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Don't forget to Like & Subscribe to GET SIMPLIFIED!It’s Halloween at Simple Man HQ.In this episode, the boys get their Halloween costumes and discuss slap-boxing , $500K watches, and hog-hunting off a truck.Find us on Instagram:@thesimplemanpodcast @simplemanmartialarts@bjjdamien@nickyrod247@ethan.crelinsten@nickyryanbjj@sallyhatesjiujitsu@allywolskiMerchwww.simplemanma.myshopify.comMarek Health:🥼https://marekhealth.com Get a 10% discount use code SIMPLEMANMASF Supplementsuse promo code "SIMPLEMAN" at check out to receive a 15% discount "BE KIND OR ELSE!"https://masfsupplements.comPronoia:https://www.pronoiabjj.com/Use promocode SIMPLEMAN for 10% off your entire order at checkoutPronoia Instagram: @pronoiabjjCarne Jerky:@carnejerky_ TikTok:@therealsimplemanpodcast00:00:00 — Intro00:00:25 — Why Are Sal’s Lips So Shiny??00:01:00 — Officer Ed Banger00:03:50 — Everyone Preps to Change00:05:50 — FIRST COSTUME REVEAL00:10:00 — COMPLETE GROUP REVEAL 00:13:10 — Rutgers Freshman Slap Boxing Video00:19:50 — Rolexes00:26:00 — Sal's Grandpa Accused Him of Stealing00:30:50 — December Hunting Plans00:33:00 — Shooting Pigs from a Truck00:35:05 — Bird Hunting00:37:30 — Are Pigs Smarter Than Dogs?!00:42:45 — Rolex vs Tudor Debate00:47:55 — Strategy for Dagestani Opponent00:50:25 — Wedding RSVP Fight00:51:35 — Goodwill Suits00:54:15 — New Intro Song?00:55:15 — Nicky’s Recorder Story 🤣00:57:00 — H-E-B Recorder Performance01:00:00 — Fighting a Girl at a Concert01:12:42 — Blind Athlete Trains at SMMA01:22:00 — Herowin01:24:00 — Huberman Finger Ratios01:25:33 — Penis Cactus01:27:02 — Outro

This week, we're joined again by "Silver Fox" Karel Pravec! In this episode, Karel explores one of Jiu-Jitsu's most underrated submissions: the omoplata. Karel explains why the omoplata is so effective as both a sweep and control position, how to chain between parallel and perpendicular omoplatas, and why it excels against bigger opponents. Follow Karel on Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/silverfoxbjj](https://www.instagram.com/silverfoxbjj) Get Karel's instructionals on BJJ Fanatics: [https://bjjfanatics.com/collections/karel-pravec](https://bjjfanatics.com/collections/karel-pravec) Train with Karel at Silver Fox BJJ in New Jersey: [https://silverfoxbjj.com](https://silverfoxbjj.com) Learn online with Karel on the Silver Fox BJJ app: [https://silverfoxbjjglobal.com](https://silverfoxbjjglobal.com) **Resources discussed in this episode:** Omoplata Attacks [https://youtu.be/9cRPcxZXIKo](https://youtu.be/9cRPcxZXIKo) Omoplata Set Up & Finishing Details [https://youtu.be/1nTYmH6NmP0](https://youtu.be/1nTYmH6NmP0) Understanding The Split Guard [https://youtu.be/gWtdq9txY_g](https://youtu.be/gWtdq9txY_g) Omoplata to MangleDome [https://youtu.be/lumzFvUtRMM](https://youtu.be/lumzFvUtRMM) **Mental models discussed in this episode:** - Technique Chaining [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/technique-chaining](https://bjjmentalmodels.com/technique-chaining)- Predictable Responses [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/predictable-responses](https://bjjmentalmodels.com/predictable-responses)- Return on Investment [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/return-on-investment](https://bjjmentalmodels.com/return-on-investment)- Probabilistic Thinking [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/probabilistic-thinking](https://bjjmentalmodels.com/probabilistic-thinking)- Dominant Angles [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/dominant-angles](https://bjjmentalmodels.com/dominant-angles)- Core Mechanics [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/core-mechanics](https://bjjmentalmodels.com/core-mechanics)- Theory of Alignment [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/theory-of-alignment](https://bjjmentalmodels.com/theory-of-alignment)- Committed Techniques [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/committed-techniques](https://bjjmentalmodels.com/committed-techniques) ⬆️ **LEVEL UP with BJJ Mental Models Premium!** The world's LARGEST library of Jiu-Jitsu audio lessons, our complete podcast network, online coaching, and much more! Your first week is free: [https://bjjmentalmodels.com](https://bjjmentalmodels.com/) **Need more BJJ Mental Models?** Get the legendary BJJMM newsletter: [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter](https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter) Learn more mental models in our online database: [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database](https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database) Follow us on social: [https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels](https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels) [https://threads.com/@bjjmentalmodels](https://threads.com/@bjjmentalmodels) [https://bjjmentalmodels.bsky.social](https://bjjmentalmodels.bsky.social/) [](https://youtube.com/@bjjmentalmodels) ⚠️**NEW course from BJJ Mental Models!** **MINDSET FOR BETAS,** our new Jiu-Jitsu audio course with Rob Biernacki, is now available on BJJ Mental Models Premium! For a limited time, get your first month FREE at: [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/beta](https://bjjmentalmodels.com/beta)

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Why The Saddle 0:18 Countering The Turn Out 0:55 Capturing The Heel 2:28 System Recap 3:55 #bjj 3#jiujitsutechniques #leglocks #bjjinstructional #submission

Today the tables get turned and I end up on the other end of the microphone as Steve Kwan from BJJ Mental Models picks my brain about the huge benefits that arise to treating your jiu-jitsu submissions as *positions first, and submissions second*. I promise this will make perfect sense by the end of the episode, and may change how you approach your training. Check out my positional approach to mastering the Kimura and tapping out more training partners and competition opponents at https://www.grapplearts.com/kimura And check out Steve Kwan's excellent BJJ Mental Models podcast at https://www.bjjmentalmodels.com Thanks! Stephan

This week, we're joined by Stephan Kesting! In this episode, Stephan teaches the Kimura as both a submission and a positional system: its ancient origins, key positional variations, and how it functions as a control framework rather than just a finishing move. Topics include finishing mechanics, leverage physics, the "fat old lazy man" Kimura, and Kesting’s new instructional, *The Kimura Roadmap.* Follow Stephan Kesting on Instagram: [https://instagram.com/stephan_kesting](https://instagram.com/stephan_kesting) Learn online with Stephan at Grapplearts: [https://grapplearts.com](https://grapplearts.com) **Resources discussed in this episode:** The Kimura Roadmap, by Stephan Kesting [https://grapplearts.com/kimura](https://grapplearts.com/kimura) The Near Side Kimura, A Forgotten Position [https://youtu.be/62oLRT_Sar4](https://youtu.be/62oLRT_Sar4) The Lazy, Old, Fat Man Kimura [https://youtu.be/29JtQffs-yA](https://youtu.be/29JtQffs-yA) Submission as Position, feat. Rob Biernacki [https://www.bjjmentalmodels.com/products/submission-as-position-feat-rob-biernacki](https://www.bjjmentalmodels.com/products/submission-as-position-feat-rob-biernacki) The Phil Davis Kimura, AKA the "Phil-Mura" [https://youtu.be/LuM13SpQIho](https://youtu.be/LuM13SpQIho) **Mental models discussed in this episode:** - Position Over Submission [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/position-over-submission](https://bjjmentalmodels.com/position-over-submission)- Terminal Positions [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/terminal-positions](https://bjjmentalmodels.com/terminal-positions)- Predictable Responses [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/predictable-responses](https://bjjmentalmodels.com/predictable-responses)- Dilemma [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/dilemma](https://bjjmentalmodels.com/dilemma)- 3 Joint Rule [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/3-joint-rule](https://bjjmentalmodels.com/3-joint-rule)- Ratchet Control [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/ratchet-control](https://bjjmentalmodels.com/ratchet-control)- Torque [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/torque](https://bjjmentalmodels.com/torque)- Core Mechanics [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/core-mechanics](https://bjjmentalmodels.com/core-mechanics) ⬆️ **LEVEL UP with BJJ Mental Models Premium!** The world's LARGEST library of Jiu-Jitsu audio lessons, our complete podcast network, online coaching, and much more! Your first week is free: [https://bjjmentalmodels.com](https://bjjmentalmodels.com/) **Need more BJJ Mental Models?** Get the legendary BJJMM newsletter: [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter](https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter) Learn more mental models in our online database: [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database](https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database) Follow us on social: [https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels](https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels) [https://threads.com/@bjjmentalmodels](https://threads.com/@bjjmentalmodels) [https://bjjmentalmodels.bsky.social](https://bjjmentalmodels.bsky.social/) [https://youtube.com/@bjjmentalmodels](https://youtube.com/@bjjmentalmodels) ⚠️**NEW course from BJJ Mental Models!** **MINDSET FOR BETAS,** our new Jiu-Jitsu audio course with Rob Biernacki, is now available on BJJ Mental Models Premium! For a limited time, get your first month FREE at: [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/beta](https://bjjmentalmodels.com/beta)

How to easily introduce a drop Seoi Nage to a 3 year old. Comprehension, body awareness and spatial coordination all once. #bjj #kidsclasses #jiujitsu #brazilianjujitsu #grappling #judo #wrestling #selfdefense #antibullying #minnesota #minnegrappler #minneapolis #saintpaul #mendotaheights #twincities #familyactivities #fightlikeagirl #independentplay #educationalprograms

Drop Seoi Nage Adding our game called Judo Bowling where kids are learning how to position themselves and move their body into a kneeling stance to finish the drop Seoi Nage moving their arms in order to throw their opponents over their shoulder. Also as they continue to practice the full move with partners they’re reinforcing the movements guiding themselves with the tape on the mats. Super fun way of playing and learning. Even Coach Lily had fun during the Judo Bowling. #bjj #independentplay #jiujitsu #jiujitsufamily #kidsclasses #kidsactivities #familyactivities #judo #martialarts #grappling #haus021 #haus021us #twincities #minneapolis #saintpaul #mendotaheights #woodbury #fujimats #fujisports #fun #bowling #judobowling

A simple back take. A classic arm drag. Nothing fancy. Just fundamentals done right. In this short session, Professor Matt breaks down one of the cleanest sequences in Jiu-Jitsu, followed by a few rounds of students putting it to work. No voiceover or over-explaining. Just training. Shot at Ithaca BJJ. In collaboration with The Alchemy of Struggle.

In this week's mini-episode, we introduce the four types of guard: **hook, clamp, frame,**and**hybrid.** Every guard in Jiu-Jitsu can be classified into one of these types. Get our Intro to Mechanics audio course, normally $79, FREE: [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/freeintro](https://bjjmentalmodels.com/freeintro) ⬆️ **LEVEL UP with BJJ Mental Models Premium!** The world's LARGEST library of Jiu-Jitsu audio lessons, our complete podcast network, online coaching, and much more! Your first week is free: [https://bjjmentalmodels.com](https://bjjmentalmodels.com/) **Need more BJJ Mental Models?** Get the legendary BJJMM newsletter: [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter](https://bjjmentalmodels.com/newsletter) Learn more mental models in our online database: [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database](https://bjjmentalmodels.com/database) Follow us on social: [https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels](https://instagram.com/bjjmentalmodels) [https://threads.com/@bjjmentalmodels](https://threads.com/@bjjmentalmodels) [https://bjjmentalmodels.bsky.social](https://bjjmentalmodels.bsky.social/) [https://youtube.com/@bjjmentalmodels](https://youtube.com/@bjjmentalmodels) Music by Enterprize: [https://enterprize.bandcamp.com](https://enterprize.bandcamp.com/) ⚠️**NEW course from BJJ Mental Models!** **MINDSET FOR BETAS,** our new Jiu-Jitsu audio course with Rob Biernacki, is now available on BJJ Mental Models Premium! For a limited time, get your first month FREE at: [https://bjjmentalmodels.com/beta](https://bjjmentalmodels.com/beta)

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During the filming of the Carlos Maia docuseries, the cameras kept rolling after the official shoot — capturing this spontaneous, heartfelt exchange between Flavio Almeida and Carlos Maia. They revisit early memories from the 1990s: rivalries that shaped Gracie Barra, long road trips to represent the team, and the pride of wearing the GB patch. What begins as a nostalgic moment becomes a powerful reflection on legacy, identity, and the deeper purpose behind Jiu-Jitsu. These are the very principles that inspired GB2, the new Gracie Barra curriculum led by Professor Maia — a structured path that transforms this spirit into daily training, helping students and instructors alike grow with clarity, consistency, and purpose. Explore More: ➡️ Discover GB2 — The New Curriculum with Carlos Maia: https://online.graciebarra.com/pages/gb2-carlos-maia

Don't forget to Like & Subscribe to GET SIMPLIFIED!Anthony “Sal” Salvatore (@sallyhatesjiujitsu) is the fifth owner of Simpleman Martial Arts. A military veteran, former personal bodyguard, and bouncer at Joe Rogan’s iconic Comedy Mothership, Sal has spent years protecting people—from backstage corridors to crowded venues—and now channels that same protective instinct into building stronger, more resilient martial artists.Outside of teaching and leadership, Sal is also an entrepreneur, founding the Jiu-Jitsu apparel brand Pronoia with his business partner Fred. They created this brand to inspire athletes who choose optimism in the face of adversity.At Simpleman Martial Arts, Sal’s mission is to honor the legacy of the owners before him while evolving the academy into a home where beginners feel welcome, competitors are sharpened, and every student leaves more confident than they arrived.Whether he’s coaching fundamentals or preparing fighters for competition, Sal leads with humility, humor, and hard-earned experience. His journey—from military service to bouncing at one of the most famous comedy clubs in the world—has shaped a leadership style built on loyalty, toughness, and unwavering respect.Filmed & Produced by @allywolskiMerch:https://simplemanma.myshopify.comMarek Health:🥼https://marekhealth.com Get a 10% discount use code SIMPLEMANMASF Supplementsuse promo code "SIMPLEMAN" at check out to receive a 15% discount "BE KIND OR ELSE!"https://masfsupplements.com@masf_supplements Pronoia:https://www.pronoiabjj.com/Use promocode SIMPLEMAN for 10% off your entire order at checkout@pronoiabjjSimpleman instagram:@thesimplemanpodcast Carne Jerky:@carnejerky_ NEW TikTok:@therealsimplemanpodcastMarekhealth:🥼 https://marekhealth.com/simpleman Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SimpleManPodc...00:00:00 Intro00:02:21 IVF Baby00:03:46 Sal's Time in the Military00:06:07 Sal Moves to Austin00:08:54 B-Team in the Beginning00:11:43 Pronoia00:13:49 Sal Training in the Middle East00:14:41 Sal Could Beat Nicky in Jiu Jitsu00:15:44 Sal Applies to B-Team00:17:17 Thank You Joe Rogan00:19:33 Our Sponsors00:23:31 Thank You Joe Rogan00:25:25 Dana White00:25:55 Business Partner00:26:22 Is Pronoia Real?00:26:35 Fundamentals Program00:26:50 How'd We Become Business Partners?00:30:10 Fundies is a Party00:31:37 Come Train with Us!00:32:28 John Danaher at SMMA00:37:00 When Ethan Moved to Renzo's00:37:27 Damien's Start in BJJ00:40:19 Omni John00:42:43 Gordon Tips Everyone but Sal00:43:35 Is Sal the Real Professor?00:51:54 Sal Apologizes00:53:22 Kody & Sal00:59:30 Kid's Class01:02:17 Wake Surfing01:05:00 Simple Band01:09:42 Future Guests01:10:12 Whole Carton of Cigarettes01:11:02 Outro01:11:38 Simple Band Covers Revival by Zach Bryan