#363 – B-Team Jiu Jitsu: Craig Jones, Nicky Rod, and Nicky Ryan

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<p>Craig Jones, Nicky Rod and Nicky Ryan, together with Ethan Crelinsten are founders of the B-Team, a legendary jiu jitsu team based in Austin, TX. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:<br /> &#8211; <b>Eight Sleep</b>: <a href="https://www.eightsleep.com/lex">https://www.eightsleep.com/lex</a> to get special savings<br /> &#8211; <b>Athletic Greens</b>: <a href="https://athleticgreens.com/lex">https://athleticgreens.com/lex</a> to get 1 month of fish oil<br /> &#8211; <b>BetterHelp</b>: <a href="https://betterhelp.com/lex">https://betterhelp.com/lex</a> to get 10% off</p> <p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br /> B-Team&#8217;s Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/bteamjj/">https://instagram.com/bteamjj/</a><br /> B-Team&#8217;s YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/bteamjiujitsu">https://www.youtube.com/c/bteamjiujitsu</a><br /> B-Team&#8217;s Website: <a href="https://bteamjj.com/">https://bteamjj.com/</a><br /> Craig Jones&#8217;s Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/craigjonesbjj/">https://instagram.com/craigjonesbjj/</a><br /> Nicky Rod&#8217;s Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/nickyrod247/">https://instagram.com/nickyrod247/</a><br /> Nicky Ryan&#8217;s Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/nickyryanbjj/">https://instagram.com/nickyryanbjj/</a><br /> Craig Jones&#8217;s Instructionals: <a href="https://bjjfanatics.com/collections/craig-jones">https://bjjfanatics.com/collections/craig-jones</a><br /> Nicky Rod&#8217;s Instructionals: <a href="https://bjjfanatics.com/collections/instructional-videos/fighter_nick-rodriguez">https://bjjfanatics.com/collections/instructional-videos/fighter_nick-rodriguez</a><br /> Nicky Ryan&#8217;s Instructionals: <a href="https://bjjfanatics.com/collections/instructional-videos/fighter_nicky-ryan">https://bjjfanatics.com/collections/instructional-videos/fighter_nicky-ryan</a></p> <p><b>PODCAST INFO:</b><br /> Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a><br /> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a><br /> Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a><br /> RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a><br /> YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a><br /> YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a></p> <p><b>SUPPORT &#38; CONNECT:</b><br /> &#8211; Check out the sponsors above, it&#8217;s the best way to support this podcast<br /> &#8211; Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a></p> <p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br /> Here&#8217;s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br /> (00:00) &#8211; Introduction<br /> (06:21) &#8211; B-Team<br /> (11:57) &#8211; Winning and losing<br /> (19:43) &#8211; Danaher Death Squad (DDS)<br /> (37:13) &#8211; Nicky Rod vs Gordon Ryan<br /> (53:47) &#8211; Steroids<br /> (1:08:31) &#8211; White belts<br /> (1:16:40) &#8211; Alexander Volkanovski vs Islam Makhachev<br /> (1:36:15) &#8211; Greatest MMA fighter of all time<br /> (1:38:43) &#8211; Dagestani fighters<br /> (1:40:00) &#8211; Conor McGregor<br /> (1:42:39) &#8211; Strength training and injuries<br /> (1:55:03) &#8211; Pre-match ritual<br /> (2:01:34) &#8211; Toughest match<br /> (2:05:25) &#8211; Positional training<br /> (2:11:59) &#8211; Perfect training week<br /> (2:14:49) &#8211; Overtraining<br /> (2:17:08) &#8211; Advice for beginners<br /> (2:25:17) &#8211; Takedowns and submissions<br /> (2:30:55) &#8211; Ego<br /> (2:35:24) &#8211; Lion vs bear<br /> (2:40:15) &#8211; Street fights<br /> (2:42:17) &#8211; Money and friendship</p>