Villaincast - For BJJ Antiheroes

We're back! Thank you to our Discord members for submitting topics for this week's episode. This week, we're talking about the filthy lies and marketing of Jiu-jitsu, and how to condense down your training to simple structures.  El Jefe and the Villain return with Reap the Week. If you would like to send us questions for us to answer, or to just join the discussion, please visit the Discord Channe...

Friend of the show, Rob Cole, returns to talk about the ecological approach to Jiu-Jitsu and how it's possible to implement this style of teaching, from doing seminars involving hundreds of people, to young person and teen classes. Smart and considered, this episode is not to be missed.  To contact Rob and find out more about him, you can find him easily via his Instagram handle at @liquid_rob.  ...

One of the most sought after conceptual coaches in Jiu-Jitsu, Canada's Rob Biernacki is no stranger to anyone who seeks new ways of approaching Jiu-Jitsu learning. Well known through his personal website bjjconcepts.net, alongside his work with Stephan Kesting, he is one of the most prolific creators of online Jiu-Jitsu content.  To contact Rob and find out more about him, you can find him easily...

We're back! Thank you to our Discord members for submitting topics for this week's episode. This week, we're taking about Strength and Conditioning for BJJ, Guard Passing, and how and where to implement Defensive BJJ. El Jefe and the Villain return with Reap the Week. If you would like to send us questions for us to answer, or to just join the discussion, please visit the Discord Channel at https:...

We're back! Thank you to our Discord members for submitting topics for this week's episode. This week, we're taking about all things guard, hand fighting, and new discoveries in the human sexual anatomy! El Jefe and the Villain return with Reap the Week. If you would like to send us questions for us to answer, or to just join the discussion, please visit the Discord Channel at https://discord.gg/r...

We're back! This week we talk about competition mindset, visualisation, and results from the experiment of "what if you don't show someone guard". El Jefe and the Villain return with Reap the Week. If you would like to send us questions for us to answer, or to just join the discussion, please visit the Discord Channel at  https://discord.gg/rwYHJBJXCp     Home -  chrispainesbjj.com Gym -  fighting...

We're back! Slightly delayed episode due to us both travelling, so we recap our recent travels, podcasts, and maybe a drugged fueled wrestling match. El Jefe and the Villain return with Reap the Week. If you would like to send us questions for us to answer, or to just join the discussion, please visit the Discord Channel at  https://discord.gg/rwYHJBJXCp     Home -  chrispainesbjj.com Gym -  fight...

A veteran of the sport, Rob Cole has spent over 21 years training under many names in many places. With a critical eye, he has found some truly interesting ways of teaching Jiu-Jitsu. In this podcast we talk more about his history and how it has shaped his approach to explaining Jiu-Jitsu. To contact Rob and find out more about him, you can find him easily via his Instagram handle at @liquid_rob....

Greg Souders is the head coach of Standard Jiu-Jitsu in Rockville, Maryland USA.  Becoming world renowned for his approach to the teaching of Jiu-Jitsu, it was high time I talked to the man. Prior to this episode we hadn't spoken before, so this is truly when Chris met Greg. Enjoy the ramblings of two Jiu-Jitsu nerds.  You can find out more about Greg via his web site at www.standardjiujitsu.com a...

We're back! And sweet Helios ghost a lot has happened these 2 last years! Catch up with us as we return to our weekly show where we discuss Jiu-Jitsu, MMA, and, more importantly, where we've been! El Jefe and the Villain return, finally, with Reap the Week. If you would like to send us questions for us to answer, or to just join the discussion, please visit the Discord Channel at  https://discord....

We're back! El Jefe and the Villain return with Reap the Week. It's been a long time but we are home.    Thank you to the Discord Channel for all your questions, please click on the link below if you want to be part of it.   For our first episode back, we talk about the return of Jiu-Jitsu and what that's meant for teaching in general.   If you would like to send us questions for us to answer, or...

El Jefe (Naqi Arshed) and myself, the Villain, answer questions from you, yes you, every week in this thoroughly biased Podcast. We're back with more Jiu-Jitsu based chatter.   Thank you to the Discord Channel for all your questions, please click on the link below if you want to be part of it.   This week's episode is a reaction to the Sonny Brown podcast debate between offensive and defensive Jiu...

El Jefe (Naqi Arshed) and myself, the Villain, answer questions from you, yes you, every week in this thoroughly biased Podcast. We're back with more Jiu-Jitsu based chatter.   Thank you to the Discord Channel for all your questions, please click on the link below if you want to be part of it.   In this episode, Naqi and I explore the reason on why people leave Jiu-Jitsu, and what changes could be...

He's Back! The return of Josh McKinney! My brother from another mother.   The host of the wildly popular "I Suck at Jiu-Jitsu Show", badass BJJ Black Belt, and all round great guy, Josh and I have joined forces to create a new as-of-yet unnamed series across both of our channels where we tackle interesting and sometimes controversial subjects about Jiu-Jitsu.   In this first episode, Josh had aske...

El Jefe (Naqi Arshed) and myself, the Villain, answer questions from you, yes you, every week in this thoroughly biased Podcast. We're back with more Jiu-Jitsu based chatter.   Thank you to the Discord Channel for all your questions, please click on the link below if you want to be part of it.   In this episode, Naqi and I carry on from the "White Belt Toolbox", with the "Blue Belt Toolbox!". What...

El Jefe (Naqi Arshed) and myself, the Villain, answer questions from you, yes you, every week in this thoroughly biased Podcast. We're back with more Jiu-Jitsu based chatter.   Thank you to the Discord Channel for all your questions, please click on the link below if you want to be part of it.   In this episode, Naqi and I create the "White Belt Toolbox", everything we think a white belt should st...

Jiu-Jitsu is in the midst of a renaissance. The old days of prescribed 3 piece classes and drilling are becoming a thing of the past. With the advent of greater communication, connectivity, and more powerful orators coming to the fore, Jiu-Jitsu is stepping away from it's atypical martial arts heritage, and embracing a deeper conceptual future.   Hailing from Swansea, Wales, Omied Jalalian-Khaksho...

El Jefe (Naqi Arshed) and myself, the Villain, answer questions from you, yes you, every week in this thoroughly biased Podcast. We're back with more Jiu-Jitsu based chatter. Thank you to the Discord Channel for all your questions, please click on the link below if you want to be part of it. In this episode, Naqi and I talk about subjects such as preparing for competition with notepads and sleep,...

Johnny Buck is a 10th Planet Brown Belt from Asheville, North Carolina. A retired Pro MMA fighter, an ex Division One Wrestler, decorated Catch Wrestler, and the owner of Rogue Combat in his home town, Johnny is a highly experienced coach and competitor. He's also an a$$hole.  In this podcast Johnny goes into great detail on how to kneel on someones head til they love you, the fine art of balancin...

El Jefe (Naqi Arshed) and myself, the Villain, answer questions from you, yes you, every week in this thoroughly biased Podcast. Thank you to the wonderful members of our Discord channel for this weeks ideas. We managed to condense it down to one larger discussion this week, how to integrate sport methods into regular Jiu-Jitsu training. We also prod slightly into the Gordon/Galvao incident, and h...

Josh McKinney is an American BJJ Black Belt, the host of the increasingly popular "The I Suck at Jiu-Jitsu Show" Podcast, an incredibly prolific online coach, and easily one of the nicest guys in all of Jiu-Jitsu. I was very fortunate and honoured to appear on Josh's Podcast back in the middle of 2020 ( https://youtu.be/mb61xuy_jJI ), and he was gracious enough to come and appear on Villaincast. I...

Over the last couple of years, there has been a name gathering an almost mythical reputation. Considered an underground coaching king of sorts, a "European Danaher", Priit Mihkelson has amassed a sometimes fanatical fanbase of hyper-frustrating Jiu-Jitsu desciples. From his cerebral approach to coaching, to his comprehensive system of Defence, Priits legend has only continued to grow. The man to a...

El Jefe (Naqi Arshed) and myself, the Villain, answer questions from you, yes you, every week in this thoroughly biased Podcast. This week our mail bag was a little full (but we did our best), and talked about subjects such as the core principles on winning the grip fight, how to prioritise your time in your gym, and who we think our top 3 online instructors are. The result may SHOCK you. Tune in...

"Don't Be An A$$hole".  Charles Harriott is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt, currently residing in Gainesville, Florida. Describing his Jiu-Jitsu competition record as "sometimes compete, sometimes win", Charles is the every man of Jiu-Jitsu, except he did what most people can only dream of. Charles packed his bag, said goodbye to his home town, and travelled the world with Jiu-Jitsu. This is his...

What's this? We're back? No, not yet. But, here is our entirely new weekly Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Podcast and our entirely new show, Reap the Weak. For this very first episode, El Jefe (Naqi Arshed) and I talk about subjects raised on the Discord channel, such as why mount is taught completely wrong, and that cloning competitors may not be a terrible thing. If you like what you hear and want to talk...