Jiu-Jitsu Episodes

David has a razor sharp mind and a powerful story to share. We warm things up by discussing his early life experience as a professional poker player and I attempt to draw some correlations between success in the game and a background of trauma. David...

Jon is a life long martial artist specializing in nogi jiu-jitsu and MMA. In addition to his background in the arts he is a deeply thoughtful and philosophical conversationalist.   We talk about his perspective on martial arts in general and...

Ryan makes his second appearance on the podcast! We talk more about martial arts including the risk and danger of concussions, learning, teaching, and visualization.  We also talk about Ryan's own adventures and path of discovery for his...

Adam is a lifetime martial artist with black belts in BJJ and Karate. Also an avid competitor, martial arts school owner and instructor, fire fighter, and more. We talk about Adam's "why" and the importance of doing things for the right reasons.

David is a lifetime martial artist, BJJ brown belt, holistic wellness coach and consultant, mental health advocate, public speaker, and meditation teacher.  He brings a wealth of knowledge to the table and is genuinely committed to making the...

Brady was a bantamweight finalist on the most recent season of The Ultimate Fighter. In this episode we catch up on what it was like being on the show, fighting through injury, and having to face a local friend from the same home town in his first...

​ is a 1st degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, Co-owner of , former police officer, and co-founder of . This was a very interesting episode where we are able to dig into the intricacies of law enforcement and the important, but challenging...

Ryan Mulvihill is a 1st degree Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt under Marcelo Alonso. He cut his teeth in the MMA game amassing a winning record of 25-10 overall with 24 of those fights at the professional level. We discuss martial arts, his friend...

Dr. Amanda Simonton has a wealth of knowledge on the topics of childhood trauma, substance abuse disorder, and psychiatry. She is also a very tough blue belt in jiu-jitsu. We talk a bit about what it is like training as a woman, how she manages her...

Kicking off the year with a solo podcast to get everything caught up on the schedule changes. I also share my big resolutions for the year, talk about monetization plans, future content, make a huge commitment to an event in December and wrap things...

In this episode Patrick's ocean of knowledge about innovation and knowledge management takes center stage as he pulls back the curtain to explain this industry from an insider's perspective. He also shares his experience with real estate investing,...

This was a fun one! We get things started talking about Hernando's philosophy and approach to jiu-jitsu for himself as well as his students. Then we dig into the topic of Christianity which was the most fun because of how far apart our views on the...

Derrick is a third degree black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Ricardo “Franjinha” Miller. We talk about the trials and tribulations of opening his academy, Dark Clan Fight Lab, and its recent closure. This opens a conversation about the ways...

Zeek is an incredible athlete with a moving story to share. He woke up one day and realized being 250 lbs with a 44 in the waist and XXL to 3XL shirt wasn't the life he wanted for himself. It all started with hitting the gym and changing his diet....

You've certainly heard of the flow state before. First formalized into psychology in the 80s by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi this state of mind is characterized by effortless action where the balance between skill and challenge is dialed in, time warps to...

Diving into the topic of Kratom as a supplement. I share info about the legal landscape, reasons people use it, potential side effects, and some personal stories and opinions about it. After listening this you'll know a heck of a lot more about Kratom.

This is a solo episode where I cover the main points you will want to know about to better understand the nuances in TRT. I discuss the benefits, the potential side effects, pre-existing conditions that don't play well, and much more.