In this episode, Vlad Koulikov was gracious enough to join us for a discussion on a wide range of topics such as:

1.  His early grappling and MMA career.

2.  How his training and diet had to change after 35 and especially after 40.

3.  How to modulate intensity and listen to the body in both grappling and strength and conditioning.

4.  The effect that the Dan Gable "Grinder" mentality has had on American grappling culture, and how it could negatively affect skill development and longevity.

5. Strength and conditioning, and gymnastic movements and how they have helped his grappling.

6.  The culture he tries to infuse in his academy and why culture is so important.