Bulletproof For BJJ Podcast JT & Joey

Episode 335: Are you new to the leg lock game? Have you ever been hit with a foot lock and didn't know the defence? More and more BJJ folks are learning and rolling with leg and foot locks at White Belt and Blue Belt and if you are. not prepared you will be caught lacking! JT & Joey break down where is the best place to start for both foot and knee attacks and how the mechanics of these particular submissions is similar to other techniques you already know and have practiced. Don't just p...

Episode 334: Do you have a dedicated Competition Training Class at your Gym? Preparing for BJJ comps requires next level intensity to help simulate the big energy required to compete. Joey & JT discuss what you need to do to boost your rolls to be really prepared. Do you have tight ankles and find it hinders your ability to get low and shoot in to take people down. Ankle mobility can be the unlock to help improve your wrestling game and the boys unpack 3 key tips that will get you right.F...

Subscriber-only episodeHave you ever felt alone in a crowd or disconnected in your neighborhood, where houses stand close but people seem worlds apart? This episode peels back the layers of modern society's paradox of personal isolation in a world of hyper connectivity. Over a simple morning coffee, Joey came across an awkward social situation with some other parents when their kids interacted; despite the closeness of our homes, our money and privilege seems to be distancing us from each oth...

Episode 333: Do you get your car serviced regularly? Do you get a yearly check up at the Doctor? Funnily enough we BJJ Folks never do this when it comes to our physical function for rolling. Many of us do not want to know just how bad our injuries and accumulated damage is so we just ignore it until it's so bad we can't function. But what if it didn't have to come to this? JT & Joey are working a check up, a physical assessment that can let you know where you are at and then what to do ab...

Subscriber-only episodeDo you play tennis, squash maybe even pickle ball? There are many great and fun hobbies but that does not mean it translates to better BJJ. "But I heard it's good for hand eye coordination?" It doesn't help when someone is sitting on your chest crushing you into submission. Now if you have played Rugby or American Football and have spent years tackling people to the ground and holding them there- this is a translatable skill that will definitely help your take down game...

Episode 332: Have you got Injury One-itis? Got that first big BJJ injury that you are struggling to deal with. When major injury strikes, it can really take over your life- but what can we do to get over this? A major part of getting through the process of rehabbing an Injury is not Catastrophising the situation: making it seem worse then it actually is. JT & Joey examine where you need to start, you must find out the nature of your injury and exactly how bad is it? Next step is having a ...