The Impaired Grappler Podcast

I visited Luke Beston in Newcastle for this rollcast just before he handed over his school. We cover Luke’s beginings in Martial Arts, comedy, humour, trolling, movies, gaming, changes after COVID, toll of coaching, issues in Jiu-Jitsu, eras of Jiu-Jitsu, Kali (Arnis), self defence, Luke’s "Beston Museum" and more. We also do a rollcast with a roll from 2016 and compare it to a roll in 2024. Check...

Nick Patterson from the Australian Peacemakers joins me in a chat. Topics covered include: Growing up, his MMA history, Injuries (rehab and recovery), God, The Bible, Law, Strawman, the Constitution, Blacks Law Dictionary words, police interactions, rights, demorilisation of society, porn, meaning of number 33, Homeschooling, truth, favourite submissions and more. Check out Nicks links below: Webs...

Fanos (The Voice) Panayides joins me for a conversation. Topics covered include: Martial Arts, Jiu-Jitsu, Politics, History, Shills, The Bible, Christianity, The Firmament, Blacks Law, Symbols, Training, DOMS protocol, Censorship, Cognitive Dissonance, Climate Agenda, Protests and The Keto Diet. Check out Fanos’s links below: https://peoplesclassifieds.org/ https://rumble.com/c/Fanosthevoice Enjoy...

'“Denny Prokopos was the first Jiu Jitsu black belt promoted by Eddie Bravo in the 10th Planet system. Denny is one of the most talented No-Gi Jiu Jitsu practitioners in the United States, having won the Eddie Bravo Invitational 2, IBJJF World No-Gi Championship, Gracie Worlds and the FILA No-Gi World Championship.” (description from https://dennyprokopos.com/ ). Denny Prokopos joins me from San F...

Tom Barnett returns for another conversation. Check out Tom's new website and socials: tombarnett.tv/ https://www.instagram.com/tombarnett.tv/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyru4Y4KJ-kM4a51IA2oB_A Topics covered include: Breath, water, minerals, Deuterium depleted water, thirst, seasons, grounding, relationship with wild animals, feasting, fasting, flowing, energizing seeds, Auto-Hemotherapia,...

David Weiss (Flat Earth Dave) joins me to present a different cosmological model to the heliocentric model. We talk about the heliocentric and the Flat Earth models We cover gravity, perspective, Antarctica, military operations, gas pressure, vacuums, downward force, day and night in a dome, Wernher Von Braun, Flat Earth debates, misinformation, circumnavigation and "why the lie?". Don't forget to...

Tom Barnett returns for another conversation. Check out Tom's new website: https://tombarnett.tv/ Topics covered include: Learning Nature Homeschooling 80-20 principle Technology Social media positives and negatives Cult of free Power of words Spells Duality Masculine-Feminine Left-Right brain Ying and Yang Epigenetics Borax Urine therapy Enjoy. ----------------------------------------------------...

Paul Mitrevski from Mitrevski Martial Arts joins me via Zoom for a chat. We go through Paul's martial arts journey (Karate, Boxing and Jiu-Jitsu), the Martial vs the Art, his injuries, impact of Bruce Lee on Paul’s life, mindset and a crazy story from China involving the Triad. I hope you enjoy. Check out Paul’s social media below: Facebook: @mitrevskimartialarts Instagram: @mitrevskimartialarts L...

Frank Barca returns to talk about Q Anonymous, the U.S. Election, President Trump, corruption, fake news, the deep state and Australian politics. Frank represents a frustrated Melbourne business owner's point of view and he is not alone. Check out Franks links below: Facebook: @frank.barca.77 @10podcast @10thPlanetJiuJitsuMelbourne Instagram: @frankbarca10p4l 10th Planet Warm ups Instagram: @10pwa...

Rob Williams joins me for a chat. We cover the following: The early days of Jiu-Jitsu in Australia and New Zealand. Chalenge matches. Brazil and meeting the Gracie family, including Relson, Royler and Helio. His history of injuries (neck, back and amnesia) and recovery. Meeting Pedro Sauer and Breno Sivak. Competing. Home invasion. Mountain bike trail building and coaching. Psychology, routines, m...

Luke joins me in an audio only podcast, due to technical difficulties. The audio isn’t ideal but the conversation was still interesting. My apologies. We cover memes, trolling, blue belts, Luke’s beginings in Martial Arts, traveling to Brazil and meeting the Gracie family. We talk about Kali (Arnis) and Jiu-Jitsu, self defence, Luke’s stretching routine, philosophy and more. Check out Luke’s links...

Frank Barca from 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu Melbourne joins me for a conversation. We talk about teaching, learning, mindset, positivity, frequency, vibration and appreciation. Frank explains the 10th Planet system, having Eddie Bravo as a teacher, hosting the No Gi Summit and the impact of Jean Jaques Machado teaching a No Gi seminar at his school. Check out Franks links below: Facebook: @frank.barca....

Tom Barnett had a couple of viral videos a few months back which had been censored. We talk about Jiu-Jitsu, Health, Common Law and Spirituality. Links Tom mentioned: solutionsempowerment.com Paul Chek YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/PaulChekLive If you want to be notified when Tom launches his private site send an email to globalbiodynamics@gmail.com and ask to be kept in the loop. Tom's bo...

Dave Krstic returns for a special lockdown episode. Topics covered: -The history of martial arts (Martial vs Art) -Family fleeing communism -Fear, ego, laziness -Staying positive and healthy -Physical/mental health -Breathing exercises -Discipline -and more Check out Dave's website below to: gracie-jiujitsu.com.au/ If you like this podcast hit the like button, share, comment and or subscribe to my...

Helio and Rickson Gracie Coral Belt Pedro Sauer returns on the podcast for the second time. Pedro and I talk about brazilian politics since the 1960’s and the sentiment of the people including: *Why the military government came to power *The civilian government, corruption, crime and the favelas *The state of hospitals, education, indoctrination and sexualising of children *Jair Messias Bolsonaro‘...

Breno Sivak is a 5th Degree Black Belt under Helio and Rickson Gracie. This was a cool conversation with a lot of transferable concepts for everyday life. We talk about many things, including: * The early days at the Humaita * Early competition days * Breno's competition record * Importance of having a gameplan * The start of group classes * Conceptual learning * Understanding how to understand *...

In this episode I interview Dr Roddy McGee from his clinic in Las Vegas, Total Sports Medicine & Orthopedics. Dr. McGee is an orthopedic surgeon with sub-specialty fellowship training in sports medicine. In this episode we discuss the following: - His sporting history - Getting used to performing surgery - Most common injuries he treats - Most dangerous sports on the body - History of ACL surgery...

Former Navy Seal, Jocko Willink joins The Impaired Grappler from Jocko's studio in San DIego. Jocko is the author of: * Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win. * Discipline Equals Freedom: Field Manual. * Way of the Warrior Kid: From Wimpy to Warrior the Navy SEAL Way. * Marc's Mission: Way of the Warrior Kid. * The Dichotomy of Leadership: Balancing the Challenges of Extreme Ownershi...

Rollcast with former UFC star George Sotiropolous. We talk about the following: George's new school, His personal martial arts and Jiu-Jitsu history, Training and UFC Schedule, Drilling each technique 1000 times, His history of injuries and lessons learned, Eddie Bravo, Wearing braces in UFC, George's Greek Heritage, Lessons learned from teaching, His school philosophy and schedule. George's Llink...

Adam Deane & Brent Lillard are the latest (as of filming date) Black Belts in the Pedro Sauer Jiu-Jitsu Association. Brent is the CEO and Co-Founder of GovSmart and Adam is the Vice President. GovSmart is one of the top 100 fastest growing companies in the USA over the last 4 years. GovSmart Website: https://www.govsmart.com/ Check out my newest blogs at: https://www.theimpairedgrappler.com/blog/...

Kyle Sefcik is the latest Black Belt in the Pedro Sauer Jiu-Jitsu Association. He received his black belt from Professor Sauer during the current camp in Brazil, January 2018. Kyle's Links: FB: https://www.facebook.com/kylesefcik IG: https://www.instagram.com/KyleSefcik/ Snapchat: K-sef web: www. KyleSefcik.com Check out my newest blogs at: www.theimpairedgrappler.com/blog/ Feel free to support me...

Pedro Sauer is an 8th degree Master (Coral Belt) in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu under Helios and Rickson Gracie. He has had a direct impact on my life and I wouldn't still be on the mats if it weren't for him. We discuss the following: The influence his mother and Helio Gracie had on his development. Rickson Gracie. Growing up in chaotic Rio. Lineage, Longevity, Loyalty, Trust, Morals. Fighting with the Grac...

John is one of Australia's best and most decorated endurance athletes, known primarily for his long distance swimming. He is a true Aussie legend and a bit of a character. We talk about his love of coffee, travel, breathing, flow state, his love of cold over the heat, issues he had in his last race, dealing with the darkness, always experimenting with new techniques, scariest and most majestic enc...

Roger Dio is a Purple Belt under Phillip Grapsas who joins us again in a casual chat. We talk about the benefits of Jiu-Jitsu and how it impacts our lives, injuries, ego, the Conor McGregor vs Floyd Mayweather fight, the influence of Pedro Sauer and Rickson Gracie in our lives and other things. Roger and Phil's links: https://www.instagram.com/kushstopher_reeves/ www.leveragebjj.com.au/ senshi.com...

Grandmaster Rickson Gracie talks about: - Growing up with Pedro Sauer - Breathing concepts for beginners - Learning and development of Jiu-Jitsu - Teaching and empowering people - Learning from people in other disciplines - Kron Gracie's MMA style - Damien Maia's last match - Jiu-Jitsu in modern MMA - Vale-Tudo Guard - The Evolution of his Jiu-Jitsu Philosophy from childhood to today - Finding Ord...