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 sign...
16 Jan 38min
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 dem...
9 Jan 38min
Episode 28: How to start the year with explosive growth | How to approach goal setting in Jiu Jitsu | When do you not need a new goal?
Tim and Adam ring the new year in discussing how to approach returning to the mats after the holidays, how to approach setting and attaining goals in Jiu Jitsu and why most people should not set a new...
2 Jan 52min
Episode 27: The year in Jiu Jitsu | Reflecting on 2025 | How to prepare for the next year's Jiu Jitsu
Tim and Adam take an episode to discuss their Jiu Jitsu journeys throughout the past year - the ups, the downs, the changes and the progress. They discuss what they've focused on and what they've disc...
23 Dec 202559min
Episode 26: How to deal with losing to junior belts | Becoming more comfortable training for tougher rolls
At some point in the journey of everyone who makes it past white belt, we deal with "losing" to someone we don't think we should lose to. Whether that loss is being tapped, having our guard passed, or...
18 Dec 202541min
Episode 25: How to build a suffocating mount | How to stop losing control for mount | Consistently submitting opponents from the mount
Tim and Adam discuss what is considered by some to be the most devastating position in Jiu Jitsu, but for many practitioners is a challenge both to control and attack. Tim discusses the keys to avoid ...
4 Dec 202538min
Episode 24: Only one thing matters in Jiu Jitsu | How do we define Jiu Jitsu | How to focus your learning
In this episode Tim and Adam discuss submissions - and specifically, why Tim believes that submission is the only thing that even matters in Jiu Jitsu. They briefly define Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for any ...
26 Nov 202525min
Episode 23: Guaranteeing submissions through pins | How pinning works differently in Jiu Jitsu | Why pinning is so important
Pinning is an important part of all grappling sports, but is much less important in Jiu Jitsu compared to other similar sports. Or is it? In this episode Tim and Adam discuss how pinning serves a diff...
19 Nov 202532min
