Films, features, and footage from inside the grappling world. Interviews, event coverage, and original productions from Grappling Monthly.
How does a major university wrestling program thrive as a club program rather than varsity? Coach Dave Guerrero has an answer that has nothing to do with money.
In this episode of The Grappling Monthly Podcast, I sit down with Professor Hector Beltran at Academy Jiu-Jitsu for a conversation about competition, longevity, coaching, pressure, and the deeper lessons that come from staying on the mats.
In this episode of The Grappling Monthly Podcast, I sit down with Professor Rose Miller in San Diego for a conversation about jiu-jitsu, identity, competition, injuries, coaching, and the psychology of taking the sport seriously without losing yourself in it.
In this episode of The Grappling Monthly Podcast, I sit down with Professor Aleksandr Ustimenko at All In Academy Los Angeles.
In this episode of The Grappling Monthly Podcast, I sit down with Jeff and Yego from Powertrip Worldwide at Legacy Glendale for a conversation about jiu-jitsu, punk, skateboarding, DIY culture, design, zines, wrestling, and the creative side of martial arts.
Professora Monika joins The Grappling Monthly Podcast to discuss building a jiu-jitsu practice around learning, movement, and longevity.
Professor Shoya Ishiguro is Japan's top black belt competitors and a fixture at the highest levels of IBJJF competition. He joins the podcast in Los Angeles, where he has been training for three weeks ahead of the IBJJF World Championship, preparing for rematches with rivals Diego "Pato" Oliveira and Rerisson alongside coach Isaac Doederlein.
Mike Dytri is the founder of Vanguard Kimono. He is also a third-degree black belt under Chris Haueter, a former MMA fighter, a longtime designer in streetwear and skateboarding, and the design consultant behind Gracie Barra's GB Wear program. We sat down at the Vanguard studio to talk about how a kimono actually gets made, and what that process reveals about the people wearing it.
A lot of beginners do not struggle in jiu-jitsu because they are untalented. They struggle because they go too hard, too soon, and never learn how to pace themselves.
Professor Fabio Holanda has spent decades teaching jiu-jitsu and MMA through a clear lens: top position matters, fundamentals matter, and technique should still work when the pace rises and the consequences change. In this episode of The Grappling Monthly Podcast, Fabio reflects on his start in Natal, Brazil, his connection to Carlson Gracie and Brazilian Top Team, his move to Montreal, and the...
From Rio de Janeiro to Montreal’s West Island, Professor Marcelo Bonança talks about starting in martial arts, leaving a finance career, reconnecting with jiu-jitsu in Canada, and what it means to teach in a way students can actually absorb.
If you train jiu-jitsu long enough, pain is not the surprise. The real question is whether you know how to recover intelligently and stay on the mats.
This is a conversation about what it means to go from being a student in someone else's room to being the person who sets the culture, the pace, and the standards for your own.
Mauricio "Tinguinha" Mariano joins The Grappling Monthly Podcast for a conversation on the older generation of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, the transition from vale tudo culture to modern academy structure, and the changes that helped jiu-jitsu grow around the world. Prof. Tinguinha is a 6th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, a spider guard pioneer, and the owner and head instructor of Tinguinha BJJ in Yorba Linda, California.
The Grappling Monthly Podcast Episode 35 with Anjanette Lima.
The Grappling Monthly Podcast Episode 34 with Thyago Cezar Martins.
The Grappling Monthly Podcast Episode 33 with Laercio "Trovão" Fernandes.
The Grappling Monthly Podcast Episode 32 with Lindsay Kreighbaum & Bryan Gregerson.
The Grappling Monthly Podcast Episode 31 with Blake Kasemeier.
The Grappling Monthly Podcast Episode 30 with Ricardo "Franjinha" Miller.
The Grappling Monthly Podcast Episode 29 with Chris Haueter.
The Grappling Monthly Podcast Episode 28 with Paul Schreiner.
The Grappling Monthly Podcast Episode 27 with Keith Krikorian.
The Grappling Monthly Podcast Episode 26 with Nick Haider.
The Grappling Monthly Podcast Episode 25 with Jaime Mendez III.
The Grappling Monthly Podcast Episode 24 with Victor Yushin.
The Grappling Monthly Podcast Episode 23 with Erik "Compella" Cruz.
The Grappling Monthly Podcast Episode 22 with Bruno Fernandes - Part 2.
The Grappling Monthly Podcast Episode 21 with Bruno Fernandes - Part 1.
The Grappling Monthly Podcast Episode 20 with Casey Halstead.
The Grappling Monthly Podcast Episode 19 with Robert Drysdale.
The Grappling Monthly Podcast Episode 18 with Gabriel Goulart.
The Grappling Monthly Podcast Episode 17 with Leonidas Tarca.
The Grappling Monthly Podcast Episode 16 with Andrew Murillo.
The Grappling Monthly Podcast Episode 15 with Mike Frausto "Coach Lobes".
The Grappling Monthly Podcast Episode 14 with Fabio Passos.
The Grappling Monthly Podcast Episode 13 with Daniel Guillemette.
The Grappling Monthly Podcast Episode 12 with Peninha Melo.
The Grappling Monthly Podcast Episode 11 with Chris Rossi.
The Grappling Monthly Podcast Episode 10 with Éric Nadon.
The Grappling Monthly Podcast Episode 9 with Jean-Simon Maurice.
The Grappling Monthly Podcast Episode 8 with Jorge Britto.
The Grappling Monthly Podcast Episode 7 with Alberto Crane.
The Grappling Monthly Podcast Episode 6 with Mark Bradford.
The Grappling Monthly Podcast Episode 5 with Bryan Gregerson.
The Grappling Monthly Podcast Episode 4 with Vitor Nadyer & Ariel Cosgrove.
The Grappling Monthly Podcast Episode 3 with Anthony Cruz.
The Grappling Monthly Podcast Episode 3 with Anthony Cruz.
The Grappling Monthly Podcast Episode 2 with Erika Dawn.
The Grappling Monthly Podcast Episode 1 with Uday Malhotra.