The BJJ Fanatics Podcast
Our mission with this podcast is to help YOU grow on the mats! We do this by presenting deep, insightful interviews every week with the best athletes, coaches and legends of BJJ and Grappling. Whether you're looking to expand your knowledge about technique, BJJ culture or the history of the art, every episode is loaded with advice and lessons from the best in the game. The host Ryan Ford conducts each interview in a casual setting, which makes it easy to see the human side of the stars of our sport and get to know their story while also learning more for your own development. New episodes are available every week, and we have over 500 episodes for you to enjoy as well, which is over 800 hours of entertainment and knowledge! We hope you enjoy it!
Latest episodes
Sep 12, 2022 • 1h 3min
BJJ Fanatics 533: Roberto Jiminez
Roberto Jiminez joins the show to discuss his ADCC trials performance, the life of a young athlete, taking the road less-traveled in life, nutrition and the pride he takes in being a natural athlete!
Sep 5, 2022 • 1h 18min
BJJ Fanatics 532: Adam Wardzinski
Adam Wardzinski joins the show to talk about traveling to compete, applying Jiu-Jitsu to learn other things, being ambidextrous with your game and the sweeping mechanics you need to understand in BJJ!
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Aug 29, 2022 • 1h 2min
BJJ Fanatics 531: Jeff Glover returns
Jeff Glover is back! We discuss overcoming larger opponents, declining rolls with people, learning to be aggressive and the Deep Half Guard! Other topics include Vlad The Impaler, zombie apocalypse plans and the strength of the Glover family facial hair.
Aug 22, 2022 • 1h 6min
BJJ Fanatics 530: Josh Cisneros
Josh Cisneros joins the show to talk about his start in Jiu-Jitsu and how his Wrestling background helped him. He also talks about the importance of patience on the mats and his thoughts on ADCC, as well as a story of chasing down a hit-and-run offender!
Aug 15, 2022 • 1h 24min
BJJ Fanatics 529: Bruno Bastos
Bruno Bastos joins the show to talk about guiding kids through Jiu-Jitsu, tough lessons learned on the mats and gives solid advice for future BJJ instructors. He also breaks down his "Bubble Theory" and explains how you can apply it to your game!
Aug 8, 2022 • 1h 54min
BJJ Fanatics 528: Stephen Whittier
Stephen Whittier joins the show to discuss optimizing your Jiu-Jitsu after 40, the core principles of BJJ, the role of optimal alignment and understanding strength in context. He also explains the benefits of chasing knowledge rather than rank or titles
Aug 1, 2022 • 1h 7min
BJJ Fanatics 527: Josh Barnett Returns!
The Warmaster returns! This time we discuss the importance of setting boundaries as a coach, Josh explains why he prefers a smaller pool of students and he also talks about the value of a good ego. He also gives great technical insight on ankle locks!
Jul 25, 2022 • 1h 34min
BJJ Fanatics 526: Neil Melanson
Neil Melanson, a grappling coach with diverse martial arts experience, talks about adapting techniques to different body types, the importance of mastering grappling techniques, training with diverse partners for muscle memory, the power of honest feedback, facing fears, and mastering the arm triangle choke in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
Jul 18, 2022 • 1h 46min
BJJ Fanatics 525: Matt "The Immortal" Brown
Matt Brown joins the show to share his inspirational story. From overcoming drug use and surviving a heroin overdose, to becoming one of the UFC's most successful welterweights in history. He also talks about his unique start in MMA.
Jul 11, 2022 • 1h 22min
BJJ Fanatics 524: Tarsis Humphreys
4x World Champion Tarsis Humphreys joins the show to talk about actively training your mindset, leg locks in the gi and finding your perfect training frequency. He also gives advice for BJJ athletes who want to cross over to MMA!
