The Everyday Jiu Jitsu Podcast
Join BJJ Black Belt Matt Kwan as we discuss everything you need to know about Jiu Jitsu.
Episodes
121 episodes
The Everyday Jiu Jitsu Podcast Ep 21: Making Mount Your Favourite Position
The mount is the most dominant pinning position in all of grappling. In this episode, we discuss the concepts, controls, and attack strategies that will solidify the mount as your favorite position to attack from. After listening to this, you w...
The Everyday Jiu Jitsu Podcast Ep 20: Training BJJ Safely
In a sport where we are trying to rip each other’s limbs off and strangle each other unconscious, how on earth do you train this stuff? In this episode, I discuss my previous experiences with injuries, aggressive students, and how I believe we ...
The Everyday Jiu Jitsu Podcast Ep 19: Make Outside Ashi Great Again
Outside ashi garami is often misunderstood and underappreciated in the leg entanglement hierarchy. It is fair to say that most leg lockers prefer positions like the saddle and even 5050 over outside ashi garami because they can access the insid...
The Everyday Jiu Jitsu Podcast Ep 18: Surviving Front Headlocks
This week is all about front headlocks! Do you constantly get caught in annoying guillotines and kata gatames (what the hell is even that)? We take a deep dive into front headlocks from both an offensive and defensive perspective. Front headloc...
The Everyday Jiu Jitsu Podcast Ep 17: The Ego: Friend or Foe?
In this week's show, I discuss something we all deal with in everyday life: The ego. This episode will help you manage and benefit from your ego on the mats, in business, in relationships, and in everyday life. Enjoy the show!Contact...
The Everyday Jiu Jitsu Podcast Ep 16: The Ecological Approach: My Findings After 3 Months
In this week’s episode, I discuss my findings from the last 3 months of using the ecological approach in my academy. I talk about optimizing the constraint-led approach, some big concepts that can help you become a better learner and teacher, d...
The Everyday Jiu Jitsu Podcast Ep 15: Preparing Kids for Competition
This week's episode is for the kids! Or, rather, the coaches and parents who support the kids. My goal for this episode is to help your young students prepare for success in the arena of competition. We discuss training, mindset, parents, tourn...
The Everyday Jiu Jitsu Podcast Ep 14: The History of BJJ part 2: Transitions
This week’s episode is the second installment of our miniseries “The History of BJJ.” We learn about more influential Japanese characters, the rise of Gracie Jiu Jitsu, Royce Gracie, and how BJJ influenced the early stages of mixed martial arts...
The Everyday Jiu Jitsu Podcast Ep 13: The History of BJJ part 1: Origins
In this week's episode, we take a look at the origins of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, starting with the history of feudal Japan and the development of Koryu Jujitsu. We discuss how the Bushi or Samurai warrior-class used Koryu Jujitsu on the battlefiel...
The Everyday Jiu Jitsu Podcast Ep 12: BJJ For Beginners
This episode is for the beginners! Are you brand new to Jiu Jitsu? Here is a survival handbook just for you. Jiu Jitsu is a complex language, and you will be expected to have full conversations with others even before you can understand any phr...
The Everyday Jiu Jitsu Podcast Ep 11: Optimizing Learning with Greg Souders
This week, I speak with Greg Souders of Standard Jiu Jitsu. Greg is a big advocate for the ecological approach to learning, and has recently made waves with his “Game-based” approach to teaching Jiu Jitsu. We talk about the best ways to learn J...
The Everyday Jiu Jitsu Podcast Ep 10: Conditioning For Jiu Jitsu
We all get exhausted in training. In this week’s episode, I discuss how you can improve your conditioning for Jiu Jitu and optimize your performance on the mats. Enjoy the show!Breathing-Avoid excessive breathin...
The Everyday Jiu Jitsu Podcast Ep 9: Optimizing with Instructionals
This week I talk about how instructionals can help you reach new levels in Jiu Jitsu. I discuss what instructionals to watch, study methods, and creating a routine. A kaizen mindset is the key to pushing yourself to the next level and avoiding ...
The Everyday Jiu Jitsu Podcast Ep 8: IBJJF vs ADCC
In this week’s episode, we discuss and contrast the differences in rule set and tournament experience between the IBJJF and ADCC. I also talk about the role of the referee in these competitions, why you should learn to referee, and what I would...
The Everyday Jiu Jitsu Podcast Ep 7: My Fight With Auto Immune Disease
Have you or any loved ones suffered from autoimmune disease? I discuss my experience with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and a solution that worked for me.I also talk about my findings using the Greg Souders Ecological approach to Jiu Jitsu ...
The Everyday Jiu Jitsu Podcast Ep 6: Being a Great Corner
This episode is aimed toward competitors, coaches, parents, and anyone who corners athletes at Jiu Jitsu tournaments. Being an effective corner means more than just being a good cheerleader; it is an important role that could potentially affect...
The Everyday Jiu Jitsu Podcast Ep 5: Overcoming Injury
This topic is for every Jiu Jitsu practitioner, athlete, or coach. We look at gaining from setbacks like injuries instead of declining. I share my own injury/recovery experiences. Hope you enjoy!Assessing an injury-...
The Everyday Jiu Jitsu Podcast Ep 4: Half Guard Passing
General concepts:- Half guard passing is pressure-based (tight/chest to chest)- Half guard passing focuses on pinning the head and shoulders first, and clearing the legs second- Loose guard passing can be used to ach...
The Everyday Jiu Jitsu Podcast Ep 3: Kimura
What is the Kimura? -Japanese name: Ude Garami (Entangled Arm Lock)-Figure-4 shoulder control and submission-Shoulder is compromised through an internal rotation of the shoulder-Allows you to control a st...
The Everyday Jiu Jitsu Podcast Ep 1: This is The Everyday Jiu Jitsu Podcast
Welcome to The Essential 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 listene...
The Everyday Jiu Jitsu Podcast Ep 2: Contrasting Teaching and Learning Styles for Jiu Jitsu
The goal is to analyze the different teaching/learning methods and understand their potential strengths and weaknesses in JJ- This episode is aimed at coaches and all practitioners- These methods are not necessarily good or bad, b...