Vicente is a first degree black belt at Dominance MMA and coach at Spectrum Jiu Jitsu, who moved to Australia via Brazil in December 2022 and has rapidly learnt English along the way. Vicente shares with us tales of growing up in Brazil, the differences between Brazil and Australia and how his life has changed for the better through the beautiful art of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Check this one out for an authentic Portuguese accent!

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Rob Williams is a guest like no other. Starting his fighting career at the age of four and a half, Rob has been fighting for most of his life. In this episode he shares many epic tales of the very early days of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in New Zealand and Australia. Raised in the school of hard knocks, Rob is never one to back down from a challenge and he shares many stories of his time on the mats and off them, including when he broke his neck and was unable to walk for about four years. We will need to get him back for a follow up episode, as Rob has much more epic tales to tell!

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Vicente is back for his second appearance on the show (check out episode #93) and he shares once again his story of his move from Brazil to Australia, where he is now head coach of Southside MMA, one of the biggest and best jiu jitsu academies in Queensland and Australia. VC shares some of his physical and mental competition preparation tips, what it was like to be teammates with Lucas Lepri and his best match ever, against an icon who is sadly no longer with us. VC is an epic story teller and you don’t want to miss this episode!

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Laura Dorgan is a wearer of many hats. She is a 10th Planet black belt, co-owner of 10th Planet South Melbourne and a nutritionist to boot. In this episode Laura shares insights in her 17 years jiu jitsu journey, what it’s like running a business with your husband (and being coached by him), how she leads self-defence sessions for women with no martial arts experience and also discusses how she creates nutrition plans for MMA fighters and others. It’s always insightful to hear from a female black belt and Laura is no exception

10th Planet Jiu Jitsu South Melbourne will host its next No-Gi submission only grappling tournament on Sunday the 23rd February 2025: https://www.10thplanetsouthmelbourne.com.au/competition

And please contact Laura via https://elitenutritionsolutions.com.au/ for all your nutritional programming!

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This week’s guest Ricky Krstic is the head coach and owner of GCJ in Perth. He discusses the decision to move from being a tiler, to studying psychology as a mature aged student, to starting up his own academy in November 2023. Ricky shares his journey and insights of what it’s like to make the move to BJJ academy owner. Ricky’s enthusiasm for life is infectious and you will really enjoy this episode!

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Jonathan is a young man with a wise head on his shoulders. Arriving in Melbourne, Australia in early 2023, the day after receiving his black belt in Brazil, Jonathan has made Australia his home and learnt English along the way. At 22 years of age, it’s hard to believe that Jonathan has achieved so much and has such a great sense of maturity. The future looks bright for this young man. Don’t miss this episode!

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Can you believe that we have been doing this podcast for over five years and 250 episodes? This week we have a very special guest, who you think you know, but we get to know a whole lot more! Thank you to all our loyal listeners for helping us reach 250 episodes and we look forward to bringing you more Australian Brazilian Jiu Jitsu guests in the future!

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John is a first degree black belt and the owner and head coach at Higher Jiu Jitsu in Sydney. He had dreamed of an MMA career and being a serious competitor, until a shoulder injury nearly derailed him and almost prevented him from continuing. Take a listen to learn how John used his misfortune to turn it into an opportunity and led to bigger and better things. In this episode, we learn about finding leverage using your bones and how to develop a game that will stay with you eternally.

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Alys is a Cia Paulista brown belt under Carlos Viera who has recently opened Supreme Art Jiu Jitsu in South Melbourne. Here she discusses the trials and tribulations of opening a new academy, being a female on the mats, training through pregnancy and postpartum and much more. A fantastic episode!

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Chris is a second degree black belt based in Albany, WA and an OG with roots deep in the BJJ scene. Immigrating to Australia by way of Canada, Chris tells us how he started off with freestyle wrestling and then fell in love with Jiu Jitsu, along with a wonderful woman in Perth and that brought him to our fair shores. Take a listen to this wonderful human being who opens up and shares beautifully in how his journey has impacted him and the impact of those around him. A not-to-be-missed episode!

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