Newaza Podcast

Giovanni is a BJJ Purple Belt. He started training BJJ and Muay Thai in 2010 under Vidiver Vazquez and Juan Delgado out of Combat 360 in Puerto Rico. He currently trains in Austin Texas in VOW BJJ under Ryan Villalobos. He has bachelor’s in Exercise Science and Health Promotion and a doctorate in Physical Therapy and specializes in S&C, injury reduction and rehab for combat athletes. He has a...

Joel Blanton is a 1st Degree Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and a former professional MMA fighter and professional wrestler who currently resides in Tennessee. We discussed Joel’s background in MMA and how he transitioned from MMA into Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu as well as being okay with being tapped to improve your BJJ game, journaling, kettlebell and strongman training for BJJ strength and conditio...

Today, I had the pleasure to sit down and speak with Thomas Rozdzynski who is a 3rd Degree Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and a Judo Black Belt. Thomas owns and teaches out of ROL Academy located at15629 S 71st Court, Orland Park, Illinois. Thomas is also the host of the ROL Radio Podcast. Thomas and I had a great conversation about the differences and similarities between Jiu-Jitsu and Judo, h...

Malachy Friedman is a second-degree Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under the legendary Master Ricardo Liborio of Carlson Gracie lineage. With almost 20 years of experience, Professor Friedman is adept in multiple fight disciplines including MMA, BJJ, Boxing, Muay Thai and Wrestling. Malachy started his training with the late UFC Middle-Weight Champion, Evan Tanner . After years of competition,...

Today, I had the pleasure of sitting down and speaking to Eugene Tsozik PT, DPT, FRCms. Eugene is a Physical Therapist specializing in the reduction and treatment of Jiu-Jitsu related injuries as well as a black belt in Jiu Jitsu under Nick “Chewy” Albin out of Derby City MMA, located at 8021 Dixie Hwy, Louisville, KY 40258. Eugene is the creator of Grappling-RX (Rehab for BJJ) and the co-host of...

Today I had the pleasure of speaking with The BJJ Strength Coach, Josh Settlage. We discussed various aspects strength training (specifically the conjugate method), conditioning and diet considerations for the grapping athlete. I hope you enjoy!

Tyler is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, an IFBB Pro Bodybuilder in the wheelchair division and a personal trainer. Tyler was born with a condition named “Spina bifida” which is a birth defect that occurs when the spine and spinal cord do not form properly. It is a type of neural tube defect. The neural tube is the structure in a developing embryo that eventually becomes the baby's brain, spi...

Kurt Osiander is an accomplished Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and multiple time Pan American BJJ champion and has a four-win, one loss MMA cage fighting record. Kurt has become a cult hero in the BJJ community for his straight forward personality which has been featured in two documentary films and Anthony Bourdain’s CNN show, Parts Unknown . Kurt is well known for his YouTube channel, “ Kurt Os...

Recently, I had an opportunity to sit down and speak to Scott Shelter about strength and conditioning for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Scott is the Owner of Extreme Performance Training Systems, also known as “EPTS Gym” and is a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Chris Jones who is the founder of Nucleus Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ​ located at 3010 Business Park Drive Unit F, in Norcross, GA. Scott is a Vega...

Today, I had the pleasure of sitting down and talking with Nathan Mendelsohn of Claudio Franca Brazilian Jiu Jitsu out of Santa Cruz, CA. We discussed Nathan’s early year in martial arts which led him to find Jiu Jitsu; traveling to Brazil to train (in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu) as well as “Jiu Jitsu Plus Camps in Brazil” currently being offered by Claudio Franca Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. We also discussed N...