In the BJJ Fightgear Lockdown Talks, we interview top Jiu Jitsu competitors and people in the scene, about life during the COVID-19 lockdown, explore the story behind the person, and other interesting BJJ-related topics, such as diet, motivation and competition and more.
In the BJJ Fightgear Lockdown Talks, we interview top Jiu Jitsu competitors and people in the scene, about life during the COVID-19 lockdown, explore the story behind the person, and other interesting BJJ-related topics, such as diet, motivation and competition and more.
In this episode of the BJJ Fightgear Lockdown Talks, Micha talks with Shintaro Higashi, a Judo competitor, Jiu Jitsu brown belt and owner of 2 New York based martial arts dojos.
In this episode of the BJJ Fightgear Lockdown Talks, Micha talks with Eldar 'Yakuza' Rafigaev about how he can keep up competing and training as often as he does.
Follow Eldar on Instagram: @yakuzabjj4life
Eight-time BJJ World Champion Michelle Nicolini is also one of the few women admitted into the IBJJF Hall of Fame, and made her professional MMA debut in 2011. She retired as a Jiu Jitsu competitor in 2016, and since then focused on her MMA career, fighting in ONE FC.
In this episode of the BJJ Fightgear Lockdown Talks, Micha talks with Michelle about transitioning from Brazilian Jiu Jitsu to MMA.
Alexander Darwin is a BJJ black belt and a science fiction author. In this episode Micha talks with Alexander about his BJJ history, his books and his writing process.
The Combat Codes and Grievar's Blood (The Combat Codes saga) by Alexander Darwin fuse thrilling mixed martial arts action into an immersive sci-fi world. A must-read for any fan of unarmed combat.
In this interview we talk with Rodrigo ‘Comprido’ Medeiros, a Jiu Jitsu legend and 2x black belt world champion, who has trained successful MMA fighters such as Dean Lister and Brock Lesnar, and holds the fastest submission record in black belt World finals history.
In this episode we have a conversation with Paul Sutherland. He is a UFC judge and former Cage Warriors champion.
He is also the owner of Trojan Free Fighters in Gloucester, where he runs succesful programs for kids and UFC fighters. Check out his gym here: www.trojanfreefightersgloucester.com
Harun Özkan is one of the co-founders of Combat Brothers.
Combat Brothers is one of the biggest, and fastest growing, gyms in the Netherlands. You can check out everything about their team here: https://combatbrothers.nl/
Our guest in this episode is Beatriz ‘Bia’ Mesquita, a Jiu Jitsu competitor with arguably the best competitive record of all time, in both Gi and Nogi. She has won 23 titles at black belt level in the 4 major Gi Championships, and holds the record for the most IBJJF World titles.
Pro Jiu Jitsu events are the place where we can see the crème de la crème of competitors, and they offer a platform for the next generation of upcoming fighters to get exposed to a wider audience. Today I talk about this with Lee Jones, a successful real-estate entrepreneur from Wales, owner of Tatami Fightwear and co-founder of Polaris!
Everyone knows the Omoplata, as it has been part of Jiu Jitsu since the early days and it is taught as one of the major techniques. There are also a lot of variations and different ways to set it up, and our guest today knows everything about this!
Bradley Hill is a competitive black belt from the UK, who has been teaching Jiu Jitsu since he was a teenager, and he released a DVD specifically dedicated to the Omoplata!
Many people are dreaming about becoming a full-time competitor or opening their own Jiu Jitsu academy. Because there is little money to be earned as a BJJ competitor, and there is no government support, it can be hard to balance training, work, study, and competition. In this video we talk about this with Daniel de Groot. Daniel is a European and Brazilian IBJJF No-gi champion, and has spend a lot of time training in Brazil, with his team The House Fight Company.
In this episode I talk about Jiu Jitsu life during the lockdown and more, with Pedro “Paquito” Ramalho, 2020 IBJJF Europeans silver medallist, and top competitor from FOCUS Jiu Jitsu in Portugal.
Welcome to the first BJJ Fightgear Lockdown Talks! In this first episode we're talking with Hussein Abbas-Zade, our good friend and top competitor, about how he spends his time in lockdown.
In this episode we sit down with Tarik Hopstock, one of the most famous JiuJitsu competitors in Europe, and well-known for innovative techniques including the Tarikoplata.
Great interview with Belgian top Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competitor Maarten Bauwens.