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Lee Johnstone is a BJJ black belt and owner of the Combat Sports Academy. Lee has a long a varied background in the martial arts, having training in sambo, wresting, judo, ju jitsu, MMA and BJJ. In this episode we talk about the early days of UK BJJ, the early days of UK MMA, promoting events and opening an academy. For more info on CSA visit: www.combatsportsacademy.net Or follow them on facebook: www.facebook.com/combatsportsacademy

Professor Jay Regalbuto is a respected Black Belt who is also one of the most active commentators in the BJJ community. He has called over 1,000 matches and talks about how he got his start

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Nic Gregoriades is a Roger Gracie black belt and founder of the Jiu Jitsu Brotherhood Nic returns to the podcast to discuss how his focus and changed since our last discussion. We talk about goals, business, him settling down, seminars and lots of jiu jitsu. Find more about Nic and the Jiu Jitsu Brotherhood at - www.jiujitsubrotherhood.com

Paul Bridges is a BJJ black belt, instructor and one of the UK's "dirty dozen". Paul is seriously old school, having begun training in the mid nineties. Travelling to America to train with the Gracie's and being one of the UK's "dirty dozen" (the first 12 UK born black belts). He is an active competitor to this day and now owns and runs Gracie Barra Hastings. For more info visit: www.graciebarrahastings.com

Shamus Kelly is a serving Major in the British army and a BJJ purple belt, Donald MacIntyre is a recently retired British army Major and a BJJ brown belt. Shamus and Donnie are two of a group of individuals responsible for getting Brazilian jiu jitsu officially recognised by the British army. They also work with a number of charities using jiu jitsu to help wounded, injured and sick military veterans and service personnel. In this episode we talk about life in the army, how it has effected their lives and BJJ. How they got jiu jitsu into the army, the number of high level BJJ names that have given their support along the way. The future for BJJ in the army and much more. For more info on Roll 2 Recovery visit: www.roll2recovery.org.uk www.facebook.com/roll2recovery For more info on combat stress visit: www.combatstress.org.uk www.facebook.com/CombatStress

Dickie Martin is a BJJ black belt, instructor at Carlson Gracie London and a world, pan am and european double champion. In this episode we talk about his introduction to BJJ, his thrill seeking days in motor sport, his competition career, getting into politics, the UKBJJA and much more. For more info on the UKBJJA visit: www.ukbjja.org For info on Carlson Gracie London visit: www.bjjlondon.com

Chloe Moore is a transgender BJJ competitor. This episode was brought about after a heated debated on the UK BJJ underground group about whether it was fair for a transgender woman to compete in jiu jitsu. The thread referred specifically to Chloe so I wanted to have her on to give her side and share her views and opinions on a matter incredibly close to her. In this episode Chloe is extremely open and transparent about the issues raised not only for trans people in general but also for herself personally. She is joined by RGA bucks teammate and good friend Hayley Carter.

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The Eddie Fyvie Jiu-Jitsu Academy (Formerly Spa City Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) has been serving the Saratoga Springs, Malta, Ballston Spa, and Clifton Park regions for TEN YEARS! Jiu-Jitsu, Self-Defense, Anti-Bullying, Martial Art classes for every member of the family. Jiu-Jitsu is a Martial Art created by the Gracie Family. In 1993 they created the Ultimate Fighting Championship. It turned into a Billion Dollar industry and now Mixed Martial Arts or MMA is one of the most popular sports in the world. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, otherwise known as Gracie Jiu-Jitsu is now practiced all of over the world and is taught to Law Enforcement-Police, Military, and other Government Agencies. We hope that you will join our team and take advantage of our HIGH LEVEL Jiu-Jitsu classes. We promise you that it will change you for the better! Try it now http://www.efjja.com/ http://www.efjja.com/about.html http://www.efjja.com/schedule.html http://www.efjja.com/kids.html http://www.efjja.com/news--events.html http://www.efjja.com/contact.html http://www.efjja.com/corporate-seminars.html http://www.efjja.com/instructors.html http://www.efjja.com/blog http://www.efjja.com/womens-self-defense.html *** Make sure to like us on FACEBOOK *** https://www.facebook.com/EFJJA/ *** Make sure to like us on Instagram *** www.Instagram.com/eddiefyvie #YouCan #UpgradeYou For the community | For everyone | For you

The Eddie Fyvie Jiu-Jitsu Academy (Formerly Spa City Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) has been serving the Saratoga Springs, Malta, Ballston Spa, and Clifton Park regions for TEN YEARS! Jiu-Jitsu, Self-Defense, Anti-Bullying, Martial Art classes for every member of the family. Jiu-Jitsu is a Martial Art created by the Gracie Family. In 1993 they created the Ultimate Fighting Championship. It turned into a Billion Dollar industry and now Mixed Martial Arts or MMA is one of the most popular sports in the world. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, otherwise known as Gracie Jiu-Jitsu is now practiced all of over the world and is taught to Law Enforcement-Police, Military, and other Government Agencies. We hope that you will join our team and take advantage of our HIGH LEVEL Jiu-Jitsu classes. We promise you that it will change you for the better! Try it now http://www.efjja.com/ http://www.efjja.com/about.html http://www.efjja.com/schedule.html http://www.efjja.com/kids.html http://www.efjja.com/news--events.html http://www.efjja.com/contact.html http://www.efjja.com/corporate-seminars.html http://www.efjja.com/instructors.html http://www.efjja.com/blog http://www.efjja.com/womens-self-defense.html *** Make sure to like us on FACEBOOK *** https://www.facebook.com/EFJJA/ *** Make sure to like us on Instagram *** www.Instagram.com/eddiefyvie #YouCan #UpgradeYou For the community | For everyone | For you

The Eddie Fyvie Jiu-Jitsu Academy (Formerly Spa City Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) has been serving the Saratoga Springs, Malta, Ballston Spa, and Clifton Park regions for TEN YEARS! Jiu-Jitsu, Self-Defense, Anti-Bullying, Martial Art classes for every member of the family. Jiu-Jitsu is a Martial Art created by the Gracie Family. In 1993 they created the Ultimate Fighting Championship. It turned into a Billion Dollar industry and now Mixed Martial Arts or MMA is one of the most popular sports in the world. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, otherwise known as Gracie Jiu-Jitsu is now practiced all of over the world and is taught to Law Enforcement-Police, Military, and other Government Agencies. We hope that you will join our team and take advantage of our HIGH LEVEL Jiu-Jitsu classes. We promise you that it will change you for the better! Try it now http://www.efjja.com/ http://www.efjja.com/about.html http://www.efjja.com/schedule.html http://www.efjja.com/kids.html http://www.efjja.com/news--events.html http://www.efjja.com/contact.html http://www.efjja.com/corporate-seminars.html http://www.efjja.com/instructors.html http://www.efjja.com/blog http://www.efjja.com/womens-self-defense.html *** Make sure to like us on FACEBOOK *** https://www.facebook.com/EFJJA/ *** Make sure to like us on Instagram *** www.Instagram.com/eddiefyvie #YouCan #UpgradeYou For the community | For everyone | For you

One of the most experienced and recognized BJJ referees in the United States, Professor Karchmer has reffed well over 3,000 matches in his career. He discusses some of the subtle intricacies of reffing that many competitors may not take into consideration, his opinion on common rules, the elements of a good ref and bias in big tournaments

Seymour Yang aka Meerkatsu is a blogger, reviewer, artist and BJJ black belt. His art is seen on martial arts clothing, logos and posters all over the world. In this episode we talk his journey into the martial arts, how he started his blog, his reviews and eventually his hugely successful Meerkatsu brand. As well as a whole host of other things. To find out more about Meerkatsu visit www.meerkatsu.com

Kipp Kollar is the man behind NAGA one of the most successful grappling tournaments out there. Kipp talks about his intro to grappling, the beginnings of NAGA, what goes into running a tournament and coaching kids in a healthy way.

Professor Alberto Marchetti is a very respected figure in the Jiu-Jitsu community, not only for his teaching, but for his business ventures within Jiu-Jitsu. If you have ever been curious about the business side of BJJ, don't miss this episode!

On the one hand, I'm a huge fan. I've been watching the UFC since its inauguration in 1993, and have enjoyed fights in Pride FC, Shooto, WEC, Strikeforce, Bellator, and many other organisations. I have good friends who are professional fighters, and have helped them prepare for their fights. And I have nothing but respect for the skill, athleticism and mental toughness of the modern MMA fighter. But on the other hand I've always had misgivings about the sport too. Initially it was the seedy underbelly of the sport that worried me. The established press of the time pilloried the UFC as an underground bloodsport, and they weren't that far off base. There was copious blood, a general lack of rules, extreme mis-matches between fighters, and brutal fights that went on much longer than would be acceptable today. Furthermore, the only places in my town televising the early events were strip clubs, which only amplified the sense of it being an illicit activity. Watching the fights alongside strippers, drug dealers and Hell's Angels wannabes didn't add much legitimacy to the sport. I enjoy my sex, I enjoy my violence, but I've never particularly enjoyed mixing the two! But despite my misgivings I was fascinated by this sport. Events weren't nearly as frequent in those days, so every couple of months my friends and I would make our way to the Marble Arch stripclub in downtown Vancouver to watch Royce Gracie, Mark Coleman, Don Frye, Oleg Taktarov and the other early icons of the sport do battle in the octagon and tear apart my notions of what worked in a real fight. I'd get so excited during these events that I'd always get hit with serious insomnia afterwards. I'd lie awake for hours obsessing about matches, replaying the finishes in my mind, and wondering what each fighter should have done at certain points in the match. Eventually I resorted to popping a couple of over-the-counter sleeping pills on the way home; those usually allowed me to get to sleep despite all the adrenaline still coursing in my veins. My appreciation of the sport shocked and appalled some of my more politically correct friends. They had, of course, never actually seen any of the events, but were pretty sure that the existence of the UFC was a sign of the end times. A modern day equivalent of the brutal gladiatorial games of Imperial Rome… Arguing with these friends I tried to give them the party line, that MMA was actually LESS brutal than boxing. Sure, there was blood. Sure, there were broken bones, twisted limbs, and dislocated joints. The chance of orthopaedic injury in early MMA were fairly high, but I told myself (and anyone who would listen) that sport was a lot safer than boxing, at least when it came to the issue of brain trauma. After all, in boxing there were no submissions and no tapping out. Boxers wore gloves which allowed them to hit harder. There were rounds and standing eight counts which essentially allowed someone on the brink of getting knocked out just enough time to recover to go back out and then absorb even more punishment. MMA has matured greatly over the last two decades. The rules have evolved. Referees now have the power to stop matches, and the presence of judges means that open-ended fights are a thing of the past. The events are overseen by doctors and athletic commissions. Fighters have become respectable professional athletes. MMA has gone mainstream. But something is preventing me from fully enjoying the new, improved, sanitised spectacle. Despite the improvements it's still a guilty pleasure, and my mixed feelings remain. And that's because of the mounting tidal wave of evidence connecting the sport with serious, permanent brain damage. We can no longer live in denial. Modern MMA is going to result in an epidemic of shattered fighters. CONTINUED IN PODCAST...

Callum Medcraft is the creator of Jiu Jitsu Style magazine. One of the biggest jiu jitsu magazines in the world and a brown belt under Roger Gracie. In the episode we talk about how he came to create Jiu Jitsu Style, the philosophy behind the mag, stories of where the mag has taken him. As well as talking about EBI, Polaris, how the sport has changed and how Callum sees it growing in the future. To find out more about Jiu Jitsu Style visit: www.bjjstyle.com Facebook - facebook.com/bjjstyle Instagram - instagram.com/bjjstyle Twitter - twitter.com/jiujitsustyle