The BJJ Foxcast

Richard Bresler is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Fabio Santos and was one of the earliest American students of Jiu-Jitsu under Rorion Gracie. Richard is the author, along with Scott Burr, of Worth Defending: How Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Saved My Life. Get it today at www.worthdefendingbook.com.

Elisabeth Clay is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Osvaldo "Queixinho" Moizinho and a professional Jiu Jitsu athlete. Elisabeth has more than 20 Jiu Jitsu medals and titles including F2W World Wide Champion, ADCC Trials Gold Medalist, 4 time No-Gi Worlds Gold Medalist, and 2022 No-Gi Worlds Middle and Absolute Champion. Watch the episode here ➡️ https://youtu.be/x8fjxmHs3go

Stephen Shackelford is an Ares East Mesa BJJ white belt under Coach Alex Martinez, as well as the co-owner of SAK Gaming, an esports event coordination and broadcast production company. He is also the producer for The BJJ Foxcast! Alex "Tojo" Kray is a BJJ black belt under Paul Nava. #bjj #podcast #bjjfoxcast #esports Follow me on Instagram ➡️ https://www.instagram.com/thebjjfoxcast Follow me on T...

Colin is a Brown Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu at Ares East Mesa BJJ. He has been grappling for most of his life and is one of the Mixed Levels class instructors.   Colin first got involved with the Movember foundation when his dad was diagnosed with prostate cancer.  Movember started out as a Prostate awareness movement but has evolved into a Men’s Health awareness community focusing...

Paul is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt under Gustavo Dantas in Tempe Arizona.  He has been studying BJJ for over 10 years and went from White Belt to Black Belt under GDBJJ.  Paul juggles a family life, a full time job and time as an entrepreneur.  He is the owner of Roll Union Brand, a gi and apparel manufacturer based out of Arizona. Paul shares his struggles as a Type 1 Diabeti...

https://graciearizona.com     @Gracie Arizona Stream     Doug is a 4th Degree Black Belt at Gracie Arizona in Phoenix.  Doug and I compete against each other almost every tournament.  We share the competition mats as "rivals" but we have a lot of respect for each other as friends.  I have learned so much from Doug and he pushes me harder than anyone I have e...

​  @MAT MADE    https://matmade.com  https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=mat%20made  https://youtu.be/-1LvSw7BR3Y   Kenny is a Third Degree Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.  He is the Creator and Host of The Mat Made Show.  Kenny is just off of his visit to Arizona where is did multiple seminars and "open mats".  Kenny created the Mat Made Show base...

Queixinho started martial arts as a troubled kid in Brazil.  He has been training Judo and Jiu Jitsu since he was very young.  He credits martial arts for giving him discipline and teaching him hard work.    "Q" is a multiple time World and Pan American Champion and Co-Owner of Ares Goodyear.  He still competes at the highest level as a Black Belt. He is also one of the fo...

Dr. Nessler is the President of Ready Rebound Vitality, a company providing injury prevention services to 250+ police and fire departments across the US.  Trent is the co-founder | co-developer of the ViMove+ AMI™, ViPerform AMI™, a 3D motion capture assessment that used in professional athletics, PT/MD practices, in military personnel and with first responders across the US, UK, Canada and A...

Jonathan is a Second Degree Black Belt under Professor Gustavo Dantas.  He was my instructor at Ares Arizona BJJ for four years and was a big part of my development as a competitor and a coach.   Jonathan and I talk about our coaching philosophies, being business owners and sharing our passion for Jiu Jitsu with our students.  Jonathan is a big competitor but that was almost cut sho...

www.mjja.academy.com  @My Jiu Jitsu Addiction  @m1bjjaz #jiujitsu #bjj #aresbjj #army #specialforces #bjjcoach #jiujitsuforlife #blackbelt    Jeff is a BJJ Black Belt and former Army Special Forces Green Beret.  He is one of the head coaches at My Jiu Jitsu Addiction in Surprise Arizona and also drives and hour and a half each way to Cottonwood Arizona to teach Jiu Jitsu c...

@jennyfitwellness https://www.jennyfitwellness.com #dietcoach #fitnesscoach #healthylifestyle #bjj #jiujitsu #bjjblackbelt   Jenny is a diet coach with years of experience in coaching people to better health.  Jenny has coached high level athletes and has helped corporations save money on health insurance by providing diet coaching to their staff  We talk about the importance o...

#fightcancer #survivor #jiujitsu #bjj #aresbjj    Julissa is a Jiu Jitsu Purple Belt at Ares Arizona under Professor Paul Nava.  She is one of the first students to train under Paul.    In this episode we talk about how she got into Jiu Jitsu, what training means to her and competing in the sport.   A few years ago, while on a trip to Australia, Julissa was diagn...

Fresh off of his ADCC debut Josh shares his experience at the Abu Dhabi Combat Club No Gi Tournament in Las Vegas.  Josh goes into detail on his experience being surrounded by the "who's who" in the Jiu Jitsu world.   The ADCC tournament comes around every two years and competitors around the world compete just to qualify for the tournament.  There are several brackets ranging from...

Lance is a 3rd Degree Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Under Vicente Junior out of Maryland.  He is also a partner of Academy Kings, a community of likeminded entrepreneurs who run Martial Arts Academies.  He is also a business coach and responsible for helping academy owners grow their business to 300 plus students.     Lance has been instrumental in the growth of our ac...

Breakdown of the IBJJF World Master BJJ Tournament. This was the biggest Jiu Jitsu event in history.  Alex and I talk about the logistics of competing and spectating a large tournament.  There are many tournaments during the year and this tournament is arguably the most important tournament of the year.  We talk about preparation for this tournament. There is a point in which you pe...

Aaron grew up in Welington Arizona.  Where he competed as a wrestler from the time he was a kid.  He was a stand out wrestler at Antelope Union High School where he compiled a record of 142-1 and earned multiple State Championships.  He went on to compete as a walk on at Arizona State University where he earned 110 wins, two Pac 10 Conference Championships and All American Status in...

Alex and I celebrate Episode 10 of the podcast with a nice bottle of Stagg, a small batch bourbon from Buffalo Trace.  Alex and I talk about the past ten episodes and the work that it takes to make an episode.   We are also celebrating our second year as an academy at Ares East Mesa BJJ Academy.  We talk about our recent belt promotion and what we are looking for in skills of the di...

Samir is a 3rd degree Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, 3 x World Champion, 3x Pan American Champion, and 9x National Champion. Samir started BJJ when he was 9 years old and received his black belt from Professor Alan Moraes, Carlson Gracie Team at the age of 20. He moved to Northern California in 2009 to pursuit his dream of becoming a World Champion and having his own academy. Samir and I talke...

Dr. Neil is a doctor of Naturopathic Medicine.  His focus is hormone and injection therapy.  Dr. Neil and I covered a lot of subjects regarding injection therapy (hormone, PRP and Stem Cell) and the benefits each.  His goal is to help people with pain relief and get them back to their optimal performance. His passion to help those in need (pain) really comes through in this podcast....

Greg is a Physical Therapist and Owner of Control Physical Therapy in Scottsdale AZ.  Greg is a Brown Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and coaches part time.  We had a great conversation and covered many different strategies on staying healthy and active, but most importantly staying on the BJJ mats.  Greg talks about his journey through Jiu Jitsu and how a mentor lead him to believing i...

Alex and I break down the 2022 IBJJF Phoenix Open.  We talk about competing in general, what we pack of the tournament and the importance of knowing the rule set in any competition.     Alex talks about the intensity of competition and the importance of knowing how to play the "game" of Jiu Jitsu.  Some people have very boring Jiu Jitsu because they are playing the game an...

Watus is the owner and head trainer at Unfair Advantage in Tempe, Arizona.  Watus and I talk about growing up in Japan in a military family.  Going to college and bieng in Division 1 athletics in both football and track and field.     Watus walks us through getting the body to "neutral" and then building from there.  Food, Movement, Breathing and Recovery are the four...

Vin is a personal trainer, business owner, and a Brown Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Vin and I talk about several subjects including strength training for Jiu Jitsu, training, competing and traveling.  Vin is known for flying out the morning of a competition, competing against the best in the world and flying back that evening so he can open his business the next morning.   Vin and I talk...

Josh is a Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.  He is a multiple time world champion, Pan American Champion and National Champion.  This includes a National Championship and Pan American Championship at the adult Black Belt level.  Josh Talks about coming up as a young Jiu Jitsu player in the kid, juvenile and adult levels.  He talks about preparation for major tournaments and hi...