Army Elite Sport BJJ Athlete: What It Takes To Win - Ricky Bellingham | #2
Channel: The Everyday Perspective Podcast
Date: 2023-05-22

Expect to get the everyday perspective on life in the British Army, the price of being a full time athlete, how to methodically develop a BJJ game, competition tactics, injury psychology and much more... 

Ricky Bellingham is a servicing Lance Corporal in the British Army with Elite Sport status which before suffering injury, allowed him to train and compete full-time as a BJJ athlete. In this time, Ricky has competed in over a hundred BJJ matches and has suffered a number of injuries. He currently competes at Brown Belt Masters 2 and has podiumed at the Masters Worlds and Europeon Championships.

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00:00 Intro
02:40 Upbringing & Military Career
11:52 First Experience with BJJ
17:52 Army Sponsorship & Training
27:25 Full Time Training Split
31:37 Nutrition & Longevity
37:13 15 Years Training in 5 Years
45:07 Importance of Family Support
50:45 Purposeful, Focused Training
01:02:45 How To Structure a Game
01:12:46 Competition Training Programme
01:21:36 Competition & Tactics
01:30:11 Competition Day
01:38:12 The Silver Lining of Injuries
01:49:59 Goal & Future Plans

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