It's the Valentine's Day show! Listeners call in with tremendous stories about when they fell in love with their martial arts, the legendary Michelle Nicolini (whose logo is a heart) talks about her BJJ journey, and Trevor offers tips about when to start traveling to train during our new "Ask Coach Trevor" segment.,

We recap the BJJ Atlanta Open, report on a new Muay Thai gathering, and talk to Rob Austin from the Big Jiu-Jitsu Podcast about martial arts in Germany, the early days of TFTC Academy, and whether Captain America would beat Sasquatch in a grappling match.

Team ROC fighter James Quigg makes his pro debut in Georgia on Feb. 20. He talks to Jeff & Trevor about high intensity, low-impact training, Dungeons & Dragons, the importance of sleep, science, nerdhood and more. Plus, we announce our first live event! The ConcussionCast Carnival is May 1 in Durham. Save the date!

Jiujitsu legend Michelle Nicolini, 8 time world champion and IBJJF hall of famer, talks to Jeff about her Mundial wins, her famous first match with Tammi Musumeci, why she chose to do MMA, her favorite Brazilian snack food and choice of walkout music, among other things.

David Porter -- brown belt beast, military veteran, Pedro Sauer disciple -- talks to Jeff about getting food poisoning from shamanic piranha soup, how to finish a D'Arce choke, and why mongoose (mongooses? mongeese?) do jiu-jitsu. Plus, preview our epic Valentine's Day show and learn about why Jeff is recording today's podcast in Doctor Who pajamas.

In our first edition of Cageside OT, we spend 30 extra minutes with Cody Maltais. Epic old school stories featuring hard lessons at the hands of Brandon Garner and Tank (courtesy of Billy Dowey and Jason Culbreth), plans for Cody's competition future and that of his students, and more.

Daniel "The Headcase" Branch of Gracie Raleigh previews his pro fight at Next Level MMA next weekend, and Cody Maltais, jiujitsu black belt and pro fighter, talks about his career and starting Elevate MMA Academy in the Triangle.

John "Bagels" Telford, successful MMA fighter, BJJ brown belt competitor and Forged Fitness kids jiu-jitsu instructor raps with Trevor about McFlurry Nutrition, local vs. international competition and getting shoulder-checked in a stairwell leading to his first MMA fight.

It's the New Year! Everybody has a new gym membership. Jeff and Trevor explain why you should start training martial arts and stick with it -- and interview a Muay Thai and BJJ person who each started training last year, stuck with it and love it. Sarah from Pendegrass Academy (BJJ) and Intern Chris (Muay Thai) join us.

We analyzed more than 2000 matches from US Grappling BJJ tournaments in 2015: Jeff and Trevor (And Intern Chris!) break down the numbers, and play the first half of an interview with BJJ legend & UFC veteran Fredson Paixao.