The Nicholas Gregoriades Show

It's no good being great at Jiu Jitsu is the rest of your life is in a mess.

David Reilly has all aspects of life covered. Not only does he have a successful business, but he still manages to have enough time to travel and compete consistently.

David shares with us not only keys to having a successful BJJ academy, but also his experiences with Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) and why, despite being a peaceful guy, why he owns a bunch of guns!

It's not often that we meet someone as authentic as Liam Resnekov.

Not only is he great jiu jitsu player and the coach of multiple UFC fighters, but he's also one of the most insightful, honest and charismatic martial artists around.

In this episode we take a deep dive into several parts of jiu jitsu that are seldom addressed, including burnout, fear and belief.

Mike Moghaddas a life-long martial artist. He wrestled in Iran as a child, competed for the Swedish National Judo team in his teens, and is now a passionate jiu jitsu teacher.

Mike is a very intelligent and experienced human being. Listen as he describes how the martial arts have helped him in many life situations, from being a shy immigrant in a foreign country, to becoming one of the founding executives of Sony Ericsson.

Picture it. You're a purple belt and jiu jitsu is one of the most important things in your life. Then one day you find out you have a life-threatening illness and you spend the next 5 years too sick to train properly.

Paul Moran has been dealt a really tough hand of cards, yet he remains positive and still manages to be an integral part of the jiu jitsu community.

Eddie Fyvie has been doing jiu jitsu since he was 10 years old. He has fully committed his life to the art and considers furthering it to be his life's purpose.

In this conversation we discuss his relationship with Rickson Gracie and why he views him as the ideal expression of jiu jitsu, different perspectives on self-defence and how they relate to modern to the modern game as well as Eddie's involvement with Rickson's new tournament series.

This week we spoke to Nick Raphael.

Nick isn't a champion or even a naturally talented jiu jitsu player, but he has the most amazing willpower of anyone I've ever met. The guy just keeps going no matter what, and it's led him to great success in life and a brown belt at the age of 45.

This is a an inspirational episode and includes some of Nick's fantastic stories from both on and off the mat.

Mike Bidwell is one of the most popular figures in jiu jitsu today. He is the creative force behind BJJ After 40 and a life-long martial artist.

After becoming out of shape and disillusioned with jiu jitsu during his 30's, he had a major breakthrough and transformed his life, diet and training. He then went on to lose 60 pounds and earn his black belt.

Mike is a high-vibration human being who brings a great energy to the jiu jitsu community.

For our very first episode we have none other than the legendary Roy Dean.

Roy holds black belts in Akido, Judo and traditional Ju Jitsu. He is also a 3rd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and is considered by many to be one of the best martial instructors in the world.

He is a super-intelligent, humble and professional individual and listening to his views is always fascinating.

In this episode we discuss traditional vs functional martial arts, the role of jiu jitsu in the development of our respective psyches and also some of Roy’s ‘off the mat’ philosophies.