Epi 164 A Study of 4 White Belt World Champions 2016 - a podcast by Byron Jabara
from 2016-12-05T17:00
This week we interview four people who won IBJJF worlds as a white belt. This is a great way to find out how some people are finding competition success early on in their BJJ career.
Janine Mutton (20m 40s)- Middle From Action & Reaction Mixed Martial Arts Toronto. Janine started BJJ with no background in martial arts. She quickly found a passion for being on the mat and training hard.
Janine talks about:
- Starting BJJ
- Setting the goal of winning worlds
- Competitions before the worlds
- Making an eight week plan
- Training 3 or 4 times a week to avoid over training
- Positive self talk
- Pressure passing with her body type
- The take down game
- Her favorite submissions
- Her training schedule
- Her background in body building and soccer
- Doing squats and deadlifts
- Advice for white belts
Maui Lacaze (39m 56s)- Light Feather From GF Team. You will find Maui training at Millenium. Maui was able to submit all his opponents at worlds.
Maui talks about:
- Winning every match at worlds by submission
- What BJJ is like in French Polynesia
- Starting BJJ with his cousin
- His game plan
- His training schedule
- Surfing
- His plans for competing in the future
- Getting his blue belt
Gabriela Lembcke (45m 40s)- Rooster From Alliance. You can find Gaby training at Snow MMA. She credits some of her early success to wrestling and having a great BJJ team. You can watch a video of Gaby's match in the finals here.
- What got her started in BJJ
- Training at Snow MMA with Samuel Snow
- Having confidence in her BJJ
- Her favorite submissions
- Her off the mat training
- Her diet and having a nutritionist
- Her background in wrestling in highschool
- Advice for white belts that want to compete
George Mandujano (57m 15s)- Ultra Heavy From Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu. George trains at Ralph's House Fight Gym.
- What got him started in BJJ
- Staying calm
- Not working too hard for a submission
- How he starts his matches
- Playing a top game
- His wrestling background
- How playing football helped make him tough
- His strategy while on the mat
- His plans for the future
- A recent match that resulted in a knee injury
- His training schedule
- Training with other gyms
- Training with smaller teammates
- Not being affraid to ask questions
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