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Episode 4: Brown Belt in 11 Months, Training Through a Broken Neck?! | Justin Bruckmann Interview

December 16, 2022 Jordan Preisinger
Talk-Jitsu
Episode 4: Brown Belt in 11 Months, Training Through a Broken Neck?! | Justin Bruckmann Interview
Show Notes

Jordan Preisinger (Jordan Teaches Jiujitsu), Uke Mike and Justin Bruckmann discuss a variety of topics about BJJ. This is a fun and engaging conversation sure to keep you listening!

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0:00 Intro
1:44 How Justin started martial arts
3:42 From borderline alcoholic to judo full time
5:02 Competing in judo after training for 1 week
7:00 Judo grading, brown belt in 11 months
9:00 Beating black belt Olympians as a brown belt to get promoted
12:01 Judo black belt & fighting PPV MMA in 3 years
12:37 X Martial Sponsor
13:00 Grass roots MMA in Canada in early 2000’s
15:24 Mistakes made training back then
16:50 Training through a broken neck
17:57 Gym culture then vs now 
21:19  Has Jiu Jitsu culture changed?
24:29 Jiu Jitsu hipsters are not tough like the old school
28:13 recreational Jiu Jitsu does not make you a warrior 
30:38 What were the up and coming techniques in 2000’s?
32:20 Leg locks pre- Danaher 
36:00 Japanese grapplers being inspired by pro wrestling 
38:00 Self defence 
40:12 “advanced techniques are the basics mastered”
41:15 Which fad techniques have come and gone?
45:45 Should we still call it Jiu Jitsu?
47:40 Combat Jiu Jitsu is not a real fight
50:00 “worlds” are not really world championships if you pay to enter 
52:00 Wrestling is growing fast
55:30 Charging for drop-ins?
59:00 Charging for gradings
1:00:00 Outro