BJJ GOONS

This week The GOONS kick it with Vannessa Griffin. Vannessa is a new bjj black belt under Team Lloyd Irvin / Crazy 88 and has already medaled in the IBJJF Europeans and Pans. She also runs a highly successful kid's competition team at Crazy 88, over the last two years her team has earned 9 IBJJF Kid's Pan Gold Medals from 7 competitors.

This week the GOONS talk to BJJ Black Belt, Historian, Commentator, and Content Creator Riccardo "Baleia" Ammendolia.

This week the GOONS discuss: Manny Ray Gonzales making the newspaper, the Gracie family's ties to the far right, Tim's match with Cyborg, Poirier KO'ing McGregor, and much more!

This week the GOONS talk to Pabs Carela. Pabs is a black belt who's trained under Vitor Shaolin, Fernando Terere and Ricardo De La Riva. He's currently an instructor under Eduardo Santos at Lotus Club BJJ in New York City. Pabs uses his experiences of rough up bringing in NYC in the 80s and 90s to mentor local youth through various social projects. 

This week the GOONS talk to Lucas Gualberto a up and coming black belt fighting for team Dream Art under Isaque Bahiense who has already won the UAEJJF Grand Slam in Rio and the IBJJF South American Championship. Lucas tells Nico and Tim about training at the Dream Art facility, getting his education in the project, rest and recovery, and so much more. 

The GOONS speak their minds on racism in the BJJ community and society as a whole. 

This week the GOONS talk to Dr. Rick Rosa. Dr. Rosa is a chiropractor and recovery specialists that has worked with NFL Pro Bowlers, Boxing World Champs, UFC Fighters, and BJJ World Champions over his twenty plus years of practice. 

The GOONS reflect on 2020 and look ahead to a dope 2021.

The GOONS are in the holiday spirit! This episode Nico and Tim give their Martial Arts X-Mas List, discuss Tafon's big win in his UFC debut, talk Tim's call out of Dillon Danis and a Christmas stocking full of other topics. 

This week the GOONS talk to Schai "Shy" Schairer, a white belt who runs a non profit organization called FIST DC that teaches poetry to incarcerated women. The GOONS also discussed White Belt Problems submitted from the fans.