77-year Old Promoted To BJJ Black Belt
When Paul Laniosz stepped onto the mat for the first time at 6 Levels Orlando, he was 65 years old, freshly retired, and carrying a two-decade-old dream. On Saturday, February…
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Expert Cautions: Running Is Useless For Judo
On a recent episode of The Shintaro Higashi Show, fitness coach and Judo practitioner Kevin Keegel made a case against steady-state running as conditioning for grapplers. Keegel opened with a…
Eddie Bravo: UFC wants to cut Eddie Bravo Invitational’s budget so much it might not be worth doing at all
Eddie Bravo appeared on Jake Shields‘ podcast at 10th Planet headquarters in downtown Los Angeles, where the two rolled and discussed the future of EBI amid ongoing talks with the…
BJJ Historian: Coral Belt Was Meant To Be Taken Away By The Federation
In a recent podcast interview, BJJ world champion and historian Robert Drysdale revealed little-known details about the coral belt from the 1967 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu federation manual. What he described was…
Joe Rogan On MMA Rules: I Don’t Believe In Standups. Period.
On JRE MMA Show #177, podcast host and longtime UFC commentator Joe Rogan sat down with MMA veterans Matt Serra and Din Thomas, along with John Rallo, for a discussion…
Rigan Machado Promoted To Red Belt, Eric Paulson Promoted To Coral Belt along with Bob Bass, Casey Olsen, Chris Posnik, Stick Williams, and Rick Minter
At Combat Submission Wrestling Headquarters in what witnesses described as a landmark moment for the grappling world, two of the art’s most enduring figures received long overdue recognition on…
2x Olympic Judo Gold Medalist Kayla Harrison: Judo Rules Are Kinda Boring After Leg Grab Ban
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Kayla Harrison recently sat down with Jorge Masvidal on his latest podcast episode. During the conversation, she talked about modern judo, its politics, and the rule…
Judo Olympian Explains Why Judo is Harder Than MMA
Two-time Olympian Josh Katz sat down with the Goat Talk Podcast to share his perspective on judo, its demands compared to other combat sports, and why the grind of competition…
International Judo Federation Is Launching a Judo Self Defense Course That Looks Suspiciously like Gracie Self Defense
The International Judo Federation is making a move that has the martial arts world raising eyebrows. Through its IJF Academy platform, the governing body of Olympic judo has announced a…
Andrew Tackett reacts to evidence he bit Vagner Rocha
Following UFC BJJ 7’s main event in Las Vegas, Andrew Tackett found himself at the center of an unexpected conversation that had little to do with his unanimous decision victory…