#010 with Janette Gloger - Old School Knuckle Push-Ups, The AOJ Training System, & Navigating Elite Weight Classes

Miko captures the raw magic right after a gruelling training session to sit down with a powerhouse of the mat, reigning Purple Belt Adult World Champion, and overall phenomenal human being: Janet Gloger. Janet has been on the mats since she was five years old, climbing from the strict, structured military-style youth academies of Germany to training under the elite gaze of the Mendes brothers at AOJ. In this wide-ranging and deeply personal conversation, they map out her evolution as a lightweight competitor, the reality of weight class psychology, and how staying authentic brings true connection inside the global jiu-jitsu community.What's Inside the Episode:The Knuckle Push-Up Era: Janet pulls back the curtain on her early youth training in Minden, Germany—detailing an old-school environment where being late meant doing 10 push-ups per minute on the hard floor with bare knuckles, and how that military-style order built her bulletproof foundation. The Art of a World Champion Uniform: A look at early youth metrics where forgetting your belt meant being forced to wear the dreaded "pink belt" and doubling all physical training sets—and how a structured uniform teaches kids real-world accountability. Inside the Walls of Art of Jiu-Jitsu (AOJ): Janet details the intense everyday rhythm of the elite morning blocks in Costa Mesa under Professor Gui Mendes—from the strict 7:30 AM competition classes with no talking or laughing, to why Gui maps out macro-systems like "walking to the head" rather than isolated techniques. The Psychology of the Weight-Cut Cycle: An exceptionally honest look into the hidden struggles of competitive athletes, handling severe food compensation habits after losing 6 kilos in a single day inside a sauna, and how severe cuts caused a year-long loss of her period. The 600-Euro Las Vegas Elvis Mirage: Miko drops a completely random, never-before-told historical fact from his past as a professional internet poker player, detailing a wild 600-euro win on a Sopranos machine in Vegas that vanished over mid-morning mojitos and a helicopter ride piloted by an Elvis impersonator.Memorable Quote: "At AOJ, Professor Gui Mendes doesn't just let you choose an open-mat partner. He handpicks your training groups because he knows your exact weaknesses. He will look at you and say, 'From now on, you only play guard.' It's intense, it's quiet, and it pushes your technical ego completely out of the equation." — Janet GlogerEnjoy the episode and remember to subscribe to the podcast.Watch this episode's video on YouTube: Episode 10 on YouTubeRemember: Jiu-Jitsu Never Dies.Manto 🥋www.man.to/chokesCode: Chokes -15%Find me on:Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/chokes_and_more/⁠⁠TikTok: h⁠⁠ttps://www.tiktok.com/@chokes_and_more⁠⁠BJJ Fanatics: ⁠⁠https://bjjfanatics.com/collections/instructional-videos/fighter_miko-hytonen⁠⁠YouTube: ⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@chokesandmore⁠