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
Mentioned books
Sep 18, 2023 • 1h 24min
BJJ Fanatics 586: Rayron Gracie returns
Rayron Gracie returns to discuss what he feels is the most efficient way to learn Jiu-Jitsu, how modern society can make it harder than ever for young athletes to stay focused and the importance of avoiding having to learn Jiu-Jitsu twice!
Sep 11, 2023 • 1h 45min
BJJ Fanatics 585: Michael Liera Jr
Michael Liera Jr joins the show for a very honest and candid discussion about some of the pitfalls Jiu-Jitsu athletes can face in their pursuit of a world championship. He also explains why he doesn't use a set curriculum when teaching.
Sep 4, 2023 • 1h 9min
BJJ Fanatics 584: Kyle Dake
Legendary Wrestler Kyle Dake shares insights on self-discipline, failure, and humility. He also discusses take down entries and single legs. Topics include the value of failure, understanding body mechanics, creativity in grappling, therapeutic benefits of hunting, surviving a zombie apocalypse, improving takedowns, and Kyle Dake's instructionals.
Aug 28, 2023 • 1h 9min
BJJ Fanatics 583: Amy Campo
ADCC Champion Amy Campo joins the show to share her story. She also talks about understanding ranges in Jiu-Jitsu, the benefits of ice baths, her 2022 ADCC experience, knee slice passes and why she can never eat octopus again after a bad sushi experience
Aug 21, 2023 • 1h 5min
BJJ Fanatics 582: Gregor Gracie
BJJ expert and MMA fighter Gregor Gracie discusses beating opponents mentally, using BJJ effectively in MMA, recognizing defense and escapes as separate concepts. He shares his journey in pursuing jiu jitsu seriously, adapting jiu jitsu for MMA, challenges of business and fatherhood, the influence of wrestling, and the importance of defending and escaping bad positions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
Aug 14, 2023 • 59min
BJJ Fanatics 581: Matt Guffey
Matt Guffey, Strength and Conditioning expert, discusses the importance of strength in Jiu Jitsu. They talk about their background in coaching ice hockey, injuries like broken jaws, and debunking strength misconceptions. They also highlight the benefits of a warm-up routine, balancing calisthetics and weight training, and the advantages of video review in training Jiu Jitsu.
Aug 7, 2023 • 54min
BJJ Fanatics 580: Pete The Greek returns
Pete The Greek is back! We discuss wristlocks, BJJ for MMA, being a real-life superhero and Carlson Gracie's impact on the BJJ community. Pete also talks about recovery for older fellas and training smart!
Jul 31, 2023 • 26min
BJJ Fanatics 579: Rayron Gracie & Bernardo Faria
In this special episode, Bernardo Faria sits down with Rayron Gracie for a discussion about his Jiu-Jitsu! Topics include not relying on your physical attributes, quality of training over quantity, recognizing margins of error in techniques and more!
Jul 24, 2023 • 1h 15min
BJJ Fanatics 578: Kurt Osiander
Kurt is back! This time we discuss the absurd side of Jiu-Jitsu. Quirky students, delusional martial artists, dirty techniques people use and random crazy people invading the gym. Kurt also explains his pet peeves as a teacher.
Jul 17, 2023 • 1h 34min
BJJ Fanatics 577: Igor Tanabe
Igor Tanabe joins the show and shares his story of being a successful juvenile athlete to becoming one of the fastest rising stars in Jiu-Jitsu. He talks about the importance of mindset and leaving your comfort zone to be your very best in competition.
