#225 Phil Migliarese, Chiropractic Therapy in BJJ
Philadelphia BJJ instructor Phil Migliarese. Photo courtesy Migliarese. Phil Migliarese has been training in jiu-jitsu since the early nineties and was a part of the scene when jiu-jitsu first arrived in the United States. Black belts under Relson Gracie, Phil and his brother Rick have been teaching the Gracie art
BJJ Poll: If You Learned That No Matter What You Did From Now On Your BJJ Skills Would Never Improve and You Would Never Get Promoted, Would You Continue BJJ?
If you learned that no matter what you did from now on, your jiu-jitsu skills would never improve, and you would never get promoted. Would you continue BJJ? Very interesting poll question this week from Ross up in Northern California. As you’ll remember, a good portion of our poll ideas
Welcome, Sergio Moraes! More Elite BJJ Talent Migrates to San Diego, California
(Click photo to enlarge.) Sergio Moraes at the 2009 BJJ World Championship after defeating Alan “Finfou” Nascimento. Photo courtesy Jay from Grappling With Life for The FightWorks Podcast. If you did not read about it already over on Tatame, a perennial winner at the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Championships, will be
Tournament Review Tuesday – British NoGi Open
by Jon Broster Sunday 26 September 2010 For the second year running Braulio Estima hosted the British NoGi Open at Wolverhampton University. This is the largest NoGi event in the UK and probably Europe. The venue is excellent, with plenty of seating and a good viewing gallery. There were 7
#224 Octavio “Ratinho” Couta, Hillary Williams Gathers BJJ Gis
Octavio “Ratinho” Couto. Photo courtesy Couto. Have you ever refereed a Brazilian jiu-jitsu match? We know that it’s a very tough job, and sometimes referees get a lot of heat at Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournaments. One guy who has refereed many BJJ competitions at the highest level (think IBJJF World Championships)
#224 Octavio “Ratinho” Couto, Hillary Williams Gathers BJJ Gis
Octavio “Ratinho” Couto. Photo courtesy Couto. Have you ever refereed a Brazilian jiu-jitsu match? We know that it’s a very tough job, and sometimes referees get a lot of heat at Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournaments. One guy who has refereed many BJJ competitions at the highest level (think IBJJF World Championships)
BJJ Poll: Do You Wear Headgear When You Train BJJ?
Do You Wear Headgear When You Train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu? This week’s poll comes to us from one of the Mighty 600,000 that left a voicemail for us on our toll-free line, 877-247-4662. He said: Hi Caleb, my name’s Mike. I was just curious to see if you could run a
BJJ and MMA Seminar Review: Kenny Florian
Kenny Florian offers a BJJ and MMA seminar in Lima, Peru. All photos courtesy Dev Kostal. Top UFC lightweight Kenny Florian came down to Lima, Peru on Saturday, 18 September, and gave a 4 1/2 hour seminar that was about half BJJ and half MMA. It was only about $40
#161 The Mighty Significant Others: BJJ Spouses (Rebroadcast)
Our significant others always support our addiction to BJJ. For the most part. The listeners to The FightWorks Podcast are known far and wide as The Mighty 600,000. This week’s episode of our Brazilian jiu-jitsu radio show is about the significant others in our lives, like girlfriends or boyfriends, fiancees,
#103 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Women (Rebroadcast)
Hanette Staack wins the 2007 lightweight world championship in the womens’ black / brown division. Her opponent, Gabriela Bermudez, would take the silver medal. This week on The FightWorks Podcast we discuss the experience of women Brazilian jiu-jitsu. If you’re a guy, is it awkward when training BJJ against a
#126 Weight Loss in BJJ (Rebroadcast)
Brazilian jiu-jitsu is so good at melting fat off people that I don’t know why there isn’t waiting lists to train. Honestly if you personally have not experienced weight loss from training BJJ, I’ll bet that you know someone who has. And unlike well, every other workout I can think
The BJJ Gi Dryer Hanger
I don’t know exactly who this post is for. Probably not the larger audience of Brazilian jiu-jitsu family out there. But there is definitely a sub class of BJJ folks out there who are gi nerds and can talk all day about how many BJJ gis they own, or even
BJJ Poll: Why Do You Listen to the FightWorks Podcast?
This time around we’re not using the traditional set up that we do every week for our Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Poll. In fact, it may be a little unfair to call this a BJJ poll when it’s really more about our humble BJJ internet radio show, The FightWorks Podcast. We would
Tournament Review Tuesday: Liga Nacional De Submission, Santiago, Chile
All photos courtesy Dev Kostal. by Dev Kostal I’ve come to find out that outside Brazil, a lot of the emphasis in Latin America – at least as far as competitions go – is on no-gi jiu jitsu, or “submission.” I stumbled on a competition during my time in Chile
#223 Dave Camarillo
He’s back! Dave Camarillo of Guerilla Jiu-Jitsu fame has returned to the audio home of Brazilian jiu-jitsu this week. Camarillo started his career as a judoka, training under his father in the judo-rich area of northern California. Later Camarillo started training Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Ralph Gracie alongside other jiu-jitsu names
BJJ Poll: If You Could Turn Back the Clock and Start BJJ Again, Would You Begin Your Training at the Same BJJ School?
If You Could Turn Back the Clock and Start BJJ Again, Would You Begin Your Training at the Same BJJ School? I was thinking the other day about how a certain percentage of BJJ practitioners end up changing schools. There are a handful of reasons why that happens. It’s not
Andre Galvao Still Headed to San Diego
Andre Galvao Back in February we reported that Atos Jiu-Jitsu was going to open a new school in San Diego. It appears lots are folks are wondering when or if Andre Galvao will be leading the school. The answer is: yes. We spoke with Brian Perry of Atos San Diego
#222 Ricardo Liborio, Rio Open and Masters & Seniors Championship with Stephen Hall
Ricardo Liborio. Photo courtesy cohost Dan. Big show this week on the audio home of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, The FightWorks Podcast. Today we of course begin the show with a discussion of the most recent BJJ poll results, and from there we move on to this week’s feature interview with American
BJJ Poll: You Train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Do You Consider Yourself a Martial Artist?
You Train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Do You Consider Yourself a Martial Artist? Blas wrote in to us here at The FightWorks Podcast, saying: I asked a question to my former Jiu Jitsu Coach in Texas if he considered himself a Martial Artist. Much to my surprise he said no…he said that
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Sergio Moraes (left) against Kron Gracie at the 2010 BJJ World Championship. Photo courtesy cohost Dan. Hey Family, Not the news I like to deliver but sometimes there’s just not enough hours in a week, you know what I mean? I have been traveling for my job the majority of
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