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What Does It Mean To Be A Black Belt?

The Big Jiujitsu Show

Release Date: 03/11/2025

Interview: Max Bickerton - BJJ Training through CLA show art Interview: Max Bickerton - BJJ Training through CLA

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Max Bickerton, a BJJ black belt and high level competitor, joins Rob and Randy to talk about the CLA approach to training, hobby vs comeptitor, finding time to train as a coach and how to focus your own training.  

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Interview: Sean Broussard (Reupload) - MMA and BJJ training and instruction show art Interview: Sean Broussard (Reupload) - MMA and BJJ training and instruction

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Originally recorded and published in 2014 with Shawn and Rob, Sean Broussard is an MMA and BJJ coach in Phoenix, Arizona that discusses training and experiences with starting back during the above the waist kickboxing days to present.

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Interview - Paul From Dark Arts Jiujitsu show art Interview - Paul From Dark Arts Jiujitsu

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Paul, a BJJ black belt and owner of Dark Arts Jiujitsu, joins Rob and Randy to talk about how Dark Arts got started, his vision for organization, military members doing BJJ and where his creativity comes from.  

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Rob and Randy discuss some of the recent allegations that have gone on in Brazilian Jiujitsu and how instructors can help make sure that the gym is a safe place for people to learn, grow and be taken care of.

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Interview: Dave Allanson - Strength and Conditioning for BJJ show art Interview: Dave Allanson - Strength and Conditioning for BJJ

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Dave Allanson, BJJ practioner and strength and conditioning coach, joins Rob and Randy to talk about balancing your training, how often you should actually be lifting, and his controversial views on some training programs.  

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Interview: Sunday Service - BJJ Training Events and Seminars show art Interview: Sunday Service - BJJ Training Events and Seminars

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Dakota McPhatter & Tony Russo, leaders of the event Sunday Service, join Rob and Randy to talk about running the grappling events, social media usage, coaching strategies, and what Sunday Service is about.   Sunday Service - Dakota McPhatter - Tony Russo -

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Interview: Jake Clark show art Interview: Jake Clark

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Jake Clark, multiple time national wrestling champion and BJJ black belt, joins Rob and Randy to talk about growing up grappling, coaching famous UFC fighters, the different levels of training you can do and getting to experience grappling all over the world.

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Interview: Jill Mackey show art Interview: Jill Mackey

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Jill Mackey, a BJJ black belt and licensed therapist, joins Rob and Randy to talk about mental health with martial arts, mindfulness about your personal training and recognizing things that would hinder our progress as people and martial artists.  

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Interview: Jay Pages show art Interview: Jay Pages

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Jay Pages, a Braziallian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt, joins Rob and Randy to talk about learning martial arts, what arcades were, finding how to teach students and how to become a better coach.

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Interview: Shawn Kyle show art Interview: Shawn Kyle

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Shawn Kyle, BJJ black belt and co-founder of the Big Jiujitsu Show, joins Rob and Randy to talk about starting a podcast, training with olympians, if BJJ could be for everyone and stunting on white belts.   Support the show and visit www.bigjjshow.com

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Rob and Randy discuss what it means to be a black belt, some of the struggles it comes with and things outside of BJJ that you should be focused on in order to achieve the rank.