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Description:
In this episode, we have sit down with Magomet Matiev, a Strela Team Black Belt from Russia. Born in Moscow, Maga would start Jiu-Jitsu in 2008 having been inspired by the great Fedor Emelianenko.

Now a permanent fixture in the Phuket Jiu-Jitsu scene, Maga coaches and competes with the infamous Phuket Grappling Academy with Ben Royle. Most recently, he had a successful debut in Karate Combat's 'Pit Submission' series.

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0:00 Introduction and Sponsor Shoutouts

2:11 Guest Introduction: Magomet's Journey

5:04 Transitioning from MMA to Grappling

7:57 How Jiu-Jitsu came to Russia

11:47 Maga's preferred rulesets

15:50 Cultural features of Russia that shape their BJJ

20:14 Maga moving to Thailand

22:39 Life & Work in Phuket

30:27 Committing fully to Jiu-Jitsu

34:55 After Temple BJJ
38:27 'Matflix' AKA instructionals

41:53 Maga's Teaching & Personal Progression

43:39 Competition Experiences & Reflections

46:41 Teaching Methodology & Class Structures

49:58 Jiu Jitsu Community & Gym Culture

52:43 Competition Analysis

1:01:56 Injuries & Recovery Strategies

1:05:25 Jozef vs Hulk's calf lock

1:08:20 Rapid Fire

1:19:06 Final Thoughts

1:22:00 Gratitude
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