Gracie Jiu Jitsu Rocks! podcast
Welcome to the Gracie Jiu Jitsu Rocks! podcast, a podcast dedicated to Gracie Jiu Jitsu and all things Gracie, including self defense, competition, anti bullying, women's self defense and empowerment, nutrition, and most especially the people involved in GJJ..This podcast is for the average Joe; it's for anyone who practices, trains, teaches, or just loves to talk about or hear about Gracie Jiu Jitsu. We'll explore the lives of Gracie JJ practitioners, how they got involved with the art, and what effect it's had on their lives.

 Coach Greg Nelson, 4th Degree Pedro Sauer Black belt  and world class martial arts instructor and coach (including 3 UFC champions), discusses the early years of his training,(including shoot wrestling with Erik Paulson and his first exposure to Gracie Jiu Jitsu with Rickson Gracie), his relationship with Professor Pedro Sauer (meeting him and being with him through the years), training and coaching his 3 UFC champions (including what Brock Lesnar is like in real life), setting the academy/gym culture (and how he weeds out potential problem students), his battles with cancer (how he got through it and how it changed his life), using the power of the mind to program yourself to success, his son and daughter, and empowering and helping people get to the next level on and off the mat, and more...

Direct download: EP_83_.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 8:36am EDT

Jennifer Gray (aka Jiu Jitsu Jen), instructor at Redline Jiu Jitsu and founder and CEO of She-Jitsu  tells her powerful story including her sexual abuse, her struggles with alcohol and drug addiction, mental illness, how she met Ty Gay and the positive impact he’s had in her life, the life changing impact that diet, yoga, and Jiu Jitsu has had on her life, She-Jitsu, and her goal to make a difference....

Direct download: EP_82.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:50pm EDT

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