The Winners Circle

The Winners Circle

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The Winners Circle episodes

  • Episode 15
    • Martial Arts as a Business Isaiah recounts his experience at a recent martial arts business summit, discussing the necessity for school owners to view their academies as financially transparent businesses [03:51].
    • Student Retention and the Curriculum The hosts analyze at what stage martial arts students, particularly children, are most likely to lose interest and quit. They focus on the difficulties and challenges that arise around the Green Belt and Blue Belt levels [15:49].
    • The Future of Traditional Arts A lively debate on whether traditional karate will continue to thrive over the next 50 years given the overwhelming popularity and influence of modern combat sports like MMA and Jiu-Jitsu [27:17].
    • MMA Fighter Pay and Credibility The conversation addresses the disparity in pay between MMA and professional boxing, questioning if low compensation forces MMA fighters to make "questionable decisions" like crossing over to boxing or lending credibility to non-traditional promotions [47:00].
    • Jiu-Jitsu Technique The episode concludes with a demonstration of an advanced Jiu-Jitsu move: a straight arm lock from a failed North-South Choke position [57:51].
    1 hr 4 min
  • The Winners Circle Episode 10
    On this episode of Winner's Circel, Eugene and Isaiah discuss:


    Travel and Martial Arts: Co-host Isaiah shares his experience traveling to England and a past international tournament in Ireland where he broke his nose.
    Jiu-Jitsu Discussion: Co-host Eugene discusses receiving his fourth stripe on his white belt. The hosts debate the importance of tournaments and seminars for jiu-jitsu students and discuss a controversial figure who allegedly bought his black belt.
    Technique Demonstration: The episode concludes with Isaiah demonstrating a specific jiu-jitsu mount escape technique.
    1 hr 10 min

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A High energy Martial Arts Podcast speaking on Competitions in Jiu Jitsu, MMA, UFC, One Championships and more!