Epi 55 Interview with Black Belt AJ Agazarm - a podcast by Byron Jabara
from 2014-11-03T15:34:39
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- Gold lightweight and absolute title for the 2014 NoGi European Championship
AJ Agazarm is a former DI wrestler and a very active light weight black belt. He is known for his aggressive style and never quit attitude. He received his black belt a couple of years ago from Eduardo de Lima. This is a fun interview and AJ shares tons of great advice for any grappler.
We talk about:
- AJ's love for extreme sports
- AJ's passion for travel
- Why he likes to enter the absolute division
- As a black belt he has had over 75 matches in less than 2 years
- The fine line between being reckless and tenacious
- His training as he travels
- His competition goals that he has met and not met yet
- What he does before he compete
- How he views a competitive BJJ match
- How BJJ has changed him off the mat
- The cultural differences between BJJ and wrestling
- How he practices mental toughness
- How he keeps his emotions out of his match
- How he gets out of tight submissions
- Advice for a student competing for the first time
- Enjoying the entire process of the tournament not just the match
- Why he loved being a blue belt
- How to find your game plan
- Why it is important to take notes in class
- Advice for competing in the absolute division
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Quote of the week: "Nothing takes the place of hard training on the mats" Budo Jake
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- At the end of the podcast find out how you can get a free Gi patch. sorry US only
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