BJJ GOONS

BJJ GOONS

By Tim "Mushmaster" Spriggs and Nico BallSportsWrestling
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BJJ GOONS episodes

  • 69: DEON THOMPSON / LIFE OF A GYM OWNER
    This week Nico and Tim talked with Deon Thompson. Deon is a former D1 college basketball player who started training in his 30s. Since then, he became the only black martial arts gym owner in Northwest Ohio. He is a second degree black belt under 7x World Champion Rodrigo "Comprido" Medeiros. He's also won several IBJJF titles as well. In our talk we discussed: Running a gym in the age of covid, balancing coaching and competition, being a black gym owner, and how gym affiliations work.  #bjjgoons #favelajiujitsu #goonlife            
    1 hr 1 min
  • 66: RYAN JARDINE / PROJECT GRAPPLE

    This week Nico and Tim spoke with Ryan Jardine, the founder and organizer of Project Grapple. Project Grapple is a non-profit program that provides free jiu-jitsu and wrestling training for school children in Liberty City in Miami, FL.  

     

    48 min
  • 65: D'JUAN OWENS / BOOTS ON THE GROUND

    This week Nico and Tim talk to D'Juan Owens. D'Juan is a professional MMA fighter who uses his skills to teach self defense and gender-based violence prevention throughout the continent of Africa. 

    1 hr 1 min
  • 64: KRISTINA BARLAAN / FIGHTING TRADITION

    This week Nico and Tim interview IBJJF European and Asian Open Champion and Caio Terra BJJ Black Belt Kristina Barlaan. Kristina talks about: Adjusting to life during quarantine, pet peeves of training with men as a woman, challenging the status quo as a Asian woman competing in combat sports, and much more.

    1 hr 38 min
  • 63: TAFON NCHUKWI / DA DON

    This week Nico and Tim talk to Tafon Nchukwi. Tafon is a rising star in MMA and will be fighting for a UFC contract on Dana White's Contender Series on September 8th. Support the BJJ GOONS: LIKE, SHARE, RATE, SUBSCRIBE 

    33 min
  • 62: DANTE LEON / YOU GOTTA BE REAL

    This week, Nico and Tim speak with Black Belt No-Gi World Champion Dante Leon to discuss his recent performances on Who's Number One and Fight 2 Win, what it's like training during a pandemic, and his origins in the sport. Support The BJJ GOONS Podcast: SUBSCRIBE, LIKE, & SHARE!

    38 min
  • 61: HIGH STYLE / SPEAKEASY JIU JITSU

    This week Nico and Tim spoke with Isaac Rehner and Ben "Jammin" from High Style Jiu Jitsu. They talk about their unique philosophies on bjj, social justice, and how to train in the age of Covid. 

    1 hr 16 min

About BJJ GOONS

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BJJ superstar Tim "MUSHMASTER" Spriggs and BJJ practitioner / activist / journalist Nico Ball tell the stories of the people of the BJJ and Combat Sports community.