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Aug 2023
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#213 White Belt Wisdom | Mindset Tweaks ...

Josh McKinney
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Do jiu-jitsu schools still need mat enforcers? I think they do.I’ve spent a lot of years around jiu-jitsu schools, and for a good chunk of that time I was the guy coaches called when somebody needed to be… corrected.In this episode, I tell some of my best mat enforcer stories, in ... Show More
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