Bjjbrick Podcast- Bjj, Jiu-jitsu, Mma, Martial Arts, No-gi And Good Times!

The BjjBrick Podcast is in iTunes, and Stitcher radio 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 mi