The Everyday Jiu Jitsu Podcast | Ep. 1: This is The Everyday Jiu Jitsu Podcast

Welcome to The Everyday Jiu Jitsu Podcast! A place where you'll find everything you need to know about jiu jitsu.
In today's episode we'll talk about:
What is the mission statement of the EJJP?
- To bring listeners the best educational BJJ content possible
- Share knowledge from my personal studies and experiences
- To emphasize the mental aspect of BJJ
- To find and share the best teaching, learning, and training methods
- To help practitioners of all levels
Who am I?
- Co-Creator of the BJJ Mental Models Podcast
- Owner, Operator, and Head Coach of On Guard BJJ in Pitt Meadows, BC
- Personal Interests: Hockey, Weightlifting, Health, Guitar, Drums, Gardening, Entrepeneur
- Former SFU Grappling Coach
- Author of “Zara Can Do Jiu Jitsu!”
- Creator of the On Guard Online Academy
What makes EJJP different from other BJJ podcasts?
- Educational lectures
- Put the study and research of BJJ first
- Will cover everything BJJ
- Raw, unedited conversations
Who could benefit from this information?
- Coaches
- Gym owners
- Competitors
- Beginners/advanced practitioners
- Youth athletes
The shift of BJJ pedagogy from 90’s to now.
- Old-style BJJ vs new
- Athletes getting younger/starting younger
- Training and teaching methods have changed
- Information from the best athletes and coaches in the world is widely available
- Free content available on many platforms
What is my role as an instructor between the old and new generation?
- To give the next generation the most current pedagogy
- To gather information from the best, condense it, and share it here
- To help all practitioners get to the next level through podcasting
- To keep the standards of BJJ high and encourage the highest quality
- To stay current as the sport moves on and I get older
- To build not only great athletes, but great instructors who can produce great instructors
What you can expect from the show.
- Educational lectures
- Show notes
- Current events
- Updates on my own personal competitions and preparations
- Mini-series/premium content
- Listener interaction; questions, suggestions, and ideas to improve the show
- Interviews
Contact/Support The Show:
Website: ejjp.show
Instagram: @theessentialjiujitsupodcast
Email: [e-mail]
On Guard Online Academy: onguardbjj.com/p/online-academy
Zara Can Do Jiu Jitsu! books.friesenpress.com/store/...
Chapters:
0:19 Introduction
0:34 Mission statement
1:50 Training smarter
3:10 Who I am
4:33 Kaizen mindset and Hockey
5:53 SFU
6:05 Zara Can Do Jiu Jitsu!
6:42 On Guard Online Academy
7:18 Why this podcast is different
9:29 Who can benefit from this show?
10:10 The shift in BJJ today (old vs new)
13:33 Learning resources
15:26 My role as an instructor
16:51 Keeping high standards
17:53 Building great instructors
18:43 What you can expect
20:38 How to contact and support the show
22:46 Outro

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Great intro/pilot! Very glad I found this podcast! I’m looking forward to catching up on the shows. Thank you!