Epi 123 BJJ Black Belt Valerie Worthington - a podcast by Byron Jabara

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Valerie Worthington is a BJJ black belt and writer for Breaking Muscle, and we are excited to share what Valerie has to say in this interview.

We talk about:

• Her start in BJJ


• The book she is working on


• Traveling vs staying home


• What to expect when you start BJJ


• What to expect when you compete for the first time


• Her first experiences competing


• Training advice for competition


• Her style of BJJ


• Making changes to your game


• Dealing with frustrations on the mat


• How she trains with people that she does not know


• Her process for writing an article


• Advice for instructors

Links:

• Groundswell grappling concepts


• Inverted gear


• Q5 supplements


• Valerie Worthington's Facebook page


• Valerie Worthington's profile on Breaking Muscle

Quote of the week: "Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan." John F. Kennedy

Article of the week: Don’t Build Your BJJ Game on White Belt- grapplearts.com

We also give an award for review of the year for 2015, and Gary talks about his future audio book called "Double Monkey Punch- Fighting Twins"

Catch us next week for another episode of The BjjBrick Podcast

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