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Leg lock conniseur, king of jiu-jitsu banter and wearer of leopard print outfits, Craig Jones is one of the most visible no-gi grapplers in the world, and not just because of his awesome choice in board shorts.
Jones comes back into the FloGrappling studio to discuss:
• Why his ADCC 2019 sucks, but still has set him up as a household name in grappling
• What he's learned and how his jiu-jitsu has changed from training with John Danaher
• His thoughts on Lachlan Giles' incredible ADCC absolute performance
...and much more!
Apologies for the lack of an intro, we lost the first few seconds of audio for this episode.
Two-time (and two division) ADCC champ Yuri Simoes has always harbored dreams of becoming an MMA fighter, ever since he was a little kid. The no-gi powerhouse talks about the movie that inspired him to lace up the gloves, his experience of training with legendary PRIDE fighter Mirko 'Cro Cop', and tells us when we can expect to see him in the ring.
World No-Gi and European champ Manuel Ribamar shares his incredible jiu-jitsu journey with us, from growing up in the Amazon to winning the World No-Gi Championships.
Includes amazing stories of training at the Cicero Costha Academy with the Miyao brothers when they were purple belts, going to war with Leandro Lo and all the killers at NS Brotherhood, and learning from the master in discipline and sacrifice, Murilo Santana or Unity Jiu-Jitsu.
Riba also talks about the importance of his faith, and how the word of God carried him to major conquests in jiu-jitsu competition.
William Tackett and Kody Steele, two no-gi phenoms who have been tearing up the comp scene, join us in the studio and tell us about training out of a relatively small gym in Austin, Texas, competing in professional jiu-jitsu tournaments all over the world, and how all their efforts are focused on the ADCC Trials in November.
Join 2018 IBJJF World champion Mahamed Aly for a feature-length episode of the FloGrappling podcast "A Fistful of Collars".
No-gi champ, ADCC medalist, podcaster, influencer and more– three-time World champ Josh Hinger joins us for a wide-ranging discussion on competition day prep and routines, weight cutting, his toughest training partners, how he found himself hosting a highly successful podcast and more.
One of the greatest American jiu-jitsu competitors of all time, Rafael Lovato Jr. is also the current Bellator MMA World Middleweight Champion.
We discuss WHY Meregali is the no.1-ranked pound-for-pound black belt and how he overtook Buchecha's position in the rankings. PLUS Rodolfo Vieira is coming back to jiu-jitsu and will compete at the STACKED Spyder BJJ Invitational on November 23, which you can watch on FloGrappling. All this and more in this week's episode of A Fistful of Collars.
Three-time ADCC champ Gordon Ryan joined us for an hour-long discussion. Hear his thoughts on Galvao, Pena, his ADCC double gold and more.
Following the buzz about the effectiveness of wrestling at ADCC we enter the debate. Is wrestling really superior to jiu-jitsu? What can the two styles learn from each other? What’s the best ruleset for wrestlers to face off against somebody who reps jiu-jitsu?
PLUS we talk about how Fight 2 Win judo is offering former and prospective Olympians the opportunity to compete on a professional stage and even make a little money (important considering they don't get funded by USA Judo).
Also in this episode:
- Breaking down Tanquinho's epic 5-day turnaround from winning ADCC to winning the F2W title
- The upcoming rematch between Nick Rodriguez and Kaynan Duarte!
Lachlan Giles stealing the show, Gordon's double gold, Nick Rodriguez's high octane performance and much more– it's the ADCC 2019 mega-recap.
Chase, Ryan, Michael and Hywel preview the 2019 ADCC World Championships, which is just one week away! We talk about Keenan's performance at No-Gi Pans last week and his relationship with Gordon Ryan, how this will impact the -99kg division, the war of words between Gordon and Dillon Danis, PLUS we predict who will win each of the men's weight divisions.
A Fistful of Collars is back after the boys have returned from a fruitful trip to Miami where Ryan and Reid caught up with Cyborg and crew to document their incredible ADCC Camp.
This episode marks Ryan's debut and what better opportunity than that to chat filmmaking amongst the crew.
We also discuss the IBJJF's decision to test for PEDS at No-Gi Worlds and other news within jiu-jitsu.
Topics discussed
- Recent ADCC Trip To Miami.
- Steroids in BJJ - IBJJF Announces Testing At No-Gi Worlds.
- Why do we even work at FloGrappling?
- Should there be a real season in jiu-jitsu?
- ADCC Super Fight: Galvao and Pena - Who takes it?
It's ALL about ADCC on this week's episode of A Fistful of Collars! Join Hywel, Reid and Michael as we dive into the following topics:
- What we learned in our landmark 2-hour Marcelo Garcia interview
- Who had the best ADCC debut? Ranking Gordon Ryan vs Marcelo Garcia’s performances
- Could anybody in 2019 have a better debut?
- Who’s going to win the absolute division?
- Buchecha vs Gordon– how would it go down?
- Analyzing the hyper competitive -99kg division.
- The tough road ahead for Kaynan Duarte
- Can the Ryan bros’ beat the Ribeiro bros’ incredible ADCC record?
- Who SHOULD have been invited to ADCC?
- The massive & unfair size differences in the ADCC women’s divisions
- Previewing the IBJJF Pan No-Gi, a warm-up for ADCC
Join us for an epic 90-minute show as we discuss:
• Cyborg's standout performance at the IBJJF Heavyweight Grand Prix, Hulk's suspect cardio, and what this means for ADCC.
• The new and improved ADCC rankings: gi, no-gi, black through pruple belt, masters and more.
• Upcoming Fight 2 Win superfights that provide a preview of ADCC– Arges vs Leon, Najmi vs Mafra, Hinger vs Maidana
• Reid's epic trip to Brazil that saw him visit Felipe Pena's hometown
• ...and a teaser of the TWO-HOUR interview coming out soon with Marcelo Garcia.
Reid and Chase sit down with Fight 2 Win CEO, matchmaker and promoter Seth Daniels to dish on all the hot topics in the world of jiu-jitsu. From sneak peaks at what to expect from the mega-event ADCC to his least favorite athletes to work with and so much more! Strap in for this rollercoaster of a podcast with one of the most outspoken members of the jiu-jitsu community!
Hywel, Reid and Chase share their experiences of visiting and training in gyms such as Renzo Gracie Academy, Marcelo Garcia Academy and Unity Jiu-Jitsu. From Hywel getting a private lesson with John Danaher to Reid rolling with a one-armed Murilo Santana and Chase getting tuned up by a roosterweight– all this and much more!
Three-time IBJJF World champion Claudia Do Val joins us in the studio and reveals that she still gets nervous for competitions even after four years of winning gold in every major tournament. PLUS, she gives plenty of advice for women training in jiu-jitsu including how to stay safe and avoid injury by dealing with rough male training partners.
Hywel, Reid and Chase discuss what it's like to roll with legendary grapplers including Marcelo Garcia, Caio Terra, Beatriz Mesquita, Andre Galvao and more.
PLUS Chase reveals his deep love for Jean Claude Van Damme movies. No surprise.
Third Coast Grappling, KASAI, Fight 2 Win, Subversiv... Gi, no-gi, sub-only and sudden death! Which is the hottest grappling event of the summer and why?
Hywel, Reid and Chase discuss the biggest matches that just went down (Meregali vs Cyborg of course) and those that are coming up, such as Dante Leon vs Renato Canuto and Craig Jones vs Tex Johnson.
PLUS, the bombshell announcement that Gordon Ryan vs Felipe Pena III will go down in December!
Episode recorded on Jun 27, 2019 – sorry for the delay in uploading!
Edwin Najmi joins Hywel, Reid and Chase in the studio for a special episode of A Fistful of Collars!
From thrilling submissions in the black belt finals to greatest upsets, standout performances and the next generation of killers to watch– Hywel, Reid and Chase break down the 2019 World Championships.
Listen to Chase Smith, Reid Connell and Hywel Teague as they break down the biggest, the most interesting and the unmissable stories from the upcoming 2019 IBJJF World Championships!
Watch Worlds LIVE or On Demand, May 30 to June 2 ONLY on FloGrappling.
Hywel and Chase just got back from Abu Dhabi where some crazy stuff went down, from Erberth's antics to Levi's loss. And with Worlds just around the corner, the guys discuss where Reid and Chase plan to go and what they hope to see on the 2019 Road to Worlds tour.
Hywel and Chase are joined by arguably the greatest American jiu-jitsu practitioners of all time, Rafael Lovato Jr.
We discuss his transition to MMA and his upcoming Bellator title fight vs Gegard Mousasi, how he's not leaving jiu-jitsu competition behind, and his thoughts on some of the other crossover jiu-jitsu athletes currently making moves in MMA.
Chase Smith, Reid Connell and Hywel Teague dissect some of the standout moments from recent jiu-jitsu and grappling competition.
A look back on the shocking events of Pans
• Adam’s unexpected reaction to his amazing submission win over Leandro Lo
F2W News:
• An event every weekend in April
• Eddie Cummings returns this weekend F2W 108 in Philly
• F2W 109 will see a replay of the 2018Worlds final: Shane Jamil Hill-Taylor vs Leo Saggioro
• Stipe Miocic to take on a charity gi match on F2W 110!
Texan start-up event Third Coast Grappling unveils a stacked card for July
KASAI post event analysis
• The devastating leg lock that took out Felipe Pena
• Kaynan’s Duarte unstoppable run to being the best black belt in the world
• Dante Leon– should he challenge for the 170lb belt?
• What is the talk about the no-gi meta game: Danaher and Craig Jones chime in
Hywel Teague, Reid Connell and Chase Smith discuss the 2019 IBJJF Pans, which is just one week away. Which divisions are going to be the ones to watch, who's got a chance to win gold, and what are the matches we want to see?
Big results from Brazil:
- Meregali defeating Leandro, greatest rivalry
- Joao Gabriel Rocha finally beats Buchecha!
- The Erberth Santos incident
ADCC Invites are out! Find out who’s confirmed for the 2019 ADCC World Championships
We have 25+ new Lucas Lepri techniques on the site!
Episode 22 of A Fistful of Collars sees Hywel Teague, Reid Connell and Chase Smith talk about:
• Dillon Danis's upcoming disciplinary hearing
• Kron Gracie's UFC debut
• Marcelo Garcia's comeback
• Mixing belt colors (purple, brown and black) together in events like Spyder and ADCC
• Emerging talents in 2019, who to look out for
• Craig Jones vs Gabriel Arges on Grapplefest 4
... plus more!
Hywel Teague, Chase Smith and Reid Connell look back on some of the best performances from the recent ADCC West Coast Trials, including Josh Hinger, John Combs and– of course– Nicky Ryan.
Straight off his big win at KASAI Super Series, Gordon Ryan joins us in the studio for a special edition of A Fistful of Collars.
Vagner Rocha joins us in the FloGrappling studio for an all-encompassing chat on our podcast A Fistful of Collars!
Keenan Cornelius joins us in the FloGrappling studio for an incredible 1 hr and 45 min interview!
Hywel, Reid and Will discuss the incredible World No-Gi Championships: from Gordon Ryan's amazing performance to Cyborg's unsportsmanlike behavior and the black belts who impressed us the most. PLUS, a look ahead to the STACKED 2019 line-up of events on FloGrappling.
Hywel, Chase, Reid and Will get together to discuss the upcoming IBJJF World No-Gi Championship, our new Eddie Bravo cartoon and much more.
Also:
• The importance (and appropriateness) of intensity in training
• Coming soon: The FloGrappling end of year awards!
Joining us in the FloGrappling studio is 2018 IBJJF black belt featherweight World champion Shane Jamil Hill-Taylor of Team Lloyd Irvin.
In this 80-minute interview we discuss everything from Jamil's mindset toward training and competition, how he balances school and work with jiu-jitsu, if he prefers gi or no-gi, and how his 1995 Subaru died as he was on the way to the airport.
Welcome back to your favorite jiu-jitsu podcast! Today we're talking:
- Ben Askren / Danis Beef
- KASAI Pro 4
- Garry Tonon on weight classes
- FloGrappling Awards
- Unpopular Jiu-Jitsu Opinions
In this week's episode of your favorite jiu-jitsu podcast...
• Injuries in jiu-jitsu, the worst we've seen and the way to deal with them
• The return of Rodolfo Vieira!
• Fabricio Werdum comes back for a sueprfight with Lucas Hulk at Spyder
• Unpopular jiu-jitsu opinions: Why Hywel thinks flow rolling is bullshit.
On this week's episode we...
-Take a look at the stats breakdown behind submission at ADCC and the evolution of the game
-Talk with KASAI President about upcoming KASAI Pro 4
-Rolles recounts growing up in Brazil and training with his uncles and cousins
-Responding to Danaher and Askren's criticism of jiu-jitsu training methods
On this week's show we recap...
• World Series of Grappling, where Mahamed Aly and Manuel Ribamar each won $20,000, we saw breakout star Jansen Gomes of Checkmat (the next Jackson Sousa) and we saw blue-purple belts leglock each other (and nobody died).
• ADCC European Trials in Romania: What we saw from Europe's top grapplers, and the revelation that even with the Danaher DVDs some people still aren't hip to the leg game.
• Reid tells the story of going to a joint John Danaher / Ben Askren seminar!
• UFC 228 and the incident between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Dillon Danis.
King of the Mat vs the self-proclaimed "King" – will we finally see Erberth Santos and Gordon Ryan?
Also in this week's episode:
• Eddie Bravos' 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu win big at Subversiv
• Brown belt Gabi Pessanha takes out 2-time World champ Nathiely de Jesus at the ADGS Los Angeles
• Gianni Grippo beats Paulo Miyao!
Join us for another episode of A Fistful of Collars as we discuss:
• Recapping No-Gi Pans and Gordon’s dominant performance.
• Mike Perez debuts “ghosting”
• Our brand new documentary with Andre Galvao, in which he retired on camera
• The upcoming events Abu Dhabi Grand Slam LA, King of Mats and Subversiv
• Eddie Cummings switches teams and joins the same gym as the Miyao brothers!
• Are top teams really “poaching” up-and-coming talent?
• How mental training is a vastly underrated and neglected area for jiu-jitsu.
We delve into the hot topic that is Paulo Miyao's doping punishment and subsequent violation of his suspension. What does this mean for the 27-year-old? Find out about all this and more in this week's episode of A Fistful of Collars.
PLUS:
• How cool is it to see sub-only guys compete in points tournaments?
• King of Mats: The crazy stacked 8-man tournament going down on Sep 23
• BJJ In MMA – who’s the best representative of jiu-jitsu in the cage, and should BJ Penn really fight Ryan Hall?
• Why we’re all excited for the upcoming Vagner Rocha vs Tanquinho, and how much would it cost for Chase to fight Vagner under combat jiu-jitsu rules?
Roberto Jimenez believes there is a PED problem in jiu-jitsu and he's not afraid to say so.
PLUS, in this episode:
• Everybody wants a piece of Gordon Ryan at IBJJF No-Gi Pans
• The Miyao brothers are in Kazakhstan to take on Russians and the best in the world
• ADCC Trials are coming back around and everybody's interested
...and much more!
No-Gi grappling season is here! The FloGrappling team talk about the crazy upcoming schedule of no-gi events, including KASAI Pro 3, IBJJF No-Gi Pans and Worlds, ADCC Trials, GrappleFest 2, and RISE Invitational!
Plus:
• Gordon Ryan is a free agent! Where will we see him next?
• World Series of Grappling is the new event with some big cash prizes – $20,000 per division!
• We discuss, who is the best leg locker in grappling?
We discuss the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam in Tokyo and what we're learning about the jiu-jitsu scene in Japan. PLUS who are best wrestlers in jiu-jitsu, and what is it like to train with Nicholas Meregali?
We discuss the top submission finishers in jiu-jitsu, Joe Rogan's BJJ credentials, the black belt burglar basher and whether Cross fit and self defense should ever mix. All this and more in this week's A Fistful of Collars, your favorite jiu-jitsu podcast.
Who has had the biggest influence on modern jiu-jitsu? We discuss six names who have all changed the game in various ways, from Eddie Bravo and John Danaher to Marcelo Garcia and the Mendes brothers.
Riccardo Ammendolia joins the FloGrappling crew for another episode of our jiu-jitsu podcast, "A Fistful of Collars".
Topics on this week's show:
• Jiu-jitsu in Canada
• UAEJJF new season coming up soon and the Grand Slam in Tokyo
• Dominyka Obelenyte opens up about depression
• The suicide of Anthony Bourdain, and the work of Submit the Stigma – please visit http://www.submitthestigma.org
• Porrada and Nutella – what are they?
The FloGrappling team get together for another jiu-jitsu podcast where we discuss: What is the best class structure for jiu-jitsu, and the best way to train?
We draw upon on experiences of watching the best in the world prepare for the most important tournaments, and also ask how performance analysis could be better implemented into training and competition.
Also in this episode:
• Xande Ribeiro's visit to FloGrappling HQ recap
• Who are the top five all-time p4p grapplers?
• New black belts after Worlds – most excited to see?
... and more!
Watch the latest episode of our jiu-jitsu podcast "A Fistful of Collars" as we analyze the biggest stories from the 2018 IBJJF World Championships.
The IBJJF Worlds are almost upon us! The most important event of the year is just days away and we are so excited. In this episode we recap our massive international trip "Road to Worlds" and delve into the stories that we're anticipating the most going into the 2018 Worlds.
This week we talk about the jiu-jitsu paradise that is Guam, the incredible cash prizes in Abu Dhabi, questionable leglocks and our upcoming Road to Worlds trip!
New episodes every Thursday!
The human monkey himself Jeff Glover is in the FloGrappling studio to discuss teenage prodigies, how tech falls should be a thing in jiu-jitsu, and why heel hooking in the gi is a bad idea.
Your favorite jiu-jitsu podcast is back and the squad discuss grappling rulesets, drilling leglocks and cauliflower ears...
New episodes every Thursday!
Reid just got back from NYC and talks about Gordon Ryan's ongoing gi training, and Chase reports from his trip to San Diego where he met up with 10th Planet ace Geo Martinez ahead of the showdown with Nicky Ryan!
New episodes every Thursday!
This week we're joined by our documentary shooter Tony, and we discuss heel hooks, dick moves and steroids!
New episodes every Thursday!
Special guest star Craig Jones joins us in the FloGrappling studio to talk all about how ADCC changed his life, he tells us about his famous leglock system, gives his thoughts on jiu-jitsu competitors such as Garry Tonon and Dillon Danis moving into MMA, and tells us what it's like to roll with judo Olympian Travis Stevens.
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Post-Pans breakdown! The FloGrappling team discuss their favorite takeaway topics from Pans, including:
- Sandbagging
- Dislocated elbows
- ...and why Leandro is STILL one of the greatest of all time.
New episodes every Thursday!
IBJJF 2018 Pans are here, so we've taken the podcast out of the studio and on the road. After a day of training at the RVCA gym in Costa Mesa and hanging out with big names such as Gui Mendes, Buchecha and more, we get together to discuss
- Mackenzie Dern in the UFC – we analyze her performance.
- Garry Tonon's upcoming MMA debut – how will it go!
- What we learn from rolling with world-class grapplers
- Our picks for who's going to win absolute gold!
New episodes every Thursday
Everybody hates closeouts, right? Well, it seems not everybody. And everybody loves slams, right? Well, not everybody! All this and more in this week's episode of A Fistful of Collars, your favorite jiu-jitsu podcast! In this week’s episode:
- Pans is right around the corner, and we’re excited! Can Keenan win absolute gold?
- Closeouts! Bad for the sport? • Slams in jiu-jitsu – should they be allowed?
- King of Mats, the brand new mega-event that is going down at Abu Dhabi World Pro!
- We look at a video of the top 10 submissions at last year’s IBJJF Pans
New episodes every Thursday!
Episode 3 of A Fistful of Collars, a jiu-jitsu podcast unlike any other! Jiu-jitsu parents be crazy! The team look back on Kid's Pans.
This week we talk about:
• The brand new rankings for jiu-jitsu are out
• Jiu-jitsu parents be CRAZY! Should kids compete in jiu-jitsu tournaments
• Gordon and Nicky Ryan vs Geo Martinez – another crazy callout!
Episode 2 of A Fistful of Collars, a jiu-jitsu podcast unlike any other! In this episode we talk:
- Leandro Lo’s alleged violent alteraction
- Rickson Gracie’s views on jiu-jitsu and self-defense
- South Korea’s hot new event Spyder BJJ Invitational
- Reid’s experience of training with world-class brown belts
In Episode 1 we talk:
- Kit Dale vs Jake Shields at Fight To Win Pro 62
- AJ Agazarm's controversial split decision at F2W Pro 61
- New Atos black belts
- Switching teams in jiu-jitsu
- What's going on with Erberth Santos?
New episodes every Thursday LIVE on FloGrappling.com, YouTube and Facebook or download from iTunes.