The Grappling Discourse

I answer a question that gets asked all the time, how come there are no pure wrestling gyms that consist of mostly adult members?

The two main things I’ve been focused on in training since we’ve been back open.

I sit down with Purple belt PGF athlete Stephen Mitchell. We talk breathing, training with big guys, being uncomfortable, PGF, and much more.

How healthy is your brain??? Why is brain health important?

I sit down with PGF athlete Matt Anderson to discuss why he entered the PGF, powerlifting, lifting for BJJ, his training history and much more.

How do you get a tenth planet black belt. What’s true and not true about this accomplishment? Do you have to compete? Train with Eddie? Master rubber guard? Etc.

I sit down with the newest addition to the PGF roster, black belt, Caleb McAllister. We talk competing, PGF, the martial arts journey, confidence and much more.

This episodes all about mouth injuries. Should you wear a mouth guard??

I sit down with PGF competitor, Josh Diaddario, to discuss his 1st week performance, love for leg locks, competing against teammates, Tung so Do background and much more!

The best coach you’ve never heard of has created an incredible team culture at the university of North Carolina. His 12 core values have been used and studied by athletes and teams from around the world.

I sit down with PGF athlete Seth Tatum to discuss bjj, perfectionism, negative self talk, the upcoming PGF season, expectations as a blue belt, confidence and much more.

The basics! Having an understanding of these techniques will take you far in Brazilian jiu jitsu. A couple I honestly didn’t work on until I was a colored belt, and looking back, that was a mistake.

I sit down with Brandon Mccaghren to discuss the upcoming PGF season. We talk favorites, dark horses, why kills and breaks, how he’d train for it, the next season and much more!

Brand new Brown Belt and Professional Grappling Federation competitor Joe Kai joins me on the podcast! We talk PGF, his journey, switching gyms, competition mind set, and much more.

Do you have a limited amount of will power? Struggling to break bad habits? Fragmented focus?

Are you guilty of self sabotage?

Conscious Keelan comes on the podcast to talk about videography, bjj, mastery, meditation, and more.

What separates average practitioners from great ones? Training. In this episode i talk about an important strategy used by some of the best bjj practitioners to get better.

I break down a stacked 16 man Jitzking tournament and reveal the name of Brandon’s grappling league.

I give an update on the sub league pro. As well as answer a question that has been posed many times to me over the years.

One common theme that seems to be universal for guys that didn’t train or get on a mat for 10 weeks, but have come back better after the lockdown. Also some exciting news curtesy if BMAC!

Possibly the most overlooked technique in Brazilian Jiu jitsu. Why you need it and how to train standing up.

I breakdown a stacked event featuring a no time limit match between Gordon and Kyle Boehm.

I talk about my favorite subs and why I prefer chokes over joint locks.

In this episode I talk about a book I’m reading, the Meditations by Marcus Aurelius.