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Podcast: Dirty White Belt Radio
Episode: Jake Whitfield on Self Defense
Description: Jake Whitfield, owner of Gracie Jiu Jitsu Goldsboro and a black belt under Royce Gracie, is one of the foremost practitioners of and advocates for self defense training in the Carolinas. We sat down with Jake for a long conversation about the meaning of self defense, how it goes beyond techniques, what a lot of people (trained and otherwise) get wrong about it, and much more. Jake's techniques are proven in multiple competitive fighting formats: he's one of the areas most successful MMA fighters as well as a successful competitive grappler. Rumor is he'll be competing at the next Toro...