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In this episode, we talk about Jake's first two competitions as a blue and purple belt and dig into some lessons learned. We hope you enjoy! Download Sherpa, the free AI-powered journaling app for athletes. Join the convo with Josh on Discord here. Use the code "BJJHELP" for 50% off your first month on Jake's Outlier Database to study match footage, get links to resources, and more.Use code “BJJHELP” at submeta.io to try your first month for only $8!

In this episode, we talk about Josh's eight-week competition training plan. It starts with positional sparring, then linked positional sparring, full sparring, and a taper week. We also cover Josh's light physical training plan for the eight weeks. Josh competes in his first competition at 155 lbs in No Gi, White Belt Division at Grappling Industries in San Diego on June 24th. The countdown begins! Hope you enjoy our conversation! Here are links to what we mentioned:PDF of Josh's Training PlanAround the Legs Passing No Gi Submeta CourseEpisode #12 with Brad Bentley Download Sherpa, the free AI-powered journaling app for athletes. Join the convo with Josh on Discord here. Use the code "BJJHELP" for 50% off your first month on Jake's Outlier Database to study match footage, get links to resources, and more.Use code “BJJHELP” at submeta.io to try your first month for only $8!

In our check-in series, we share updates and discuss what we're each exploring in our journeys. In this episode, we recap Josh's trip to Hawaii, getting to train with Jake 1-1, and in his group class, ADCC data, Josh's move to San Diego and joining Jocko Willink's gym, Victory MMA, and Josh preparing for his first competition coming up at the end of June. It's a packed one, hope you enjoy! Download Sherpa, the free AI-powered journaling app for athletes. Join the convo with Josh on Discord here. Use the code "BJJHELP" for 50% off your first month on Jake's Outlier Database to study match footage, get links to resources, and more.Use code “BJJHELP” at submeta.io to try your first month for only $8!

In this episode, we talk about all things wrestling. How beginners should approach it, is it important to learn at the early stage, and ideas about how one can start learning.  Download Sherpa, the free AI-powered journaling app for athletes. Join the convo with Josh on Discord here. Use the code "BJJHELP" for 50% off your first month on Jake's Outlier Database to study match footage, get links to resources, and more.Use code “BJJHELP” at submeta.io to try your first month for only $8!

In this episode we cover Josh's fears and questions when it comes to rolling and sparring with bigger opponents. In case you didn't know, Josh is a tall skinny dude and in a previous episode talked about how he broke his hand rolling too hard against a bigger opponent and has since been hesitant in these situations. We talk about how to approach rolling with bigger opponents from top position, bottom, the importance of  frames, and what value we get from these rolls. Hope you enjoy! Download Sherpa, the free AI-powered journaling app for athletes. Join the convo with Josh on Discord here. Use the code "BJJHELP" for 50% off your first month on Jake's Outlier Database to study match footage, get links to resources, and more.Use code “BJJHELP” at submeta.io to try your first month for only $8!

In this episode we talk with Josh Richards from JoshRichBJJ on Youtube. Josh has been training for 3.5 years and just got his purple belt! He's an avid competitor and posts awesome video recaps and stories on his channel. Follow Josh on Youtube and Instagram. Download Sherpa, the free AI-powered journaling app for athletes. Join the convo with Josh on Discord here. Use the code "BJJHELP" for 50% off your first month on Jake's Outlier Database to study match footage, get links to resources, and more.Use code “BJJHELP” at submeta.io to try your first month for only $8!

In this episode, we talk about the bane of white belts, getting stuck in bottom side control. We talk about the principles of inside position, majority inside position, and  techniques Jake used when he first started escaping side control versus a principle-based approach he uses now. Hope you enjoy! Download Sherpa, the free AI-powered journaling app for athletes. Join the convo with Josh on Discord here. Use the code "BJJHELP" for 50% off your first month on Jake's Outlier Database to study match footage, get links to resources, and more.Use code “BJJHELP” at submeta.io to try your first month for only $8!

In this episode, we talk about the different benefits of filming your rolls from helping us understand the "why" versus the "what" is working or not working, getting more feedback from more people, and taking your jiu jitsu progression into your own hands. Hope you enjoy!Checkout Jake's Jiu Jitsu Community HereDownload Sherpa, the free AI-powered journaling app for athletes. Join the convo with Josh on Discord here. Use the code "BJJHELP" for 50% off your first month on Jake's Outlier Database to study match footage, get links to resources, and more.Use code “BJJHELP” at submeta.io to try your first month for only $8!

In this episode, we talk about a few different class structures that Josh got to see while traveling through Europe and the pros and cons of those classes. We discuss guard passing, turtle, and how to learn more efficiently. We also discuss a few studies from High Percentage Martial Arts that showed which submissions were most common in competition jiu jitsu and how this might impact what we prioritize in our training. Download Sherpa, the free AI-powered journaling app for athletes. Join the convo with Josh on Discord here. Use the code "BJJHELP" for 50% off your first month on Jake's Outlier Database to study match footage, get links to resources, and more.Use code “BJJHELP” at submeta.io to try your first month for only $8!

In this episode, we talk about how white belt's should think about leg locks, how to stay safe, what types of leg locks there are, how the breaking mechanics work, and how beginners should think about leg locks in the game of jiu jitsu. Hope you enjoy! Download Sherpa, the free AI-powered journaling app for athletes. Join the convo with Josh on Discord here. Use the code "BJJHELP" for 50% off your first month on Jake's Outlier Database to study match footage, get links to resources, and more.Use code “BJJHELP” at submeta.io to try your first month for only $8!