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This week we bring you an interview with Dr. Jen Case. Dr. Case has a PhD in human nutrition, she studies nutrition and sport performance. Dr. Case is a black belt under Renato Tavares and she trains in Kansas City with Jason Bircher.

We talk about:

• How Jiu-Jitsu has effected her education
• The idea of passive insufficiency and BJJ
• Comparing a black belt to a Phd
• The importance of strength and skill on the mat
• Weightlifting for BJJ
• Diet tips for better performance on the mat
• What you should eat based on the time of day
• Cutting weight
• Teaching women's only seminars
• Advice to women who are new to BJJ
• Advice for students going to school and BJJ
• Goals for new students
• A women's only BJJ seminar Feb 4, 10-11:30 that she is teaching

Links: Kansas City BJJ

Quote of the week: "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."  Aristotle

Article of the week: Meet the 5 worst enemies of the BJJ fighter

We also debuted our new segment The Referee Corner "Epi 1 Most common mistake in BJJ"

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