On this episode, we talk to BJJ Black Belt WORLD Champion Rafael Lovato Jr. I call him an eternal martial artist because he has been training many different martial arts ALL his life. From Jeet Kune Do, to jiujitsu, to boxing...he is a wealth of knowledge and shared intimate details of his upbringing in the martial arts world.

We also discuss his new found career in MMA. What his goals are and what kind of professional fighter he seems himself as. We discuss his NEXT fight which is set for April 22nd in Oklahoma for Legacy Fighting Championships (54). This fight is for the Legacy Middle Weight Title!

Follow him:

www.lovatojr.com  www.lovatobjjvideos.com

Instagram/Twitter: @lovatojrbjj - Facebook/Rafael Lovato Jr

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www.showtheart.com 

Instagram: @xshowtheartx - @showtheartabe

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www.invertedgear.com  -  www.kimerakoffee.com

On this episode, we talk to the founder of 10th Planet JJ and the Eddie Bravo Invitational, the iconic Eddie Bravo. He is a black belt under J.J. Machado. He has innovated so many techniques in jiujitsu including TWISTER, RUBBER GUARD, the TRUCK, and the LOCKDOWN!

We talk all things EBI on this episode. He gives us some clarity on some of the new over time rules for EBI6. We also talk about the competitors of EBI 6 and who to look out for! Eddie also discusses the inception of EBI and how it was starting this new organizaition from scratch to now getting it on UFC FIGHT PASS. We talk some of his all time favorite grapplers and some future EBI competitors.

Follow him:

www.10thplanetjj.com - www.eddiebravoinvitational.com

Instagram: @eddiebravo10 - @ebiofficial

Twitter: @eddiebravo - Facebook/eddie bravo

Follow us:

www.showtheart.com 

Instagram: @xshowtheartx - @showtheartabe

facebook/Show the ART - Twitter: @showtheart

Sponsors-

www.invertedgear.com  -  www.kimerakoffee.com

On this episode, Jujimufu and myself talk his training methodologies, how to have a positive mindset to get things done, and coffee!

Jujimufu is an internet sensation. He bursted on the scene with a video of himself doing a chair split while holding a loaded barbell over his head! He is an incredible athlete with a lot of positive things to say.

Check him out on social media especially his Instagram.

Instagram: @jujimufu

www.acrobolix.com

[email protected]

Instagram: @xshowtheartx - @showtheartAbe

www.showtheart.com

Sponsors -

www.invertedgear.com  - www.kimerakoffee.com

Budo Jake is a black belt in Aikido and now BJJ black belt under Carlos Gracie Jr. He is a revolutionary in the jiujitsu world. He has brought us awesome shows such as 'This Week in BJJ' and 'Rolled Up'. He is the cofounder of one of the largest martial arts supply companies BudoVideos and has traveled the world filming words of wisdom from EVERY one of the BJJ greats. 

It was a pleasure to have him on the show. He had many stories to tell and is an entertaining guy. We talked about the BIG Jiujitsu tournaments today such as Polaris, Eddie Bravo Invitational, Metamoris, and IBJJF events. He shared stories of meeting and interviewing legends in the game as well as his experiences "rolling" with them. He also talked about his new found love for mediation and all it's benefits.

Hosted by Abe Awad of Show the ART and Ames Abdon.

Find Budo Jake:

Facebook, Instagram, Twitter: @budojake

www.budovideos.com

Find Abe:

Facebook/abrahamawad1

Instagram: @showtheartAbe   @xshowtheartx

www.xshowtheartx.com   facebook/showtheart    youtube/xshowtheartx

Tanquinho is a black belt in Jiujitsu under red belt Grand Master Francisco Mansur. He is literally one of the best grapplers in the world having won the World Championships in gi and nogi multiple times and won 3rd place in the last ADCC!

His BJJ accolades stretch farther than most but who he holds wins over is even more impressive. (Cobrinha, both Mendes bros, Leandro Lo, etc).

He has now entered the MMA world with the pro record of 5-1 with 4 wins via submission.

He talks about competition mindset and gives training tips for the aspiring jiujitsu competitor! We hope you enjoy this legend in the making!

Twitter: @tanquinho

Instagram: @tanquinho

www.augustotanquinho.com

http://www.soulfightersaz.com/jiu-jitsu/

Zach Even-Esh is one of the leaders in the strength & conditioning world. He tells his story of how he got started in the fitness world. He goes in depth on how wrestlers train and the importance of training smart. He also shares his thoughts on training with speed to transform your wrestling or jiujitsu game into that of a face paced, well conditioned animal!

His stories are amazing. His knowledge is vast. And his thoughts on changing your mentality and being in control of your life are second to none!

www.zacheven-esh.com

www.undergroundcoach.com

twitter.com/zevenesh

youtube.com/zevenesh

Instagram: @zevenesh

On this podcast, we talk to our good friend from Zach Maslany from 10th Planet Bethlehem and FINISHERS MMA. He is an entertaining guy, Brown Belt in Jiujitsu under LEGEND Eddie Bravo, and runs his own podcast called FINISHERS PODCAST. It is a great podcast and we encourage you guys to check it out on iTunes!

We discussed:

-Eddie Bravo Invitational 6

-10th Planet Bethlehem student and show the art sponsored athlete Grace Gundrum

-Our "SHOW THE ART FINISHERS SUB-ONLY" Pro tournament

-Training with Legends Eddie Bravo, J.J. Machado, and training at 10P HQ

Instagram: @zachmaslany - @10thplanetbtown

iTunes: Finishers Podcast

www.finishersmma.com 

On this podcast, we talk to our good friend from Australia, Cristiano. He is a world traveler, Brown Belt in Jiujitsu, dedicated strength & conditioning coach, and all around hilarious guy. He is very educated and runs an Australian Jiujitsu blog called HOW WE ROLL.

We discussed:

-Our training at Art of Jiujitsu academy with the Mendes Bros.

-How it was to train in Japan, Brazil, Australia, and USA

-MMA and UFC thoughts

-strength and conditioning for Jiujitsu

www.howweroll.com.au

Instagram: @CRISTIANOHWR

Darragh is a decorated black belt competitor in Brazilian Jiujitsu. He has been training under legends Saulo and Xande Ribeiro and has been traveling the world trying to put their name and his home town of Dublin on the map!

Darragh goes in depth on his training regimen, his experiences training with legends like Rafael Lovato Jr, his passion for jiujitsu, upcoming POLARIS PRO match, and how Irish jiujitsu stands in the world rankings!

 www.ECJJA.com

Facebook/Darragh O Connaill

Instagram: @darraghoconaill

Geovanny "Freakahzoid" Martinez is black belt from 10th Planet Jiujitsu under the legend Eddie Bravo. He is high level, decorated competitor, that is super entertaining to watch. He is extremely passionate about jiujitsu, and his first love, break dancing. He has won Eddie Bravo Invitational twice and competed and did extremely well at ADCC. We hope you enjoy!

http://www.10thplanetoceanside.net

Instagram: @FREAKAHZOIDTFS

Facebook/Geovanny Martinez Freakahzoid