We've been busy Lee's training and traveling! Over the last few weeks, we've been to the Gentle Art Lifestyle Winter Jiu Jitsu Camp and a Chris Paines seminar. We traveled throughout the Gulf of Mexico on a fantastically relaxing cruise and cornered two young fighters through their novice MMA fights! After the fights, we were talking about differen…

Brittany stepped out into competition for the first time as a blue belt this weekend! She was trying to fly under the radar and not let anyone know she was competing to try and relieve some of the pressure competition brings. We talk about how competitions can bring lots of stress and pressure and how valuable it can be to work through those moment…

In the last two weekends, we went to two different seminars on side control, one of them was No-Gi and the other was a Yes-Gi seminar. This sparked the age-old question, which is better than the other? Is there a clear answer? We dive into the topic and talk about what we've learned and experienced, as well as the significant differences you'll fin…

This week we are joined by special guests Trevor & Abby Schmidt! Trevor and Abby are another married BJJ couple and our teammates at Fluid Jiu Jitsu. Trevor has been training for almost two years and Abby just started recently! We dive into what keeps Trevor motivated to keep training and how he eventually persuaded Abby to join him on the mats. Sh…

This week we are joined by special guest Josh Beier! Josh is a passionate martial artist who mixes up multiple different practices to create his own style. Josh is also gearing up to head to Greece to represent Team USA at an international Pankration tournament! Listen in to hear about how to prepare for fights and how to rely on the skills we have…

We've had a crazy few weeks! We traveled to Colorado to help Brenton teach a seminar at Morning Star Jiu Jitsu, met up with Henry Matamoros, and Nick had a Pankration fight in Waukesha! We talk a bit about our travels and adventures, but also what it's like to roll with so many different types of black belts. What is your goal when you roll with a …

BOO! It is spooky szn but you don't have to be afraid of leg locks! After an eventful weekend of our Halloween open mat and brining a BJJ group through a haunted house, this week we talk about how we've been integrating more leg locks into our games. At first we were afraid, we were petrified! But now we understand, it's just Jiu Jitsu. Listen in t…

Nick went to Grappling Industries Chicago this weekend and killed it! Brittany has been focusing on flow rolling and staying on the mats even when injured. What do these two events have to do with each other? We talk about how flow rolling is beneficial for your Jiu Jitsu and helped Nick flow his way to double gold! Show Notes: - Grappling Industri…

This week we are joined by Lydia Rivera and Marian Pintar! Lydia and Marian are badass women who are always staying active in the Greater Milwaukee competition scene. We go over what it's like to prepare our partners for a big day and what it's like training with each other on a daily basis. Listen for the key trick to never be nervous! Show Notes:…

This week was our anniversary and also another exciting week of grappling for us! Nick visited a sister school and Fluid hosted a Pedro Sauer Black Belt - Kristen DeBruycker, who we were able to spend a lot of time with. One big topic we discuss is how to train today to ensure we can train forever. How long do you plan on training Brazilian Jiu Jit…

So many events, so little time! We are loving the packed schedule full of camps, seminars, vacations, weddings, and more. This week we dive into some of the stuff we've been learning, the amazing people we've met, what we're specifically working on, and what challenges are trying to keep us off of the mats. Show Notes: - Gentle Art Lifestyle Camp r…

Happy birthday to us! We spent last weekend celebrating our birthdays and jumped right back into training. Do you manage your diet to support your training schedule? How do you feel when you eat like crap vs when you have a balanced diet? We talk about how we integrate what we consume into our training and our overall health. Show Notes: - Gentle A…

This week we talk about what keeps us coming back to the mats for more. Training for fun is a great side effect, but we also have some long-term goals to set our sights on. What are we working towards? Do you share any of the same goals as us? Show Notes: - Hello! We're almost being consistent again 😜 - Manuel Seminar coming up on August 20th - Sta…

How often do you train at other gyms? Whether it's frequent or never before, we go into detail about why we find it beneficial to roll in new atmospheres with different people and their unique styles. Recently, we visited Open Guard in Oconomowoc! Did we loop choke and arm bar everyone? Listen in and find out 😄 Show Notes: - Hi! It's been a chaotic…

You most likely don't get to spend all day on the mats training BJJ. You probably don't get to train BJJ like it's your full-time job. How are you fine-tuning your training to get the most out of it? We talk about how we set goals throughout the week and look at different training partners to sharpen different techniques. Show Notes: - Hi! Sorry, w…

One of the many gifts BJJ brings us is the ability to overpower bigger and stronger opponents. You most likely have grappled with people bigger and smaller than you. Imagine always being the smallest grappler in the room. We are joined by LeSuong this week and she is small but packs a huge personality! We talk about training as a smaller grappler b…

Isn't it funny when you see the BJJ couple in your gym roll and start talking shit about each other? In this episode, we are joined by another married BJJ couple, Jose and Susy. We talk about what it's like to roll with our spouse and how proud we are of each other when we get promoted. Do you think bringing your partner to BJJ has strengthened you…

How many times have you tried to get your friends and family to come and try BJJ? In this episode, we dive into the main reasons we want our friends to join us and what their main excuses are. Do you know how to make it seem attractive rather than something only crazy people would do? Show Notes: - Learning Portuguese and Mandarin - Growing togethe…

The number one excuse that people use when passing up training BJJ is that they are too old. Send those people this episode and erase that excuse from their minds! We are joined by Nancy Bernier, a 75-year-old white belt who trains with us 5 days a week. How does Nancy have the energy to train and why does she keep coming back? Show Notes: - Introd…

Wedding season has begun! We traveled to Canton, Williamsport, and Jersey Shore Pennsylvania for a wedding last week and still found a Jiu Jitsu school to get some rolls in; well at least Nick did. We discuss what we're looking forward to this year and then dive into how we shaped our current BJJ styles. Do you know what BJJ style you are creating?…

This was such a jam-packed weekend of fun and martial arts. We coached two of our kids to victory in Pankration @ Primal 4 and attended a fantastic No-Gi leg lock seminar & mobility seminar from Joey "The Real" Diehl. We were able to display what we've been working on but also add new tools and techniques to our belts. Do you know all of the basic …

How many people in your gym have competed before, and how many have had any MMA or kickboxing fights? This week we are joined by Nic Bontempo, a BJJ blue belt and Muay Thai practitioner with us at Fluid Jiu Jitsu. Nic fought a kickboxing fight the night before filming this episode with us and we dive into what it's like to step into the cage and pu…

What's the longest amount of time you've ever stayed on the mats? This weekend we were on the mats for over 12 hours for our Charity Roll-A-Thon at Fluid for the This Time Tomorrow and Chron's & Colitis Foundation. Great memories were made at this event for more than 60 people, and did Nick really hallucinate? Show Notes: - Introducing Jada and Bre…

We're back to a normal week of training in the Lee household and are diving into why you shouldn't sit out in between rolling rounds. People use rest rounds to catch their breath and give themselves a break in between rolling, but should you really take those breaks? Do you know what it's like to roll lighter, focus on defense, keep yourself on the…

After one week off in Florida we are back! We didn't get the results we were hoping for at IBJJF Pans but we came back with some lessons and insight into sport BJJ. Nick talks about some of his major takeaways and what he will do better next time. We also got to learn from UFC fighter Nate "Mayhem" Maness at our sister school Sweeps BJJ in Wautoma.…

We are on the road to IBJJF Pans 2022! Nick & Brittany have been working hard to get ready by being on weight, staying healthy, and getting mentally prepared. Spring has sprung and we have all sorts of new things and events lined up. Will you join our challenge in June? Show Notes: - IBJJF PANS this week! - Reflect on your journey - Prepping for a …

This week we are joined with a Fluid Jiu Jitsu brown belt - Jason Bergemann! Jason has a deep well of experience in martial arts learned throughout a lifetime of training, inside and outside of the dojo. What does Jason think it means to be a warrior, and what does he mean by training self-offense? Show Notes: - Introducing Jason Bergemann - Naviga…

Anthony Portugues! Anthony just recently competed in BJJ for the first time but has lots of experience competing in other events such as video games and tabletop games. How has this experience helped him in BJJ? Show Notes: - Introducing Anthony Portugues - Starting 2.5 years ago - Muay Thai for the first time - Masvidal UFC - Side Control and whit…

This week we take a journey through some Wisconsin BJJ history with Fluid Blackbelt Jason Lippert. Jason was part of some of the foundations of BJJ in Wisconsin and is continually sharing what he's currently working on with our team. Who has Jason crossed paths with and what is he working on now? Show Notes: - Introducing Jason Lippert - Starting i…

We are joined by our teammate Michael Waring talking about what runs through a white belt's mind before and after their first BJJ competition. What were Michael's biggest takeaways and was he prepared enough? Show Notes: - Introducing Michael Waring - Thinking about losses overnight - Attacking vs defending - Cutting weight to 170 - 30 classes in o…

What an amazing weekend we had at the February 2022 Gentle Art Lifestyle Fire and Water camp! We met lots of great new friends, learned some amazing BJJ techniques and concepts, and ate some amazing food throughout the weekend. There were people from all of the US that came to this camp and it was a great melting pot of Jiu Jitsu. In this episode w…

Pankration at Primal 3 was such a fun event! This week we recap some of our preparations and how we remember the whole day. There were lots of great fights and great people. We love the martial arts community around the area and Primal threw an amazing event! Show Notes: - Impressed by how smooth the event ran - Finding your gym culture - Training …

This week we are joined by special guest Devan Biersack. Devan is a lifetime wrestler who has been coaching wrestling at Fluid Jiu Jitsu and helping the whole team's takedown game for competition. He is a smaller grappler and super fun to roll with. We talk a lot about how he views Jiu Jitsu and how he is blending his grappling together in pursuit …

This week we are joined by special guest Thadeus Brooks! Thadeus is a lifetime martial artist who is training BJJ at Fluid Jiu Jitsu and spends lots of time on the mats with us. He is our head kids coach and an all-around awesome dude! We talk about many different things throughout this episode as Thadeus is getting ready for his first BJJ competit…

We've been at it for a year now! Our first episode was January 24 2021 and here we are with Episode 49, one year later. We have lots of plans for this year in terms of competitions and events that will take us out of our comfort zone and help us grow. We dive into how we set up our goals and how we know we are on the right track. We also talk about…

Keeping a learner's mindset is a philosophy that is beneficial in all walks of life, BJJ included. This week's episode is all about what it's like to be an instructor and how to be a good student. Brittany taught her first adult BJJ class! We discuss what it's like to teach a class and some of what she did to prepare. Then we dive into what it mean…

This week we are joined by our friend Garrick Williams! Garrick is a fantastic addition to Fluid and recently just got his first stripe on his white belt. Garrick also came to support Nick and his teammate Abro at Fluid's last competition outing - Chicago Grappling Industries. We discuss what it's like to constantly learn new things and what it's l…

Happy New Year! This was a great year for our BJJ journeys and for the growth of our podcast. Thank you to all of our awesome listeners! This week we had a private lesson with Charles Harriot and Natasha Collazos over zoom and it got us thinking about how much people can benefit from private lessons. They can seem expensive and intimidating, but th…

Merry Christmas! This week we got in some good training but also enjoyed some fun holiday activities. This episode is all about how to keep a good training schedule while also meeting all the other demands in life. It's simple, figure out your priorities and stick to them! We can't control everything but we can control what we do and how we react t…

What a wild couple of weeks for us! We went to the Gentle Art Lifestyle Fire and Water camps hosted by Josh Janis at Neutral Ground Bayview. The camp was all weekend long and we ingested as much BJJ as possible in two days. There was lots of learning, laughs, new experiences, and all-around great people. Then we started gearing up for the holidays …

This week we decided to go see what it's like to work at a BJJ tournament! Nick was a ref and Brittany was a scorekeeper at Fuji BJJ - Stoughton. If you have ever been to a BJJ comp, it's easy to criticize the ref. We never really dive in and wonder what it's like to actually be in that position. We decided to try it out and see what it's like from…

What an exciting week for us! The Lee household has leveled up! We bring on a special guest, Brittany's little sister Jada! This week we discuss what it's like to get a new belt, and how it feels going back to the gym afterward. People really start to look at you differently and have different expectations. Listen in on another great week! Show Not…

This week we're talking about the mental barriers that hold us back in BJJ and in life; limiting beliefs! What are you unconsciously holding yourself back from? What do you believe is impossible? What if you were able to open yourself up to all possibilities? We talk about how to recognize limiting beliefs and some things we can do to overcome or c…

What a crazy week in Las Vegas for us! Nick and Brittany welcome special guests Brenton Fitzgerald and Dave Jahns on this fun, IBJJF Masters Worlds Las Vegas edition episode! We discuss what competing at the highest level is like compared to local tournaments. How the competitors stay focused and ready to execute when it's so easy to get lost in th…

This week we talk about what influences and motivates us as BJJ practitioners. We bring in a special guest, Fluid BJJ Blackbelt Mike Caughey! Mike has been a huge influence in our journey and we wanted to ask him what influences him. We talk about the people that have impacted us and the other driving factors that keep us on the mats. Listen in and…

Are you aware of the best way for you to learn BJJ? Have you become aware of many different types of coaching and learning styles? Have you found yourself learning better from certain people? This week we dive deeper into this topic and what we've experienced from different coaches, classes, and seminars. Listen in on another fun discussion! Show N…

This week we dive into how we stay healthy with the power of our food! Brittany dives deep into how she plans our meals on a weekly basis and what all goes into her planning. Nick talks about how much he loves to eat it! If you want to live a healthy lifestyle and fuel yourself with fantastic food, give this episode a listen! Show Notes: - Upcoming…

Our special guest this week is Jose Aguirre, our friend and a traveling blue belt with lots of BJJ experience from around the country. He lives in Seattle but comes to train in at Fluid on a regular basis. Jose is training hard to compete in IBJJF masters worlds coming up this November in Vegas. We talk about what his training is like in different …

Our special guest this week is Grabiel Meza; a Muay Thai instructor and owner of Healthy Body Massage & Therapeutics in Milwaukee. Gabe has been coaching us on Muay Thai for over 2 years and we have learned a bunch of great techniques from him. He constantly keeps us motivated, sweating, and growing! Listen in to hear some of his life and what has …

Have you taken a ride up and down the rollercoaster of emotions that comes along with your Jiu Jitsu journey? This week we go over the deep moments of reflection we find ourselves in after every training session. Driving home is a time where we judge ourselves and can feel great after a good day or terrible after a rough day. Listen in to hear how …