Epi 222 Jiu Jitsu in Trinidad&Tobago with Rondel Benjamin - a podcast by Byron Jabara
from 2018-01-15T17:00
This week on The BjjBrick Podcast we have BJJ Brown Belt Rondel Benjamin from Trinidad and Tobago. We cover a fun variety of topics including BJJ, stick fighting, free diving and much more.
We talk about:
- Island life on Trinidad & Tobago
- Trying to use the internet instead of finding a coach
- Going away for business and learning BJJ
- Combat sports and Trinidad & Tobago
- Calinda a type of stick fighting practiced in Trinidad and Tobago
- Exposing Calinda to the BJJ students
- The people who have influenced him the most
- The 5 pillars of Jiu-Jitsu
- How his reason for doing Jiu-Jitsu has changed
- How learning how to control your breathing you can better control your body and mind
- The benefits of free diving for BJJ
Links:
Quote of the week: "Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius—and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction." E.F. Schumacher
Article of the week: Grappling With Age
We also continue playing family feud at the end of the show
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