Episode 293: Brian McLaughlin - a podcast by Ryan Ford: Grappling Enthusiast, Entrepreneur, Podcast Host

Brian McLaughlin tells the story of being a frail chess club member in high school to becoming a professional MMA fighter. He also talks about the early days of BJJ in NY, being a TUF season 8 cast member and his competition rivalry with Ryan Hall. Click “Read More” for show notes! SHOW NOTES:



* Origins

* Growing up small in a tough neighborhood

* His first day of “South American Ground Karate” (BJJ)

* Being humbled by a female practitioner

* Managing nerves and inner doubts

* His passion for chess

* Pursuing Jiu-Jitsu knowledge in the early US scene

* The struggle never ends

* Cross training Wrestling

* Leaving your base style behind when learning a new one

* Ask questions and take notes!

* Takedowns and pinning

* Demian Maia

* “Training room champions”

* Khabib Nurmagomedov

* Russians

* Gymnastics for grappling

* David Karchmer

* His grappling rivalry with Ryan Hall

* Rivalries in Jiu-Jitsu

* The Pummel

* Kids have no filter

* His path to becoming a teacher

* Pitfalls of academy ownership

* The most important students a teacher has

* Learntograpple.com

* Rose Gracie doesn’t play!

* Goals for the future



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