I get to have a great conversation with Jeff Mount. He's a third-degree black belt in Krav Maga, the chief instructor and director of operations at Krav Maga Maryland, and a trainer of other Krav Maga Worldwide instructors, which is how I first met him. He's extremely thoughtful about training, particularly about training other instructors. Pretend there's a fist emoji and a heart emoji in this description.

Laura and I talk about jiu jitsu, ego, teaching, and being a female while dealing with all of those things. Laura juggles her day job, the gym she co-owns, raising two badass little girls, her own training, her dogs, and her jiu jitsu ambitions. She's doing all of it. Listen and learn.

I am so happy to bring you this episode with Matt Cabellero, one of my friends and also one of my favorite Krav instructors. He’s thoughtful, generous, and potentially lethal. We drank some rum and bourbon and talked about childhood bullying, finding where you belong, coming back from failure, and teaching people how to kick ass.

Pamela Baker—practitioner of Kung Fu, Hawaiian Kempo, and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (and massage therapist with gloriously heavy hands)—talks about street fighting as a young ‘un, reading good books, training with injuries, loving dogs, and defeating the ego (over and over and over).

I talk to BJJ enthusiast Genieva Croley, who--with an angel's face and a sweet voice and a light little giggle--will tell you her favorite masturbation joke and then triangle you into unconsciousness.

Josh and I talk about our persistent search for meaning in fighting, what you learn about yourself when the cage door closes, how much we like whiskey, and why the Diaz brothers are endlessly fascinating.

Jeff and I are good friends who are mercilessly mean to each other during training and all the rest of the time. But we got serious here and talked about learning who you are on the mat, living through a devastating breakup, and how pretty and strong Holly Holm is.

Rebecca Lee Varady, BJJ purple belt, talks about having patience and following a long path. We also compare notes on how it feels to always be the smallest person on the mat.

Cageside and backstage for the first card of the new Legacy Fighting Alliance.

Jeffrey Norrod talks about his combat injury and how doing Krav Maga can help with recovery from a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and help manage post-traumatic stress. Also hear all about how to realign the bones of the skull, which sounds both awesome and terrible.