Open Mat Podcast
A deep dive into Brazilian Jiu Jitsu where coaches Adam and Tim cut through cliches to uncover practical insights on training, coaching, competing and jiu jitsu culture.
Podcasting since 2025 • 33 episodes
Open Mat Podcast
Latest Episodes
Episode 33: Winning positions you can't control | Becoming dangerous in Turtle and Front Headlock | The importance of a primary attack
In this episode Tim and Adam address the difficult positions of Front Headlock and Turtle, and how to build a dominant game. They discuss why it's impossible to control right away, how to focus aggression into primary attacks, opening your oppo...
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Episode 32: Is "Old School" Jiu Jitsu coming back?| Jiu Jitsu's metagame | Why techniques always become less effective over time
Tim and Adam discuss the cycle and evolution of Jiu Jitsu's competitive "metagame". They discuss how competitive BJJ has evolved since Tim started in 2009, what is currently happening, and also what they expect the next focus of competitors to ...
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Episode 31: Does lineage actually mean something? | Finding significance in rank
Tim and Adam discuss whether knowing and tracking Jiu Jitsu lineage still means anything in an art that continues to become more of a sport every year. They discuss how it may give meaning to belts that they don't have on their own, why we will...
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Episode 30: Is guard pulling the best strategy? | Why Tim teaches heel hooks to beginners | Answering questions
Continuing from episode 29, Tim and Adam tackle questions they have been asked on the mats before. They discuss why they believe it's important to teach heel hooks to beginners, where we can find significance in belts, why Derek Moneyberg IS a ...
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Episode 29: Why don't we show techniques? | Are offense and defense different? | Answering questions
Tim and Adam answer questions they've been asked about coaching or learning styles, and also address some thoughts they've heard more generally. They discuss why specifically they typically do not demonstrate techniques for students start to fi...
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