ALLJIUJITSU Business Podcast

Most of BJJ gear is made is Pakistan. In this episode of the podcast we are joined by the owner of Decent Martial Arts (www.decentmartialarts.com), a manufacturing company based out of Sialkot, Pakistan – the capital of BJJ Gi manufacturing. Here we discuss what it takes to run such business, the challenges, working with Alibaba, trust, quality, growth and the future of the Pakistani sports equipment manufacturing businesses. Enjoy!

Barry is one of the pioneers in Irish BJJ and one of the organisers of Irish Open. In this episode we go over the past decade and the progression of the tournament from a small local event to the staple of Irish BJJ scene.

In this episode, we bring to you Hussein Abbas-Zade, the owner of JitsButikk, a Norwegian online BJJ store that came up a couple of years ago when Hussein saw a niche in the market and optimised the supply chain for the benefit of his customers!

IIvan Ivanov is a renowned freestyle wrestler and a coach. He is the creator of Suples Training Systems with its popular tools such as the Bulgarian Bag, Suples Ball, Gladiator Wall, Suples Dummies, and so on. In this Episode Ivan spoke to us about the origins of his business, the story behind his inventions, and the production process, which takes place in his homeland of Bulgaria. If you are looking to buy any of Suples products, make sure you are doing so via their website https://suples.com or through authorized distributors.

Mahamed Aly is a BJJ world champion, an exceptional grappler and very nice guy overall! But as per usual, we are leaving the competitive accomplishments aside for this episode. Since his brown belt days, Mahamed has been building a vast online community through various channels including YouTube, podcasting and messaging platforms.

In this episode she shares the story behind his success and give some useful tips, current athletes could use to build their own communities.

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Today we have Episode 16 for you with another BJJ Photography talk featuring our guest from episode #3 Maggie Left, joined by her colleagues Shawna Rodgers and Richard Presley, aka Attack the Back.

In this episode we speak about the craft of BJJ Photography, the best events to work at, ethical elements in photography, a little bit about equipment, and commercial relationships with brands among other things.

We hope you enjoy this episode, and as always – don’t forget to hit that subscribe button, it will help us a lot!

We’ve got Episode number 15 for you today! Our guest is Jimmy Pedro, a 2-time Olympic medalist in Judo, Judo World Champion, and former coach of the USA Judo Olympic team. However, as you may expect from this podcast, we are not going to focus on his past accomplishments.

Jimmy is a very successful businessman, being the Presided of FUJI Mats and a VP of Fuji Sports. Fuji Mats especially had such a stellar growth of the last number of years. They have outfitted some of the most iconic academies out there including Renzo Gracie Academy in New York, Roger Gracie Gracie Academy in London, and Even the combat space in Joe Rogan’s Studio.

This conversation is very informative, educational from a business perspective, and inspiration from a personal point of view. 

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Our guests for this episode are Kiren Newadj and Rose el Shrouni. These guys have been cultivating fantastic communities reaching far beyond their hometown of Amsterdam through their respective projects. Kiren is a the co-founder of BJJ Academy Amsterdam and a very successful Royal Camp.

Rose, in turn, has been championing Ladies Only BJJ movement through her blong and a corresponding camp which also took place in Amsterdam over the last couple of years.

Our guest for this episode is Darragh O Conaill, an Irish black belt and an accomplished competitor and coach. Darragh owns and runs East Coast Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Dublin.

This conversation is somewhat localised to the Irish BJJ scene, given that we both belong to the same community, but the concepts and issue we discuss are still relevant for a wider audience, especially in Europe.

We spoke about a coach’s role in development of professional Jiu-Jitsu athletes, beyond jiu-jitsu knowledge. Darragh also goes into explaining his approach to affiliate schools and rapid changes in the black belt count of his academy in the last few years.

We also discussed and shared some ideas regarding the growth of the local BJJ community both from a competitive and commercial standpoint.

Our guest for this episode is the CEO of one of the largest international Acai producers called Sambazon. 

Sambazon has been on the market for the past 20 years and aside from bringing an amazing quality product to every corner of this planet, Sambazon also stands for Sustainable Management of Brazilian Amazon. The positive impact they have on the local communities in Brazil is immense!

Ryan is very passionate about acai and his company, and this episode turned out to be an extremely interesting insight into the acai industry and Sambazon’s business.