Jiu Jitsu - When You're Not in Trouble

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One of the things that regret the most about my Jiu Jitsu journey is not having given enough time to being in really bad positions. I just didn't have that mindset. Because it doesn't make sense to me. Or maybe in my case, I think my understanding of when I'm screwed is pretty good. Like there's no, you're not in trouble. Yeah.

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(00:00) – Introduction
(07:26) – The moments before a match
(15:17) – Confidence
(29:43) – Greatest jiu jitsu match of all time
(51:04) – Renzo Gracie
(1:03:21) – Braveheart
(1:04:44) – Self-belief
(1:18:50) – Cross-collar choke
(1:22:53) – Mount position
(1:39:07) – How to progress in jiu jitsu
(1:41:22) – Best submission in jiu jitsu
(1:45:55) – The greatest competitor of all time
(1:48:01) – Roger’s statistics
(1:55:57) – MMA vs jiu jitsu
(2:04:25) – Gordon Ryan
(2:16:51) – John Danaher
(2:19:23) – Bear fight
(2:22:21) – Tie
(2:32:53) – Advice for beginners
(2:42:13) – Drilling
(2:50:09) – Roger vs Bear, Lion, Gorilla, and Anaconda
(2:55:14) – Advice for young people
(3:05:02) – Love