Summary: <p>James Puopolo returns to OpenMatRadio! James is an American grappling standout representing Ribiero/Lovato. In this interview we discuss James’ transition from full time school teacher to professional jiu jitsu competitor. James explains how he found the balance between work, home and competition. We discuss various educational and learning strategies borrowed from an eclectic range of disciplines including meditation, buddhism, wrestling and of course jiu jitsu. Learn what had to happen for James to say, “Now i’m a martial artist.” All this and much more on this week’s episode. </p> <p>Thanks to those that support OpenMatRadio:<br> <a href="http://www.onthemat.com/" target="_blank">Onthemat.com</a><br> <a href="http://mantousa.com/" target="_blank">Manto </a><br> <a href="http://www.fightlogs.com/" target="_blank">Fight Logs</a><br> <a href="http://bjjstyle.com/" target="_blank">Jiu JItsu Style Magazine</a></p> <p>How to reach James:<br> <a href="http://facebook.com/jamespuopolojiujitsu" target="_blank">Facebook </a><br> InstaGram: jrpuopolo<br> <a href="http://www.skbjj.com/index.php" target="_blank"> Salem-Keizer Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy • 4122 River Road N., Keizer, Oregon 97303 • (503) 877-7356 </a></p> <p>Resources discussed inculde:<br> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Water-The-Bamboo-Unleashing-Individuals/dp/1935313339" target="_blank">Water the Bamboo: Unleashing The Potential Of Teams And Individuals</a><br> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Teach-Like-Champion-2-0-Techniques/dp/1118901851/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1440556706&sr=1-1&keywords=teach+like+a+champion" target="_blank">Teach Like a Champion</a><br> <a href="https://www.headspace.com/" target="_blank">Headspace App</a></p> <p>Support those that Support James:<br> Rafael Lovato Jr, Xande and Saulo Ribiero, Ben Baxter, Andy Hung, Luke Tirey, Elite Flexability with Rob Nahar, Hyperfly, Five grappling, Iron Lion Soap, FloatOn </p>
