The Open GuardCast

Episode 6 of the Open GuardCast is a conversation with The Viking Espen Mathiesen. Espen is a black belt under Jose Carlos is the 2018 Abu Dhabi World Pro Champion, among many other accomplishments. Topics discussed include:

• Espen's 2019 competition season and his plans for 2020
• Supplementing his learning with watching competition footage
• Injury prevention
• The role of mindfulness and meditation in his practice
• Wulfing House and the team's next steps
• And much more!

Be sure to follow Espen @espenmathiesen and Wulfing House @wulfinghouse on Instagram for the latest out of the Norwegian Jiu Jitsu camp.

Episode 5 of the Open GuardCast is a discussion of recent Jiu Jitsu events. Events covered include:

• 2020 European Championship review
• Kasai Pro review
• FloGrappling's Who's #1 preview

Stay tuned for Episode 6!

Episode 4 is our second interview with the head coach of Electrum Performance, Alex Sterner. Alex is also the head strength coach of the Atos Jiu Jitsu competition team. Topics covered in the episode include:

• Alex's background in S&C and Jiu Jitsu
• Programming for Jiu Jitsu athletes
• The "Fight Economy" concept and how it contributes to the success of high level competitors
• Injury prevention
• Flexibility and mobility 
• Auto regulation
• And much much more!

This episode is filled with information so please send us your questions and we'll try to convince Alex to come on again for a Q&A. You can find Alex's work at @electrum_performance on Instagram and at electrumperformance.com

Our 3rd episode features our first guest of the show, John Combs! John won the 2019 ADCC West Coast Trials, among many other tournaments. Topics of the show include:

• John's upcoming super fight against Kody Steele at Jitz King.
• His recent travels to Jiu Jitsu academies across the US
• Teaching Jiu Jitsu and how studying the game has influenced his classes
• Future training and competition plans
• And much more!!

Episode 2 of the Open GuardCast is a review of Fight 2 Win 134 that took place on January 10, 2020.

We discuss:

• The Fight 2 Win organization
• Fight 2 Win vs points based tournaments
• Our favorite moments from the event 
• The Arizona Jiu Jitsu scene
• Match breakdowns

Episode 1 of the Open GuardCast covers the purpose of the podcast and a discussion of the 2020 IBJJF European Open Championships.

We discuss:

• The goal of the Open GuardCast podcast
• The rise of the professional Jiu Jitsu scene
• Black belt adult male divisions 
• Black belt adult female divisions 
• Black belt open class contenders
• Brown belt adult competitors to keep an eye on 
• Plans for future episodes