Fanatics instructional
- Inverting guard safely
- Reverse engineering techniques
- 2021 goals
