BJJ and Brews

Mike Sahebi joins Noah today to discuss his recent promotion to black belt, his training trip to NYC, competing at PANS, and much more! Timestamps: (00:00:00) Intro (00:01:06) Mike's promotion to black belt (00:04:18) What's going on with our teammate Eli? (00:05:45) Training as a new father (00:06:36) Starting to cross-train at another Orlando gym (00:10:12) The motivation to train more and compe...

Noah presents Chris with a fundamental question about the nature of jiu-jitsu. Deep introspection ensues. Timestamps: (00:00:00) Intro (00:01:09) Mike taught today's class and is competing in PANS this week. (00:03:23) Shout-out to Eli for his recent victory in F2W Orlando (00:08:18) Noah poses the question. (01:17:50) Daredevil: Born Again and pop-culture.

Chris and Noah open the show by discussing what's new in their lives and pop-culture. Then they review the recent Ecological debates that have happened online involving, Greg Souders, Big Dan, Tom DeBlass, and Mike Israetel. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro and pop-culture 12:24 Chris has friend acting in Thunderbolts* 20:36 Reviewing the Eco debates

Hosts Chris and Noah reunite to close out 2024 and reflect on Noah's recent promotion to black belt! In addition, they cover CJI 2 news, teaching jiu-jitsu (of course), and much more. Happy holidays and Happy New Year!

Mario joins the podcast for the first time to discuss his development in jiu-jitsu, teaching his first class as an instructor, and the recent CJI/ADCC weekend. Mario is a blue belt under Paul Rodriguez, and regularly runs a Saturday evening training session at American Top Team Orlando for the dedicated (aka crazy) folks that want to train on Saturday nights.

Chris and Freddie talk about being on the verge of being promoted to black belt, grappling in law enforcement, and constructing a curriculum. The conversation was cut short so Freddie will return for Part 2! Freddie is a brown belt under Paul Rodriguez.

Chris catches up with Jeremiah during a Labor Day open mat. Among his many talents, Jeremiah is a martial artist, strongman, and tattoo artist. You can follow Jeremiah on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kinetikoss/

Chris pulls out the recording equipment after a Sunday morning training session in the humid Florida heat and sits down with ATT students Jonathan Negron and Tristan Moreno to discuss Jonathan's background and experiences both on and off the mat.

Dillon Gower received his black belt from Paul Rodriguez and is the head coach at Cogito Jiu-Jitsu in Sanford, Florida. Chris and Dillon share beers and swap stores in this episode.

Chris Vu sits down with longtime friend Scott Gillis for a conversation over beers at Bowigens Beer Company.

Ben "The Hebrew Hammer" Stark, is mixed-martial artist and head coach at American Top Team Palm Beach Garden. Ben shares stories of his childhood, his MMA career, his time in Thailand, and more. Follow on Instagram: Ben Stark: @coachbenstarkhjj ATT PBG: @attpbg

Adam is a blue belt in Jiu-Jitsu that trains at American Top Team Orlando. Adam recounts to Noah his childhood, his time at West Point, his subsequent service, and his finding Jiu-Jitsu. 

Our gym members, Chris, Cabrera, and Tristan dojo stormed ATT East Orlando during at open mat and recorded a podcast afterwards on the mats. They are joined by John Estrada, Edrick Estrada, Josh Baker, and Jamie Korten. They drink a bevy of beverages and discuss a myriad of topics. The final 20 minutes of the conversation are borderline incomprehensible. 

For the milestone 100th episode of the podcast, Carlos Diaz returns to speak with Noah on a Sunday morning. Carlos and Noah open by comparing their recent knee surgeries. Then they recap Carlos's experience in Brazil for the two recent ADCC trials. They continue and discuss the upcoming AJP event that takes place April 16th, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. They also touch on the possible 3 vs 3 match-up...

Chris visits his friend Ric Susman at his gym. Ric is a purple belt and instructor at The Jungle MMA & Fitness Lake Mary. Chris and Ric cover a lot of topics including coaching, training, and mortality.

After Sunday morning class, Chris, Ani, Steve, Julius, Richard, and Tristan shoot the shit in classic BJJ and Brews fashion.

The day after Thanksgiving, Chris held an open mat at the gym. Afterwards a few beverages were shared and classic mat discussion took place with fellow teammates. The group included Chris Vu, John Hart, Steve Nguyen, Collie Clack, Brian Mackenzie, and Andrew Darling.

Fresh off ADCC North American Trials, Carlos Diaz is back and joins Chris and Noah. Carlos recaps the largest ADCC trials in history -- what went into the preparation and execution of the historic event.

Chris and Noah chat on Halloween about the latest comings and goings. Noah gives an update on his knee and Chris recaps how the new nogi early morning classes are going. Noah discovers Chris knows an insane amount of obscure comic book lore.

Chris and Noah catch up after going a few weeks without recording. Noah goes into detail about a recent meniscus injury he suffered and how the rehab is going. Noah also reports on the second Submission Grappling Series event, and how the four competitors from ATT Orlando performed. To conclude, Chris and Noah discuss the latest news on the pop culture front. Over the course of the entire conversa...

Shawn joins the podcast to chat with Chris and Noah on a Sunday morning. Shawn talks about his childhood as a military brat, his times at FSU, his decision to join law enforcement, and his jiu-jitsu training. Shawn has trained at American Top Team Orlando for 5 years and recently received his purple belt. In addition to BJJ, he also trains Muay Thai and jumps into the occasional MMA class.

Diab is a white belt at American Top Team Orlando and has been training for less than a year. Diab speaks with Chris and Noah about his life, his struggles, and how combat sports have helped him. 

Ryan Owen currently trains BJJ and Muay Thai at American Top Team Orlando with the BJJ and Brews crew. He is a chef, food critic, world traveler, speaker of four languages, marketer, influencer, and more. He also has one of the most infectious laughs you will ever hear. This is part three of a three part conversation Ryan had with Noah and Victor (with Jay in the audience). You can follow Ryan on...

Ryan Owen currently trains BJJ and Muay Thai at American Top Team Orlando with the BJJ and Brews crew. He is a chef, food critic, world traveler, speaker of four languages, marketer, influencer, and more. He also has one of the most infectious laughs you will ever hear. This is part two of a three part conversation Ryan had with Noah and Victor (with Jay in the audience). You can follow Ryan on In...

Ryan Owen currently trains BJJ and Muay Thai at American Top Team Orlando with the BJJ and Brews crew. He is a chef, food critic, world traveler, speaker of four languages, marketer, influencer, and more. He also has one of the most infectious laughs you will ever hear. This is part one of a three part conversation Ryan had with Noah and Victor (with Jay in the audience). You can follow Ryan on In...