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Open Mat Podcast

Open Mat Podcast

Written by: Tim Nelson & Adam
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A deep dive into Brazilian Jiu Jitsu where coaches Adam and Tim cut through cliches to uncover practical insights on training, coaching, competing and jiu jitsu culture.

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Episodes
  • Episode 29: Why don't we show techniques? | Are offense and defense different? | Answering questions

    Episode 29: Why don't we show techniques? | Are offense and defense different? | Answering questions
    Jan 9 2026

    Tim and Adam answer questions they've been asked about coaching or learning styles, and also address some thoughts they've heard more generally. They discuss why specifically they typically do not demonstrate techniques for students start to finish, and why Tim has insisted that self defense isn't important to teach or learn in Jiu Jitsu classes. Finally, Tim explains and defends a comment from an earlier episode claiming that offense and defense are the same in Jiu Jitsu.
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    39 mins
  • Episode 28: How to start the year with explosive growth | How to approach goal setting in Jiu Jitsu | When do you not need a new goal?

    Episode 28: How to start the year with explosive growth | How to approach goal setting in Jiu Jitsu | When do you not need a new goal?
    Jan 2 2026

    Tim and Adam ring the new year in discussing how to approach returning to the mats after the holidays, how to approach setting and attaining goals in Jiu Jitsu and why most people should not set a new goal when they return to the mats.
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    52 mins
  • Episode 27: The year in Jiu Jitsu | Reflecting on 2025 | How to prepare for the next year's Jiu Jitsu

    Episode 27: The year in Jiu Jitsu | Reflecting on 2025 | How to prepare for the next year's Jiu Jitsu
    Dec 23 2025

    Tim and Adam take an episode to discuss their Jiu Jitsu journeys throughout the past year - the ups, the downs, the changes and the progress. They discuss what they've focused on and what they've discovered, and also offer practical advice to beginner, intermediate, and advanced Jiu Jitsu athletes on how to reflect on Jiu Jitsu in a way that will help you make quicker and greater progress as you return to the mats.
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    1 hr
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