The Porrada Podcast

In a way, I started Jiu-Jitsu as a joke. But it's turned out to be the next phase of saving me from myself, in so many ways. From the first day, it was evident how good it would be for me, as I'm su...

6 Mar 20238min

This conversation is with Carl Bussian, a BJJ black belt, Judo Brown Belt and coach at The Grappler Station in St. Paul, MN. His story includes largely using Jiu-Jitsu for fitness, or so he claims, a...

27 Feb 20231h 45min

What's up everybody? Today it's just little old me on the mics giving you the low-down on some small pieces of the future of the show. Posting schedule, the new YouTube Channel, and the Patreon accoun...

20 Feb 20234min

I got out of the Twin Cities so I could sit down with Mel and Mar and hear the story of their shared path to black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and also the story of their gym, The Minnesota School of ...

13 Feb 20231h 27min

At the end of class at The Academy Eden Prairie, Black Belt Coach Hayden Buckner poses the question to his students, "what's the goal of jiu-jitsu?" Their answers and his thoughts are found here. Ple...

6 Feb 20236min

Morgan tells us his story to earning a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu while dropping knowledge bombs on training and coaching philosophy along the way. A member at a few different academies over t...

30 Jan 20231h 38min

My friend and training partner, Steve Seme talk about taking the challenge of learning Jiu-Jitsu and Judo and working on incorporating it into the curriculum at his Karate School. https://usakaratem...

16 Jan 20231h 15min

From white belt to brown belt in Korea and on to black belt and beyond here in Minnesota, from teaching kids classes to college students... we cover a lot! @porradaphotography @theporradapodcast

21 Nov 20222h 13min