Thanks For Rolling

Guess who's back? Back Again - tell a friend. Friends of the pod, multiple time guests, Greg Souders and Noah Shaffner are back to talk about all kinds off things with Jiu Jitsu just being a small part of this fun conversation. It' always great to have the guys in the studio. We hope you enjoy it.

Marty Chavez is computer scientist, entrepreneur, partner and vice chairman of Sixth Street Partners, board member at Alphabet Inc, The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and the Stanford Medicine Board of Fellows. And that just scratches the surface. In addition to all of his work, and what brings him to Thanks for Rolling is his love of Jiu Jitsu.  We were lucky enough to have Marty give us som...

Jeff and Pat are back in the studio - but this time without an agenda. In this episode they just catch up and cover a bunch of different topics including discussing if Jeff still love's jiu jitsu, Pat's love of Linking Park, the Rubber Bones Google kits and more. This is a fun one. 10th Planet Springfield: www.10thplanetspringfieldma.com The music on Thanks for Rolling is performed by Future Visio...

The guys breakdown the weekend at ADCC 2024. 10th Planet Springfield: www.10thplanetspringfieldma.com The music on Thanks for Rolling is performed by Future Vision/FineTune Music and is licensed through Adobe Stock with code: ASLC-1936E775-D86B800A95

Lawrence Macari - One of the students at 10th Planet Springfield joins us on the pod. Lawrence takes us through his super interesting life journey, with stops for pastries, coffee, and then finally jiu jitsu. (Keep and eye/ear out for the Costa Rican Sock!) Sun Coffee Roasters: https://suncoffeeroasters.com 10th Planet Springfield: www.10thplanetspringfieldma.com The music on Thanks for Rolling is...

Greg Souders is the head coach of Standard Jiu Jitsu and one of the leading advocates for using ecological dynamics and a constraints lead approach to Jiu Jitsu training. With him today is returning guest and one of his students, Noah Shaffner. After teaching a coaching clinic at 10th Planet Springfield, Greg and Noah sit down to record a pod that touches on a host of topics from Greg's many p...

Friend of 10P Springfield, Athletic Trainer, Jiu Jitsu Practitioner, and part of the team at Varsalus - Lindsay Scuoteguazza joins the pod to talk about her career as an athletic trainer, her engagement with the local competition scene, how important it is to have a someone understand your sport before treatment, and much much more. Find Varsalus - www.varsalus.com 10th Planet Springfield: www.10t...

10th Planet black belt and head instructor/owner of 10th Planet East Long Island, Chris Shahgholi sits down with Pat and Daniell Cartagena for a chat. Pop was up in the area to compete with the team as a part of the recent Enigma quintet and took the time to teach a seminar to the crew at 10th Planet Springfield. Chris is always great to talk to, enjoy! 10th Planet East Long Island: @10peastlongis...

We give a short recap of 2023 and some things to look forward to in 2024 and then the brains behind the upcoming Ecological Dynamics Submission Grappling Camp join the pod to give a preview of what to expect at the event. Find Denise: @grindjiujitsu Find Rob: @liquid_rob Find Aaron: @aaronparham Ecological Dynamics For Submission Grappling Discord: https://tr.ee/AA9rj07nzc 10th Planet Springfield:...

Rob Cole is a BJJ black belt, Globetrotters instructor, and an advocate and practitioner of the application of ecological dynamics in Jiu Jitsu. He sits down with Pat for this super sized episode where they talk the application of those dynamics, its impact in students learning, teaching and more. Find Rob: @liquidrob 10th Planet Springfield: www.10thplanetspringfieldma.com The music on Thanks for...

Greg Sounders and his team at Standard Jiu Jitsu are at the forefront of the ecological learning approach to Jiu Jitsu. We sit down with two of his students - Deandre Corbe, and Noah Shaffner - to understand how learning Jiu Jitsu in this fashion has impacted their journey, and has lead to incredible success on the competition scene. !0th Planet Springfield has recently embraced this style of teac...

Another interview from our time on the road at the Finishers Summit. This time we sit down with 2x guest and 10th Planet Black Belt (for real this time) Rene Sousa. We talk to Rene about the summit, his training with JT Torres and the team at Essential BBJ, as well as his upcoming match at Who's Number One vs Nicky Ryan on August 10th. Find Rene: @Rene_Sousa Watch Rene on August 10th live on F...

Taking the show on the road to Finisher HQ - the home of 10th Planet Bethlehem and the main man Zach Maslany. The first of a series of sit-downs we had with folks at the first Finisher's Summit - We talk to Zach about the weekend, how he got things rolling, his relationships with the amazing instructors who participated, and more. Find Zach: @bigunclezachmaslany Finishers/10th Planet Bethlehem...

JT Torres - A 2-time ADCC Champion, multiple time IBJJF Champion, and owner and head-instructor at Essential Jiu Jitsu is on the pod!! We were lucky enough to take up some of JT's time when he visited Gracie Litchfield Hills for a recent seminar. We talked about JT's ability to lead from the front, how he views his role as a coach, preparing training camps, as well as his recent performanc...

2022 ADCC and IBJJF World Champion Ffion Davies stops by the pod alongside Audra Murzycki of Rolling Times Magazine to talk a little Jiu Jitsu, life in the spot light, being a role model and more. We had a lot of fun in this short but awesome pod. 10th Planet Springfield: www.10thplanetspringfieldma.com Merch: https://springfieldgear.com The music on Thanks for Rolling is performed by Future Visio...

In this episode we are joined by Andrew Hurczyn of Addison Farm in Granby CT.  Andrew tells a fascinating story of transition from engineer to farmer, and fills us in on their CBD production and business.  Andrew has a great story and we hope you enjoy it.   Find Addison Farm @ happyaddison.com   10th Planet Springfield: www.10thplanetspringfieldma.com  Merch: https://spri...

We give some updates on the big happenings at 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu.  A seminar with world champion Ffion Davies, our upcoming quintet team challenge hosted at the academy, and the launch of the Friday Night Grappling League.   10th Planet Springfield: www.10thplanetspringfieldma.com  Merch: https://springfieldgear.com  The music on Thanks for Rolling is performed by Future Vis...

Professional poker player and coach Jack O'Hara is on this episode of the pod.  Jack takes Jeff and Pat along his journey from track, to research, to poker and the World Series of Poker.  We talk game theory, how it applies in Jack's job as a poker coach, and beyond.  Oh yeah. we get into some Jiu jitsu too.  This is a fun episode.   Poker Detox: https://pokerdetox.com Fin...

Pat and Jeff recap the exciting events and happenings from a busy '22. We also look forward into '23 with some exciting things in the works.  10P Springfield will be hosting a Jiu Jitsu 101 session in January  (link below), We have the next iteration of the team quintet challenge scheduled for March, and then a potential debut for a new series of jiu jitsu matches we are loosely calling...

Eric Lundell is a jiu jitsu black belt from Gracie Farmington Valley, and joins the pod to do what is probably our most "jiu jitsu" focused podcast yet!  We talk about recent matches, wrestling for children, and most importantly the upcoming Jiu Jitsu Super Seminar and Fundraiser taking place at Ascension Athletics on 12/17 and honoring fallen Bristol CT. police officers Demonte, Hamzy, &...

Dr. Kenny Gu is Doctor of Physical Therapy with a background in Athletic Training/Sports Medicine, and joins the pod to talk about how he has turned his knowledge towards helping the jiu jitsu and grappling world train without fear of injury.  You want some amazing knowledge bombs?  This is a great pod and one of our favorite interviews to date.   Find Dr Gu on IG @grappling_doc &nb...

On this episode we talk about our recent trip to Vegas for and unbelievable ADCC.  We discuss the production, the matches, the people, and we each give our top 5 moments from the event.  We also talk about the possibility of ADCC or jiu jitsu getting even bigger than it is now, and what that would take.   10th Planet Springfield: www.10thplanetspringfieldma.com  Merch: https://...

It was a big week for 10th Planet Springfield as owner and head instructor Pat Campagnola was promoted to black belt with a surprise visit from his coach the great John Botello.   Kate Campagnola is back on the pod to talk about everything that went into making this special night a reality.   10th Planet Springfield: www.10thplanetspringfieldma.com  Merch: https://springfieldge...

It's time to buggy choke the world!  10th Planet Bethlehem's own Rene Sousa joins us on this episode.  Coming off an appearance on Flo Grappling's Who's Next, Rene takes us through the experience of the show, along with his jiu jitsu journey and overall philosophy.  This one is not to be missed.   10th Planet Springfield: www.10thplanetspringfieldma.com  Merch: https://spr...

In this new episode we speak with IBJJF medalist and No-Gi World Champion Joe Dierkhising.  We learn how Joe has taken the skills he has learned in Jiu Jitsu and applied them to his career as a geophysicist, and how the pressures of competing on the big stages can help in other aspects of life. We get into the Ryan vs Galvao match, and even Joe's next move into MMA.  Its a great and thou...