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Jan 2018
1h 31m

Dan Camarillo - Episode 254

Ryan Ford
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Dan Camarillo joins the show to talk about keeping kids interested in Jiu-Jitsu, structuring a curriculum, injury prevention, training take downs safely and taking breaks from training. He also tells stories from the old days of Ralph Gracie's Academy.

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