
Ep. 259: Training with Giants, feat. Dorothy Dao
This week we're joined by Dorothy Dao! Dorothy is a competition black belt now training under the Mendes brothers out of AOJ in Costa Mesa, California. Previously Dorothy had trained mostly with lar...
20 Nov 202359min

Ep. 258: Self-Organization, feat. Lachlan Giles
This week we're joined again by Lachlan Giles! In this episode, Lachlan talks about the philosophy of self-organization, where students take ownership of their own learning journey. We also touch on...
13 Nov 202353min

Ep. 257: Mindset for Betas, feat. Rob Biernacki
This week we're joined again by Rob Biernacki! Rob is fresh off an amazing performance at ADCC Open Canada 2023, where he won gold in the Masters division and Island Top Team took the #1 overall adul...
6 Nov 20231h 6min

Ep. 256: Rolling Back Takes, feat. Stephan Kesting
This week we're joined again by Stephan Kesting! In this episode, the legendary Grapplearts instructor breaks down key concepts from his latest instructional, Rolling Backtakes for Everyone. Follow ...
30 Okt 20231h 8min

Ep. 255: Blending Judo/Wrestling/BJJ, feat. Chris Wojcik
This week we're joined by Chris Wojcik! Chris is a black belt under Jeff Serafin, an accomplished competitor, and the writer of the popular BJJ newsletter The Grappler's Diary. In this episode, Chri...
23 Okt 20231h 1min

Ep. 254: Impostor Syndrome, feat. Drew "Darce_Knight" Foster
This week we're joined again by Drew Foster! Drew Foster is a black belt instructor at Elevate MMA in North Carolina, the host of The Neon Belly Podcast, and a frequent contributor on /r/bjj under th...
16 Okt 202354min

Ep. 253: Finding Your Why, feat. Joe Hannan
In this episode, we're joined by Joe Hannan! Joe is a BJJ black belt under Emily Kwok, the founder of BJJ Meditations, and the co-host of The Highest Levels on BJJ Mental Models Premium. In this epi...
9 Okt 202358min

Ep. 252: Ecological Drilling for Snobs, feat. Matt Kwan
In this episode, Brother Matt joins us to discuss his coaching experience with ecological dynamics and drilling. We also get into whether the discourse surrounding the ecological approach in Jiu-Jits...
2 Okt 20231h 11min





















