
Off the Mats Podcast #303- Sport, Discipline, and Kettlebells feat. Dana Zornes and Mike Lee
On this episode of Off the Mats Podcast, Dana Zornes and Mike Lee of RazeBells and the All American Kettlebell Open return for a wide-ranging conversation about coaching and participating in youth spo...
9 Maalis 1h 11min

Off the Mats Podcast #302- More Than a Competitor feat. Lauren Barone of the Philadelphia Phenoms
In this episode of Off the Mats Podcast, I sit down with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu blue belt and Philadelphia Phenoms owner Lauren Barone for a conversation about competition, leadership, and building somet...
2 Maalis 1h 17min

Off the Mats Podcast #301- Unconventional White Belt feat. Naomi Davoudian
In Episode 301 of Off the Mats Podcast, I sit down with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu grappler and owner of Redwood Jiu-Jitsu, Naomi Davoudian, for a conversation about identity, belonging, and the long arc of ...
23 Helmi 1h 16min

Off the Mats Podcast #300- Evolution on the Mats feat. Danny Ives
In Episode 300 of the Off the Mats Podcast, I sit down with my original Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu coach, Danny Ives, for a conversation about evolution, longevity, and what the black belt really represents....
16 Helmi 1h 23min

Off the Mats Podcast #299- Identity Beyond the Brackets feat. Katie Laablalli Beirut-Kloth
In this episode of Off the Mats Podcast, I sit down with Katie Laablalli Beirut-Kloth for a conversation about identity, sobriety, competition, and what it means to keep becoming yourself through jiu-...
9 Helmi 1h 10min

Off the Mats Podcast #298- Sobriety Without the Finish Line feat. Robyn Henderson
In this episode of Off the Mats Podcast, I’m joined by Robyn Henderson for an honest, non-performative conversation about sobriety, identity, and rebuilding life off the mats. Robyn has been on the sh...
2 Helmi 1h 3min

Off the Mats Podcast #297- Mental Performance for Grapplers and Coaches feat. Tom Smalley
In this episode of Off the Mats Podcast, I’m joined by Tom Smalley, MS, CMPC, CSCS, for a grounded conversation about mental performance, anxiety in athletes, and identity beyond competition. Tom’s wo...
26 Tammi 1h 9min

Off the Mats Podcast #296- The Work Behind the Transformation feat. Ana Stevens
In this episode of the Off the Mats Podcast, I sit down with Ana Stevens of Underground 702 to talk through her Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu journey and the weight-loss transformation that unfolded alongside i...
19 Tammi 1h 17min



















