Grapple Asia Interview Ep. 15 | Poppy Jang | Flow Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy Penang, Malaysia

Poppy Jang is one of the co-founders of Flow BJJ, a gym established in 2018 with local Malaysian Jiu-Jitsu enthusiasts Cha’nelle, Jessen and the late ADCC competitor and Coach Erno Elgland. Host Mac and Poppy officially affiliated their respective gyms; Arete BJJ & Flow BJJ in 2023 through their years of friendship and love for the gentle art.This episode was recorded in January 2024 when Poppy was kind enough to fly into Bangkok and support Arete's annual belt ceremony. Socials:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flowpenang/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flowbjjacademy/Website: https://www.flowbjjacademy.comPoppy's IG: https://www.instagram.com/jiujitsoo/-----------------------------Chapters0:00 Sponsors1:03 Guest Introduction2:18 Poppy's origin story5:58 "6 stripe white belt"6:48 Travel & Jiu-Jitsu7:54 The beginning of "Flow BJJ"9:20 Chiang Mai's Jiu-Jitsu scene11:02 Meeting Erno and forming Flow14:24 Mikey & Coco training in Bangkok17:00 Naming the gym "Flow"18:23 The passing of the Erno20:50 Rotational Coaches22:30 The BJJ scene in Kuala Lumpur24:13 The BJJ scene in Philippines 25:40 Flow Canada & Arete Malta28:54 UAEJJF growing in Asia30:25 The current situation in Myanmar31:55 How BJJ is growing so rapidly in Thailand34:23 How Flow BJJ & Arete BJJ became affiliated36:08 The legend of Kaori-san37:36 How Poppy & his partners manage Flow40:25 The importance of core values43:20 Flow's special community44:38 Cultivating students and giving responsibility 48:03 Indonesia's exponential growth50:18 The difficulty in gauging China's growth52:52 Meeting people through the podcast55:45 Best/Worst Series1:01:37 Gratitude-----------------------------===========================Connect with us! =============================IG: ➡︎ https://www.instagram.com/grplasia/IG: ➡︎ https://www.instagram.com/grappleasiapod/ FB: ➡︎ https://www.facebook.com/grplasia/===========================Subscribe and Listen to the Grapple Asia Podcast HERE===========================➡︎YT: https://www.youtube.com/@GRPLASIA ➡︎Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/grapple-asia-podcast/id1717848251➡︎Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2XC4Ct28MhyxJRHe8dpP0j?si=4893974dfb24499f