On the podcast today we have two of our main students as guests and talk how Jiu-Jitsu has helped them and getting insight on training from a students perspective. 

Special guests nutritionist Lucas Jahnke and pro MMA fighter Justin "Juice" Lovrich joins us today to talk about a very important and often confusing subject: Nutrition for Martial Arts. Lucas makes things way more clear, practical and easier to understand on how you should be approaching your nutrition and diet for your individual goals. He has helped many martial artists and MMA fighters prepare for fights and cut weight in a healthy way to also greatly improve your performance. 

This week we got to talk to a special guest, Arseniy Grebnov. He owns and runs Pravilo USA which is a Russian method of fitness training designed to stretch, strengthen, and enhance physical performance. It was developed in ancient Russia and was used by warriors before battle! We go over many points like how to heal correctly as a martial artist, movement training, breathing, mindset, and longevity. The end result of this training is a stronger, calmer, and more agile body and mind.

Loyd Bateman is a Capoeira master having learned under the legendary Marcos "Barrão" DaSilva. He is also a high in demand Hollywood Stunt Coordinator and Stunt Performer. In this interview we go deep into the amazing martial art of Capoeira, its roots, techniques and training concepts. As well as his stunt/fight coordinating work on the Disney+ smash hit tv show Loki, the recently released James Wan film Malignant, the upcoming Hawkeye tv show and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 movie. Hear how he tells a story with action and some great behind-the-scenes on some of the biggest productions being released.

This week we had the pleasure of talking with Grandmaster Eddie Perez. He is a master in Hapkido and the weapons art called Guazabara which has a super interesting and rich history. He has great stories and training concepts of over 40 years of practicing and teaching martial arts including his career in law enforcement applying these concepts with police officers. 

In this episode we have special guest Cung Le! An undefeated International Kickboxing Federation Light Heavyweight World Champion, Strikeforce Middleweight Champion and UFC star. We go in depth on his training, concepts, mindset, and much more. 

Train hard, recover hard! This week we address one of the most neglected and important parts of your training and that is recovery. We go into different ways you can improve your recovery from training, injury prevention, both physical and mental recovery tips and concepts and more.

In this episode we have a special guest! World Champion and Sambo Master of Sport Vlad Koulikov. We go in depth on his training philosophies, his martial arts journey, his experience being in the films Salt and the first John Wick , and all things SAMBO!

What is Cross Training and why should you be doing it? All the best martial artists in history have cross trained one way or another. In this episode we dive into this subject and some ways to cross train to benefit your training.

In this episode we go over game plans. How to put one together, what you should focus on, how to beat someone that's better than you, how to improve going against lower belts as well and much more.