Epi 95 David Meyer is Kicking Butt and Saving Animals - a podcast by Byron Jabara

from 2015-08-10T16:00

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This week we have a Pioneer of American BJJ practitioners David Meyer. David started Jiu-Jitsu is 1991 and was one of the first americans to reach the rank of black belt.


We talk about:



  • His early experiences with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

  • Competing at some of the first BJJ competitions in the united states

  • Being an athlete and a vegan

  • Kicking ass and saving animals

  • Getting more out of each class

  • Doing BJJ home work

  • Doing a tabata workout

  • How to push yourself when you are tired

  • BJJ for MMA

  • Early MMA

  • Performing better at competitions

  • Developing new techniques

  • Being a good training partner

  • The importance of a game plan

  • Training with Eddie Bravo

  • Adopting a pet


Links:



Quote of the week: "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." Aristotle, Presented by Ryan Hall


Article of the week: "4 Ways Submission Grapplers Can Apply Wrestling Concepts to Their Practice"


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