I talk to Tum Voorn who is a Jiu-Jitsu Practitioner with a Capoeria background and who also trained as a school teacher. We discuss inquiry-based learning, an instructional strategy that he describes as “Teaching Without Telling” and how he applies it in a...
I talk to Chris Brennan who is an MMA Hall of Famer, fighting in Pride, UFC, Shooto, Cage Rage and King Of The Cage veteran, and a 3-time No-Gi world champion and ADCC veteran. But perhaps it might not be well known that he started the first No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu school in...
The debate over Offence Vs Defence for Jiu-Jitsu is always interesting, and on this special debate episode of “The Sonny Brown Breakdown,” I was joined by two guests who went into battle for the respective sides. With School of Grappling taking the side of...
I talk to Robert Degle about Leg Locks in MMA and how they have influenced the Meta game. Robert who is a Danaher Death Squad member and trains under John Danaher. We discuss the use of leg locks in MMA, how leg attacks can be used either poorly or how they can be...
In this episode of the podcast, I talk to one of the forefathers of American MMA & submission grappling, the founder of Combat Submission Wrestling, Erik Paulson. We discuss the benefits of note-taking and the ability to be a free thinker and having freedom of...
I talk to Christian Graugart, who is the founder of BJJ Globetrotters, a community that runs seminars & camps around the world that discourages jiu-jitsu politics. We discuss the role of tribalism in BJJ and the benefits of thinking outside the box. Also, about...
I talk to Denis Kelly, who runs the Australian Combat Sports Academy in Melbourne and has a Black Belt in BJJ, Zen Do Kai Karate and has fought MMA professionally while training worldwide. We discussed his online teaching experience after his state just came out of...
I talk to Craig Jones about life after his ADCC 2017 breakout, moving from Australia to Puerto Rico via New York, training with the Danaher Death Squad, and turning professional grappling into a viable career. We cover his seminar “road-warrior” years,...
Reid Reale is a BJJ Black Belt who also holds a master’s degree in dietetics and a PhD in sports nutrition. His PhD thesis was entitled “Optimising Acute Body Mass Management in Australian Olympic Combat Sports”, which he completed while working as a dietitian at the...
