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		<title>Sam Antonen talks about the idea of acting first</title>
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<p>Sam Antonen talks about the idea of acting first in BJJ competition.</p>
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		<title>Sam Antonen talks about mental performance for children and teenage competitors</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2025 19:32:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Sam Antonen shares his thoughts on mental performance for children and teenagers. Please use the code &#8220;JITSEASY10&#8221; for all your DVD &#038; Digital Download orders at Digitsu bit.ly/2S9kMg4 to get 10% off (and help my channel out)! Thanks for the support 🙏 Join our Private Facebook Group</p>
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<p>Sam Antonen shares his thoughts on mental performance for children and teenagers.</p>
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		<title>Sam Antonen shares advice for your first BJJ competition</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2025 20:30:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Sam Antonen on competition anxiety, coaching children, and the benefit of routine &#8211; JitsCast #44</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2025 19:25:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Sam Antonen is a mental performance coach who specialises in Jiu-Jitsu, both at an elite and recreational level. He has worked with many of the biggest names in the sport like Vagner Rocha and Kendall Reusing, helping athletes reach their maximum potential in competition. Jits Magazine&#8217;s Alex Lindsey spoke to Sam about what it means [&#8230;]</p>
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<p>Sam Antonen is a mental performance coach who specialises in Jiu-Jitsu, both at an elite and recreational level. He has worked with many of the biggest names in the sport like Vagner Rocha and Kendall Reusing, helping athletes reach their maximum potential in competition.</p>
<p>Jits Magazine&#8217;s Alex Lindsey spoke to Sam about what it means to be a mental performance coach, and how he helps athletes overcome competition anxiety. He also explained how that changes when talking about teenage or child competitors, and how anyone can improve their performance at any level.</p>
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<p>0:00 What is a mental performance coach<br />
1:50 Preparing for your first competition<br />
6:23 Coaching children<br />
13:16 Focus on what you can control<br />
15:14 Acting first<br />
18:06 Overcoming a deficit<br />
22:46 Sam&#8217;s journey to this point<br />
25:29 Differences between Jiu-Jitsu &#038; other sports<br />
30:42 Finding your routine<br />
36:11 Thanks &#038; signing off</p>
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		<title>Gracie Barra Hastings vs Team Slovakia &#8211; Alpha Grappling Championships: Battle Zone 2</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>This match featuring Gracie Barra Hastings (Sina Torab, Kial Wilkins, and Sam Antonen) vs Team Slovakia (Nino Ondris, Tomas Ondris, and Martin Svajda) is from Alpha Grappling Championships: Battle Zone 2 on February 25th, 2023. Alpha Grappling Championships: Battle Zone 3 is the next event by the promotion and it is scheduled for August 26th, [&#8230;]</p>
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<p>This match featuring Gracie Barra Hastings (Sina Torab, Kial Wilkins, and Sam Antonen) vs Team Slovakia (Nino Ondris, Tomas Ondris, and Martin Svajda) is from Alpha Grappling Championships: Battle Zone 2 on February 25th, 2023.</p>
<p>Alpha Grappling Championships: Battle Zone 3 is the next event by the promotion and it is scheduled for August 26th, 2023. Click here to watch the live event: https://tv.alpha-one.co.uk/programs/battlezone-3</p>
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