InfernoCast

Professor Sauer tells stories of Helio getting him off childhood medication and the Gracies teaching him how to train hard and be a fighter.  He also talks about the "Socialization" part of Jiu Jitsu and his structured approach. 

This episode has so much history, wisdom and positive energy!!

Kristina Castle is a Professional Boxer, but she also has 17 years of experience in Hapkido.  She is a unique blend of a traditional martial artist with a modern competitive edge in Boxing and Kickboxing compiling a record of 17-0 before going Pro.  She loves teaching others and has grown into many roles as a competitor, teacher and training partner.  

This episode has some fun stories of how dropping her brother off at martial arts class led to her joining the school and becoming a professional fighter.  Now she and her brother both run schools.

Egan tells us how he started in BJJ and his growth in the sport.  He also was the first non brazilian world champion in  IBJJF/CBJJ World Jiu Jitsu Championships.  Egan tells us how he stays in shape, achieves his goals and leads students to achieve theirs.  

This episode has amazing content from an amazing coach!

Mr. Kovar is a world renowned martial artist and business consultant that has built an amazing organization and has helped people find self actualization.  He talks about his structured steps and systems he uses to keep moving forward, stay positive and find joy in all things.  

This episode is jam packed with wisdom and life changing advice.

Jake tells us about the origins of Catch Wrestling and its pure form and how it has evolved into different ideas and iterations.  We discuss the idea of "pinning" and "submissions" being a concept that has complemented mma and bjj plus some information about the old school founders he has trained with.  

A lot of history in this one and Jake has tons of stories about the old days and roots of Catch.

Draculino is known throughout the world for his accomplishments in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu but its his growth as a person and the people he shares the journey with that are worth more than any medal.  He tells about growing from being an aggressive person to learning how to harness that energy and turn it into something productive.  

The stories go on and on about the old days and all the awesome times he has enjoyed being a Jiu Jitsu player for all his life.  There is a lot of wisdom in this discussion about growth, connection and self control.

Master Ken has been educating the martial arts world for years explaining how all styles are "BS", in this episode he continues our education explaining why he is so awesome and why the rest of us are so terrible.  

He also tells the story of his past relationship with Madonna and how the UFC is starting fight island but afraid to call him.

Felicia discovers finding martial arts later in life, being intimidated by it and then overcoming the challenges of training.  Her story of good training partners and the support system of the gym is inspiring. 

Felicia also talks about a health issue that almost convinced her to give up BJJ, but she found a way to endure.  Felicia also creates artwork and her creativity seems to surface in many areas of her life.  She gives some great advice on navigating struggles and finding the "Flow State".

Stephen K Hayes has been training martial arts most of his life, his time in Japan is well known due to being an outsider and getting to train with the Grandmaster of the Ninja.  He has written 22 books and has traveled the world sharing his teachings.  

Hearing these stories of ninja takes a lot of us back to childhood, but Mr. Hayes has taken the discipline and turned it into a life improvement structured style to help people reach their full potential.  The lessons he has built into his teaching methods is helping people grow not only as a martial artist, but as a human being.

Melissa has always been outspoken and driven, Jiu Jitsu provided an outlet for her energy and helped increase her focus.  She tells several stories of struggles she has had in life and how she has learned to cope with challenges and overcome obstacles.  

Melissa also explains how she likes to train with different influences to help her game evolve.  She shares some real life lessons and gives some very personal stories of growth.  An amazing athlete and leader giving her view on life and being who you are.