Fear Inoculation with Demian Maia
Demian Maia discusses performance anxiety in combat sports. He explains how it impacted him early in his career and how he overcame it. He also talks about the love/hate relationship elite athletes ca...
16 Jun 1h 19min
BJJ Fanatics 673: Jake O'Driscoll
Jake O'Driscoll joins the show to talk about creating a training environment that breeds champions. He talks about the importance of coaches dedicating themselves to studying the game to help their at...
7 Apr 1h 33min
BJJ Fanatics 673: Alberto Crane
Alberto Crane returns to talk about his life in Jiu-Jitsu since being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. He talks about how exploring Neurology has helped him and lessons he's learned. He also talks a...
24 Mar 1h
BJJ Fanatics 672: Colton Crawford
Colton Crawford is a BJJ Brown Belt and the banjo player for the very successful Bluegrass band The Dead South. He talks about learning how to learn and the similarities between pursuing music and Jiu...
5 Mar 1h 13min
BJJ Fanatics 671: Dallas Niles
Dallas Niles returns to talk about teaching and the fact that you do NOT have to be a champion to be an elite instructor. He also talks about heavy metal and getting sick overseas, and the value of si...
24 Feb 1h 29min
BJJ Fanatics 670: Michael Heinz
BJJ Black Belt Michael Heinz joins show show to talk about how meditation has impacted his journey in the art. He explains how to use meditation concepts before, during and after training to achieve b...
3 Feb 1h 41min
BJJ Fanatics 669: Glyn Powditch
Glyn Powditch is a leading voice in Jiu-Jitsu on breathing and breathwork. He explains how something as simple as learning how to manage your breathing during training and competition can have a treme...
20 Jan 1h 9min
BJJ Fanatics 668: Shawn Williams
Shawn Williams joins the show for the first episode of 2026! The topic for this episode is how to coach athletes. Shawn talks about providing relevant information, game-planning, managing nerves and s...
6 Jan 1h 29min
