Epi 124 Black Belt Jen Hall Interview - a podcast by Byron Jabara

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This week we have an interview with Jen Hall. Jen is a BJJ black belt under her husband Ryan Hall.  She also teaches and runs the school 50/50 BJJ.  Jen has competed a lot and also done a lot of coaching.  We are thrilled to have her share her knowledge with us.

We talk about:

• What got her started in BJJ


• Running the 50/50 school


• The good and bad of running a gym


• Different teaching styles


• Teaching ideas she got from being a swim coach


• Not hitting a plateau


• The differences between their fundamentals 1 and fundamentals 2 classes


• Why she likes to have a class for beginners


• The current point system in BJJ


• Reaping the knee


• The differences between a teacher and a coach


• How she gets ready for a competition


• Dealing with her 8 surgeries


• The paper "Read this today win tomorrow"


• Women's classes


• What is up with Ryan Hall since the UFC


• They have one person come in to their gym because of TUF

Links:

• 50/50 BJJ


• Inverted Gear


• Jen on Twitter


• Jen on Instagram

Quote of the week: "If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril." Sun Tzu

Article of the week: Am I Doing Enough? justagirlbjj.com

 

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