How to become a top BJJ competitor | Tarik Hopstock interview

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 BJJ FIGHTGEAR For the biggest assortment of the world`s best Jiu Jitsu gear brands, go to https://bjjfightgear.com/ , the #1 store for BJJ and grappling products. 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":    / @tarikbjj   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. If you liked this video please subscribe to the channel, and hit the Like button so that Youtube knows this is a good video and shares Tarik`s message with more people around the world!