Fr. Ted interviews Purple Belt Grace Chung. Grace is a 4 stripe purple belt training out of NKS BJJ in Willowdale, Ontario. Together they discuss career, teaching and the joy of the BJJ community.

Aran is a purple belt in BJJ and has been training about thirteen years. Together, he and Fr. Ted discuss the journey of Jiu Jitsu being a long one, full of ups and downs.

Fr. Ted sits down with Black Belt Mark Manalo, owner and head instructor of NKS (Northern Karate Willowdale). Mark is a Red & White (Coral) Belt in Karate and a Black Belt in BJJ. He has over 27 years of teaching experience. Together they discuss Mark’s journey from Karate to BJJ to growing the his new Jiu Jitsu program at NKS.

Fr. Ted interviews Peter Aceto, one of his first training partners in BJJ and a veteran of the Bunker. 

In this episode Fr. Ted interviews another OG of the Bunker, police officer, Phil Cress. Together to discuss starting their Jiu Jitsu journey together, having to change gyms because of life, and getting through injuries.

Fr. Ted briefly reflects on his own Jiu Jitsu journey and what led him to start the Bunker.

Fr.Ted talks with Panos Christou, BJJ brown belt and long time member of the Bunker.

The first guest on the Bunker Jiu Jitsu podcast is Fr. Ted’s good friend Ali Pirvali. Ali is a four stripe purple belt training out of REV MMA. He has been training for about a decade, he is an active police officer in Toronto and the original member of “The Bunker.” Listen in on his Jiu Jitsu story.

Welcome to the Bunker Jiu Jitsu Podcast.