From Navy Submarines to Jiu-Jitsu: Eric Odem's Story | Ep. 284
This is the third episode in Asher's series of sit-down interviews with jiu-jitsu teammates and friends from the gym. This one features Eric Odem, who grew up in Decatur, Atlanta in the 1980s and 90s (a teenager during the Olympics), skipped a lot of school, and barely graduated through Phoenix High School in Lawrenceville, an alternative program with a strict attendance policy built for kids struggling to finish. That rocky start led him into the U.S. Navy's nuclear program in Charleston, where he found real aptitude for technical work.
Over a 12-year Navy career, Eric served on fast attack…
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