The Grapplers Perspective

Expect to get the everyday perspective on if and how strength should be used in BJJ, how he broke his tooth and got his nickname, what weird gyms and bad coaches look like, how to deal with athletic guys on the mat and training when you're getting old, focus for white belts, his thoughts on how fast people should be promoted and much more... Nick 'Chewy' Albin is known by the grappl...

Expect to get the everyday perspective on if one art is  better; Judo, Wrestling or Jiu Jitsu, which one is the best place to start for beginners, how to train Judo safely as an older person, what makes a world champion, championship psychology, which future start J Flo is most excited about and much more... Justin was instrumental in the development of multiple MMA champions including Ronda Rouse...

Expect to get the everyday perspective on the best takedowns for BJJ, how to effectively hand fight and why it's so important, why the US are different to the rest of the world when it cones to wrestling, Brandon's approach to professional competition, his frustrations with some BJJ schools, Brandon's thoughts on BJJ and Wrestling, some big call outs and much more... Brandon Reed is...

Expect to get the everyday perspective on how to lose fat in the new year, how to optimise your BJJ with nutrition, everything you should know about weight cutting, the truth about steroids in BJJ and much more... Jacob (Jay) Dimery from BJJ Nutrition is a qualified and registered Nutritionist; and competitive BJJ Blue Belt. For the past 5 years, after completing his degree in human nutrition at B...

Expect to get the everyday perspective on why people are forced to quit BJJ, how to maintain and mobilise your machine so you can train forever, why martial arts reflect the current decay of civilisation, the tribe of men and much more... Cameron is the movement coach for numerous professional fighters competing in ADCC, UFC, One, and Bellator. His athletes include Rafael Lovato Jr., Xande Ribeiro...

Luke Barnatt is a retired English mixed martial artist, and entrepreneur, who fought as a Middleweight for the UFC. He was a member of FX's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen, and has also competed for BAMMA, UCMMA and RXF. At 6' 6" Luke was one of the tallest fighters currently competing in his weight class. Following his retirement from fighting, a chance encounter w...

Francis Miller is a highly experienced and accomplished martial artist, with 30 years of experience in Taekwon-Do, 25 years in Kickboxing, and 9 years in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He holds the following belts: - 6th Degree Black Belt in ITF Taekwon-Do - 6th Degree Black Belt in Kickboxing - Brown Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Francis is the head instructor at Evolution Martial Arts, and is also a nationa...

Doctor Kickass (Mike Piekarski) is a BJJ Black Belt and Practicing Doctor in Physical Therapy. He earned his Bachelor’s degree from Binghamton University in upstate New York, where he first discovered Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. After graduating, Mike began competing in Mixed Martial Arts, Muay Thai, and submission grappling. After turning professional as a Mixed Martial Artist, he decided to change his...

Matt Mann, known online aa  'Jiu Jitsu Is Much More Than You Think' is a Royce Gracie Jiu Jitsu Brown Belt under Danny MacMillan Jr in Plymouth, UK. He is a Jiu Jitsu Coach, Former Police Officer and Proud Father of 3. Matt is a huge advocate for Jiu Jitsu for Self-Defence and Mental Health, both he has experienced personally. Matt set up his social media accounts to document and journal...

Jamie Horseman has lived two lives; Now he is a 45 Year Old Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt and Head Coach at Centaur BJJ based at MoreCore Gym in Saltash, UK; and Re-Org Charity Affiliate Gym, Pantheon in Plymouth, UK. Jamie is prolific competitor, having won the IBJJF Europeans at Masters on a number of occasions on his way to achieving his Black Belt. As a Black he still continues to compete whe...

Owen Livesey is a British Judo and BJJ Black Belt, Submission Grappler and Owner of Carlson Gracie Hull. He notably competed in Judo at an international level for Great Britain and England and won a Gold Medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in the Men's 81kg division. Now, Owen in one of the biggest British names on the Professional Jiu Jitsu and Submission Grappling scene. This ye...

Training in BJJ, MMA or any Grappling Combat Sport, if you haven't had a Staph Infection, Ringworm or some other Skin Infection, you'll know a few people who have. They can rip through a gym, make you look and feel awful, decimate memberships and be a real pain to shift.  Dr Will Duffin aka 'Dr Will' from the hit TV show, Survivor is a practicing NHS GP, Joint-Medical Director...

Braulio Estima “Carcará” is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu 5th degree black belt, multiple time World Champion and an ADCC open weight & super fight champion. Considered by most, one of the top jiu-jitsu competitors of the 2000’s era, Braulio Estima collected trophies throughout his grappling career, both as a fighter and as an instructor. Expect to get the everyday perspective on Braulio’s principles,...

Mr (Dan) Bassett is the Founder and Owner of Mr Bassett's Grapplers Soap and Cult Brand UK. Known as The World's Most Violent Soap Maker, Dan is a Grappler, a Fighter, Ex-Armed Forces, RNLI, a UK Fire Fighter... and an Artist. Dan is passionate about Oil Checks, Staying Clean, Fighting Dirty and believes that service to others is a mindset and that masculinity is a good thing. He believe...

Sam Crook was the Head Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Coach at Francis Ngannou's (Former UFC Heavyweight World Champion) foundation in Cameroon from 2019-2023, where he was bringing BJJ to underprivileged children. He is a well-accomplished jiu-jitsu black belt under Marco Canha which he achieved after reaching Brown Belt under Darren Yeoman.  Sam's remarkable story takes him from being an uninspir...

@Chokes_and_More is one of the fastest growing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu social media channels on Instagram and Facebook. His quirky, unorthodox instructional short videos have accumilated millions of views, with his 'Power Kimura' video reaching over 7 millions views alone. His techniques are now available in his own BJJ Fanatics instructional, No Gi Chokes From Everywhere. Behind @Chokes_and...

Mike Grundy is an English professional mixed martial artist and retired freestyle wrestler who competed in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). During his wrestling career, Grundy most notably claimed a bronze medal from the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Mike started wrestling at a young age of 6, under the guidance of his late father. During his wrestling career, Gru...

Steve Hollister is a 6th Dan Shotokan Karate Black Belt and has been practicing Karate for over 40 years. He has extensive high level international competition experience, winning WKA World and European Championships in 2011 and 2013 to name a few. Steve also has many years of coaching experience in Karate and was Voted the Plymouth Herald’s ‘Coach of the Year in 2011. In 2023, he is the head stri...

Ricky Bellingham is a servicing Lance Corporal in the British Army with Elite Sport status which before suffering injury, allowed him to train and compete full-time as a BJJ athlete. In this time, Ricky has competed in over a hundred BJJ matches and has suffered a number of injuries. He currently competes at Brown Belt Masters 2 and has podiumed at the Masters Worlds and Europeon Championships. Ex...

Kenny Baker is a 3rd Degree Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) under Gordo Europe BJJ, Co-Founder/Owner and Head Coach at Flo Martial Arts in Plymouth, UK. Kenny is a lifelong Martial Artist who has dedicated 20 years to BJJ and has trained under the late Karl Tanswell, Renzo Gracie, John Danaher and Braulio Estima. He is a longtime friend and training partner of UFC fighter, Gunnar Nelson. A...