Podcast Episodes
Back to Search107 - Extreme Kiteboarder Jack Rieder
I really enjoyed this chat with kiteboarder and extreme athlete Jack Rieder (in part because I'm dying to try kiteboarding myself). Here's just a bi…
8 years, 2 months ago
106 - Top Five Martial Arts Nutrition Tips for the New Year
The Christmas binge is over and it's time to take control of your diet again! In this short episode I give you my top five pieces of advice for clea…
8 years, 2 months ago
105 - Matt Thornton on Conor McGregor, Skepticism and Aliveness in the Martial Arts
Matt Thornton is the founder of Straight Blast Gym, the organisation that produced Conor McGregor. He's also a skeptic with many harsh words for tra…
8 years, 2 months ago
104 - Why You Have To Grapple (And How To Get Good At It As Fast As Possible)
Why training in the martial arts without including some form of grappling is stupid, and what are the key positions, techniques and transitions you n…
8 years, 2 months ago
103 - Forget New Year's Eve Resolutions; If It's The Right Thing to Do Then Do It Now!
I really mean it: DON'T wait until New Year's Eve to start making the changes you know should happen! Waiting will only make things more difficult. …
8 years, 3 months ago
102 - Becoming a Firefighter with Battalion Chief Ken Johnson, 34 Year Fire Veteran
"When you retire, all you want those guys you worked with to say about you is: God, he was a good firefighter!" Loved sitting down with Battalion Chi…
8 years, 3 months ago
101 - My Twitter Q&A: Talking Cryotherapy, Self Defense, Heel Hooks and More!
Loved doing this massive Q&A! What I did was take the time to more fully answer questions that I had first addressed in 140 characters on my first T…
8 years, 3 months ago
100 - Optimal BJJ Training and Recovery with Sean McHugh
I've known and trained with black belt Sean McHugh for 16 years, so I was super-stoked to have him on the podcast. We covered a lot of important mat…
8 years, 3 months ago
099 - How to Motivate Yourself to Train
In this episode I share one of my best tips to get your butt on the mat or in the gym, indicators for when it's NOT time to push, as well as a cautio…
8 years, 3 months ago
098 - Why Do So Few BJJ Gyms Teach Takedowns?
Are takedowns important even though so few BJJ gyms teach them, and can you get away with never training them if your focus is competition? And what…
8 years, 4 months ago