This was a fun one! Gabe turned the tables on me and interviewed me for his Youtube series, "A White Belt Experience".

We run the gamut of talking about my journey to ADCC Trials round of 16, how I've conceptualized and learned Jiu-Jitsu, how I relate it to Software Development, and of course my favorite buzzword: Ecological Jiu-Jitsu.

Gabe's Youtube channel can be found at https://www.youtube.com/@GiftWrapGabe

Gabe can be found on instagram @3rounddesign

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Chad Lyman is a Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) Defensive Tactics coach, 3rd Degree BJJ Black Belt and head coach of Xtreme Couture.

We talk about his journey with Jiu-Jitsu and how he's been trying to get LEOs to train since the early 2000's. He has gone on to teach thousands of LEOs through his seminars and affiliated academies. We also talk about some technical "rolls" he's had while patrolling the streets of Las Vegas, the fight capital of the world.

Chad is making the world a safer place at scale. I truly appreciate his effort.

Chad offers Police DT seminars at https://c4cpjj.com/

Chad can be found on instagram @c4c_operator

This episode was sponsored by @ikuzoathletics, check them out for clean, simple rashies and shorts. Ikuzo… “let’s go!”

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Heather Woods is a Black Belt under Andre Galvao from Atos HQ. She is a Masters world champ in the gi, 2nd in nogi worlds masters division.

We talk about her time training at Atos HQ and the army of training partners she had there. Heather has traveled, lived, and trained all around the world.

Heather offers an online Jiu-Jitsu coaching program at https://linktr.ee/h.woodsbjj

She can be found on instagram @heathernwoods @h.woodsbjj

This episode was sponsored by @ikuzoathletics, check them out for clean, simple rashies and shorts. Ikuzo… “let’s go!”

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Jimmy House is a multi-sport athlete: Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt, powerlifter, bodybuilder, professional wrestler, and possibly more!

We talk about lifting for grappling, wrestling, finding Jiu-Jitsu, lightweight vs heavyweight, Nicky Rod claiming natty, and more.

Jimmy can be found @jhouse182 on IG, or @JIMMY_HOUSE on Youtube.

His links can be found at https://linktr.ee/jimmyhouse

This episode was sponsored by @ikuzoathletics, check them out for clean, simple rashies and shorts. Ikuzo… “let’s go!”

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Returning guest BJJ Fanatics instructor Ryan Scialoia comes back to talk about what he's been excited to learn and teach about in Jiu-Jitsu, content creation, ChatGPT, meaning, etc. It was fun and we got pretty "in the pocket" in this one.

Ryan's links

Instagram @ryanscialoia

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjWhKKpbVWVjnjTCSqinPOQ

https://gofund.me/1e2ccce6

https://bjjfanatics.com/products/law-enforcement-grappling-solutions-by-ryan-scialoia

https://bjjfanatics.com/products/welcome-to-submission-land-by-ryan-scialoia

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Coach Greg Souders is the head coach of Standard Jiu-Jitsu. He teaches a 100% nogi program that takes an Ecological approach to training. This takes the form of strategically planned "games" similar to situational sparring in order to develop robust grappling skill without drilling.

Greg is currently accepting 10 black belt, gym owner-coaches who are interested in getting 1:1 guidance on how to coach with the Ecological method he has developed.

https://www.standardjiujitsu.com/

He can be reached on instagram @gdsouders or @standardjiujitsu

This episode was sponsored by @ikuzoathletics, check them out for clean, simple rashies and shorts. Ikuzo… “let’s go!”

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Martin Lopez is an MMA economist, grappling competitor, and overall BAMF. We talk about our recent match against each other at High Rollerz, his passion for MMA, why he loves Jiu-Jitsu, our shared training history, and more.

Martin's links:

https://wartape.com/

https://ameriburn.org/resources/burn-survivor-resources/

This episode was sponsored by @ikuzoathletics, check them out for clean, simple rashies and shorts. Ikuzo… “let’s go!”

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Phill Schwartz is one of the owners of 10th Planet Portland and he also runs No Gi Summit (https://www.nogisummit.com/).

We talk about how his study of military history applies to his training and teaching style, how to see the way broadly, and how he supports his gym member's goals.

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We talked about: Jon's experience as a bodyworker / biomechanics enjoyoor, how he prepares and maintains himself training jiu-jitsu, different training modalities he's tried and how he learns something new from each.

Jon has a subscription-based IG page called @biomech_wars

Jon trains with Ryan Scialoia (HoG 3 guest, @ryanscialoia) and was uke in Ryan's "Unpinnable" instructional, linked below:

https://bjjfanatics.com/products/unpinnable-by-ryan-scialoia

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I talk about the stakes of grappling competitions and how the incentives of "professional" paid and unpaid shows do not necessarily align with the best interests of the competitors, particularly in the realm of injuries sustained during competitions. 

To put it more straightforward: there should be a common understanding, a "Gentlemen's Agreement", between competitors to take care of each other by allowing them a chance to tap and save their joint health for another day.

This episode was sponsored by @ikuzoathletics, check them out for clean, simple rashies and shorts. Ikuzo… “let’s go!” 

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