The Porrada Podcast

I talk with Todd Fossey of Integrative Defense Strategies about what lead him to teaching others to "be a fighter with a gun, not a gun fighter" and defend themselves and others. We talk about jiu-jit...

13 Sep 20211h 16min

The first in a new series discussing probably the most important application of Jiu Jitsu, Tapping Out Trauma. A lot of people, like myself, get to start training jiu jitsu for giggles. But it's very...

6 Sep 202155min

The International Jiu Jitsu Education Fund is holding it's inaugural fundraising gala on September 18th, 2021 at 6pm in Lakeville, MN with a BJJ seminar that morning, from 10am to 12pm lead by Erik Kl...

2 Sep 20212min

I sit down and talk 40 years of martial arts training, from Tae Kwon Do to Muy Thai to Kung Fu to Brazilian Jiu Jitsu with Nat McIntyre. He's probably too humble to brag, and to good to give much of a...

31 Aug 20212h 7min

Thoughts from my friend TJ, a purple belt in brazilian Jiu Jitsu and key guy at We Defy Foundation on that conversation that happens with yourself before the show and in quiet moments and gain perspec...

26 Aug 20215min

I sit down with Judo black belt and BJJ purple belt, Alex Avedikian, to talk both sports, the politics therein - and thus, the olympics - and generally struggle to stay coherent and on topic. If you'...

23 Aug 20212h 26min

Three dumbasses and a sweet kid spend an hour and a half trying to stay on the topic of wrapping up the 2020 Olympics, young Natalie does better than the guys do. Paulie takes one of his first hardli...

19 Aug 20211h 37min

One of the newest BJJ gyms in MInnesota, Higher Ground BJJ is one of few options for the north and east Twin Cities for Jiu Jitsu and is well lead by GFT Black Belt Chris Golv. We also talk whiskey, s...

16 Aug 20211h 56min