BJJ Coach & Brown Belt Winston Hong

Winston came over to Australia from Singapore and started training in BJJ about 2012/2013. He completed his degree in Engineering, was offered a great job however he turned it down to pursue BJJ full time instead. He has gone on to earn his brown belt under the awesome coaches at Garage Jiu Jitsu having competed in top level BJJ competitions and eventually becoming a coach at Garage Jiu Jitsu himself. In this episode we talk about: • Is BJJ effective for self defence • Commonalities in coaching BJJ that translate over to basically any other sport like powerlifting • Commonalities in how to think about competition that also translate over to sports like powerlifting • What have been some of his worst injuries • How long does it take to reach national level in BJJ for a beginner • How long is the average length of time needed to prep for a comp • His advice for people going into their first comp • Is weight training effective for BJJ • His favorite way to finish a fight • His favorite productivity tips and his future goals Please remember to follow, share and rate the podcast and if you have any questions or suggestions send them to [email protected]