Why Women Quit Jiu-Jitsu
Why do so many women quit Jiu-Jitsu—and what can we do to fix it? In this candid and eye-opening episode, Fighting Matters sits down with Shelby York of Rough Hands BJJ to talk about the real reasons...
21 Huhti 20251h 13min
The UFC’s Fascism Problem
In this episode of Fighting Matters, Steve Kwan (BJJ Mental Models) is joined by Tim Lee Peterson for a candid conversation about the UFC’s growing alignment with far-right politics. They discuss how ...
14 Huhti 20251h 12min
What is Fascism (aka The 10 Pillars of Fascist Movements and Governments)
The word fascism gets thrown around a lot, but words have meanings and fascism does not mean “ all the things that I don’t like”. in this video, I go through the 10 pillars of fascism as laid out by J...
10 Huhti 202528min
Joe Rogan, Jiu-Jitsu, and the Manosphere
In this episode of Fighting Matters, Steve Kwan (BJJ Mental Models), Jesse Walker (Rough Hands BJJ), and Mike Mahaffey (Magic BJJ) discuss the backlash to a recent viral post about Jiu-Jitsu’s histori...
10 Huhti 202557min
BJJ, Politics & Helping People: What Can One Person Really Change? | Fighting Matters Podcast
Is Jiu-Jitsu just about choking people—or can it actually make the world better? In this episode of Fighting Matters, Steve Kwan (BJJ Mental Models), Jeff Shaw (Bellingham BJJ), Jesse Walker (Rough H...
4 Huhti 20251h 9min
Conor McGregor, Dana White, Andrew Tate, Hero Fantasies and More
Stephan Kesting, Mike Mahaffey, Jeff Shaw, and Jesse Walker have an unfiltered, deeply personal conversation about the growing political divide in the combat sports world. They discuss recent develop...
2 Huhti 202555min
Fighting for Our Values: Politics, Fascism & the Future of Jiu-Jitsu
In this special roundtable episode, Stephan Kesting, Steve Kwan, Jeff Shaw, and Jesse Walker for an unfiltered, deeply personal conversation about the growing political divide in the combat sports wor...
31 Maalis 20251h 12min
