Ninja Rob

On episode 79 Marco and Tim record another zoom podcast from their respective living rooms. Marco ask Tim about his experience with Covid and what its like to lose the sense of taste and smell. Marco and Tim talk about how the covid experience will effect how they run their gyms during the pandemic and if there is anything that could be done better. They also talk about the fight between RDA and Paul Felder and what we would do to make Felder a more dangerous contender.

On episode 78 Marco and Tim record the podcast on Zoom because Tim has tested positive from covid and is stuck in isolation. Tim talks about his experience with covid, and how he got it. Marco talks about his experience coaching at the subversive team grappling competition and gives his opinion on some of the matches and competitors. Marco weighs in on some questions he missed on the previous episode about Kron Gracie, Heel Hooks, and his favorite modern BJJ competitors.

On episode 77, Tim takes Marcos place as primary co-host because Marco was busy coaching at a team grappling event in philly. Tim is joined my JB and Devin to discuss Khabibs performance and retirement in his UFC title fight against Justin Gaethje and whether or not he is the P4P mma GOAT. We answer questions from listeners about Kron Gracies future in the UFC, Heel hooks in IBJJF, and which president in US history was the best fighter. 

On episode 76, Marco, JB, and Tim talk about the Khabib vs Gaethje Light weight world championship match up. Marco and Tim disagree about whether or not Khabib is in contention for pound for pound GOAT and how we would construct the best fighter of all time. Tim talks about his recent experience at Fight 2 Win and the subjectivity of the decision making process at submission only events. Tim contemplates competing in a team grappling competition by identifying as a woman and we answer questions from listeners about why students quit, what we would change about each others schools, who out there in the grappling world will defeat Gordon Ryan, and what our favorite techniques in grappling are. 

On episode 75, Marco, Tim, JB, and Devin give predictions on the Lomanchenko vs Lopez Boxing match and discuss professional athletes from sports like hockey, football, and basketball cross training in combat sports like bjj and muay thai. We talk about Matt Hughes literal train wreck and how it has effected his personality, Devins halloween costume, Karate instructors wearing their karate blackbelts while teaching Jiu Jitsu techniques. We answer questions from listeners about how a higher belt should train with lower belts, how to help a training partner during a roll, getting older as grappler and how to adapt, any regrets from using our martial arts in real life, the importance of competition for students, especially young men, and how a parent can best get them involved in competition.

On the 74th episode, Tim , Marco, Devin, and JB sit down and talk about the highlight reel knockout moments from the recent UFC Fight night. We talk about what it takes for a fighter to make the most flashy and innovative techniques work under the pressure of a UFC fight. We talk about Philly fighter Chris Daukus and his recent success in the UFC and how he can best handle being a full time police officer and chase the heavyweight title at the same time. We also cover the recent change to IBJJF rules that will allow heelhooks and knee reaping in competition and how that will change the competition scene in the short and long term. We discuss some recent viral street fight videos and share our excitement for an upcoming Christmas movie starring Mel Gibson as Santa Claus. 

On the 73rd episode of the Ninja Rob podcast, Marco, Tim, and JB talk about how wrong their predictions were in the Adesanya vs Costa fight and Devin gloats about how right his prediction was. We discuss how good adesanya is and if there is anyone that can challenge him at 185 or 205 as well as who will win should he meet John Jones at some point. We talk about the presidential debate and Trumps recent Covid diagnosis and who would win in a fight between Trump and Biden. We recap the WNO event matches including Gordon Ryan vs Matheus Diniz and Nicky Ryan vs Tony Ramos and Craig Jones vs Roberto Jimenez. We discuss the ridiculous nature and excitement of Connor Mcgregor fighting Flloyd Mayweather and possibly Manny Pacquiao.

Marco, Tim, JB, and Devin are back with the 72nd episode. On this episode we give our predictions on the middleweight title fight between Adesanya and Costa and breakdown what each fighter brings to the cage and what they need to do to win. We also discuss some recent viral videos from the martial arts community and discuss challenge matches, street fights, and abusive instructors. We also answer some questions from listeners about what grappling arts would be good to supplement with BJJ, how to create a good vibe in a gym, how to get into shape for bjj/mma, and when we will get Kyle Cerminara back on the podcast.

Ep.71 Instant Classic Re-Release of Ep.16 A Jiu-Jitsu roundtable with Jared Weiner 
On episode #16 Tim and Marco welcome their 1st guest and longtime friend Jared Weiner, owner of BJJ United and Commander in Chief of the TAC team association. This episode is a Jiu Jitsu roundtable discussion covering topics like BJ Penns recent street fights and his past altercations at Jiu Jitsu competitions. The roundtable also cover topics like the importance of understanding the various rulesets of different competitions and what set of rules each of the guys prefers, what is the “IT” factor when it comes to a competitor, the importance of a competitor believing in his coach, the pros and cons of social media and the martial arts, belt demotions instead of promotions and much much more.

On episode 70 Marco, Tim, JB, and Devin discuss how terrible Bellator MMA has become since Tim left. We spend a good portion of the show talking about how to deal with a new student that is coming from another school. We discuss different reasons someone might leave a gym, how they talk about their former gym, and how they handle new students coming on board and the effect it can have on promotions for the new student and how important the culture of the school is. Tim discriminates against people with tattoos. We also get into movies and shows based around combat sports and what makes the difference between the good and bad martial arts movie.