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JIU JITSU Lou

Welcome to the Jiu Jitsu Lou Podcast, the show in which I discuss the challenges and successes from the best in the world of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.So, to inspire you, and make you feel more confident in starting or continuing with your jiu jitsu journey, I will be chatting with those personalities and brands we may have heard of before, but don"t really know what goes on before they get to the mats!It takes someone like you to even think about starting in this sport, so come and follow my personal

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40:21

E051: Dan Strauss - Black Belt

JIU JITSU Lou ·

2024/11/16

Dan Strauss is an experienced commentator, and talks about his recent experience on Polaris 30, along with some of the technicalities of the role. He talks about the 50-60 matches commentating on Cage Warriors available on UFC Fight Pass since 2020.Dan was first interested in martial arts as a teenager, starting with Japanese Jiu Jitsu in Mill Hill, and he's been training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for close to 20 years, and has been a Black Belt for 10 years. We talk about the journey of the art,

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E050: Ian Butler - Wrestler & Grappler

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2024/11/09

Ian Butler is fresh off of Polaris 30, having brought his family to London for his debut at Polaris Professional here in the UK. He fought to the very end, and very much delivered the joy of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Ian reflects on his match performance and like many of us, being stuck in a really tight closed guard!Reflecting on every match you participate in, win or learn, you have to refresh and learn from feedback, video footage and anything else is so important for your personal progress. Ian talks

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E049: Danielle Sanniti - Blue Belt

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2024/11/02

Dani's journey of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu started in Qatar shortly after her Mother suddenly passed away. Taking steps to grieve, heal and grow through the art of Jiu Jitsu is something many of us turn to. One of Dani's friends during this time took her to her very first class, that she describes as 'Jiu Jitsu Heaven'!Working through grief for Dani brought her a physical connection that was able to reconnect her emotionally to the present moment, on the mats. What comes through is that we don't know

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E048: Jade Barker - Brown Belt

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2024/10/26

Jade Barker always wanted to be a Power Ranger, and ditched Ballet for Taekwondo at the age of 5. She trained with kids who were much older than her, and they became an inspiration to Jade, as did seeing, and wanting the large competition trophies. Growing up, Jade found a passion for fighting and striking during her teenage years and then met Colin Howells and began her jiu jitsu journey.She makes a very inspirational point in the transition from her beginnings of Jiu Jitsu at a small gym, to her

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E047: Andy Harris - Brown Belt

JIU JITSU Lou ·

2024/10/12

Andy trains at Checkmat Plymouth under Ian Harrop, and is a Brown Belt. He brings his extensive years of coaching to the mats and always works on his A-Game.Topics:Training hoursBottom gameOne-to-One TrainingGuard PlayerRoute to SubmissionCoachingBoxingCompetition PrepStrength and ConditioningAndy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harris.a.bjj_and_fitness/The Jiu Jitsu League: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8infsWRCsQWatch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JiuJitsuLouCheck out my new show

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E046: Jon Bell - Purple Belt

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2024/09/28

Jon Bell is a competitor in Freestyle Wrestling, and also trains Brazilian Jiu Jitsu because he was unable to find places to continue his wrestling after returning from Afghanistan. He is now a Purple Belt and trains in and around York, UK.He is also a Lecturer at Leeds Beckett University and is currently running a Grappling Injury Research Study, where he is trying to further understand injury prevention. Jon is seeing the majority of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu injuries in knees, because of the amount of

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E045: Michael D'aguiar - Black Belt

JIU JITSU Lou ·

2024/09/21

Michael is a Black Belt, and started his return to competition with a very smooth inside heel hook at Impact Invitational, albeit injured. He is also Head Coach at Gracie Barra Salisbury. The return to competition was something Michael wanted to do, to test the quality of his Jiu Jitsu, regardless of any barrier on the day.Being a smaller guy, Michael has built up a personal brand and positive reputation that far exceeds his physical persona. He has deep belief in his jiu jitsu, and brings such

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E044: Corey Kent - Purple Belt

JIU JITSU Lou ·

2024/09/14

Corey is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu athlete and competitor who is based in The Isle of Wight. Being diagnosed with Autism at the age of 3, and knowing he has been different, and struggling with many things in life, including feeling confused, and in his younger days dealing with anger. Corey shares inspiring insights into his Autism and how he successfully manages it in his life today.Having a game plan, and the utmost respect for every opponent is Corey's mindset. The focus on giving respect to every

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E043: Jerin Choudhury - Blue Belt

JIU JITSU Lou ·

2024/09/07

Jerin is my very best Brazilian Jiu Jitsu friend, and it is such a joy to have her on the show. Jerin now trains with her whole family, but was put under a small amount of pressure when her daughter asked why she wasn't training too! Training has grown resilience through the whole family, and particularly Jerin's confidence has grown so much during her time on the mats.When dealing with life, having Brazilian Jiu Jitsu as a skill has allowed Jerin to deal emotionally with situations in society. As a

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E042: Jason Moola - Brown Belt

JIU JITSU Lou ·

2024/08/31

Jason is a Brown Belt and Host of WhiteBasementPod, who started out their martial arts career with Kung Fu in the days of Karate Kid, until he discovered Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Jason shares his moving and inspirational story of his love for UFC, and his very first introduction to BJJ.Listen to the origins of Jason's podcast show, WhiteBasementPod, how it got its name, and how it's going now. Jason has wonderful energy, and his mindset has really got him places, even though he has worked through mental

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E041: Lou Temlett - Blue Belt

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2024/08/17

Well, this has been a journey. I am so grateful to be here, and having had a full weekend of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu I'm fired up! Reflecting on my first Interclub as a new Blue Belt, joining over 40 Seminar / Open Mat.I answer your questions, talking about my biggest challenges and the best bits of training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Thank you to everyone I have already rolled with and the many more of you I will be rolling with in the future.Topics:1 Year of JJL Podcast Open Mat - 8th

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E040: Laura Copeland - Muay Thai

JIU JITSU Lou ·

2024/08/03

Laura opens up with her fears of starting to train Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, let's see whether we can get her on the mats as this show airs! She talks about her fears of getting into a BJJ gym and her journey through sobriety to confidence in sparring with other women in Muay Thai.We talk about choosing a jiu jitsu gym, what it's like to train in the Gi or No Gi, and Louoffers lots of analogies about BJJ, life and fashion. Have a listen and enjoy, especially if you've not yet started training Brazilian

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E039: Emilia Jastrzebska - Brown Belt

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2024/07/27

Emilia is a Mum who decided to support her children, by encouraging them to train martial arts. She then became interested in training herself 7 years ago, and is now a Brown Belt.Having a mindset of always wanting to do better is an intrinsic part of Emilia's jiu jitsu practice, as is having support to enable her to focus on being successful. She shares a competition story that might send some competitors in a spin!Topics:Children starting martial artsHelping coach kidsDoing betterPhysical

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E038: Katy Jebson - White Belt

JIU JITSU Lou ·

2024/07/20

Katy is also one half of Her Fight Network (HFN) doing her bit to encourage more women to fight, along with Mill from the last episode. She shares issues that relate to her, and trains Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and MMA. Having started Taekwondo as a child at a family run gym, she now works to enable and offer such positive experiences for fellow women in martial arts through Her Fight Network and Her Network Fund.Competing is in Katy's blood for what seems like all martial arts!With 83 medals

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E037: Mills Lekka - Purple Belt

JIU JITSU Lou ·

2024/07/13

Mills is one half of Her Fight Network (HFN) doing her bit to encourage more women to fight, she lives in Greece, is a Purple Belt, and a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Coach. She shares her fighting journey from MMA, through Boxing and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.Inspired by the disconnect between Fight Promoters, and Female Fighters, Mills started up the network bringing them both together. Mills shares her impulsivity, with some incredible outcomes, including her rule of life, 'If anyone can do it, so can I!' If

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E036: Rachel Clarke - White Belt

JIU JITSU Lou ·

2024/07/06

Rachel joins me from the middle of the deep blue sea and shares her 19 year white belt journey, she is very much the one doing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, not her belt. Rachel truly shares some fantastic insights from her growth during the nineteen years of training Jiu Jitsu, and this episode really shares the growth one can have with time and commitment, over and above the need for speed to achieve.Heading into Brazilian Jiu Jitsu gyms with the mindset we wish to be treated with is so important. Rachel

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E035: Vicky Warren - WTF - Women That Fight

JIU JITSU Lou ·

2024/06/29

Vicky explains why she loves Jiu Jitsu, after a friend invited her to join a class back in 2019. Now, as a new Mum she is back on the mats, but definitely pacing herself. Vicky has a background in martial arts since childhood, and even her parents were inspired to start training and competing, themselves!No Gi is Vicky's preferred style of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, which has led to her creating the WTF - Women That Fight brand. When she tried to find rash guards and spats to fit women, she really

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E034: Kerry Davidson - White Belt

JIU JITSU Lou ·

2024/06/22

Kerry is fresh from competing, in her third competition with a bunch of medals! However she shares her journey to overcoming anxiety in getting to where she is today, even sharing her childhood sports trauma.Kerry talks about how incredible it is to feel the pride and joy at winning, you can really see and hear her genuine passion and positive regard for the journey of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. She also shares the benefit team mates and being in a relationship with a fellow martial

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E033: Professor Francesca Sambito Pace - Black Belt

JIU JITSU Lou ·

2024/06/15

Professor Fran was inspired to start training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in 2013 after giving birth to her twin boys. She is also married to a previous guest, Professor Salvo Pace, Founder of Gracie Barra Bath Academies. Fran felt the intent to start training because of other women on the mats and the whole team. She shares her journey, teaching, training to become a Yoga teacher, and travelling the world with Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, especially enjoying Mexico!Fran shares her knowledge of the breath for the

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E032: Aimee Carver - White Belt

JIU JITSU Lou ·

2024/06/08

Aimee shares her story of signing up and competing in IBJJF Masters in Barcelona, having previously lived in Spain for some time. Aimee's primary sport is as a Former Powerlifter, and having come to the end of her competitive Junior career, she shares the commitment of being a competitive athlete to moving through martial arts, and on to Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.Training in an all-female training space is something that is a priority for Aimee, and the jiu jitsu school she attends. Aimee is proactive in

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