Grapple Asia Interview Ep. 15 | Poppy Jang | Flow Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy Penang, Malaysia

Poppy Jang is one of the co-founders of Flow BJJ, a gym established in 2018 with local Malaysian Jiu-Jitsu enthusiasts Cha’nelle, Jessen and the late ADCC competitor and Coach Erno Elgland. Host Mac and Poppy officially affiliated their respective gyms; Arete BJJ & Flow BJJ in 2023 through their years of friendship and love for the gentle art.This episode was recorded in January 2024 when Poppy was kind enough to fly into Bangkok and support Arete's annual belt ceremony. Socials:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flowpenang/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flowbjjacademy/Website: https://www.flowbjjacademy.comPoppy's IG: https://www.instagram.com/jiujitsoo/-----------------------------Chapters0:00 Sponsors

1:03 Guest Introduction

2:18 Poppy's origin story

5:58 "6 stripe white belt"

6:48 Travel & Jiu-Jitsu

7:54 The beginning of "Flow BJJ"

9:20 Chiang Mai's Jiu-Jitsu scene

11:02 Meeting Erno and forming Flow

14:24 Mikey & Coco training in Bangkok

17:00 Naming the gym "Flow"

18:23 The passing of the Erno

20:50 Rotational Coaches

22:30 The BJJ scene in Kuala Lumpur

24:13 The BJJ scene in Philippines

25:40 Flow Canada & Arete Malta

28:54 UAEJJF growing in Asia

30:25 The current situation in Myanmar

31:55 How BJJ is growing so rapidly in Thailand

34:23 How Flow BJJ & Arete BJJ became affiliated

36:08 The legend of Kaori-san

37:36 How Poppy & his partners manage Flow

40:25 The importance of core values

43:20 Flow's special community

44:38 Cultivating students and giving responsibility

48:03 Indonesia's exponential growth

50:18 The difficulty in gauging China's growth

52:52 Meeting people through the podcast

55:45 Best/Worst Series

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