
How Donald Trump Turned Politics Into WWE
In this episode of Fighting Matters, Steve Kwan of BJJ Mental Models and Jesse Walker of Rough Hands BJJ are joined by wrestling historian David Wolf to unpack how Donald Trump turned American politic...
8 Elo 20251h 7min

Martial Arts as Tools of Russian Propaganda
The Fighting Matters crew gathers to discuss how Russian martial arts, such as Systema and Sambo, have been linked to far-right ideology and are being used by Russia as a tool for propaganda, recruitm...
31 Heinä 20251h 1min

We CANNOT allow this to be normalized.
In this episode of Fighting Matters, Steve Kwan of BJJ Mental Models and Jesse Walker of Rough Hands BJJ confront one of the most urgent challenges in martial arts today: the normalization of extremis...
23 Heinä 20251h 7min

"It's Not Fascism, Except in Every Single Way"
Stephan Kesting and Jeff Shaw are joined by Tyson LaRone (the "Warrior Philosopher" from TikTok) to look at the rise of fascism in modern times. Tyson shares his insights on the characteristics of fas...
14 Heinä 20251h

Derek Moneyberg, Jiu-Jitsu black belt? My thoughts… — Steve Kwan, Fighting Matters
12 Heinä 20252min

Antisemitism has no place in Jiu-Jitsu. — Jeff Shaw, Bellingham BJJ
11 Heinä 20253min

A statement on Josh Saunders
8 Heinä 20257min

Teddy Roosevelt Was a Jiu-Jitsu Badass
In this episode of Fighting Matters, Steve Kwan of BJJ Mental Models and Jeff Shaw of Bellingham BJJ uncover the forgotten history of Jiu-Jitsu in America, and how none other than President Theodore R...
7 Heinä 20251h 2min





















