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Expect to get the everyday perspective on Brandon's recent ADCC match with Pena, his thoughts on his friend and training partner Michael Pixley, how CJI compared to ADCC, how he nearly got blinded at an open mat, the precautions he now takes, how be deals with seminar snipers, his move to Montreal and much more...

Brandon Reed is one of the fastest rising professional grapplers in the US. He is a ADCC Trials Medalist, ADCC Worlds Competitor, 3x National Champion Wrestler & 4x All-American, BJJ Blue Belt NoGi Worlds Gold Medalist and BJJ Purple Belt NoGi Worlds Silver Medalist (losing to DQ).

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00:00 Getting The ADCC Call
04:55 Fighting Pena
09:53 Michael Pixley
18:07 Owen Jones
22:45 CJI Review
30:30 CJI vs ADCC Rules
37:10 Gordon vs Nicky Rod
42:32 ADCC Trials Run
49:00 Eye Injury
52:58 Dealing with Seminar Snipers
1:02:52 Danger of Short Form Content
01:10:50 Moving to Montreal, Canada
01:17:12 Training with Firas Zahabi
01:21:18 Purple Belts Are Killers
01:24:52 Seminars and Instructionals

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Expect to get the everyday perspective on what the Ultimate Self Defence Championships are, the reaction to the show, what really happens in a knife fight, how Craig the 'normal Aussie bloke' did vs trained martial artists, his own experience taking part, traditional arts vs combat sports, female self defence, if Aikido really works (it doesn't!) and much more.

Rokas did Aikido for more than 15 years, taught it and ran a professional dojo. Eventually he became disillusioned with Aikido and moved on to train combat sports such as BJJ, MMA and kickboxing. He has documented his journey on his YouTube channel @MartialArtsJourney where he also created the Ultimate Self Defence Championships (USDC). The USDC see's 6 martial artist take part in self defence scenarios to see what actually works.

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00:00 Ultimate Self Defence Championships
06:51 Knife Defence Scenarios
12:38 Craig, the Aussie Bloke
18:52 Pulling Guard in a Knife Fight
24:44 Contestant Reactions
31:07 Wish We Had A Purist
36:57 Creating USDC on YouTube
45:46 Being Creator & Contestant
53:17 They Really Wanted to Win
01:00:52 Getting Females on the Show
01:07:41 Female Self Awareness
01:18:00 Aikido for Self Defence
01:31:31 Transition to Combat Sports
01:40:29 Leg Break in BJJ
01:48:34 Where to Watch USDC

#mentalhealth #bjj #bjjlifestyle #jiujitsu #jiujitsulifestyle #aikido #selfdefenseskills #selfdefenceforwomen

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Expect to get the everyday perspective on Jay's first impressions of the UK, his recent Polaris loss, his ADCC reflections, his thoughts on steroids, growing up and training with Nicky Rod, his competition prep, Craig's chimp strength, the B-teams best kept secret, why John banned him from training with DDS and much more.

Jacob Rodriguez, commonly known as Jay-Rod, is a professional grappler out of B-Team Austin and ADCC -88kg silver medalist. He is a former folkstyle/scholastic wrestler who first gained notoriety in the sport of Submission-Grappling/No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu after his performance at the ADCC (Abu Dhabi Combat Club) United States Qualifier in 2022, a tournament he won while holding the rank of blue belt in BJJ, a rare achievement also accomplished by his older brother, Nick Rodriguez (2019).

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00:00 Intro
01:22 Dirty Addicts
08:09 Thoughts of The Uk
14:02 Polaris Loss
21:32 ADCC Reflection
28:44 Natty Weight Gain
34:54 Pre-Fight Prep
40:21 Nicky Ryan
44:08 Nicky Rod
50:14 CJI or ADCC
54:47 Wrestling Growing Up
01:00:13 Transition to Grappling
01:08:34 The Buggy Choke
01:17:32 Still A Purple Belt
01:22:24 Banned From DDS
01:29:28 Training At B-Team
01:34:01 Craig Jones is a Bully
01:36:05 B-Team’s Captain America
01:38:35 Managing Skin Infections
01:41:58 European Tour & Future Plan

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