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PODCAST

The Grapplers Perspective

Paul Johnson & Danny Allen

Welcome to The Grapplers Perspective Podcast, formally The Everyday Perspective! We"re your Co-Hosts, Paul and Danny, we"re both BJJ fanatics and Health and Fitness Professionals but essentially, everyday blokes. We talk to Grapplers (and occasionally other interesting people) to get their perspective and learn what we can about Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Grappling, physical and mental health, fitness and nutrition.- Banter- BJJ and Grappling- Fitness and Nutrition- Men"s Physical & Mental Health**New

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#50 - Natan Levy - Insane Struggle From Traditional...

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2024/12/24

Send us a textExpect to get the grapplers perspective on Natan's early years in Isreal, his brutal introduction to Kung Fu, his hilarious journey in Japan, travelling to Vegas alone at 22 to chase his dream, his constant set backs, taking a Dana White's Contender Series fight on days notice and much more. Natan Levy is an Israeli professional mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division in the UFC with a record of 8-2. Prior to his professional MMA career, Levy worked as a ma...

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#49 - Tyler Spangler - UFC Star Threatened Me For...

The Grapplers Perspective ·

2024/12/17

Send us a textExpect to get the grapplers perspective on Tyler's approach to training using the constraints ecological approach, why he hates competing in BJJ, how becoming a BJJ YouTuber caused him to fall out with his coach, how he got banned from gyms, why a UFC star wants to kick his ass, the toughest gyms he's visited, his future plans for content and much more. @TylerSpangler is a BJJ Black Belt and popular BJJ YouTuber. He has been training for 15 years, originally under Brock L...

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#48 - Dima Murovanni - Could B-Team's Fight Camp...

The Grapplers Perspective ·

2024/12/10

Send us a textExpect to get the grapplers perspective on Dima's Jiu Jitsu experience, his Powerlifting and Fitness background, details on his injury, his very in depth breakdown of how he designs his camps, his analysis of the B-Team and their performances, how he approaches match, his future plans and much more. Until 2023, Dima Murovanni was a relatively unknown German grappler. He gained notoriety by coaching B-Team star Jozef Chen' during his ADCC Trials win in 2023. In 2024 he becam...

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#47 - Josef Mogh, XMartial Founder - Jiu Jitsu Has To...

The Grapplers Perspective ·

2024/12/03

Send us a textExpect to get the grapplers perspective how XMartial and the team were created, Josef's background and passion for Martial Arts, what he learned from the biggest brands about marketing, how to build self confidence and be unstoppable, what we need to make BJJ popular, how to monetise athletes, creating the dream grappling show on and much more. Josef is the founder of XMartial, a fightwear brand born from a passion for combat sports and a dissatisfaction with the mundane, X...

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#46 - Owen Jones - ADCC Reaction, B-Team Camp, BJJ...

The Grapplers Perspective ·

2024/11/26

Send us a textExpect to get the grapplers perspective on Owen's standout performances from day 1 of ADCC, his breakdown and reflections on his loss in day 2, his prep including working with J Flo and B-Team, living in the B-Team 'Crack House', his travels since ADCC, his big plans to leave the UK and much more. Owen Jones is an 2024 ADCC Worlds Standout, 2023 ADCC European, Middle East & Asian Trials Champion at 66kg, qualifying him for the ADCC World Championships in 2024. He is one...

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#45 - Ethan Crelinsten - He’s A Vicious, Gritty Spaz...

The Grapplers Perspective ·

2024/11/19

Send us a textExpect to get the grapplers perspective on the simple men doing the blue chip challenge, Ethan going from full baked teenager to elite professional grappler, his time training at Tristar and Renzo's, starting the B-Team, his training and recovery schedules, the different realms of spaz at B Team, his ADCC reflections and much more. Ethan Crelinsten is a Canadian professional submission grappler and former student of John Danaher and Firas Zahabi in jiu-jitsu, before he form...

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#44 - Kenny Kim - BJJ Saves Lives: Mat Made...

The Grapplers Perspective ·

2024/11/12

Send us a textExpect to get the everyday perspective on the Mat Made docuseries, how Kenny came up with the idea, the true cost of creating the episodes, why BJJ has such a positive impact on people's lives, the most compelling stories, his time with Tom DeBlass, if there's a season 2 coming, how Kenny was Matmade and much more. Kenny Kim is a 3rd Degree BJJ Black Belt and Founder & Head Instructor at Kenny Kim Jiu Jitsu. He is also the creator and host of the hit docuseiries, Mat Ma...

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#43 - Kris Barras - The Music Industry Is Full of...

The Grapplers Perspective ·

2024/11/05

Send us a textExpect to get the everyday perspective Kris Barras went from being a local fighter and promoter to international Rock Star, MMA scene in the 00's, stories from training at Xtreme Couture in Vegas, getting signed to a record label, touring with one of his idols, the reality of the music industry, what would tempt him out of retirement and much more. Kris Barras is a former professional MMA and Muay Thai fighter, gym owner, and fight promoter turned Rock Star. The Kris Barras...

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#42 - Victor Hugo Explains His Training, Comp Prep,...

The Grapplers Perspective ·

2024/10/29

Send us a textExpect to get the everyday perspective on Victor's reflections after his CJI loss, his thoughts on the whole weekend including Nicky Rod's performance, BJJ athlete pay situation, his future with ADCC, his journey through the coloured belts and how he developed his 'Big Man Flow', his blueprint on how to be the best jiu jitsu athlete you can be, who he's got his eye on and much more. Victor Hugo is a 6x IBJJF Black Belt World Champion (4x Gi and 2x NoGi) under Saulo and Alex...

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#41- Carlos Machado - BJJ Coral Belt Shares His...

The Grapplers Perspective ·

2024/10/25

Send us a textExpect to get the everyday perspective on what it meant to receive his coral belt in BJJ, what it was like growing up in a house with 5 brothers all training BJJ, training with the his uncles and cousins that Gracie's, his memories of training Chuck Norris at his height of fame, his philosophies on being a coach, how to approach your learning and much more. Carlos Machado is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 8th Degree Coral (Red and White) Belt with 56 years training and is a fo...

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Everyday Perspective #44 - Backpacker Ben - I Thought...

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2024/10/15

Send us a textExpect to get the everyday perspective on how Ben became a Travel YouTuber, his first culture shock in India, getting arrested by the Taliban, being pursued in Ethiopia by IS, how the UK compares to the worst places on earth, his favourite places, the toll travelling has on him and much more. Ben Frier, known as Backpacker Ben is a British Travel YouTuber known for his adventures to some of the most dangerous places in the world. As the name suggests, Ben's video show the r...

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#40 - Jordan Preisinger - I Pulled Guard Against A...

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2024/10/08

Send us a textExpect to get the everyday perspective on Jordan's experience on the Ultimate Self-Defence Championships, if he's really pull guard in a real knife fight, how he adapts his training to manage injuries, his journey with combat sports, if people should compete and much more. Jordan Preisinger is a BJJ Black Belt and undefeated amateur MMA fighter, known for his popular YouTube channel @JordanTeachesJiujitsu , where he shares his knowledge to his 240k+ audience. He is t...

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#82 - Brandon Reed - Dealing With Seminar Snipers...

The Grapplers Perspective ·

2024/10/01

Send us a textExpect to get the everyday perspective on Brandon's recent ADCC match with Pena, his thoughts on his friend and training partner Michael Pixley, how CJI compared to ADCC, how he nearly got blinded at an open mat, the precautions he now takes, how be deals with seminar snipers, his move to Montreal and much more...Brandon Reed is one of the fastest rising professional grapplers in the US. He is a ADCC Trials Medalist, ADCC Worlds Competitor, 3x National Champion Wrestler & 4x...

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#81 - Rokas Leonavicius - Self Defence Debate Solved:...

The Grapplers Perspective ·

2024/09/24

Send us a textExpect to get the everyday perspective on what the Ultimate Self Defence Championships are, the reaction to the show, what really happens in a knife fight, how Craig the 'normal Aussie bloke' did vs trained martial artists, his own experience taking part, traditional arts vs combat sports, female self defence, if Aikido really works (it doesn't!) and much more. Rokas did Aikido for more than 15 years, taught it and ran a professional dojo. Eventually he became disillusioned...

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#80 - Jacob Rodriguez - Jay Rod: Pound For Pound, I...

The Grapplers Perspective ·

2024/09/17

Send us a textExpect to get the everyday perspective on Jay's first impressions of the UK, his recent Polaris loss, his ADCC reflections, his thoughts on steroids, growing up and training with Nicky Rod, his competition prep, Craig's chimp strength, the B-teams best kept secret, why John banned him from training with DDS and much more. Jacob Rodriguez, commonly known as Jay-Rod, is a professional grappler out of B-Team Austin and ADCC -88kg silver medalist. He is a former folkstyle/schol...

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#79 - Michael Love - 'Deadbeat Dad' Walking UK...

The Grapplers Perspective ·

2024/09/10

Send us a textExpect to get the everyday perspective on Michael's challenge to raise awareness of the inequality of the UK family court system, his own experience in the system, the impact it had on him financially and emotionally, what needs to change and much more. Family courts should be reformed in order to serve parents with more equality and fairness. False allegations should be held as perjury and shared custody should be the initial starting point; the burden of proof should be o...

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#78 - Thomas Bracher - Head of ATOS UK on Jiu Jitsu...

The Grapplers Perspective ·

2024/09/03

Send us a textExpect to get the everyday perspective on why Tom left Gracie Barra and became Head of ATOS UK, his call out of Owen Livesey for a Battle of Britain match, his frustrations with Jiu jitsu politics and faceless reddit trolls, how he met Andre Galvao for the first time, how he's grown one of the largest academies in the UK, his experience training with New Wave and Gordon Ryan, his goals and aspirations and much more. Thomas Bracher is a 1st Degree Black under Andre Gal...

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#77 - Lean Bustin - Leon From Lean Machines Talks...

The Grapplers Perspective ·

2024/08/27

Send us a textExpect to get the everyday perspective on Leon's recent move to Puerto Rico, his BJJ experience there and ealing with creepy crawlies, his challenge of a life time where he ran the length of the UK for the Re-org charity, the tole on his body and mid after, his early YouTube days, his beef with Craig Richey and much more. Leon is a BJJ Blue Belt, Online Fitness Coach, Ultra-Marathon Runner, Author, Fitness YouTuber and one half of 'The Lean Machines'.Extra Stuff:Insta...

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#76 - Max Schneider - One Judoka: What's Tougher On...

The Grapplers Perspective ·

2024/08/20

Send us a Text Message.Expect to get the everyday perspective on Max's journey with Judo, into wrestling and back again, his experience competing as a youth player, his clunky transition but successful time wrestling, the toll on his body over the years, starting BJJ, his thoughts on CJI and much more. Max is a highly skilled and experienced grappling coach with a passion for helping his students achieve their full potential. He began his coaching career in 2013 in Chicago, where he quic...

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#75 - Brandon Mccaghren - 10th Planet Black Belt: I'm...

The Grapplers Perspective ·

2024/08/13

Send us a Text Message.Expect to get the everyday perspective on Brandon being the CJI Announcer, a breakdown of the rules, his predictions, the influence Eddie Bravo on and off the mat, his thoughts on amateur Gi and Pro No Gi, what he's building with the Pro Grappling Federation and much more. Brandon is a 10th Planet black belt under Eddie Bravo, the creator of the Professional Grappling Federation (PGF) and Craig Jones Invitational Announcer. His insights into the sport have also led...

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