Epi 32 Alliance Black Belt Jonathan "Macarrao" Thomas
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English - May 26, 2014 18:41 - 1 hour - 62.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 151 ratingsSports bjj bjjbrick blackbelt jiujitsu nogi Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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This week we are joined by Jonathan Thomas. Jonathan was recently awarded his black belt from Romero "Jacare" Cavalcanti. You will find Jonathan training, teaching, and positional sparring at The Alliance headquarters in Atlanta.
This interview we talk about:
Jonathan's goal in his first tournament
Why developing a good guard is so important for beginners
Jonathan's basic definition of recomposing
Why recomposing is so important to BJJ
What attracted him to Jiu-Jitsu
How Jiu-Jitsu is like a large series of mini games
How he was able to train less than most of his competition and still win
Having a logical process to how you train
Why mindless drilling does not do much for your development
How Jonathan likes to positional spar and break down positions
The current rules and how they could change
Why passing the guard can be more difficult than using a specific guard
How the sport would change if the guard puller got a -1 point
His goals in competing
His mindset during competition
Doing Tabata for cardio training
Managing stress levels to clam down and not get tired
Developing long term development by focusing on positions
2011 Mundials Jonathan Thomas
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Article of the week- "5 Things to Focus on When Teaching BJJ to Children" from blog.gameness.com