Forever White Belt Michael Currier - The BJJ Gymnast
In this episode, I have Michael Currier.
Mike is a Jiu Jitsu black belt under fourth degree black belt, Professor Michael Chapman.
Mike began training gymnastics at age 10 and was a nationally ranked gymnast until 1999. After retiring from competitive gymnastics, Mike transitioned into coaching. He has coached for multiple gyms including the world famous Camp Woodward in Woodward, PA. While living in Pennsylvania, Mike also worked as an assistant gymnastics coach for Penn State University. He began training Jiu Jitsu in 2014 and started coaching movement classes shortly after. In December of 2015, Mike opened his first Jiu Jitsu academy in Sherwood, Oregon. In June 2018, Mike and his wife Samantha (a BJJ brown belt) and their son moved to Fountain Hills, AZ where they opened Impact Fountain Hills. Impact was the first Jiu Jitsu academy in Fountain Hills and remains the only tumbling/parkour gym in the area.
I really resonate with Mike's story, we share several experiences and philosophies. Mike really opens up and speaks candidly about being a fellow quitter, not being a planner, being a coach, being a competitor, the importance of entertaining Jiu Jitsu, being a belt snob and so much more. It's one of my favorite discussions thus far and Mike is just a fantastic individual. I look forward to many more discussions with him in the future.
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