Jon Jarvis is a Black Belt, and Owner of Kent Grapple basing in Sittingbourne, Kent. He started Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in his early twenties after being inspired by a Head and Arm Triangle secured by Brock Lesner back in the day.

Jon started his competition career during his White and Blue Belt, and continues to build resilience of not giving up, through to his Brown Belt days when he commenced his journey into starting his own Jiu Jitsu school.

One of the challenges Jon is seeking to overcome is returning to competition. Many of us, as we continue our Jiu Jitsu journeys and progress through life may grow further away from the competitive nature of Submission Only and Competitions, however returning to grow our resilience as we age is something to consider.

Topics:

• UFC
• Brock Lesner
• Tom Hardy
• Invitational circa 2014
• Competition
• Resilience
• Submission Only
• Cross training
• MMA
• Community
• Team Success

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Jon on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonjarvis/

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Betty Broadhurst is a Black Belt and is ranked #3 in the World for Masters 7, and only started training at Brazilian Jiu Jitsu at the age of 54. Betty shares her epic story. I am so grateful for all of the incredible stories Betty shares throughout the episode, it is absolutely worth a listen!

Topics:

• Women's Self Defence
• Competition
• Gordon Ryan
• World Masters
• Older Grapplers
• Study opponents
• Community
• ADCC Referee
• Roll Forever
• Helping others

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Betty on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bjjbetty/

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JIU JITSU LOU Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/jiu.jitsu.lou/

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Irfan Alam is a White Belt and a Presenter. He brought his energy to post match interviews at Quatrolinhas 2 at The Elgiva Arena in Chesham, UK back in August 2025. Irfan is very open about his ADHD and shares the challenges and joy that he brings to his Brazilian Jiu Jitsu journey.

Focusing on the mind and the body for Jiu Jitsu keeps Irfan growing and developing to be the best in his journey. We can all agree that not training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu has a significant negative impact on our mental health, Irfan shares how much it means to him.

Reflecting on his presenting career, and asking those 'fan questions' to fighters during the post-match interviews is something that inspires his additional energy. Irfan is also a wildlife and nature photographer which he describes as something that supports the calm in his busy ADHD life.

Topics:

• Quatrolinhas
• Presenting
• Striking
• UFC
• Grappling
• Wanting to be better
• ADHD
• Mental Health
• Wildlife photographer
• Resilience

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Irfan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/irfanthewild/

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JiuJitsuLou

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PRODUCTION CREDIT: Kerr Mathieson of Audio Outsource

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ARTIST: Maleki Ram | TRACK: Just A Little Boy

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