Twinjitsu Episode 15 features longtime training partner and Jiu-Jitsu brown belt David Pitt.

David's Jiu-Jitsu journey started nearly 20 years ago through the Modern Army Combatives Program while stationed in Anchorage, Alaska. What followed wasn't a straight line to brown belt—years away from consistent training, different gyms, military life, returning to the mats, becoming a coach, and eventually sharing Jiu-Jitsu with his daughter.

In this episode, we get into what David has learned after two decades around grappling and why the longer you train, the more important the fundamentals become.

We talk about:

• Starting Jiu-Jitsu through Army Combatives
• Training every day while stationed in Alaska
• Returning to consistent Jiu-Jitsu after years away
• White belt vs. blue belt vs. purple belt vs. brown belt
• Why purple belt might be the most fun belt
• The fundamentals people overlook
• Closed guard, mount, posture, and off-balancing
• How teaching Jiu-Jitsu improves your own game
• Training Jiu-Jitsu with your kids
• Why parents shouldn't coach from the sidelines
• Keeping a "white belt mindset" as an upper belt
• What separates a brown belt from a black belt
• Learning Jiu-Jitsu through instructionals
• Static drilling vs. live resistance vs. constraint-led training
• Why mat time still matters
• Training around injuries and back problems
• The body awareness Jiu-Jitsu develops

Plus, Chris officially calls out Olympic wrestling champion Gable Steveson... in the gi, of course.

Two brothers. Two black belts. A lot of opinions.

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