Interviews

Benjamin Naylor is a strength and conditioning coach and owner or Beyond Boundaries S&C. I met Ben when he took a workshop during a seminar camp I was teaching on and I really enjoy he's unique style of training. Implementing speed, reaction and movement drills into fun and competitive applications. A lifelong sportsman and a BJJ purple belt himself he specialises in working with combat sports athletes including high level BJJ competitors such as Max Campos and Luiz Tosta. In this episode we talk about strength, mobility, movement, mindset and everything in between. For more info on Ben visit: www.beyondboundariessc.co.uk Or: https://www.facebook.com/Beyond-boundaries-SF-240807039304048/

Bernardo Faria, 5 x BJJ World Champion, discusses his training and conditioning routine with Stephan Kesting. We talked about what - Exactly what his day to day training regimen looks like, - Who he spars with - How he's balancing his training as he gets older, - How his training regimen changes as he gets closer to competition, - Whether you should do extra conditioning or not, - How he gets his signature guard pass on everybody, - Health and nutrition, - And a whole lot more. This was an episode of my podcast, the 'Grapplearts Radio Podcast', which you can find on iTunes, Youtube, Stitcher, and Soundcloud. Here are the links: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/grapplearts-radio-all-things/id320705565?mt=2 http://www.youtube.com/stephankesting http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/stephan-kesting/grapplearts-radio-podcast https://soundcloud.com/user-993426357 And if you want an 'I Love BJJ' shirt you can grab that on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01BW64LDC

I sit down with BJJ black belt and jiu jitsu nerd Ricky Rout to discuss UFC 207, Rizin, a review of 2016 in BJJ and its highlights and a Euro's 2017 preview. Follow Ricky at: www.instagram.com/rickytandaindianman Rickys fight of the year - http://www.flograppling.com/video/893361-dillon-danis-vs-patrick-gaudio-copa-podio-lw-gp#.WHCGjrZ96fU Felipe Pena vs Erberth Santos - http://www.flograppling.com/video/902444-felipe-pena-vs-erberth-santos-european-championships-2016#.WHCHnrZ96fU Romulo Barral vs Patrick Gaudio - http://www.flograppling.com/video/980678-romulo-barral-vs-patrick-gaudio-ibjjf-2016-worlds#.WHCH-LZ96fU

Starting with a discussion of Darth Vader's lightsabre technique in Rogue One we then go deeply into the topic of paralysis by analysis in jiu-jitsu, teaching technique, the best way to train to get good fast, and many other fun topics. We finish up by talking about areas that we've focussed on in our own training this last year and what's on the menu for next year!

Alain Pozo is a Carlson Gracie London black belt and instructor at Carlson Gracie Essex. An active competitor as well as a renowned instructor Alain had a unique and inspiring journey to where he is now. In this episode he tells off his early year in jiu jitsu in Brazil, coming over to the UK, building his team and much more. For more info on Alain go to: www.apozobjj.co.uk

Mike Leng of Unorthodox Nutrition is a nutritionist focusing on sports performance for a range of athletes, many of which are BJJ or combat sports athletes. We talk about cutting weight, losing weight, gaining weight, day of fight nutrition, what to eat around training and much much more. For more info or to contact Mike visit: http://www.unorthodox-nutrition.com

In this episode, we are joined by arguably the greatest representative of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in MMA, Demain Maia. Demian talks about why he quit Kung Fu as a teen to start BJJ, funny stories from the mats and his excitement for a Welterweight title shot!

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

Amanda "Tubby" Alequin is one of the fastest rising stars of women's Jiu-Jitsu. Just coming off her first black belt no-gi world title, Tubby discusses the differences between mens and womens BJJ, her mental preparation and competing against her idols.

A 6th degree black belt under Carlson Gracie and an MMA pioneer, Professor Allan Goes joins us to share his powerful life story. He openly talks about how he went from horrible poverty and incarceration, to being saved by Master Carlson Gracie and Jiu-Jitsu

Coach Matt Lindland is regarded as one of the top world resources for grappling knowledge. In this episode, he discusses his career, his decision to pursue Greco-Roman Wrestling over Freestyle, his Olympic experience and his long and successful MMA career

Rustam "The Russian Bear" Chsiev joins the show to talk about wrestling, moving to the US to chase his dreams, his success in EBI and his old school diet!

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

I sit down with Andrew Marshall to chat EBI and UFC 205 in a pilot episode for a new format to run alongside the standard interview episodes. Let me know if you want more of this style or not!

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!

In this episode, we are joined by Professor Mike Bidwell. Mike talks about his beginnings in martial arts, his unique and artistic approach to Jiu-Jitsu and being stuck at one rank for a long time!

In this episode, we are joined by UFC superstar and former Heavyweight Champ Frank Mir. Frank talks about podcasting, Jiu-Jitsu, his MMA journey and society in general in this extended 3 hour episode!

When Kurt is on the show, don't expect your average GCP interview! In our Halloween Special, and Kurt's 5th appearance on the show, Kurt talks about his seminar tour, ghosts in his house, crazy Halloween memories, shark attacks and of course, weapons and heavy metal!

In this episode, we are joined by Judo star Nick Delpopolo. Fresh off his performance at the 2016 Olympics in Rio, Nick talks about his intriguing life story, Judo tactics and the adversity he has worked through to become a champion.

Riccardo Ammendolia joins the show and talks about his start in Jiu-Jitsu, the BJJ scene in Canada, competing in Brazil and how he became one of the most recognizable voices in BJJ commentary

Professor Freddy Trillo joins the show for an insightful and surprising look into the world of law enforcement hand to hand training and the importance of grappling in a self defense situation.

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

Professor Neto is a highly respected black belt and the longest running Alliance Black belt outside the team's founders. Felipe talks about the team's orgins, his beginnings in Jiu-Jitsu and shares some very funny stories from back in the day