Mestre Mascara has been teaching in San Francisco for the last 5 years. Love connecting with the Capoeira community. Great to get to know Mestre Mascara and hear his story.
Pleasure to finally sit down and connect with Dylan Lipari of SUPERARE and hear their story of how they started in New York in 2011. Superare has grown to be a favorite among our students and around the world with cool life style fight inspired apparel and the top quality training gear, from Grappling to Muay Thai and a whole lot more! With stores in LA and NYC.
Bear is the founder and genius behind Shoyoroll. Jiu-Jitsu’s favorite Kimono and Lifestyle brand. It has been a big pleasure to watch Shoyoroll’s growth since the beginning. I appreciate their support and friendship over the years.
Great to sit down with friend Prof Thomas. He is the Owner and Operator of RŌL Academy of Jiu-Jitsu in Orland Park in the Chicago Area, as well the the host of RŌL Radio.
Samuel Braga is a multiple time IBJJF Black Belt World Champion and was the first to develop the Berimbolo game. Great to sit down with long time friend and teammate to talk Jiu-Jitsu, training and more.
Always great spending time with my talented brother Coach Esik. Founder of Viking. Ninja, TACFIT USA director and Steel Mace Master.
Coach Brandon “Hapa” is a Fitness Coach, Bodyworker, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Athlete, Capoeirista and TACFIT Senior Instructor. Always a good time catching up with my talented friend.
Always great to catch up with TACFIT Senior Instructor Chris Kirk and talk all things TACFIT and Health First Fitness.
Gokor Chivichyan is an Armenian-born American judo, submission grappling, and mixed martial arts instructor. Chivichyan currently trains professional and amateur fighters at the Hayastan MMA Academy in North Hollywood, California, United States. With his extensive knowledge in judo, sambo, catch wrestling, freestyle wrestling and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Chivichyan is considered to be one of the most complete grapplers of all time. Hayastan MMA Academy is one of the top ranked academies in Judo and ...
Coach Bernardo Steinberg was the first TACFIT Team Leader from Brasil. The person along with Celina Toledo and Allan Moura to help organize the events in Brazil. Bernardo has helped Brazil’s Legion to get prepared for all the regions Certifications over the years so it very special for me to watch Bernardo teach the TACFIT Certification in Portuguese in his hometown of Belo Horizonte, Brazil after all these years and all of his hard work. Thank you Bernardo for your example and friendship!
Coach Celina has been instrumental in bringing TACFIT and this type of Flow State training to Brazil so it was great to catch up with this amazing Coach and person at the TACFIT Certification in Belo Horizonte Brazil. Hear what she has been up to, talk about Flow and more!
Former D1 Wrestler, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt, Husband, Father. Great to finally sit down with our friend, coach, team mate and all around great guy to share some of his journey.
Great to finally be able to connect with Dennys after many years. He grew up skateboarding and spent many years designing Skateboarding Shoes. He received his Black Belt from the legendary Nino Schembri. Gentlemen’s Fight Club was a way to merge his passions of punk rock, skateboarding and the fight scene. You can find him at his clothing store East West Shop in Chinatown or his gym Eastside Jiu-Jitsu in Boyle Heights.
Professor Wander Braga is a 6th degree black belt under Jorge Pereira, being one of the most well known competitors in the BJJ and no-holds-barred (NHB) circuit during the mid 1990’s and early 2000’s decades. Wander Braga is also revered for his coaching success, having co-founded the famous Big Brother team and formed high calibre grappling competitors such as Gabriel “Napão” Gonzaga. He also lived, taught and had gyms for many years in the Los Angeles area until he ran in to some immigration i...
Sophia McDermott is a 4 time Pan American Jiu Jitsu Champion, as well as the first female Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt of Australian Nationality. Regarded as one of the top grappling competitors of her generation, Sophia is also known for her work in the fitness industry, having developed several programs for women.
. Great to catch up with my friend Aaron and talk about Jiu-Jitsu, TACFIT, Marketing and a lot more!
. Met Professor Jimmy years ago at a local BJJ tournament and then would see him at all other tournaments, either as a competitor or referee and most of the time as both. It was great to hear from a few of our senior students at Legacy that they began their training with him at Dan Inosanto Academy and Jiu-Jitsu Club at UCLA and the influence he had on them. Thank you Jimmy for making the time to meet up and share some of your story.
First American to win a world judo championship. She has founded four companies, raised four children, been one of Forbes 40 Women to Watch over 40, a Next Gen Leader of the International Game Developers Association Foundation. Sensei Ann Maria De Mars and her daughter, Ronda Rousey, are the only mother-daughter combination in the International Sports Hall of Fame. An honor to sit down with her to listen and learn.
Ron is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt and Bang Muay Thai Orange Belt when he’s not training he works in Medical Device Sales. He shares how he changed his lifestyle after beginning training in the martial arts. It’s been an honor watching his growth and transformation over the years.
John is an Animator, Life Long Martial Artist, Wrestler, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt, TACFIT Certified Instructor and more. Loved hearing some of our talented “Medium” John’s Journey.
Had a blast listening to Sensei Ron share some of his history in the Martial Art/Sport of Judo and more. From his dad enrolling him in Judo at a Young Age to representing his Country of El Salvador on the World Stage and his travels around the World. It is an honor to call him a friend.
The very talented Rikki is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt, was a Sprinter for the Slovakian National Team, speaks multiple languages and a lot more! Great to sit down with my brother Rikki and hear his journey from Slovakia to Los Angeles.
Great getting to know Capoeiristas Professor Saracuru originally from France who runs Capoeira Brasil DTLA and Felipe Urso Werdum also a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt who runs Werdum Training Center in Venice. I enjoyed hearing stories of his brother Fabrício Werdum UFC/ADCC/IBJJF World Champ as well.
Hector is the Head Instructor and Co-Owner of the Academy in Downey, California. Had a great time sitting down with him and getting to know him better.
Mark-Paul Gosselaar is an American actor. He is known for his television roles, most notably as Zack Morris in Saved by the Bell. It’s been a pleasure to get to know Mark on the Mats and his growth in his Jiu-Jitsu Journey.
Fun conversation with Professors Adem Redzovic of Downtown Jiu-Jitsu Club Chicago, Arman Fathi of Gracie Laguna Hills and Ray Young of Redzovic and Legacy Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
Always fun to discuss all things Crypto and Metaverse with Legacy Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Coach and Campetitor Ben Stream.
Entrepreneur, Businessman and Jean Jacques BJJ Black Belt. Had a blast sitting down with Janie and listening to old Jiu-Jitsu stories with him from the late 90’s , early 2000”s. Helping Eddie Bravo prepare for ADCC , personal training Joe Rogan, his Brazil adventures and more.
Always an honor to spend time with American BJJ Royalty. Loved hearing some of his old stories coming up, his mindset and more. Rafael was the first ever Black Belt Grand Slam Champion winning the IBJJF Europeans, Pans, Worlds and Brasileiro the same year.
Professor Andre Harutyunyan is the Head Instructor of Legacy Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Yerevan, Armenia. Its been an honor to watch his improvement as a Jiu-Jitsu Practitioner, Athlete and Teacher over the Years. It was honor to promote him to Black Belt, I had to seize the moment and sit down with him to talk a bit about his journey.
