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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Oct 25, 2016 • 1h 4min
GCP Episode 126: Riccardo Ammendolia
Riccardo Ammendolia joins the show and talks about his start in Jiu-Jitsu, the BJJ scene in Canada, competing in Brazil and how he became one of the most recognizable voices in BJJ commentary
Oct 25, 2016 • 58min
GCP Episode 125: Freddy Trillo
Professor Freddy Trillo joins the show for an insightful and surprising look into the world of law enforcement hand to hand training and the importance of grappling in a self defense situation.
Oct 17, 2016 • 1h 34min
GCP Episode 123: Felipe "Zicro" Neto
Professor Neto is a highly respected black belt and the longest running Alliance Black belt outside the team's founders. Felipe talks about the team's orgins, his beginnings in Jiu-Jitsu and shares some very funny stories from back in the day
Oct 13, 2016 • 1h 8min
GCP Episode 124: Alexander Trans
In this episode, Alexander Trans talks about BJJ in Europe, his decision to move permanently to Rio De Janeiro and his reasons for leaving Checkmat to join GF Fight Team. He also discusses "big man" Jiu-Jitsu and what it was like to teach in Abu Dhabi.
Oct 6, 2016 • 2h 4min
GCP Episode 122: "Sambo" Steve Koepfer
"Sambo" Steve Koepfer is a Master of Sport in Combat Sambo, a Judo black belt and a highly sought resource for knowledge in the grappling world. Steve talks about Sambo's history, martial arts politics and his event, Combat Wrestling World Championships.
Oct 4, 2016 • 1h 20min
GCP Episode 121: Gile Huni
The man behind BJJEE.com and WatchBJJ.com, Professor Guillaume "Gile" Huni talks about Jiu-Jitsu's growth in Eastern Europe, how he began his websites and his action packed life of dodging fake black belts and Eastern European criminals!
Sep 29, 2016 • 49min
GCP Episode 120: Andre Galvao #2
Andre Galvao returns! We catch up with what he has been up to since we spoke last, the importance of a good take down game, dealing with losses and his love for movies! Also, if you're a fan of his book Drill To Win, he makes an exclusive announcement!
Sep 27, 2016 • 1h 19min
GCP Episode 119: Ashley Williams
In this episode, we are joined by the UK's youngest black belt Ashley Williams. An EBI veteran and rising star in the grappling world, Ashley tells us about his start in BJJ, his EBI experience and shares his insight on teaching kids.
Sep 22, 2016 • 1h 20min
GCP Episode 118: Marcos Santos
In this episode, we are joined by decorated Black Belt Marcos Santos. Professor Santos talks about his time spent with the Brazilian Special Forces, real life self defense application and losing his first school in NYC to the 9/11 attack.
Sep 20, 2016 • 1h 27min
GCP Episode 117: Roberto "Cyborg" Abreu
In this episode, we are joined by one of the most decorated competitors of our time, Roberto "Cyborg" Abreu. He talks about his humble beginnings, his unique learning process, his greatest achievements and the one thing that scares him the most!
