Grapple Asia Interview Ep. 41 | Haris Matsakas | BTC Head Coach - People first

About this episode

In this episode, Haris Matsakas discusses the importance of a people-first approach in coaching at BTC.

Haris's Socials: BTC Website: https://bkktraining.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/haris__btc/?hl=en BTC IG: https://www.instagram.com/btc.sukhumvit/?hl=en Sponsors:Fight Aesthetic is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu brand founded in the UK by Malaysian British visionaries of the Gentle Art in 2012. Get 10% OFF Code: GRAPPLEASIA https://www.fightaesthetic.asia Soft Spot Açaí https://www.instagram.com/softspot.acai/ Creontes.com The memetic lifestyle brand in grappling and performance sports. They create stylish Jiu-Jitsu apparel with a twist of humour. They've got quite the cult community and following. Use the discount code GRAPPLEASIA for 10% on all orders. Give them a follow on instagram at @chiefcreonte. Your one-stop shop for high quality Jiu-Jitsu gear! Bangkok BJJ https://bkkbjj.com Instagram: BKK.BJJ.Shop Recorded and Edited by Modal Creative Studio: https://www.modalstudio.co Our mission here at Grapple Asia is to show case the hard work Jiujiteros in Asia doing what they love and making an impact through the power of Jiu-Jitsu. =========================== Connect with us! ============================= IG: ➡︎ https://www.instagram.com/grplasia/ IG: ➡︎…

People in this episode

Host: Mac

Guest: Haris Matsakas

Topics covered

• Jiu-Jitsu
• coaching
• fitness
• community
• sports

Keywords

• Jiu-Jitsu
• coaching
• Haris Matsakas
• BTC
• fitness
• sports

Sponsors

Fight Aesthetic, Creontes.com

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BTC, Soft Spot Açaí, Bangkok BJJ, Modal Creative Studio

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