Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchAnti-Trans Hate Is a UFC Marketing Strategy
In this episode of Fighting Matters, Steve Kwan talks with Mike Mahaffey of Old Bastard BJJ about the trans hate pouring out of combat sports, and th…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Why did UFC BJJ let Mikey compete with a staph infection?
In this episode of the Fighting Matters podcast, Steve Kwan is joined by Jeff Shaw of Bellingham BJJ, Mike Mahaffey of Old Bastard BJJ, and Dr. Clayt…
3 months, 1 week ago
How Jiu-Jitsu Survives the AI Era
In this episode of Fighting Matters, Steve Kwan is joined again by Dr. David Riedman: 17-year jiu-jitsu practitioner, MIT-trained data analyst, and P…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
A Man Broke Into My Apartment at 4 AM (feat. Andrea Tang)
In this episode of Fighting Matters, Steve Kwan is joined by Andrea Tang: novelist, brown belt at District Martial Arts, and host of BJJ Today on the…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
How YOU Can Clean Up Jiu-Jitsu
After yet another sexual abuse case in the BJJ community, the Fighting Matters crew works through a question every grappler eventually has to answer:…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Why BJJ Camps Need Less Jiu-Jitsu
In this episode of Fighting Matters, Steve Kwan is joined by Jesse Walker (Rough Hands BJJ), Mike Mahaffey (Old Bastard BJJ), and Niamh Bryn (Snowbli…
4 months, 1 week ago
How to Identify "Active Clubs" in BJJ
In this episode of Fighting Matters, Steve Kwan is joined by Hannah Gais, a senior research analyst at the Southern Poverty Law Center who has tracke…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
How HEMA Pushed Out White Supremacists (And What BJJ Can Learn)
In this episode of Fighting Matters, Steve Kwan and Stephan Kesting sit down with Eric Lowe, a 13-year HEMA (Historical European Martial Arts) instru…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Jiu-Jitsu in the Face of War and Economic Disaster
Today, Jesse, Mike and Stephan discuss the impact of war on everyday life, particularly how the ongoing war in Iran could affect gas prices and essen…
5 months, 1 week ago
Jiu-Jitsu Isn't Therapy
In this episode of Fighting Matters, Steve Kwan is joined by Matt Tansey and Daniel Millstein: two licensed mental health professionals who also trai…
5 months, 2 weeks ago