America is still worth fighting for. — Jesse Walker, Fighting Matters
5 Jul 20255min
July 4th Meditations on Being American. — Mike Mahaffey, Old Bastard BJJ
4 Jul 20255min
How Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" Will Cripple BJJ
In this episode of Fighting Matters, Steve Kwan of BJJ Mental Models and Jeff Shaw of Bellingham BJJ examine the sweeping consequences of Trump’s newly passed “Big Beautiful Bill,” and how it threaten...
4 Jul 20251h 6min
🧬 Real Talk: What Science Says About Gender Differences
In this episode of Fighting Matters, Stephan Kesting of Grapplearts and Jeff Shaw of Bellingham BJJ sit down with clinical psychologist, author, and BJJ black belt Dr. David Ley to challenge everythin...
1 Jul 202551min
⚖️ BJJ, Law, and the First Amendment
In this episode of Fighting Matters, Steve Kwan from BJJ Mental Models is joined by Jesse Walker of Rough Hands BJJ and attorney/mediator Andrew Burcham for a deep dive into the legal minefield of fre...
29 Jun 20251h 12min
🎙️ Giles Garcia Unleashed: Jiu-Jitsu's Voice of Reason
In this episode of Fighting Matters, Steve Kwan from BJJ Mental Models is joined by Stephan Kesting (Grapplearts), Jesse Walker (Rough Hands BJJ), and the incomparable Giles Garcia (Ronin Grappling) f...
26 Jun 20251h 14min
Is the USA Becoming a Handmaid's Theocracy?
Stephan, Jesse, and Shelby are joined by Eva Schubert from the popular Villains and Virgins Podcast to discuss tactics used by all authoritarian states regardless of whether they are theocratic, fasci...
21 Jun 202559min
What Jiu-Jitsu Gets Wrong About Masculinity
In this episode of Fighting Matters, Steve Kwan from BJJ Mental Models is joined by Jesse Walker of Rough Hands BJJ, Mike Mahaffey of Old Bastard BJJ, and mental health advocate David Figueroa-Martine...
19 Jun 20251h 15min
