Epi 80 Interview With Coach Jay Bell

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This week we have an interview packed full of great information from Coach Jay Bell. Jay went from white belt to brown belt under Royce Gracie, He later received his black belt from Marco Delima.  Jay is currently training under Rob Kahn & Marcio Stambowsky.  Jay is the owner and head BJJ instructor at Gracie Farmington Valley located in CT.

We talk about:

His start in BJJ
How he has grown his women's class
How he likes to run his kids class
Kids self defense (talk, tell, and tackle)
Opening a BJJ gym and making it profitable
The growth of BJJ
Why it is important to not quit the first 6 months
How his game has changed since getting his black belt
Breaking down complex ideas into simple explanations
His youtube channel
Advice for a first BJJ tournament
Advice for big students
What he was like as a blue belt
How to develop a game plan
Goals for first year students

Jay's Links: Email: [email protected], Youtube, facebook 

Quote of the week: Presented by Jared Dopp “There is nothing outside of yourself that can ever enable you to get better, stronger, richer, quicker, or smarter. Everything is within. Everything exists. Seek nothing outside of yourself.” Miyamoto Musashi

Article of the week: 6 Great Ways to Get Information About BJJ by Mark Mullen

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Catch us next week for another episode of The BjjBrick Podcast