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Podcast Episode 77 – Should You Still Train When Exhausted?
I trained BJJ today despite being fresh off the plane, jet lagged and exhausted, so it seemed like a good day to tack...
Podcast Episode 76 – Mayweather v. McGregor
In this mini-episode I talk Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor with Ritchie Yip, and we both come to the same conclus...
Podcast Episode 75 – Training When There is No School Nearby
You want to train martial arts but there isn’t a good school anywhere nearby, so what are your options? Here is my b...
Podcast Episode #73 – Grappling VS Striking
If you could only do one which would be better for self defense: striking or grappling? The answer is grappling of c...
Podcast Episode #71 – BJJ and Training Q&A With Stephan
What would I do different as a white belt if I could go back in time? What are the best guards that go together with...
Podcast Episode 70 – Picking a Good BJJ School
This is an important episode because in it I talk about how to find a BJJ instructor and school that’ll work for you...
Podcast Episode #66 – Functional Training
Regardless of whether you train BJJ, MMA or a self-defense oriented martial art you’re faced with the same dilemma: h...
Podcast Episode 48 – Self Defense, The Filipino Martial Arts and an Interview with Jarlo Ilano
In this interview, I talk with with Filipino Martial Arts instructor Jarlo Ilano about sparring with sticks and knive...
Podcast Episode 55 – Interview with James Foster on the Spartan Underground
I really enjoyed being on James ‘300’ Foster’s podcast where we talked about figuring out grappling from scratch, why...
Podcast Episode 56 – Interview with Budo Jake Discussing Training Around the World, Advice to Newbies, and More…
This is a really good episode in which I talk to my friend, BJJ black belt, and world traveller Budo Jake. We cover a...
Podcast Episode 65 – Interview with Sensei Ando Mierzwa, Is Martial Arts Training for Everyone?
I think you’ll like this one: in this episode I speak with Ando Mierzwa (Sensei Ando) who is a black belt in Tae Kwon...
Podcast Episode 64 – Your Marital Arts Instructor Does Not Know it All!
In this rant I take on the myth perpetuated in many martial arts and by many martial arts instructors, namely that th...