337 - Lessons from Competing in 25 Matches in 8 Divisions in 1 Tournament with Jeff Shaw

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Recorded08 Sep 2021

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Jeff Shaw runs Bellingham BJJ and despite coming to jiu-jitsu late in life fell in love with competition and eventually competed 8 divisions in a single tournament with pretty good results. I particularly love his pre-match psych up routine which you'll learn all about in this episode! 00:55 - 5 Minute Covid Checkin at Bellingham BJJ 13:53 - Starting competitive jiu-jitsu at age 35 17:34 - Should newcomers spar on day one? 23:17 - Competition strategies and their applicability to self defense 40:31 - The value of competing under different rulesets 49:06 - What's a featherweight doing in the absolute division? 54:23 - Training for jiu-jitsu 58:05 - Jeff's pre-competition psych up 1:00:55 - How to contact Jeff and Bellingham BJJ

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