EPISODE 149 | BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU PODCAST
Jason Scully: Grapplers Guide Founder on the Jiu Jitsu Dummies Podcast
One of the first people to put Jiu Jitsu on YouTube. In 2006, as a blue belt, he filmed 55 closed guard techniques in about eight minutes. The internet has not been the same.
Sep 25, 2024 | 1 hr 53 min
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/ About episode 149
Jason Scully is a 4th degree black belt, the founder of the Grapplers Guide, and one of the first people to share Jiu Jitsu through instructional videos on YouTube. He also owns Rebel Jiu Jitsu in East Brunswick, New Jersey.
Jason tells the story of his first YouTube video, building the Grapplers Guide into his main income for more than a decade, and opening Rebel Jiu Jitsu. He also gets into how his technique has changed, why he teaches white belts guard retention before escapes, and what freedom really means as an entrepreneur.
/ What we talked about
11:54 A perpetual action taker
Why he acts on good ideas instead of writing business plans.
17:24 The first instructional videos
A 2006 blue belt video with 55 closed guard techniques.
35:43 Building the Grapplers Guide
Launching in 2007, selling his gym in 2013, and why YouTube was never the money.
40:11 Opening Rebel Jiu Jitsu
3,000 square feet of mats and 140 students in the first year.
53:54 Curriculum
One topic all week, planned four to six months ahead.
59:21 How his Jiu Jitsu has changed
The people who changed his game, including Mikey Musumeci.
1:02:54 Guard retention first
Why white belts learn prevention before escapes.
1:17:19 Forums, social media and staying relevant
From MMA forums to Reddit to short form video.
1:28:21 Freedom and what is next
Why freedom, not just income, was the goal.
/ The belt question
Does Jason Scully wash his belt?
Yes. Jason said he washes it, just not all the time. Probably about once a week, and it helps that his academy has a washer and dryer. Hear it at 1:48:48.
/ Quick questions
Who is Jason Scully?
Jason Scully is a 4th degree Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt, the founder of the Grapplers Guide, and the owner of Rebel Jiu Jitsu in East Brunswick, New Jersey.
Is the Grapplers Guide a monthly subscription?
Jason said it is a one time purchase, not a monthly program, with access to a library of more than 300 courses.
Where is Rebel Jiu Jitsu?
Rebel Jiu Jitsu is in East Brunswick, New Jersey.
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