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Chewy and Eugene are joined by BJJ black belt Robert Drysdale to discuss his new book, "Opening Closed Guard: The Origins of Jiu-Jitsu In Brazil."
Robert discusses his start in Jiu-Jitsu, why Jiu-Jitsu was so addictive, the reason for creating the book “Opening Closed Guard: The History of BJJ” and the documentary on the history of Jiu-Jitsu, his thoughts on the most important member of the Gracie family, the innovation and evolution of Jiu-Jitsu, the idea of "American Jiu-Jitsu," why there is longevity in Jiu-Jitsu, his thoughts on Kosen Judo and Japanese culture, how Robert’s gym has changed over the years, some of Robert's favorite interviews from the documentary, the moments that stood out the most, and much more.
Pick up a copy of the book: Opening Closed Guard: The Origins of Jiu-Jitsu In Brazil: The Story Behind The Film
https://www.closedguardfilm.com/product/opening-closed-guard-book-by-robert-drysdale/
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Chewy and Eugene discuss the book “Opening Closed-Guard: The Origins of Jiu-Jitsu In Brazil: The Story Behind the Film” written by Robert Drysdale.
We chat about the history of BJJ, some of the surprising things we learned, the impact of the Gracie family, the evolution of Judo and Jiu-Jitsu from Japan to Brazil, how the martial art has changed, and whether jiu-jitsu is different in the U.S.
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Chewy discusses New Year's resolutions, New Year’s goals, Chewy’s process of goal-setting, assessing and reflecting on goals, the importance of attracting the things and people that you want in life, how to not get overwhelmed by tasks, and creating the vision for your life.
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Chewy discusses his trip to Montana to train BJJ and also be a guest on a podcast.  Chewy gives his insight on how to get the most out of training when going visiting other BJJ gyms, how to train with visitors at your gym, the three things Chewy looks for when traveling, and a Youtube Q&A session.
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Chris Haueter is a BJJ black belt and one of the first twelve Americans to receive a black belt in Jiu-Jitsu.
Chris discusses why California was a hot bed for martial arts, why you should "think street" and "train sport," what got him started in jiu-jitsu, the importance of wrestling, why rules are important, the ruleset that Chris prefers, why Chris doesn’t feel jiu-jitsu will be in the Olympics until it is a high school sport, how the internet has been integral in the growth of martial arts, how adding one strike into a jiu-jitsu match would change the way you train, when to promote to the next belt, advice for older grapplers, his first thoughts when stepping into Rorion Gracie’s garage for the first time, what it as like training with Rickson, and what is up to now.
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On this episode we discuss how your BJJ coaches are there to guide you in your training, why you should train deliberately, the importance of trial and error, doing your own research for developing your game, how Chewy developed his own game, which students develop more quickly, how to foster creativity in your game, choosing your training partners to improve your BJJ, how to tell you’re getting better, and the importance of mistakes.
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