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Podcast Episode 57 – Rant About Great and Not So Great Training Days
A few days ago I had a great training session, and then today I had a bad one. Here’s why I didn’t get too excited o...
Podcast Episode 54 – Quick Rant on Should You Still Train When You Are Sick?
Here’s a quick rant about whether you should still train if you’re beginning to come down with something. The lesson...
Podcast Episode 52 – Rant on the “Too Deadly to Spar” Myth
It’s a HUGE mistake to focus on techniques like biting, finger breaks and eye-gouging and avoiding techniques you can...
Podcast Episode 50 – The #1 Reason You Should Train in Martial Arts
In this episode I go into depth about why you (and everyone else) should train in martial arts. Hint: it’s not about...
Podcast Episode 47 – Prison for 15+ Years for a Knock-Out?
In every story about every streetfight the centrepiece is the big haymaker that landed and knocked somebody out cold....
Podcast Episode 46 – Three Fundamental Elements for Every Martial Art
In this 13 minute rant I go into the 3 essential components that make up every martial art on the planet, a concept I...
Training BJJ As You Age – Video and Podcast
If you’re doing any kind of martial art – be it BJJ, MMA, Kickboxing, Taekwondo or whatever – then your game needs to...
Podcast Episode 144 – Aikido vs MMA, the Full Story with Rokas
Have you seen the “Aikido vs MMA” video that went viral within the martial arts community?
In 2017 Aikido black belt ...
BJJ Exercises with Coach Ben Zhuang
I’ve long been an advocate for weight training and additional conditioning to improve BJJ performance and a skeptic o...
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...
Podcast Episode 141 – The Steep Learning Curve Blues in BJJ
I was recently dragged through the waves, under the water and then lifted up into the air while trying to figure out ...
Sport BJJ vs Self Defense BJJ
There are many reasons to train BJJ – fitness, camaraderie, having fun, taking on a challenge, spiritual development,...