One of the most active competitors on the local scene, John Schell, makes his MMA debut this weekend at Next Level Fight Club. His daughter Aaliyah is also a regular jiujitsu competitor, and joins us to talk about training and competing. We talk with them about what makes them nervous about watching the other compete, the joys and troubles of training, what John has learned about teaching & training as a part of Team Rubao Carioca, and more. Upcoming events: Next Level Fight Club is this wee...
Jan 22, 2017•48 min
The first show of the new year is a Q&A extravaganza! From the shores of Vancouver Island and from the Halls of Snowpocalypse comes an episode of "Ask A Random Purple Belt." There are four question-and-answer segments about jiujitsu etiquette: 1. Kneez Nutz: How do you respond when you've accidentally kneed a training partner in the twig and berries? 2. Wash Your Butt: What are best practices for gym cleanliness and personal grooming? 3. "Rank" Means Something Stinks: How should new people t...
Jan 08, 2017•1 hr 4 min
You have a week left to buy presents: we give you 12 awesome gift ideas ranging in price from $10 on up, which we'll post to the blog with links later today. Also, Betsy O'Donovan joins Jeff in studio to ask jiu-jitsu etiquette questions from the perspective of a new white belt. Tune in to hear Jeff explain it all, like Clarissa or Lucy Van Pelt.
Dec 18, 2016•1 hr 3 min
A 7th Degree Coral Belt in jiujitsu, Sylvio Behring has a lifetime of training jiujitsu and judo. He talks about learning from his father, Flavio Behring, masters Joao Alberto & Alvaro Barreto, his legendary brother the late Marcelo Behring, vale tudo, training judo with George Mehdi, the toughest people he trained with and competed against, fixing the rules of sport jiujitsu, and so much more.
Dec 11, 2016•59 min
Eric Uresk has lived many lives so far: professional MMA and Muay Thai fighter, legendary New York bouncer, nutrition guru, and jiujitsu brown belt who has trained with and under some of the best. Now wrestling coach at Phuket Top Team MMA Training Camp in Thailand, Eric talked training methods and nutrition strategy, told us some wild bouncing stories, and explained the origin of his nickname, "Eric The Gentleman."
Dec 04, 2016•1 hr 1 min
One of our most popular guests, D'Juan "Dirty South" Owens, returns to the podcast to talk about his work bringing the transformative power of the martial arts to Uganda -- and how you can help. Plus, we (accidentally) break exclusive news about D'Juan's upcoming fights, discuss how playing high-level competitive chess compares to his other artistic pursuits, hear a little trash-talk about a fighter he says is ducking him, and recap his memorable Toro cup match against Ricky Saxton. Support the ...
Nov 26, 2016•1 hr 13 min
Since we last talked to David Porter, he's earned a black belt from Pedro Sauer, produced a new DVD on arm-in chokes ("Bringing Back the Brabo") that drops this Friday -- and he's also got an awesome story about his trip to Australia, which involves a great ape, a koala and kid with no sense of self-preservation.
Nov 22, 2016•50 min
We're thrilled to bring you an interview with a true legend: Leka Vieira started jiujitsu in 1992, walking into a room with 60 or 70 men training when she was just a 16 year old girl. She went on to become the first woman to win the black belt world championship, the first woman to promote another woman to black belt, and -- after leaving Brazil with "a few hundred dollars, a few sets of clothes and a big dream," became instrumental to the growth of jiujitsu in the United States. She's a three-t...
Nov 18, 2016•49 min
We recap Toro Cup 5, raising funds for Gis for GIs: Jeff is in studio with guest host John Bagels Telford breaking down the matches: interviews with competitors and coaches Greg Walker, Gustavo Machado black belt, Brandon Garner and Chris Lewter from Gracie Raleigh, Gabriella McAuliffe from Rio Pro BJJ in Ohio, and Tyler Smith & Travis DePriest from Revolution BJJ in Richmond. Plus, we preview US Grappling Richmond on Dec. 10.
Nov 13, 2016•1 hr
On Veterans Day, we talk to three people with prominent roles in both the military community & BJJ communities: Ricardo Tubbs, black belt, active duty service member & owner of Da Firma Training Center, Julia Gumpert from Mission 22, a nonprofit dedicated to ending suicide among veterans (and using jiujitsu as a tool); and Jason Mask, a Navy veteran and purple belt with a message: all veterans should try jiujitsu. Also, big news: One year. 58 shows. More than 60 videos about technique, n...
Nov 13, 2016•1 hr
Caitline Huggins and the Murdock Brothers, CJ and Josh, talk with Jeff about CJ's pro MMA debut next weekend, each of their favorite superfights of all time, CJ's top 5 jiujitsu instructors, Great Grappling's head instructor Jeremy Arel, and the Project TAP House, which is in its nascent stages. Plus Jeff teases several big announcements, like a jerk.
Nov 06, 2016•1 hr
Chrissy Linzy of US Grappling joins us to recap their Greensboro tournament, and we make an exclusive announcement: US Grappling is coming to Charlotte in March! Learn about the history of the tournament organization over the past 10 years, its most memorable matches, the critical people involved, and the kids who have grown up with the tournaments.
Oct 30, 2016•1 hr
Samantha Seff of TFTC Academy fights on the USFFC MMA card in Spartanburg, SC on Nov. 5. She and two of her training partners -- Maddie Mingia and Julie Ferguson -- join us to talk about fight camp, the role teammates play in preparation for MMA competition, beer, doughnuts, hair braiding and more.
Oct 23, 2016•1 hr
Phenomenal four-stripe blue belt Alex Cummings is leaving -- for now -- the NC scene for Montana. We highlight some of his most memorable moments, best matches, toughest opponents, most underrated folks in the scene, and why Jason Culbreth is responsible for every single thing good about jiujitsu in North Carolina and beyond. Plus, we recap Kakuto Submission Challenge, preview US Grappling Greensboro Oct. 29 (go register!) and Toro Cup Nov. 12 (go watch and support Gis for GIs!).
Oct 16, 2016•1 hr
Jeff recaps the IBJJF's first trip to NC while stuffing his face with vegan brownies and macadamia nut milk lattes. Interviews with local competitors Betty Broadhust, Eric Hable and Andrew Bitner bookend Jeff talking about why PREPARING to win is more important than the will to win.
Oct 09, 2016•1 hr
We recap a huge weekend in martial arts, with results from IBJJF Pans, New Breed grappling, IKF kickboxing, Conflict MMA & Fight Night in Florence, SC. Local fighter Aren Besson of Chapel Hill Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, who won last night by Rear naked choke, talks to us about training at Chapel Hill Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, girl scout cookies, pink tighty whities and much more.
Oct 02, 2016•1 hr
Sophia Drysdale world-class competitor and teacher in town for seminars, gives a memorable interview ranging from jiujitsu technique to Australian slang to nutrition to environmental ethics. Plus, Trevor recaps Daniel Branch's Ring of Combat fight and we review US Grappling Virginia Beach & IBJJF Atlanta. Don't spit the dummy -- just listen to the show.
Sep 25, 2016•1 hr
Gracie Raleigh's Jason "Bumpkin" Wingate talks about his 17 years in jiujitsu, starting with Renzo Gracie & Tim Mannon, continuing under Royce Gracie with Billy Dowey & Jason Culbreth, and finally teaching at Gracie Raleigh with Brandon Garner. We also talk about his training with Robson Moura, meeting Miguel Torres and much more!
Sep 18, 2016•1 hr
Revolution BJJ black belt Daniel Frank talks about his Toro Cup win, US Grappling, his time teaching in Korea, the best way to teach jiujitsu, what makes a great jiujitsu student, and much more!
Sep 11, 2016•1 hr
Here's our bonus show recapping Toro Cup 4! We'll do a deep dive into Daniel Frank's match and jiujitsu career during tomorrow's show, but here are the results and four brief interviews with competitors, where Adam Jetton & Dave Porter talk about what the NC BJJ community means to them, the Corbe Brothers run through their matches and talk about what's next for them, Anthony Elbert and Jeff talk Pokemon, and Kim DaFury explains why jiujitsu community events like this are so important.
Sep 11, 2016•32 min
Jason Culbreth of Forged Fitness Cary just won the black belt Masters Worlds, has coached multiple world champions, and was one of the driving forces in getting MMA legalized in NC during the early days of Team ROC. If you're interested in getting better at jiujitsu, winning world championships, teaching people jiujitsu, coaching world champions, learning about the history of NC jiujitsu (esp. the history of Team ROC), finding out how MMA became legal in NC, or hearing Jason make fun of Roy Mars...
Sep 03, 2016•1 hr
Forged Fitness purple belt & military veteran Bryce Mahoney talks about outdoor events for veterans, meeting his wife while in the process of wrecking a $250,000 boat, how he got started training under Rigan Machado (kind of), the importance of the purple belt and more. Plus, we recap the BJJ Masters Worlds and spotlight all our local medallists -- many of whom Bryce has trained with.
Aug 28, 2016•1 hr
Locals do great work at the Boston BJJ Open! Also, Forged Fitness' belt promotion ceremony happened, and we shout out some recent belt advancements: we ask listeners to tell us why their belts matter to them at(360) 389-2830. Call in, leave us a voicemail, and you could end up on the show or in a cool social video. Finally, we interview Kate Shuster, the first woman to win the national debate tournament, about the charity debate camp she and Jeff work on -- as well as her first viewing of Road H...
Aug 21, 2016•1 hr
Valerie Worthington, author or "Training Wheels: How a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Road Trip Jumpstarted My Search For a Fulfilling Life" joins us to talk about her trip around the country in 2006, winning the worlds at purple belt, what makes a satisfying life and much more! Plus, Trevor calls in to talk about his student Adli Edwards' 145 pound title win at Iron Fights in Ohio last night.
Aug 14, 2016•1 hr
Daniel "The Executive" Branch talks about the biggest fight of his career coming up Sep. 23 in Atlantic City, training at Gracie Raleigh, working with Brandon Garner and Jason "Bumpkin" Wingate, fighters who miss weight and front about it, and more!
Aug 07, 2016•1 hr
The first 12 non-Brazilian black belts are known, collectively, as the dirty dozen. They have amazing stories from the early days of jiu-jitsu in America, but in many cases, too little is known about them. Marc Baquerizo is the first American student of the legendary jiujitsu practitioner and UFC fighter Joe Moreira. Marc was the fifth American to get a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, but his BJJ Heroes biography simply says: "Not much is known of Baquerizo." When we found out he'd been livin...
Aug 03, 2016•1 hr
Evan Arredondo from Gracie Raleigh and Trevor's Muay Thai program at Forged Fitness Cary comes in to celebrate his IKF World Kickboxing championship win. We also talk about Evan's wrestling and jiujitsu background, and his future in MMA.
Jul 31, 2016•1 hr
Trevor calls in live from the International Kickboxing Federation world championship, where local fighters Evan Daniel & Evan Arredondo are competing. John "Bagels" Telford joins us live in studio to break down ProJitsu 5 -- and preview the upcoming Toro Cup card on Sep. 10. In an EXCLUSIVE, we announce 3 exciting matches for that Toro Cup. Don't miss it.
Jul 24, 2016•1 hr
Pendergrass Academy black belt Sean Zorio joins Jeff in studio to talk training jiujitsu, working with US Grappling, footlocks, food and motorcycles.
Jul 10, 2016•1 hr
Ever wondered what the most popular ConcussionCasts are? Jeff breaks down the top 10 shows of all time, with excerpts. Plus, the Great Northeast BJJ Podcast interviews Jeff, who shamelessly steals audio excerpts like a thieving rapscallion. Check them out: http://redwingsuperior.com/great-northeast-bjj-podcast/
Jul 02, 2016•1 hr
