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Nov 2023
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#243 Picking Up BJJ Chicks, Making Money...

Josh McKinney
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In today's Episode of Josh's Jiu-Jitsu Journal, Josh tackles important listener mail questions like... Training without a Black Belt Mentor, Picking Up BJJ Chicks, Unlearning bad habits, and who the smelliest person he's ever competed against. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/isuckatjiujitsushow/support
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