Grapple Asia Podcast

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The episode features guest host Dominic interviewing Mac on some changes related to the channel. Why the re-brand, why the new channel and what's in store for the subsequent episodes. Future Guests:20. Jozef Chen - ADCC European Trials Winner21. Kenta Iwamoto - 3 time ADCC Trials Winner22. Craig Hutchison - ONE Grappling Star🎯Check out our sponsor discount for listeners in the descriptions be...

Deddy Wigrarha is the Head Coach of the Indonesia National Team and Dimas Brarmastyo is one of the athletes from the said team. Both are based in Jakarta, Indonesia. Deddy would be exposed to Jiu-Jitsu in 1996 in the USA, when he was a student in university, which in turn would ultimately shape the future of Jiu-Jitsu in Indonesia. By 2011, Deddy would form 'Alliance Jiu-Jitsu Indonesia' and devel...

Aaron Goh is the Head Coach and founder of Leverage BJJ Malaysia based in Kuala Lumpur. Founded in 2010, the gym is also the only local gym to have produced the most number of home grown black belts. As a passionate coach, Aaron is not one to mince his words. He talks of his dedication to his students, making the right decisions and the importance of humility as a human. Not to mention how funny h...

Mateusz Szczencinski thought a hard name to pronounce, is now synonymous with high level leglocks. His patented 'Aoki-lock' & 'Shotgun ankle-locks' have earned him both an invite and win in ADCC Worlds 2022 and has earned him the Polaris Welterweight Belt. Kamil a fierce competitor in his own right, was a late replacement at ADCC Worlds 2017 in Finland. Together, they decided to start what is...

Jean Baptiste Chalbos AKA 'Jibs' is an old school Black Belt under Mariusz Linke of the notorious Gold Team in Poland. Originally from a small town in France, he started Judo well before Jiu-Jitsu competitions were even legal in France and eventually a job offer would lead him to Ireland. The Host Mac and JB met back in 2017 in a small gym in Yokohama and this brief encounter, would eventually mov...

Journey of a Scottish Black Belt: Jiu Jitsu, Police Work, and Teaching around the WorldSocials:Instructional: https://payhip.com/JackBrownBJJInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jackbrownbjj/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@jackbrownbjjSponsors:Fight Aesthetic is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu brand founded in the UK by Malaysian British visionaries of the Gentle Art in 2012. Get 10% OFFCode: GRAPPLEASIAh...

Poppy Jang is one of the co-founders of Flow BJJ, a gym established in 2018 with local Malaysian Jiu-Jitsu enthusiasts Cha’nelle, Jessen and the late ADCC competitor and Coach Erno Elgland. Host Mac and Poppy officially affiliated their respective gyms; Arete BJJ & Flow BJJ in 2023 through their years of friendship and love for the gentle art. This episode was recorded in January 2024 when Pop...

A special episode of the Grapple Asia Podcast recorded at CRT GF Team in Chiang Rai with Adam Clarke. Adam and his team help underprivileged children and orphans from the rural regions of Northern Thailand, who have taken refuge from conflict and trafficking. Through Jiu-Jitsu, GF Team Thailand helps to nurture the development of young children through education and martial arts. Socials:Facebook:...

Fabio Lim is a Black Belt originally from Melbourne, Australia. He would start Jiu-Jitsu under Marcelino Freitas, he then would eventually earn his Black Belt under David Marinakis and Lee Ting of Immersion MMA. An Engineer by trade, once graduating from University, Fabio would experience the professional life for 4∼5 years and realise his true calling is coaching. As Fabio's parents are both orig...

Patrick Letica is a former athlete and financial advisor from Switzerland. As he progressed through his young adult life a question kept coming to mind, "What truly made him happy?" As it turns out, helping people and exploring the world was the answer. Over time, Patrick's goals became clearer and he would make the decision to challenge himself and cycle from his home in Switzerland to Japan and...

Margot Ciccarelli is a renowned Black Belt Competitor and Coach with an Asian and Italian heritage. She received her Black Belt under Murilo Santana of Unity Jiu-Jitsu and has won multiple World Titles during her coloured belt years. Margot came for the first time to Bangkok, Thailand for a seminar at Arete Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and gave Grapple Asia some of her precious time to update us on what sh...

Diwiz, Head Coach of @locknrollmma4720 and the Founder of @nepalwarriorschampionship in Nepal is back with Rabindra this time for their second fight under the  @ONEChampionship  banner. This time, they bring friend and special guest  @SisanBaniya  the largest Vlogger in Nepal to discuss his role in capturing Lock n'Roll, Rabindra and the process capturing Diz and Rabindras fight journey. All three...

Yuki Ishikawa is the founder and CEO of Carpe Diem Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, now one of the most well known Jiu-Jitsu Teams and brands in the world. Initially known for being a strong competition team in Asia, CDBJJ is now a household name in Jiu-Jitsu and they have just opened their 38th branch. Grapple Asia got a chance to sit down with Ishikawa-san on his visit to a Carpe Diem branch now open in Ban...

Patrick is a Brazilian based in Austin, Texas coming from a filming background, he would film advertisements for local businesses and rap videos in the local scene. He would then produce and film for super gyms like  @BTeamJiuJitsu  ,  @brazilianfightfactory4139  and film incredible content for their channels. Sarah, his partner in crime would soon bring his talents to Asia. Count would eventually...

Coco Izzy is a Black Belt under the Mendes Brothers. He is a Japanese-Australian undergraduate student studying Bachelor of Law and is a former professional Jiu Jitsu athlete. He is also an entrepreneur in the Jiu Jitsu space. He is currently co-running Creonte Events and owns the brand LKNW. BJJ Asia got to sit down with Coco and discuss his life growing up under the tutelage of the Legendary Men...

Raphael Moa is BRAZILIAN Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt under Edison Kagohara and the newly appointment Head Coach of the Renowned Carpe Diem Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu branch in Bangkok. Originally from Kuching, Malaysia Raphael's life took an unexpected turn into Jiu-Jitsu shortly after studying to become a sports coach in University. Raphael joins Grapple Asia to discuss coaching, living in Japan and try out a...

Diwiz is Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Purple Belt, Head Coach of  @locknrollmma4720  and the Founder of  @nepalwarriorschampionship  in Nepal. A pioneer in his own country, Diwiz hopes to place his Nation's Warriors on the global stage. Currently, he is with his fighter Rabindra Dhant to make their dreams a reality. Rabindra makes his debut with  @ONEChampionship  September 15th, 2023. Diwiz & Rabindra...

Jayson Holechek is an entrepreneur based in Asia who boasts brands such as Iron BJJ (https://ironjiujitsu.com) and Lucha SEA (https://www.instagram.com/lucha.us). With his college wrestling background, he has made himself a reputation as a solid coach. He has recently become the South East Asia Supplier of VHTS based in New York Jayson joins Grapple Asia to discuss coaching, traveling in Asia and...

Ben Royle is an MMA Fighter and the Head Coach of the Notorious Phuket Grappling Academy based in Phuket, Thailand. Since living in Thailand for MMA, Ben has been quietly building a formidable grappling team, from a small blue matted room only 60m2, PGA officially opened their doors to a new 600m2 facility in February 2023. Ben and Grapple Asia discuss coaching, fighting and all things grappling....

Sparky is a BJJ Black Belt, former Coach of Fairtex Training Center, and notable for building the BJJ Scene in Chiang Mai under Team Quest Thailand. In this interview, we discuss his recent life, his accident, and being brought up under the late Mauricio Zingano. We also discuss his future plans with MMAWAREHOUSE.COMSparky's Socials:Website: https://jasonburnworth.com Website: https://www.mmawareh...