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Catch wrestling was a brutal method for settling disputes on the American Frontier as well as one of the largest, most respected spectator sports prior to the modern era.

Val Childs has been training in catchwrestling since he was 5, and in this episode takes us on a tour through the historical roots of catch, the modern catch competition circuit, and the training meth...

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AOJ black belt Tom Wortman is a fierce competitor; he won IBJJ Pans, Euros, North Americans and Master Worlds in a single year as a brown belt. He’s also a jiu-jitsu gypsy, typically training at a club for 3 to 6 months, then moving thousands of miles to see a new part of the country and training at a new club.

Find out how he manages this nomadic lifestyle, what the r...

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I remember watching a BJJ black belt world champion trying to demonstrate a spider guard sweep and being appalled. His movement and his technique were barely blue belt level.

How could this be?!?!  This guy had tons of gold bling collected at the very highest levels of competition.  Furthermore, he began most of his matches on the bottom, swept his way to the...

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The Kimura is a powerful submission, but it’s ALSO a giant handle. The really cool thing is that you can use that handle to move your opponent around OR move yourself around your opponent.

In the video below I’ll give you a fantastic example of using the Kimura as a handle to immobilise your opponent while you pass his guard.

This is one of my very favorite Kimu...

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Today, Steve Kwan from BJJ Mental Models picks my brain about the benefits of training your submissions as positions first, and submissions second.

I promise this will make perfect sense by the end of the episode, and may change how you approach your training.

Episode 436 with Steve was a rare audio-only episode and is available on all audio podcast plat...

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