Phillip Grapsas Black Belt under Pedro Sauer. Impaired with arthritis I do what it takes to stay on the mats as Stagnation Leads to Suffering. #impairedgrappling
My aim is to share my story as I work to become The Repaired Grappler in a natural way.
I hope to inspire others to keep mobile using Gracie Jiu-Jitsu with a self defence mindset to help them find ways to grapple with impairments, metaphorically and literally.
Adam Deane & Brent Lillard are the latest (as of filming date) Black Belts in the Pedro Sauer Jiu-Jitsu Association.
Brent is the CEO and Co-Founder of GovSmart and Adam is the Vice President.
GovSmart is one of the top 100 fastest growing companies in the USA over the last 4 years.
Read MorePedro Sauer is an 8th degree Master (Coral Belt) in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu under Helios and Rickson Gracie.
He has had a direct impact on my life and I wouldn't still be on the mats if it weren't for him.
Read MoreJohn is one of Australia's best and most decorated endurance athletes, known primarily for his long distance swimming.
He is a true Aussie legend and a bit of a character.
We talk about his love of coffee, travel, breathing, flow state, his love of cold over the heat, issues he had in his last race, dealing with the darkness, always experimenting with new techniques, scariest and most majestic encounters with nature including the Loch Ness Monster, injuries,, his boxing match and diet.
Read More- Growing up with Pedro Sauer
- Breathing concepts for beginners
- Learning and development of Jiu-Jitsu
- Teaching and empowering people
- Learning from people in other disciplines
- Jiu-Jitsu in modern MMA
- Vale-Tudo Guard
- The Evolution of his Jiu-Jitsu Philosophy from childhood to today
- Finding Order in times of Chaos
- Dead end paths in Jiu-Jitsu
Modern and Ancient Greece.
Lessons learned from injuries, having kids and from teaching Jiu-Jitsu.
Applying Jiu-Jitsu concepts in everyday life.
Lost knowledge, learning from history.
Chris talks about self defence Jiu-Jitsu mindset, especially when dealing with impairments. He talks about his lineage and how he started after getting over Parvo.
Chris is an artist who worked with Tatami.
Read MoreIn this Rollcast Cam and the Impaired Grappler have a grapple and discuss it and more.
Cam talks about his Martial Arts Philosophy, Self Defense Jiu-Jitsu, Phillip Grapsas' teaching, Frames, Pedro Sauer Association and way of teaching as well as his S.Y.S. (Safe, Yield, Secure) System
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