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The Grapplezilla Podcast

Grappling, Wrestling, BJJ, Sambo, Judo, MMA, Chidaoba, Bokh, Catch Wrestling, Shooto, SSireum and more. We live and breathe everything about the Grappling arts. The history, the inside stories, and the tips that will make you a better grappler and a better human being. Now what makes our podcast different is we can veer off into unexpected territory and like a bunch of guys in the Wrestling team locker room, just have fun too! So come listen to our podcast and enjoy! The Grapplezilla

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00:15:04

#19 - Should Wrestling for Other Countries be Allowed?

The Grapplezilla Podcast ·

2024/09/02

Watch any major Wrestling competition and you will notice many Wrestlers who switched from other countries national teams to represent a new nation.A great example of this was the fact that many of the Wrestlers that competed in the 2024 Paris Olympics were naturalized citizens and many of them were from Russia and the US. We go over the pros and cons of this issue as it does have an effect on International Wrestling, we cover all the major issues and present our viewpoint on the subject. So sit

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00:20:19

#18 - What Happened to the US Wrestling Olympic Team...

The Grapplezilla Podcast ·

2024/08/14

It's been 56 Years that the US Men's Olympic Freestyle Wrestling Team has gotten at least one Gold Medal in each Olympics yet at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the US Men's Olympic Freestyle Wresting Team failed to bring a Gold Home.Here we cover the reasons why and trust us, we dive into the issue. We also speak about the Future of US Wrestling at the Olympics and Internationally as well as we give a thorough breakdown into each Wrestler's performance. Is this the End of US Men's

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00:56:31

#17 - Isaac Knable Interview - Footwork, Stance & Motion

The Grapplezilla Podcast ·

2024/06/17

Isaac Knable is the founder of Invicta Wrestling Academy as well as the founder of both footworktrainer.com and the Stance & Motion App.An extremely accomplished wrestler, Isaac wrestled in the NCAA Division One for Indiana University. On top of being an accomplished wrestler, Isaac is also a world class wrestling coach, coaching young wrestlers at Invicta Wrestling Academy. Isaac is also the founder of the best wrestler footwork app called the stance&motion app as well as is the best

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00:11:59

#16 - Chidaoba - Georgian Folk Wrestling

The Grapplezilla Podcast ·

2024/06/12

Chidaoba is one of the most important and interesting Grappling Styles you most likely have never heard of.It has influenced many grappling arts such as Sambo and Judo as well as been the starting point for many Olympic and World Champions in Judo, Wrestling and Sambo. In this episode, we cover all major aspects of Chidoaba and help you understand more about this amazing Folk Wrestling style. If you enjoyed this episode, we invite you to Subscribe to The Grapplezilla's Podcast for more

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00:33:39

#15 - Rodrigo Artilheiro Interview - The Complete...

The Grapplezilla Podcast ·

2024/06/04

Rodrigo Artilheiro is one of the most interesting and complete Grapplers on the planet. Rodrigo has competed at the highest levels in Judo, BJJ and Greco Roman Wrestling as well as is one of the best Krav Maga, Self Defense and Combative instructors in the World.Rodrigo also has a deep history of coaching top MMA fighters like CroCop as well as being a coach on the Ultimate Fighter TV Show. On top of his amazing Grappling and Martial Art accolades, Rodrigo Artilheiro is also one of the best

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00:08:45

#14 - 3 Reasons to Add Wrestling to Your BJJ

The Grapplezilla Podcast ·

2024/05/28

Wrestling is one of the most important things you can add to your BJJ as we see most modern BJJ and Submission Grappling champions adding wrestling to their BJJ to dominate the competition.In fact after the last ADCC in 2022, it is apparent that the next evolution of BJJ will be the addition of wrestling into Jiu-Jitsu. Wrestling gives so many extra tools to make a person's BJJ so much more effective and dangerous. There are many different reasons to add wrestling to jiu-jitsu but here are

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00:10:35

#13 - Shuai Jiao - The Chinese Grappling Art

The Grapplezilla Podcast ·

2024/05/27

Shuai Jiao: The Ancient Chinese Martial Art of Wrestling Welcome to our Grapplezilla's dive into Shuai Jiao, one of the oldest and most revered forms of Chinese martial arts and an absolutely great Grappling style! Shuai Jiao, also known as Chinese wrestling, boasts a rich history that spans thousands of years. It is renowned for its powerful throwing techniques, dynamic footwork, and practical self-defense applications. In this episode, we explore everything you need to know about Shuai

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00:11:09

#12 - How to Get Really Good at Takedowns

The Grapplezilla Podcast ·

2024/05/14

Do you want to get better at Takedowns? In this episode we explain some great methods to start improving your takedowns regardless of if you are a Freestyle Wrestler, Greco Roman Wrestler, MMA Fighter, Submission Grappler or BJJ Practitioner. Often the difference between being good at takedowns and great at takedowns is by understanding the drills, tactics and exercises needed to get to the next level. We cover many different aspects of takedown training that you should add to your training

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00:12:45

#11 - Geno Petriashvili - Georgian Giant

The Grapplezilla Podcast ·

2024/05/11

Freestyle heavyweight wrestling is full of power and strength and a lot of times it is a case of the stronger wrestler dominating a weaker wrestler. Once in a while there is a Heavyweight wrestler who not only is strong as a bear but highly technical as well. Geno Petriashvili is a Georgian elite level Freestyle wrestler competing at the heavyweight division who is strong, technical, resilient, fast and agile. He has always given his best in competition and is a nightmare for opponents with his

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00:06:26

#10 - Par Terre for MMA and BJJ

The Grapplezilla Podcast ·

2024/05/07

One of the most underlooked aspects of adding wrestling for MMA and BJJ is the use of Par Terre (Wrestling Groundwork) as when adding wrestling to their fighting skills, most MMA and BJJ fighters only focus on learning the takedowns and takedown defenses of wrestling and not the groundwork. Learning Par Terre has amazing benefits for both MMA and BJJ practitioners as adding Par Terre helps link the wrestling they learn to the scramble and top position dominance. In this episode, we explain why you

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00:12:09

#9 - Why is Dagestani Wrestling so Effective?

The Grapplezilla Podcast ·

2024/05/03

Dagestan, a small Russian republic of 3.1 million people produces the very best wrestlers in the world. Dagestani Wrestlers have won a tremendous amount of Olympic Wrestling Medals and World Wrestling Championships with their effective style of wrestling.What makes Dagestani wrestling so Effective and why over decades and decades do Dagestani wrestlers still dominate the wrestling world? In this episode we discuss the reasons why Dagestani wrestling developed to be so effective

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00:13:01

#8 - Greco Roman Wrestling for MMA

The Grapplezilla Podcast ·

2024/04/29

One of the absolute best Grappling arts an MMA Fighter can train in is Greco-Roman Wrestling. There have been many dominant Wrestlers in modern MMA and many of the best fighters of all time have come from a Greco Roman Wrestling background. In this Grapplezilla Greco Roman Wrestling for MMA podcast breakdown we discuss several reasons why Greco Roman Wrestling can be high effective for MMA. We cover Greco Roman Wrestling Fitness, Greco Roman Wrestling Technique, The Greco Clinch vs Muay Thai

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00:15:47

#7 - Why You Should Add Wrestling for Self-Defence

The Grapplezilla Podcast ·

2024/04/26

Adding Wrestling to your Self Defense training is one of the best things you could do as a martial artist. There are so many reasons, many of which will surprise you, that you should consider adding Wrestling Training to your Self Defense training. In no way is this episode about Wrestling being the best self defense system, we even cover why it has flaws when it comes to self defense but this video is for those of you who want to know why adding wrestling can be beneficial to your self defense

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00:19:31

#6 - Mongolian Bokh Wrestling

The Grapplezilla Podcast ·

2024/04/21

Bokh is a national sport in Mongolia. Also known as Mongolian Wrestling, Bokh has been practiced for hundreds and hundreds of years since the time of the great Genghis Khan. A truly powerful and amazing Mongolian folk wrestling style, Bokh has been influential in the Mongolian character and has even been highly influential to Mongolian Judo, Mongolian Freestyle and Greco-Roman Wrestling as well as Mongolian’s success wishing Japanese Sumo. Here is everything you wanted to know about Bokh, a truly

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00:12:57

#5 - Why Sambo is Great for MMA

The Grapplezilla Podcast ·

2024/04/16

Sambo has been one of the most dominant martial arts in MMA and there is a good reason why.There are so many dominant Sambo fighters in MMA’s history that have won the biggest MMA competitions in the world such as the UFC, Pride and more. Such fighters as Khabib Nurmagomedov, Islam Makhachev and Fedor Emelianenko have effectively used Sambo to not only win MMA championships but change the way we look at MMA in general. Here are the reasons Why Sambo is Great for MMA and why Sambo is truly a

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00:16:25

#4 - Wrestling Pressure & The Wrestling Pocket for BJJ

The Grapplezilla Podcast ·

2024/04/11

Many BJJ practitioners are now learning how to wrestle in order to gain an extra edge on the mats. Wrestling Pressure and The Wrestling Pocket is the absolute most important thing that is overlooked when learning wrestling for BJJ.In this episode of the Grapplezilla podcast we talk about how Wrestling’s Pressure & The Wrestling Pocket for BJJ are pivotal to understand and master if you want to properly add wrestling to BJJ. TIMESTAMPS (00:00) Intro (00:05) Wrestling’s Pressure & The

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00:10:23

#3 - How does Luta Livre differ from BJJ?

The Grapplezilla Podcast ·

2024/04/08

Brazil is a superpower when it comes to modern grappling arts due to the explosion of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu around the world. Yet there is another grappling art that comes from the jungles of Brazil that is a very effective grappling method known as Luta Livre. Luta Livre is not as well known as BJJ but there still are many famous MMA fighters who practice or came from a Luta Livre background such as Marco Ruas, Jose Aldo, Darren Till, Renato Sobral, Alexandre Franca Noguira, Gesias Calvacante and

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00:13:43

#2 - Why are the Russians so Dominant in Wrestling?

The Grapplezilla Podcast ·

2024/04/05

There is no doubt that Russian wrestlers are among the best if not the best wrestlers on the planet. Having an incredible wrestling history with the greatest number of Olympic medals being won by Russians, the question arises of...Why are The Russians So Great at Wrestling? Russian wrestling differs from the western wrestling systems in many ways, this is not to say it is a better system, but it is a system that constantly produces world class champions. In this episode we cover several reasons

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00:54:35

#1 - WarYoga

The Grapplezilla Podcast ·

2024/04/03

We had the pleasure of having Tom Billinge from WarYoga for our very first Grapplezilla Podcast. Tom is the founder of WarYoga and gives a real inside look into the world of WarYoga, everything from his thoughts on the health benefits of WarYoga, the benefits of WarYoga exercises for grappling arts and a deep dive into the WarYoga philosophy. Hope you guys enjoy listening to this episode as much as we had making it and if you have any questions or comments, feel free to let us know in the

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