InfernoCast

Mr. Dillard tells amazing stories of his martial arts beginnings and how martial arts has enriched his life in all areas.  This humble story has some amazing funny moments of Mr. Dillard working out with some of the worlds best martial artists.  He also tells of starting the Century company and major transitions of growth over the years.  

So thankful to speak with Mr. Dillard and hear his stories and life advice, he gives some very powerful principles for being successful. He is one of the unsung heroes of martial arts because his company has been a launching platform for mainstream martial arts all over the world.

Marcus Vinicius has spent his entire life becoming a Master level instructor in all senses of the word.  He outlines how he feels instructors need to take their job very serious and study all aspects of the human experience to be able to help people.  Marcus is known for being a legendary coach and also instructing several Hollywood stars, but he explains how he cuts them no slack and expects only the best. 

A lot of great content on his structure of running a program and what he feels matters in martial arts.

Bob has an amazing story of training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for most of his life and spending it with the Gracies and Machados.  He was the first Machado American Black Belt.  He tells of how he met his instructors and the amazing stories of helping spread Jiu Jitsu and the fulfilling lifetime relationships 
formed from the journey.

Enson tells the story of growing up and actually not enjoying martial arts in the early years, but the necessity of self defense pushed him to train and then he met the Gracies.  

Travelling to Japan for Racquetball gave Enson his chance to experience another culture and use his Gracie Jiu Jitsu to impress the Shooto promoters that gave him his first fight.

Learning about how Enson continued to take matches because they were difficult gives us a unique look into his warrior spirit as he wanted to push himself to the limits, which he did many times in some brutal battles. 

Enson is an extremely spiritual person and his martial arts path is very deep and inspiring.  Plus there are some hilarious stories of getting to the big leagues of MMA in the 90's

Many of you know him from Dexter, Supernatural, Lost, National Treasure and The Big Lobowski
Mark talks about his first experience with martial arts as a kid, his constant training and love for growth.  The conversations gets into how he found Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, the accountability Scott Caan brought into his life to roll and the other styles of martial arts he has trained for a lifetime.

Mark parallels a lot of life lessons and perspectives as a professional actor as it correlates to being a martial artist.  He also talks about his philosophy of finding fulfillment and his 3 rules for having a full life. 

A very introspective look into a very successful person.

Fabio Scherner is one of the old school fighters that battled many opponents in the UFC, IFL and other promotions. He tells stories of discovering jiu jitsu, moving to america, training with some of the greatest fighters on the planet and becoming a coach and how he transitioned into the leadership role.

Fabiano is most known for coaching several fighters in major promotions and being tough as nails.  You can really hear his logic of coaching and his heart as a fighter talking about his own career and how he influences the next generation of mma.

This episode is a time capsule of mixed martial arts with Erik talking about Shooto, winnning the Championship and then defending that title.  He started training martial arts in the Midwest and then took off to California to chase his dreams.

Bryce talks about his UFC experience, the joys of training, the difference of the crowd at the fight versus the crowd not being there and his appreciation for everyone that makes him better.

Other topics include the weight cut, what he's working on, little adjustments he's making to his game and fun stories of his start in martial arts.

Johnny has done martial arts his entire life and was a martial arts champion doing TV and Movies when he met Rickson Gracie, then his life changed when he was helpless against Gracie Jiu Jitsu.  He then spent the next 30 years trying to master BJJ.

Lots of great stories of training in the early days, his influence from Rickson and Carlos Machado, and how its been passed down to his own student Daniel O'Brien who runs Triad Martial Arts.

Johnny now teaches law enforcement full time and certifies thousands of officers every year.  He feels it is his calling to help the law enforcement community and has become one of their biggest advocates.

Alex talks about doing martial arts as a kid, how it really helped his discipline and focus into adulthood while learning multiple styles.  He also describes his epiphany discovering Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, which he is currently a Brown Belt in, and how it has empowered him in all aspects of life. 

Other topics included how martial arts influence who you are as a person and how it can enrich your life off the mat.  Alex talks about how connected he is to his martial arts path and what it means to him.  He also discusses a very introspective view into finding yourself and learning how to embrace humility and continue to always be a student.

Plus we play a fun acronym game "Cops" or "Dungeons and Dragons" in which I name an acronym and Alex had to choose which category it fell into. lol

Alex is a wonderful human being with some great life perspective and experiences that a lot of people will be able to identify with and learn from.