Brian Glick is a 3rd degree Black Belt under John Danaher, the owner and head instructor of Brooklyn BJJ, and a world-renowned grappling coach. Brian cut his teeth in the legendary blue basement at Renzo Gracie New York and has trained with some of the best MMA fighters and grapplers in the world. We discuss takedowns for BJJ applications, safe training, and the evolution of the sport. INSTRUCTIONALS: https://bjjfanatics.com/products/under-pressure-leg-entanglements-by-brian-glick https://bjjfanatics.com/products/half-butterfly-mastery-by-brian-glick https://bjjfanatics.com/products/under-pressure-retention-recovery-and-attacking-from-guard-by-brian-glick INSTAGRAM @bzglick YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/@bzglick Contact/Support The Show: Website: ejjp.show Instagram: @theessentialjiujitsupodcast TikTok: @ejjpod Email: [email protected] On Guard Online Academy: https://onguardbjj.com/p/online-academy Zara Can Do Jiu Jitsu! https://books.friesenpress.com/store/title/119734000253392052/Matt-Kwan-Zara-Can-Do-Jiu-Jitsu%21 The Essential Jiu Jitsu Podcast Store: https://my-store-ee3230.creator-spring.com/ Make a donation to my PayPal account: [email protected] Chapters: 00:30 Intro 01:19 Brian Glick begins BJJ 11:09 Takedowns for BJJ 19:28 What takedowns are worth learning? 28:24 Takedowns for beginners 34:03 Takedowns for Sport BJJ 38:27 Injuries 45:48 Ecological training 54:15 Brian’s pedagogy 1:03:51 The evolution of BJJ 1:10:10 John Danaher 1:20:10 Outro