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Episode 98 - Scotty Nelson and Stuart Cooper

Episode 98 - Scotty Nelson and Stuart Cooper

On this week’s episode we catch up with fan favorite Scotty Nelson and filmmaker/fighter Stuart Cooper. We discuss the evolution of jiu jitsu competitions, the jiu jitsu lifestyle and jiu jitsu as a business. Scotty and Stuart share stories of their adventures from Thai fight camps, to the Great Wall of China and even the favelas of Rio. We also cover the biggest stories that go untold in jiu jitsu, political correctness and much much more Be sure to check out these links to stay up-to-date with Scotty and Stuart stuartcooperfilms.com/vip http://www.onthemat.com/ http://www.subandsurf.com/ http://myluckygi.com/

Adisa Banjoko leads a panel dedicated to discussing how chess, hip hop and martial arts can improve the current state of education and society at large. The members of this eclectic group of speakers draw on their expertise in education, music, martial arts as well as their own life experiences to build solutions for issues challenging today’s youth. RZA- Wu-Tang Clan, Author Wu Manual and Tao of Wu Andrew McGregor – LA Chessboxing Founder Dr. Martin Gomez – Phd, Photojournalist , Principal at Santee Education Complex Rakaa Iriscience- Legendary Emcee, member of Dilated Peoples Sergio Flores – EDD Dir. of Transformation at Partnership for LA Schools Emelio Rivera- Actor, Sons of Anarchy, Gang Related

Episode 97 - HHCF - Mind Over Matter

Episode 97 - HHCF – Mind over Matter

Episode 96 - Nic Gregoriades

This week we welcome back Nic Gregoriades. Nic is the founder of The Jiu Jitsu Brotherhood, Roger Gracie’s first blackbelt, accomplished podcaster (TheJourneyPodcast and previously London Real) and author. We don’t always ask listeners for questions but when we do, they create great shows. We also discuss Nic’s new book, The BlackBeltBlueprint. How will this book help empower you to become a better student and competitor? How did Nic determine what to put in the book and what to leave out? We answer those questions and many more. Paul also discuses the KOFinisher 2.0 x HipHopChessFederation event held over the weekend, upcoming tournaments and charitable events!   To learn more about Nic and purchase his book check out, http://www.blackbeltblueprint.com/ http://jiujitsubrotherhood.com/ http://thejourneypodcast.com/

This week we are joined by the great Stephan Kesting. Stephan has spent years studying various striking and grappling based martial arts. He is a highly respected teacher and the founder of the very popular GrappleArts.com. In this episode we discuss some of Stephan’s teachers like the legendary Marcus Soares, Erik Paulson and Dan Inosanto. We discuss how traditional martial arts have played a role in Stephan’s development as a teacher and competitor. Stephan and I cover some hot topics in the grappling world such as supplementation, steroids/PEDs, traditional vs “new” school jiu jitsu and much more.   Be sure to sign up for his free e-book at GrappleArts!

Episode 95 - Stephan Kesting

Join up-and-coming reporter, Tom Bell, as he takes us behind the scenes of this famous photo with Draculino himself! Draculino tells the story of training with Rickson for the first time, beach fights, why Rickson really is on a different level and the split between the Gracies.   Learn more about Draculino here: http://graciebarratx.com/about-us/about-us/

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Kurt’s back on OMR. This time we discuss his KOFinisher 2.0 Sub Only tournament to be held in Anaheim on February 16th. Check out http://www.kofinisher.com for complete details including the packed rosters for the black and brown absolutes, the HipHopChessFederation.org tournament featuring Wutang’s Rza and more! Kurt also discuses steroids, how to beat competition jitters, why the jiu jitsu community should self police itself against sex offenders and criminals, and master’s mma?   To learn more about Kurt check out: http://www.kurtosiander.com/  

Episode 94 - Kurt Osiander2.0

Emily Kwok takes time out of her crazy schedule as MGinAction project manager, head coach and owner of Princeton BJJ and co-founder of Groundswell Grappling to discuss her history, career and some hot topics in grappling today. We cover Emily’s influences along her path including Marcelo and Tati Garcia, Renzo Gracie, Val Worthington, Hanette Staack and more. Find out what it was like training and fighting in Canada, the USA, Japan and Korea. Learn how WMMA is viewed differently across cultures. Emily helps break down gender stereotypes by both sexes. We learn what we can do as coaches, owners and practitioners to move toward a more fair unified mat space. To learn more about Emily and her amazing projects check out the links below http://princetonbjj.com/ http://groundswellgrappling.com/ For more about Groundswell check this out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gCufZ0JyXI https://www.mginaction.com/Home.aspx