{"id":54970,"date":"2018-05-17T12:58:25","date_gmt":"2018-05-17T04:58:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chengduliving.com\/?p=54970"},"modified":"2019-03-21T18:02:26","modified_gmt":"2019-03-21T10:02:26","slug":"bjj-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chengduliving.com\/bjj-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast #28: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Chengdu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode of the podcast I talk with Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners Jerry and Andrew about the BJJ scene in Chengdu and across China. Originating in Japan, jiu-jitsu is a product of globalization, having traveled to Brazil where it underwent significant changes before arriving in Southern California in the United States and then seeing widespread adoption along with the popularity of the UFC.<\/p>\n<p>Jerry, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, has been in Chengdu since 2011 and is co-manager of the Chengdu-based school and team called CDBJJ. Andrew, from Calgary, is a purple belt under Jerry who has competed around the world, in China, Taiwan, Canada, and the US.<\/p>\n<p>A recent prompted us to record this podcast: a BJJ tournament hosted in Chengdu wherein foreigners were abruptly banned from competing or observing. We discuss that and other subjects surrounding the sport in this episode.<\/p>\n<h2>Topics Discussed<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Introduction to Brazilian jiu-jitsu<\/li>\n<li>How the CDBJJ organization was founded<\/li>\n<li>Chengdu &amp; China&#8217;s roots in Brazilian jiu-jitsu<\/li>\n<li>Fake black belts, gyms, and authenticity<\/li>\n<li>Recent controversy surrounding a Chengdu BJJ event banning foreign participants<\/li>\n<li>Why Chinese newcomers and athletes seem to love the sport<\/li>\n<li>How you can get into BJJ in Chengdu<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Links<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cdbjj.org\/\">CDBJJ&#8217;s Official Website<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CDBJJ\/\">CDBJJ on Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Reddit post: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/China\/comments\/8fgnyg\/foreigners_barred_from_competing_in_bjj\/\">Foreigners barred from competing in BJJ tournament in Chengdu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Download &amp; Stream Links<\/h2>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chengduliving.com\/podcasts\/chengduliving.com_podcast28.mp3\">Download Podcast #28<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Or click below to listen to the podcast now through your browser.<\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-54970-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chengduliving.com\/podcasts\/chengduliving.com_podcast28.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chengduliving.com\/podcasts\/chengduliving.com_podcast28.mp3\">https:\/\/www.chengduliving.com\/podcasts\/chengduliving.com_podcast28.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>You can also search for the podcast in your favorite podcasting app (ours is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/overcast.fm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Overcast<\/a>, which we highly recommend for iPhone users).<\/p>\n<p>If you enjoy the podcast, please share it!\u00a0Follow us on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/chengduliving\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chengduliving\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and subscribe to the podcast to stay up to date with Chengdu Living content.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode I&#8217;m joined by Jerry and Andrew of CDBJJ, a local Brazilian jiu-jitsu organization founded in 2011.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":53038,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[96,72],"tags":[393,96346,172],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.5 - 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