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Self Defense vs MMA with John Hackleman
The intersection of MMA and self defense has always been interesting to me, so I was thrilled to have a chat with Joh...
Older Grappler Training Q & A
In this episode of The Strenuous Life Podcast I answer lots of questions by older grapplers about continuing to train...
Avoiding Injuries, Training after Age 50, and the Blue Belt Blues…
In this episode of the Strenuous Life Podcast I tried to answer as many questions as possible from my email newslette...
Older Grapplers, You Have Every Right To Pick And Choose Whom You Roll With
Recently, BJJ black belt Steven Grossi received a question from a 53-year-old purple belt. The purple belt said that ...
Getting Your BJJ Black Belt at Age 62
I hope you’ll like this episode of the Grapplearts Radio Podcast! In it I talk with 62 yr old BJJ black belt Rabbi ...
The Secret to Getting Your Black Belt
Pssst, want to become a BJJ black belt?
The ‘secret’ is simple: just don’t quit!
Of course, the devil is in the deta...
Podcast EP26: Perspectives on BJJ Drilling – An Interview with SBG’s Steve Whittier
Steve Whittier from SBG East Coast is a cool guy. He manages to combine both thoughtful analyses and controversial op...
Inspiring!
I saw something amazing in the pool where I was hanging out after a workout today.
First I noticed that there was a g...
BJJ Lessons from a Sushi Master
I just watched a really cool documentary called Jiro Dreams of Sushi (available on Netflix, iTunes, etc.). This 2011...
Starting Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at Sixty Years of Age! by Ormond Morford
My name is Ormond Morford and my friends thought I was crazy to try jiu-jitsu at my age… Too old, too fat and too inf...
Should Older Grapplers Train with the Gi?
Q: Hi, Stephan,
I believe it was Erik Paulson who said that older grapplers should focus on gi based grappling compar...
Is GSP on his last legs?
I just wanted to pass on a well written article taking a look at some really interesting questions…Are MMA fighters d...