In this episode we sit down with Tarik Hopstock, one of the most famous JiuJitsu competitors in Europe, and well-known for innovative techniques including the Tarikoplata.

⏱️TIMESTAMPS⏱️
0:00 Introducing Tarik Hopstock
02:09 Tarik`s life during COVID lock down
04:37 Recovering from injury
05:20 Daily routine
06:58 Dividing drilling, sparring and strength training
08:41 Going through the different belts
10:45 Different ways of learning Jiu Jitsu
12:30 Periodization
14:33 Fun stuff to do during lock down & solo drills
16:13 Tarik`s life 10 years from now
18:55 Escaping from Morocco & training under Teta Rios
22:39 Culture & training at Frontline Academy
28:09 The secret to becoming a top competitor
30:40 Watching Jiu Jitsu matches
32:40 Progressing through different types of submissions
35:34 Will Jiu Jitsu always keep developing?
37:45 The Human Forklift asks questions sent in by followers
39:03 Fighting Tainan Dalpra
40:10 How does Tarik approach strength training and conditioning
43:44 Tarik`s view on nutrition
46:50 Shark Tank
48:06 Outro and conclusion

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ABOUT TARIK HOPSTOCK
Tarik Hopstock won almost every golden medal in blue belt, including Europeans, and has been collecting medals every since. Tarik took home bronze in his division and silver in the absolute division at the 2020 IBJJF Europeans as a brown belt. He has been at multiple prestigious invite only`s, including Polaris, and has his own DVD at BJJ Fanatics.

Check out Tarik`s Youtube channel "TARIK BJJ":
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgrk3jMFE0O2_fCAHGSrFEg

ABOUT THE BJJ FIGHTGEAR LOCKDOWN TALKS
In the BJJ Fightgear Lockdown Talks, we interview top Jiu Jitsu competitors and people in the scene, about life during the COVID-19 lockdown, explore the story behind the person, and other interesting BJJ-related topics, such as diet, motivation and competition and more.

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