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This week we have an interview with Tim Sledd. Tim is a 1st degree black belt under Andre Galvao. Tim not only runs his own gym Small Axe BJJ, he is also the Director of affiliates for Atos. Tim shares lots of information about what is going on behind the scenes at Atos.

In part 1 of this interview we talk about:

His training history

Washing your belt and what your belt should mean to you

Who helps you get better at BJJ (not just coaches and teammates)

Leaving his job as a prosecutor to do BJJ full time

Real world lessons matching up with things learned on the mat

The name of his gym Small Axe BJJ

The idea of a chain saw vs an axe

Check out the Bob Marley Small Axe video

His thoughts about the berimbolo

Building systems in BJJ

How purple belts begin to speak the BJJ language

Comparisons of BJJ to learning a new language

Organizing your jiu-jitsu

Links:

Quote of the week: “The most important thing you can do to get better at jiu-jitsu, is jiu-jitsu” Presented by Eduardo Telles

Article of the week: “Focus on the Fundamentals: No Shame in Your Game” by A skirt on the Mat

Catch us next week for another episode of The BjjBrick Podcast

“Small Axe” Bob Marley

Why boasteth thyself

Oh, evil men

Playing smart

And not being clever?

I said, you’re working iniquity

To achieve vanity (if a-so a-so)

But the goodness of Jah, Jah

I-dureth for-I-ver

So if you are the big tree

We are the small axe

Ready to cut you down (well sharp)

To cut you down

These are the words

Of my master, keep on tellin’ me

No weak heart

Shall prosper

And whosoever diggeth a pit

Shall fall in it, fall in it

And whosoever diggeth a pit

Shall fall in it (… fall in it)

If you are the big tree, let me tell you that

We are the small axe, sharp and ready

Ready to cut you down (well sharp)

To cut you down(To cut you down)(To cut you down)

These are the words

Of my master, tellin’ me that

No weak heart

Shall prosper

And whosoever diggeth a pit

Shall fall in it, uh, bury in it

And whosoever diggeth a pit

Shall bury in it, uh (… bury in it)

If you are the big, big tree

We are the small axe

Ready to cut you down (well sharp)

To cut you down

If you are the big, big tree, let me tell you that

We are the small axe

Ready to cut you down (well sharp)

To cut you down

Sharpened