I talk to Jon Fitch, former UFC title-challenger and World Series of Fighting welterweight champion, about the habits that carried him from primary-school wrestling mats in Indiana to two decades at the elite end of mixed martial arts. We cover visualisation,...
I talk to Greg Nelson, who was the coach for UFC champions Brock Lesnar, Sean Sherk and Rose Namajunas. He is a 4th Degree BJJ Blackbelt, Division 1 Folkstyle Wrestler, All American Gymnast and Muay Thai kickboxer along with multiple other martial arts. We discuss how...
I talk to Brian Ebersole, a veteran of over 70 MMA fights, including a memorable run in the UFC. We discuss his early beginnings in the American scholastic wrestling system and the competitive mindset that helped to produce. The start of his fight career which...
I talk to Bruce Hoyer about the reverse classroom for Jiu-Jitsu training. Bruce coaches out of a small town in Dakota that has produced 7 UFC fighters and uses innovative teaching strategies including the flipped or reverse classroom model of instruction. The flipped...
I talk to Dr. Ian Dunican- host of the Sleep4Performance Podcast, BJJ practitioner, Ultra-Marathon runner, and sleep researcher. Dr. Ian has worked with elite combat sports athletes at the Australian Institute of Sport on strategies to help optimise sleep, recovery,...
I have recently discussed how we prepared for the “King Of The Beach” competition on a podcast. I noticed that what we did was very similar to how Andy from the School of Grappling recommends structured training and the Game Sense pedagogy I studied at...
Introduction To Kazushi Sakuraba Kazushi Sakuraba, The IQ Wrestler. A Japanese catch as catch can and professional wrestler who became legendary for his bouts with much Larger fighters and his multiple victories over members of the Gracie Family that also earned him...
I talk to Matt Lindland, the head coach of the USA Greco Roman wrestling team, Olympic silver medalist & MMA Pioneer. We discuss his experience coaching wrestlers from a folkstyle background and how to alter their risk-taking intuitions to suit Greco roman. How...
I talk to Brandon McCaghren, or B-MAC, from 10th Planet Decatur, Alabama. We discuss his journey from his hometown to train with Eddie Bravo in LA, and the value of constraints vs operating in the wild. How the innovative 10th Planet “Hot Box” system and...
