The BJJ Fanatics Podcast
Ryan Ford
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!
Episodes
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Aug 30, 2018 • 1h 15min
Episode 317 - Richie "Boogeyman" Martinez returns!
Richie "Boogeyman" Martinez returns to the show to talk about submitting Sakuraba, running tournaments and growing an academy. He also gives great insight on competition mindset and learning from losses.
Aug 28, 2018 • 1h 21min
Episode 316 - Steve Austin
Steve Austin has over 20 years of experience training, competing and teaching martial arts. He talks about overcoming a childhood disease, dealing with bullying as a kid and why it's important to reach kids who are bullies as well as their victims.
Aug 23, 2018 • 1h 48min
Episode 315 - Lavell Marshall
Lavell Marshall is a World and National Champion of Shuai Jiao Chinese Wrestling. He is also a NYC Mongolian Wrestling Champion. He gives an education on Shuai Jiao and talks about ego, tournament mindset and solo drills to improve your grappling!
Aug 21, 2018 • 1h 29min
Episode 314 - Francisco "Sinistro" Iturralde
Francisco "Sinistro" joins the show to talk about his beginnings in Ecuador, his recent performance at the KO Finisher and having a winning mindset. He also talks about training with Cobrinha and the importance of keeping training fun!
Aug 16, 2018 • 1h 17min
Episode 313 - Ishmael Bentley
Professor Ishmael Bentley joins the show to talk about his incredible outreach program, the International Jiu-Jitsu Education Fund. This program helps kids in struggling communities around the world get access to Jiu-Jitsu at no cost.
Aug 14, 2018 • 1h 21min
Episode 312 - Adam "Big Red" Sachnoff
"Big Red" of one of 10th Planet's most active competitors. Coming off his recent team win at Quintet 2, Adam talks about competition mindset, flexibility for big guys and embracing your attributes. He also covers weight loss and self esteem through BJJ
Aug 9, 2018 • 1h 43min
Episode 311 - Piet Wilhelm
Piet Wilhelm joins the show and speaks candidly about growing up in foster care, living on his own at 12 years old and eventually joining the military. He also talks about helping veterans through BJJ and his hilarious viral video fighting a bodybuilder!
Aug 7, 2018 • 1h 33min
Episode 310 - Bret Perchaluk
Bret Perchaluk is a BJJ Black Belt, Judo Black Belt and a former D1 Wrestler. He talks about the benefits of exploring various styles and his traditional martial arts background. He also gives great technical insight on sprawling and defensive Wrestling
Aug 2, 2018 • 1h 30min
Episode 309 - Mark Turner
Mark Turner is the first non-Brazilian to earn a black belt under Demain Maia. He talks about how he found Jiu-Jitsu, learning from Demian, rule sets in Jiu-Jitsu and building a curriculum. He also gives great technical insight on the Half Guard!
Jul 31, 2018 • 1h 38min
Episode 308 - Seph Smith
Seph Smith is the first black belt under Professor Ryan Hall and a respected competitor and instructor. He talks about how he found Jiu-Jitsu, BS in martial arts and being stuck at a rank for a long time. He also gives great insight on Reverse De La Riva!
