In episode 21, I talk with Justin Rader, two-time no-gi world champion, 2013 ADCC bronze medalist about the training camp leading up to ADCC, cutting weight, staying injury free, listening to your body, traveling to China, training wrestling against the guard pull, Augusto Mendes, Cobrinha, Joao Miyao, Kevin Hendricks, Johny Hendricks, Andy Howington, staying in the intermediate distance while passing tricky guards, positional training, teaching and coaching young athletes, difference between wrestling and jiu jitsu culture, MMA, Game of Thrones, Dan Gable, John Smith, Paul from Open Mat Radio, and much more.
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QuotesJustin on the weight cut for ADCC:
“I did the old school Vision Quest. I was out there the morning of weigh-ins in my plastic suit running up and down the streets of Beijing.”
Justin on the difference between the training environment in wrestling an in jiu jitsu:
“The wrestling environment can truly be summed up by ‘kill or be killed’.”
Links- Justin Rader pages:
- Check out the following three interviews from my friend Paul of Open Mat Radio:
- Justin Rader Episode 50 – December 2012
- Justin Rader Episode 51 – December 2012
- Justin Rader Episode 71 – June 2013
(To be added soon. YouTube doesn’t seem to like 90+ minute videos sometimes.)
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