{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"443 - Twenty-seven Red Flags to Avoid When Picking a BJJ Club","description":"Telltale traits of toxic schools by Stephan Kesting, a BJJ black belt for 20 years.&amp;nbsp; Did he miss any red flags? RED FLAGS 01:24 No cross-training01:41 Separating you from friends and family02:30 No trial classes03:35 No talking to current students03:55 No watching classes04:14 Instructor's name + SA = positive&amp;nbsp;05:19 &quot;Master&quot;06:27 No sparring till blue belt07:27 No questions in class09:07 Poor hygiene and dirty mats&amp;nbsp;10:48 High-pressure sales tactics12:53 No talking in class14:27 Gravy Seal bootcamp15:24 &quot;Every other school sucks&quot;16:13 Instructor chronically dates students17:18 Financial-medical-astronomical-astrological advice17:27 No competition \/ in-house tournaments only20:22 Peaked in high school22:57 Focusing only on top competitors23:20 Focusing only on hot women23:45 Focusing only on their phones24:55 Can't pause your membership25:41 &quot;We don't tap to THAT here...&quot;27:26 Mat bullies are tolerated ORANGE FLAGS 29:46 Mandatory and expensive uniforms30:52 Ranking and promotion fees32:19 I see dead people (and bow to them)33:30 Instructor doesn't roll35:01 No colored belts (or women)35:21 &quot;Professor&quot; (see video below) RELATED RESOURCES The infamous &quot;Don\u2019t Call Me Professor&quot; video - https:\/\/youtu.be\/-TeE3tYMiJM Grapplearts instructionals in streaming and app formats: https:\/\/www.grapplearts.com\/instructionals\/ My best-selling book: Perseverance, Life and Death in the Subarctic: https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Perseverance-Death-Subarctic-Stephan-Kesting\/dp\/1639368612\/ My book co-written with BJJ black belt world champion Brandon Mullins: Nonstop Jiu-Jitsu: https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Non-Stop-Jiu-Jitsu-Champions-Aggressive\/dp\/B08CPNPNDD &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"The Strenuous Life Podcast with Stephan Kesting","author_url":"http:\/\/www.grapplearts.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40210445\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/198903970"}