Mat is a Brown Belt from Derby, UK and is Founder of Digittape, a finger tape for jiu jitsu practitioners and is passionate about supporting others with their journey. He started out as a doorman at clubs on the weekends, and then began his Jiu Jitsu career before quitting. Having a good sense of confidence throughout his life has really benefited his game.   We talk about Mat's calmness and knowledge and has always been very sporty for most of his life. Mat talks about the benefits of having a great stand-up game including the importance of grip fighting. Being consistent and having time for yourself is really important, happiness and great training partners will keep you in the art of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for longer.   Topics: Finger tapeWorking as SecurityConfidenceWhite Belt daysEuropean CompetitionsInjuryHow to tape your fingersGripsStand-up gameTrust yourself  Mat on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/m.garner92/ Digitape: https://www.instagram.com/digittapeuk/   Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JiuJitsuLou   Come and be a part of the show: https://jiujitsulou.com/be-a-podcast-guest/   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jiu.jitsu.lou Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jiujitsuloupodcast JIU JITSU LOU Merchandise AVAILABLE NOW : https://jiujitsulou.com/shop   PRODUCTION CREDIT: Kerr Mathieson of Audio Outsource MUSIC CREDIT: ARTIST: Maleki Ram | TRACK: Just A Little Boy   This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.