Monday, July 12, 2010

Lloyd Irvin: Jiu Jitsu Quant


An utterly must-hear interview with Lloyd Irvin by Caleb of Fightworks Podcast. Irvin's points about Atos and the Mendes brothers are both obvious and all-too-insightful. And his thoughts about the future of jiu jitsu in terms of potential mainstream audience are, arguably, brutally honest.

#219 Lloyd Irvin, Rodrigo “Comprido” Medeiros

What I love about this interview is that it is the clearest indication that Master Lloyd is a quant at heart. He talks about things like his theory on focusing on the highest percentage submissions, based on watching hours and hours of championship footage, about focusing on what has worked historically.

My boss over at The Daily Planet would love this.