#61: Clinton Terry - Blindness and Grappling, Tough Love Childhood, Jiu Jitsu, Online Trolls, and Academy Ownership

Clinton Terry is a Jiu Jitsu Brown Belt and Coach of Daredevil Jiu Jitsu in Auckland, New Zealand. At 2 years old, Clinton received a shot of penicillin which caused an allergic reaction. This developed into Steven’s Johnson’s Syndrome that caused Clinton to lose sight in both eyes.

SHOW SPONSORS:

Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/abe - year supply Vitamin D + 5 free travel packs.

EPISODE LINKS:

Clinton's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blindgrappler/?hl=en

PODCAST INFO:

Podcast website: https://mailchi.mp/abemaynard.com/the-mayn-idea-podcast

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mayn-idea-podcast/id1587799395

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1v6OzDxxMUYlNUXN1AAPw3?si=eda5aae609874c69

RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/6b4fbe04/podcast/rss

YouTube Full episode playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMGFodxtKEioDkOtd65xyuXs5p1qNjQpC

YouTube Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYA_B1bx0rWVs-mNWc2QidA

OUTLINE:

Here’s the timestamps for the episode. You should be able to click through then timestamp on most players:

(0:00) - Intro

(11:00) - Finding Jiu Jitsu

(15:20) - Tough Love, Tough Parenting

(20:00) - Blind Greco Roman & Freestyle Wrestling

(30:00) - Combat Jiu Jitsu

(40:00) - Dreams and Memories 

(51:00) - Jiu Jitsu: System of Maps 

(01:00:00) - Meeting Blind Competitors

(01:16:00) - Declining Paralympic Invites

(01:31:00) - Participation Trophies, Winning, Losing, and Parenting

SUPPORT AND CONNECT:

Instagram: https://instagram.com/abemaynard

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