The Kuzushi Podcast: Recent Episodes
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In this episode Greg and Hugo interview David and Sabah Krstic owners of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Templestowe in Australia. They talk about how they are dealing with the pandemic, their children and each other. We even get into the bad movies we love.
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In this episode Greg and Hugo interview Jay and Lisa Pages and we discuss how they are dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic in relation to their academy, Jay Pages Jiu-Jitsu, and their relationship. We get into a fun discussion about their entertainment choices and discuss what a relationship really is.
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This Episode is the first in a series where Greg and Hugo interview Jiu-Jitsu couples and talk about how they are dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic from a business and relationship perspective.
The guys kick off the series with an interview featuring Ryron and Victoria Gracie. It's a great conversation that gets into the details of how to make a relationship work.
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Thanks for listening!
In this episode Hugo interviews Zach Green a Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu who is well regarded in the competition circuit and is now hosting seminars where he teaches his leg lock system around the Philadelphia area. You can find Zach at greenjiujitsu.com where you can follow his seminar tour and schedule a private.
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In this episode Greg and Hugo interview Tim and Talisa Rogers. Tim is a 2nd degree Black Belt under Robert Gordo Correa and owner of Anchor BJJ in Haikou, China and his wife Talisa runs Fit for Life Cafe, which is attached to the academy. We discuss their life in Brazil and life in China along with their bakery business and jiu-jitsu academy.
You can follow Tim and Talisa's academy @anchorbjjfitforlife on Facebook. You can subscribe to The Kuzushi Podcast on iTunes and Souncloud and follow us on Facebook and Instagram @thekuzushipodcast.
In this episode Greg and Hugo interview Zac Cunningham a Purple Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Rener and Ryron Gracie. We talk about his start in Jiu-Jitsu, teaching the Bully Proof program and his recent travels to Japan.
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In this episode Greg and Hugo interview Ric Migliarese 5th Degree Black Belt and co-founder of Balance Studios in Philadelphia. We talk about Ric’s background in martial arts, his Gracie Instructor education, some of his competitions, his knee injuries and the culture he and Phil created at Balance Studios. Follow Ric on Instagram @animalblackbelt for his great instructional videos.
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In this episode Greg and Hugo interview Dorothy Dao, a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu out of Ralph Gracie Berkeley who competes in tournaments all over the world and is a blogger/adventurer at large for BJJ Asia. In this episode we talk about Dorothy’s journey, getting into competitions, training in China, training with women and our favorite foods.
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In this episode Greg and Hugo interview John "Thor" Blank a brown belt in 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu out of 10th Planet in Bethlehem, PA. We talk about his introduction to Jiu-Jitsu, his training regimen, his recent win at EBI 17 and what's next in his journey.
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In this episode Greg and Hugo interview Kip and Paulie from The Grappling Dads podcast. They talk about Kip and Paulie's jiu-jitsu journey, training on packed mats, the podcast and balancing their roles as dads, workers, podcast hosts and jiu-jitsu practitioners.
You can follow Kip and Paulie @grapplingdads on Facebook and Instagram.
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In this episode Greg and Hugo interview Jeff Crothers a 5th Degree black belt in Cajun Karate and a Blue Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. We talk about Jeff's martial arts journey, what we would use in a streete fight as well as the work he's doing with Victor Marx and his All Things Possible Ministries which does great work with incarcerated youth, soldiers dealing with PTSD and trauma relief for victims of ISIS.
You can find Jeff on Facebook and follow the All Things Possible Ministries by going to https://victormarx.com/.
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In this episode Greg and Hugo interview Roy Dean, a global instructor of martial arts with Black Belts in Judo, Aikido and Japanese and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu who has written 2 popular martial arts novels as well as produced the instructional Requirements jiu-jitsu series. We talk about Roy's philosophy, imparting it to students and everything in between.
You can find Roy on Facebook and Instagram @_roydean. You can subscribe to The Kusushi Podcast on iTunes and SoundCloud and follow us on Facebook and Instagram @thekuzushipodcast.
In this episode Greg and Hugo interview Kroyler Gracie a second degree black belt and the grandson of Helio Gracie. He owns and operates Kroyler Gracie Jiu-Jitsu in Elkhart, Indiana and travels throughout the country giving seminars on his system. We talk about his family lineage, progression through Jiu-Jitsu, competitions, the system he developed and how he refines it and his thoughts on the current state of Jiu-Jitsu.
In this episode Greg and Hugo interview Bassil Badre Hafez a pro MMA fighter and Brown Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu who trains at Balance Studios. We discuss his start in martial arts, facing fears and extreme sports.
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In this episode Greg and Hugo interview Almine Barton a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and rock climber who is running the Fearless Femaales Jiu-Jitsu camp. We discuss the two sports and how they enrich your life and the different gripping techniques that can be used in both. You can follow Almine on Facebook and Instagram @alminebarton and keep up with her journey.
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In this episode Hugo interviews Angie Vogel a Brown Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Phil and Ric Migliarese out of Balance Studios in Philly. We talk about Angie's martial arts journey, how to be a good instructor, what is good instruction and how to sell Jiu-Jitsu to women.
You can follow Angie on Instagram @grapplesandoranges. You'll love her food pictures.
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In this episode Greg and Hugo interview Rich Sab a Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Joe Moreira. We talk about his journey in martial arts as well as his attendance and instruction at the Jiu-Jitsu Globetrotter camps.
You can follow Rich on his blog and his podcast at https://richsab.com the academy https://www.theedgemma.com/.
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In this episode Greg and Hugo interview the legendary Dan Camarillo, a highly decorated Judo and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitor. We discuss Dan's martial arts background, training under Ralph Gracie, the competitor mindset and the differences between Judo and Jiu-Jitsu competition.
You can follow Dan Camarillo @camarillojj on Facebook and @CamarilloJiujitsu on Instagram.
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In this episode Hugo interviews Ian Stark a Brown Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu out of Balance Jiu-Jitsu in Philadelphia who is getting into sub-only tournaments with an upcoming match at Fight 2 Win in Philadelphia on July 21st.
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In today's episode Hugo interviews 6 jiu-jiteiras who founded Jiujitsujunkie.co: Amanda Orson, Abi Pacinelli, Teresa Holt, Cat Ivy, Liz Dayton and Jackalyn Brannan. We talk about how they came together to build this site, their different roles and the culture of Jiu-Jitsu.
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In Episode 25 Greg and Hugo interview Elroy "Spoonface" Powell, a British singer/songwriter/producer and Purple Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. We learn about his upbringing in England, how his father's influence got him into music and his study of the martial arts.
You can follow Elroy on Instagram @spoonface1 and his web site: https://www.spoonface.net.
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In this episode Greg and Hugo interview Kristian Woodmansee owner and head instructor of Roots Athletics. The discussion revolves around Kristian's journey, his approach to teaching and the culture he's developing at his academy.
You can follow Kristian on Facebook @Kristian.WoodmanseeFanPage and Instagram kristianwoodmansee.
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In this episode Greg and Hugo interview Sophia McDermott and Leeann Morris and talk jiu-jitsu training and their businesses.
You can follow Sophia and Leeann on Facebook and Instagram, which you should do because their feeds are great and inspiring.
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In this episode Greg and Hugo discuss their Philly Jiu-Jitsu tournament from what it was like to run a tournament and the matches they enjoyed
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In this double-sized episode Greg and Hugo interview Rose Gracie and Hugo interviews Frank Rosenthal. Rose Gracie is Rorion Gracie's oldest daughter and founder of Gracie Tournaments and Gracie Combat Alliance.
Frank Rosenthal is a Jiu-Jitsu competitor and member of the Danaher Death Squad. Frank will be competing in our very own Philly Jiu-Jitsu Festival in a superfight against Chad George at the end of this month.
Enjoy!
In today's episode we interview Vincent Vargas a Black Belt in Kenpo Karate and Brown Belt in Judo. We learn how he got started in martial arts and the interesting way he got into grappling. Vincent is also a writer and actor who you may know as Jesse in the popular Mexican Martial Arts show on YouTube and Facebook. You can follow Vincent's work on Youtube, Facebook and Twitter by searching for Voto Studios.
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In this episode Hugo interviews fellow Balance Studios student Rebecca Myers who is a Blue Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and a Black Belt in Judo. We learn about how she got started in martial arts, her language skills, wrestling experience, her thoughts on Judo and a Judo class she is currently teaching.
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In this episode Greg and Hugo interview Eddie Fyvie, 2nd Degree Black Belt under Ricardo Almeida and owner of Eddie Fyvie Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Malta, NY. We learn about his MMA and Jiu-Jitsu career and how he became the membership director of Rickson Gracie's Jiu-Jitsu Federation.
You can follow Eddie on Facebook @EFJJA.
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In today's episode Greg and Hugo interview Leeann Morris co-owner of World Class Martial Arts and owner of the Josei Heishi Jiu-Jitsu brand. We learn about Leeann's journey through martial arts and the community she's creating through Josei Heishi.
You can follow Leeann on Facebook @joseiheishibjj and @josei_heishi_jiujitsu on Instagram.
You can subscribe to The Kuzushi Podcast on Facebook and Instagram @thekuzushipodcast. Check out our upcoming tournament by going to pilgrimjiujitsu.com.
In today's episode Greg and Hugo discuss UFC 222 and a Ryron Gracie seminar they attended last weekend.
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Make sure to go to Pilgrimjiujitsu.com to learn about our upcoming Adults Jiu-Jitsu tournament on Saturday, April 28th and Kids Jiu-Jitsu festival on Sunday, April 29th. Registration to compete is open until Wednesday, April 25th.
In episode 15 Greg and Hugo interview Zach Maslany co-owner of Finishers MMA in Bethlehem, PA. We discuss Zach's journey in martial arts, how he and JM founded Finishers MMA, their tournament and podcast.
You can learn more about Zach and his academy by going to http://finishersmma.com/.
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In today's episode Greg and Hugo interview Jay Pages owner Jay Pages Jiu-Jitsu where we discuss beer, his martial arts journey and The Last Jedi.
You can learn more about Jay and his academy by going to jpjiujitsu.com.
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In today's episode Greg and Hugo interview Charlie Vinch owner of Budo Martial Arts in Ewing, NJ. We hear about Charlie's 16-year journey in martial arts where he overcame serious injuries and opened his successful academy. Charlie's story is very inspiring and we hope you enjoy hear it.
You can learn more about Charlie and his school by going to http://www.budomartialartsstudio.com/ and follow Budo Martial arts on Facebook and Instagram @BUDOMMA and @budo_martial_arts
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In today's episode Greg and Hugo speak to Ryan Young a BJJ Black Belt under Dave Kama (one of the Dirty Dozen)! We discuss his Jiu-Jitsu journey and the work he's been doing to spread awareness about Kama Jiu-Jitsu.
You can find more information about Ryan by going to : https://kamajiujitsu.com/ as well as Facebook @kamajiujitsu
Also, Kama Jiu-Jitsu launched a new project via Patreon so please check that out by going to: https://www.patreon.com/kamajiujitsu
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In this episode Greg and Hugo interview Alex Stuart, a Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt who we consider the best kept secret at the Gracie University.
In Episode 10 Greg and Hugo interview AmirJoshua owner of Sardus BJJ Academy in Sardinia. You can find more about Amir and his academy by going to http://www.sardusbjjacademy.com. You can also find Amir on Facebook and Instagram.
Make sure to check out Amir's Sardus BJJ Camps on his web site. The next camp is coming up in June.
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This week's episode features an interview with Josh Vogel, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt at Balance Studios where we discuss his approach to teaching the gentle art. You can find Josh Vogel on Facebook as well as his Instagram @joshrvogel or his BJJ Newsletter The Sloth Report at www.theslothreport.com.
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In today's episode Greg and Hugo talk to Don Cook and his journey from chef to owner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Keego Harbor.
In today's episode Greg and Hugo talk to Kauan and Kaulin Gracie, the duaghers of Rickson Gracie, who founded their Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu school Gracie North in Washington state.
You can learn more about their academy at https://gracienorth.com/ and you can follow Kauan and Kaulin on Instagram at @kaurangracie and @kaulingracie.
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In today's podcast Greg and Hugo speak to Sophie McDermott the first female Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt in Australia. We talk about Sophia's journey and her new fitness seminars.
You can learn more about Sophia by going to her web site: http://www.sophiafit.com/ or find her on Instagram at sophiamcdermottbjj
In today's episode Greg and Hugo talk to Isabel Menzel a photojournalist and conservationist living in Costa Rica. We explore her life's journey from the Yukon to the US to Brazil to Costa Rica.
You can see Isabel's work on her Instagram: @northern.wildflower and her Facebook page: @capturedbyisabel.
In today's episode Hugo and Joe Skats have a conversation in the car about their Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu journeys.
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