The Nicholas Gregoriades Show

Andrew MacDonald left Toronto 7 years ago to live in Thailand. He couldn't find enough jiu jitsu in the city so he created an academy in the heart of Bangkok.

Andrew describes life and jiu jitsu for expats in southeast Asia and shares some of the wilder experiences he's had on his big adventure.

Check out Andrew's Arete Academy.

Veteran police officer and accomplished black belt gives us some insights into the plight of Mexican-Americans who do one of America's toughest jobs.

Manny describes some of his most difficult moments on the job and explains how the lessons he's learned on the mats help him to better serve his community and the people he loves.

Check out Manny's academy.

BJJ After 40 legend Mike Bidwell drops by to share the news on his exciting new jiu jitsu academy, Flo Life BJJ.

Mike explains what he believes will make this academy not only original, but also an effective place of learning for students of all ages, body types and dispositions.

Check out Mike's new academy FloLife BJJ.

It's always refreshing to discuss life and jiu jitsu with a person as unique and accomplished as Kit Dale.

Kit and I have a very deep discussion on the age-old 'drilling vs concepts' debate and what emerged was some very different perspectives on jiu jitsu training methods.

Check out Kit's website.

Masters World Champ Abraham Marte likes to call it how he sees it.

Abraham discusses how injury derailed his competitive goals and forced him to learn some deep lessons about life.

He also describes his displeasure with the thug-like and arrogant nature of some of the upcoming generation of BJJ fighters.

Check out Abraham's academy website.

Our very first guest, Roy Dean, returns for an informal conversation about his

For those of us that train, we know that most depictions of fighting in the media are nonsensical and completely divorced from the realities of actual combat.

BJJ black belt Alexander Darwin hopes to change that with his science fiction novel, The Combat Codes. Alex joins discuss his book, why ballet can help jiu jitsu and why tapping does not mean losing.

Check out Roy's site.

This week we are joined by Rich Byrne, CEO of the new grappling promotion, KASAI.

Rich shares some great stories how he got into BJJ via a chance meeting with Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta, former owners of UFC and how his first ever class was with Renzo Gracie.

He also explains valuable lessons from jiu jitsu that helped him advance his career as a credit investor and what it was like rolling with Middle Eastern royalty in the form of the UAE’s Sheikh Tahnoon in Abu Dhabi

Check out Rich's new Grappling Promotion Kasai

For those of us that train, we know that most depictions of fighting in the media are nonsensical and completely divorced from the realities of actual combat.

BJJ black belt Alexander Darwin hopes to change that with his science fiction novel, The Combat Codes. Alex joins discuss his book, why ballet can help jiu jitsu and why tapping does not mean losing.

Check out Alexander's book,The combat codes

Yogi, Brown belt Pan American Champion and all-around awesome guy Josh Griffiths stops by to share some of the lessons he's learned running the successful Clockwork Jiu Jitsu academy in Manhattan.