This week Zak has a special guest, JB! you will have heard mention of JB on earlier episodes of the podcast. Zak and JB are neighbours (sadly were neighbours, Zak has moved) and started training BJJ at the same time. This week it was too late a

11. sparring etiquette - how do you know how hard you're sparring?

Mar 4th, 2022 31m 19s

This wee Zak is out for a very windy walk and talking about his experiences over the last few weeks. He reflects on nearly injuring someone and about sparring etiquette and how to manage a situation when someone is sparring too hard.

10. Back from holidays - how a break can make you better

Jan 30th, 2022 34m 45s

This week Zak reflects on how a few weeks off from training led to him coming back with a fresh perspective and eagerness to learn. He is joined by Bojack as usual and guest starring this week is his 2 year old.

9. Class is cancelled - an outbreak at the Dojo, Should it of happened?

Dec 11th, 2021 30m 24s

This week, Zak and Bojack are reunited for a stroll around the countryside of France. Zak talks about the recent outbreak of Covid at the Dojo and questions whether it would have made any difference had vaccines in the class been mandatory. Lu

8. Resistance to training - why you should go to training when you don't want to

Dec 2nd, 2021 37m 52s

This week Zak is chatting breeze about how starting training can bring out all manner of excuses, whether it's all the reasons you shouldn't start BJJ in the first place or why it's probably fine to miss this week's session. Resistance is the n

7. Applying training to life - How a bjj class reflects getting good at anything in life

Nov 24th, 2021 37m 52s

This week Zak takes a stroll and reflects on his training and thinks out loud about how the setup of a BJJtraining session can be applied to broader experiences in life.

6. Mental health and fitness - BJJ and martial arts for the mind

Nov 18th, 2021 39m 37s

This week Zak walks alone again and explores his experiences with mental health and the impact that training BJJ has had on him. He considers how losing is actually good for you and then goes on to tell you about the best win he had yet on the

5. catching up and mixing in MMA

Nov 11th, 2021 40m 9s

This week Zak returns after a short hiatus and one of the allocated BJJ sessions has now become an MMA session. Zak reflects on the last month's training and his improvements as well as being a little bit excited about MMA. He is joined by no d

4. Falling behind - How much do you miss when you miss a class?

Sep 29th, 2021 42m 57s

This week I have a new guest, Luna the dog we rescued from a ditch, he and Bojack join me once again as I ramble through the French countryside reflecting on the lessons learned during this week's BJJ classes. After finding Luna I had to miss a

3. Injury - now now, we can talk about this

Sep 19th, 2021 39m 24s

Week 3 on the mats, join me on a stroll with Bojack as I discuss how my training is proceeding and my thoughts on avoiding injury while trying to learn how to move like master!My name is Zak and I'm a white belt.

2. Full Contact - considering a contact sport during a pandemic

Sep 12th, 2021 38m 23s

Week 2 on the mats, join me on a stroll with Bojack as I discuss how my training is proceeding and my thoughts on participating in a contact sport during a pandemic! My name is Zak and I'm a white belt.

1. Expectations vs Reality - the first time on the mats

Sep 5th, 2021 49m 20s

After my neighbor sent me a flyer for BJJ classes starting in my nearest town I finally went to my first session. In this episode, I reflect on the expectations I had of starting BJJ at the age of 34 vs the reality of it, as well as reflecting

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