The Indian Jiu Jitsu scene is very young. The initiation probably happened in 2012 or 13, when some guys got a taste of it when they were travelling/studying abroad. Even when it started, it was all over the place. In hindsight, it was completely chaotic, as we were scrambling for information and doing whatever we could lay our hands on. OJ Stephen Kesting was a great source of information on YouTube. Some Gracie Combatives, some botched-up sequence from Marcelo Garcia, Roy Dean's white belt to blue belt DVD were some of the sources we tapped to better our game.

Then 2017, BJJ Fanatics happened. Things were finally structured. Unfortunately, only a few academies and coaches took it up on themselves to study the systems and pass on the information to others. The genius of John Danaher through his Enter The System series gave us direction. Then came the Exit The System by Garry Tonon, and John. Gordon Ryan's magical formulas for guard, pins, half-guard introduced us to the nuances of the game like never before.

Leg locks, till today, remains a scary realm for a lot of academies. Only a few chose to tread the path and started using it in competitions successfully, thus demystifying the aura around. Thanks to John, Garry, Craig Jones and Ryan Hall.

We believe, we are still at a very nascent right now. Our aim is to have someone represent the country in the ADCC trials and win. That would probably help us etch our name in the world level.

In this episode, we delve into all of these and much more. Do give it a listen. We also have some spicy bit like the Gi vs No-Gi Debate.