HeyJaredRolling over 40: The podcast for jujitsu practitioners who are proving that age is just a number
Jiu-jitsu isn’t just for the young — it’s for anyone willing to step on the mats. I’m Conor Whelan, and each week I talk with fellow BJJ practitioners about what it’s really like to train as adults.
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Stop Trying So Hard: BJJ, Breathing & Business with Jonathan Klem (opens the original)
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In this episode, I sit down with Jonathan Klem, a successful entrepreneur and owner of Manage Memberships (www.managememberships.com), to talk business, jiu-jitsu, and the surprising amount of crossover between the two. We get into why so much of BJJ can feel completely counterintuitive along with Jonathan's journey toward mastering the mount, why something as simple as breathing can completely change your experience on the mats, and the lessons jiu-jitsu teaches us about slowing down and becomi
Apparently There's an Iowa Sweep with 42yo Purple Belt Vitalie Scurtu (opens the original)
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In this episode, I sit down with a 42-year-old father and purple belt whose martial arts journey began long before he ever stepped onto a jiu-jitsu mat. Originally from Moldova, he spent years training in judo, sambo, and kickboxing before moving to the United States and discovering Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at a gym in the Bay Area. His career took him back and forth between Europe and the U.S. several times before he eventually settled in Northern California, where he now trains at the academy he ca
Ten Competitions before Blue Belt with 49yo Johnny Cheng (opens the original)
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In this episode, I sit down with a 49-year-old three-stripe white belt who has packed a lot into just two years of training. Despite being relatively new to jiu-jitsu, he's already competed seven times and has set a personal goal of reaching double digits before earning his blue belt. We talk about what drives him to compete so often, his evolving game, and how he somehow seems to know the name of every guard—from octopus and rubber to williams and coyote. If you enjoy hearing a lot of white bel
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