Thursday, August 27, 2009

Kesting: Competition in Jiu Jitsu 101

A great interview on the role of competition and competing in Brazilian jiu jitsu with Stephan Kesting of Grapple Arts and David Meyer, Machado black belt and author of Training for Competition: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Submission Grappling.

BJJ & Submission Grappling Competition: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know!
We cover a TON of ground in this interview, ranging from why you might want to compete at all, to physical conditioning for competition, to specific strategies you can use against certain types of opponents.

This is one of the best interviews I've ever done. There is so much good information here that it'll be very useful for anyone who trains in BJJ or another grappling art, even if they don't compete.

And all the better to be listening to this now, almost a month away from the GB Invitational and more than two months out from the next Revolution. It is stuff we all know to some degree or another. But it's a great conversation to be able to sit back and listen to, nonetheless.