Mario joins the podcast for the first time to discuss his development in jiu-jitsu, teaching his first class as an instructor, and the recent CJI/ADCC weekend. Mario is a blue belt under Paul Rodriguez, and regularly runs a Saturday evening training session at American Top Team Orlando for the dedicated (aka crazy) folks that want to train on Satur…

Chris and Freddie talk about being on the verge of being promoted to black belt, grappling in law enforcement, and constructing a curriculum. The conversation was cut short so Freddie will return for Part 2! Freddie is a brown belt under Paul Rodriguez. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bjj-and-brews/support…

Chris catches up with Jeremiah during a Labor Day open mat. Among his many talents, Jeremiah is a martial artist, strongman, and tattoo artist. You can follow Jeremiah on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kinetikoss/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bjj-and-brews/support…

Chris pulls out the recording equipment after a Sunday morning training session in the humid Florida heat and sits down with ATT students Jonathan Negron and Tristan Moreno to discuss Jonathan's background and experiences both on and off the mat. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bjj-and-brews/support…

Dillon Gower received his black belt from Paul Rodriguez and is the head coach at Cogito Jiu-Jitsu in Sanford, Florida. Chris and Dillon share beers and swap stores in this episode. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bjj-and-brews/support

Chris Vu sits down with longtime friend Scott Gillis for a conversation over beers at Bowigens Beer Company. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bjj-and-brews/support

Ben "The Hebrew Hammer" Stark, is mixed-martial artist and head coach at American Top Team Palm Beach Garden. Ben shares stories of his childhood, his MMA career, his time in Thailand, and more. Follow on Instagram: Ben Stark: @coachbenstarkhjj ATT PBG: @attpbg --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bjj-and-brews/support…

Adam is a blue belt in Jiu-Jitsu that trains at American Top Team Orlando. Adam recounts to Noah his childhood, his time at West Point, his subsequent service, and his finding Jiu-Jitsu. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bjj-and-brews/support

Our gym members, Chris, Cabrera, and Tristan dojo stormed ATT East Orlando during at open mat and recorded a podcast afterwards on the mats. They are joined by John Estrada, Edrick Estrada, Josh Baker, and Jamie Korten. They drink a bevy of beverages and discuss a myriad of topics. The final 20 minutes of the conversation are borderline incomprehen…

For the milestone 100th episode of the podcast, Carlos Diaz returns to speak with Noah on a Sunday morning. Carlos and Noah open by comparing their recent knee surgeries. Then they recap Carlos's experience in Brazil for the two recent ADCC trials. They continue and discuss the upcoming AJP event that takes place April 16th, 2022 in Orlando, Florid…

Chris visits his friend Ric Susman at his gym. Ric is a purple belt and instructor at The Jungle MMA & Fitness Lake Mary. Chris and Ric cover a lot of topics including coaching, training, and mortality. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bjj-and-brews/support

After Sunday morning class, Chris, Ani, Steve, Julius, Richard, and Tristan shoot the shit in classic BJJ and Brews fashion. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bjj-and-brews/support

The day after Thanksgiving, Chris held an open mat at the gym. Afterwards a few beverages were shared and classic mat discussion took place with fellow teammates. The group included Chris Vu, John Hart, Steve Nguyen, Collie Clack, Brian Mackenzie, and Andrew Darling. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bjj-and-brews/su…

Fresh off ADCC North American Trials, Carlos Diaz is back and joins Chris and Noah. Carlos recaps the largest ADCC trials in history -- what went into the preparation and execution of the historic event. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bjj-and-brews/support

Chris and Noah chat on Halloween about the latest comings and goings. Noah gives an update on his knee and Chris recaps how the new nogi early morning classes are going. Noah discovers Chris knows an insane amount of obscure comic book lore. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bjj-and-brews/support…

Chris and Noah catch up after going a few weeks without recording. Noah goes into detail about a recent meniscus injury he suffered and how the rehab is going. Noah also reports on the second Submission Grappling Series event, and how the four competitors from ATT Orlando performed. To conclude, Chris and Noah discuss the latest news on the pop cul…

Shawn joins the podcast to chat with Chris and Noah on a Sunday morning. Shawn talks about his childhood as a military brat, his times at FSU, his decision to join law enforcement, and his jiu-jitsu training. Shawn has trained at American Top Team Orlando for 5 years and recently received his purple belt. In addition to BJJ, he also trains Muay Tha…

Diab is a white belt at American Top Team Orlando and has been training for less than a year. Diab speaks with Chris and Noah about his life, his struggles, and how combat sports have helped him. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bjj-and-brews/support

Ryan Owen currently trains BJJ and Muay Thai at American Top Team Orlando with the BJJ and Brews crew. He is a chef, food critic, world traveler, speaker of four languages, marketer, influencer, and more. He also has one of the most infectious laughs you will ever hear. This is part three of a three part conversation Ryan had with Noah and Victor (…

Ryan Owen currently trains BJJ and Muay Thai at American Top Team Orlando with the BJJ and Brews crew. He is a chef, food critic, world traveler, speaker of four languages, marketer, influencer, and more. He also has one of the most infectious laughs you will ever hear. This is part two of a three part conversation Ryan had with Noah and Victor (wi…

Ryan Owen currently trains BJJ and Muay Thai at American Top Team Orlando with the BJJ and Brews crew. He is a chef, food critic, world traveler, speaker of four languages, marketer, influencer, and more. He also has one of the most infectious laughs you will ever hear. This is part one of a three part conversation Ryan had with Noah and Victor (wi…

Chris and Noah reunite on a Wednesday afternoon to discuss the latest news and happenings in the world of jiu-jitsu and beyond. Topics include: - Justin Barry, or as we know him "JB", competing on Saturday's Bellator card - Rolling with Coach after he's done a "spicy wing challenge" - The DDS breakup - Giles classification of guards as Outside, 1-i…

Topics include: - Noah dropping in to train at Acadia BJJ while on vacation. - Noah talking about bees, apple trees, and grape vines. - Chris learning of a new Gracie Garage opening in the Orlando area. - What is Web 2.0? - Jiu-Jitsu technique naming and terminology. - The fallout of the recent match between Mikey Musumeci and Geo Martinez. - The P…

After a Sunday morning gi class, John and Bryan sit down with Noah and save this week's podcast. John and Bryan are white belts, getting close to 1 year of train jiu-jitsu, and are regular training partners. They talk about their respective upbringings in South Florida, their relocation to Orlando, and their decision to start training combat sports…

Nick Paul is a jiu-jitsu black belt under Paul Rodriguez. In addition, Nick served in the US Marine Corps and worked in Orlando law enforcement. He currently is pursuing his PhD at the University of Central Florida. Nick chats with Noah about his early training experiences, how he developed his jiu-jitsu half guard game, and how his jiu-jitsu philo…

Chris and Noah spend the entire episode recapping the inaugural Submission Grappling Series event held June 26th, 2021 in Orlando, Florida. They discuss the entire event and the matches of their teammates. Noah details the circumstances of his last minute entry into the event and gives a blow by blow account of his match. Chris and Noah each give t…

Chris and Noah open by discussing Chris's experiences with Ricardo Liborio. Later, they preview the upcoming and inaugural Submission Grappling Series event being held in Orlando, June 26th, 2021. After recording this episode, Noah stepped in as a late replacement for teammate David. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show…

In 2005, Chris started his training at Marcio Simas Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu when it was located in a small space in the Audubon Park neighborhood of Orlando, Florida. In those times, Paul Rodriguez was a brown belt and training a small group of professional MMA fighters "in the back" and the school did not bear the Gracie Barra name it does today. Chri…

Steven Nguyen returns to the podcast a couple weeks after his first appearance. Steve, Chris, and Noah chat more about traditional martial arts, teaching styles, and questioning authority. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bjj-and-brews/support

For the first 34 minutes of the episode, Chris and Noah touch on current events, pop culture, and comics. Then they turn to discussing the guard in jiu-jitsu. Noah is trying to develop his guard and explains his rationale for training decisions. Chris gives his thoughts and opinions on how he views the understand the guard and its related concepts.…

Steve is a brown belt in jiu-jitsu under Paul Rodriguez and has been training martial arts his entire life. The episode opens with Steve and Chris comparing their respective Vietnamese upbringings, then the conversation turns to Steve's BJJ and Muay Thai origin stories. Steve also speaks about his serious neck injury, his subsequent surgery, and hi…

Our gym's self-proclaimed, Captain America, Roman Anglin saved the day by sitting down with Noah after Sunday's class to record an episode. Roman has been training BJJ at ATT Orlando for close to 6 months and currently has two stripes on his white belt. Roman and Noah discuss his background in the culinary arts and his transition from the kitchen t…

In late June/early July of 2020, Chris and Noah both contracted COVID-19. In this episode, they recount their respective experiences battling the virus, trace how their infections were intertwined with the podcast, and discuss the effect it had on their training after recovery. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bjj-a…

Erik Gianini has been labeled our gym's d-bag. He has heel hooked white belts mercilessly. He has admitted to hurting people and himself by going "too hard" while rolling. In addition, Erik had a moment of internet fame when a video with him went viral. In this episode, Noah sits down with Erik to understand his psyche, his background, his love of …

Chris and Noah open the episode by talking about the first MCU series arrivals to Disney+, WandaVision and Falcon and the Winter Soldier. In the latter half of their conversation, they return to the topic of jiu-jitsu and what's new in their training. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bjj-and-brews/support…

Within 24 hours of having to publish, there was no podcast episode recorded. However, Tristan heroically agreed to record a podcast after Sunday's class and saved today's episode! Tristan and Noah speak about training, being promoted, and Tristan's upcoming trip to a BJJ Globetrotter's camp in Iceland. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.s…

After making a hilarious cameo months ago, Zander returns to the podcast for a sit-down conversation with Noah. Zander speaks candidly about his growth in BJJ, his motivations to train, and his prior athletic endeavors. In addition, he details his experiences on the mats that took him from being a brand new white belt to being one of the most dange…

From his home in Vancouver Island, Rory van Vliet joins the BJJ and Brews podcast for a remote conversation with Chris and Noah. Rory is a black belt under Rob Biernacki and is an assistant coach at Island Top Team on Vancouver Island. Rory is well-known for his online instructional content in the BJJ community and jumped onto many people's radar w…

Gordon Ryan brought up Carlos Diaz's name in a recent interview with FloGrappling, saying Carlos was one of three people currently available in the USA that could ref an ADCC ruleset match between Gordon and Cyborg. Carlos Diaz returns to the podcast to discuss this topic, what he does to prepare for events, and what makes the ADCC ruleset special.…

Ben Moore, BJJ black belt and beer enthusiast, joins Noah remotely from Maine for a Sunday afternoon conversation. Ben and Noah discuss Ben's BJJ origin story and the early jiu-jitsu scene in Maine. Then they talk about Ben's top travel destinations for jiu-jitsu and beer, and Ben's tips for being a good drop-in student at jiu-jitsu schools while t…

A few minutes into their podcast, Chris and Noah have a surprise guest, Juanaconda! Juan is black belt under Ricardo De La Riva, who is also a contemporary of Ricardo Liborio, both of whom were awarded black belts under Carlson Gracie. Juan recounts some chapters from his life and early combat sports history in Florida. Juan has been a fighter, gra…

Chris and Noah discuss their recent podcast with Robert Degle, the ratio of practice to competition in other sports, and white belts. The entire time, one of the Tribe dogs, Zeek, is snoring between the two of them. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bjj-and-brews/support…

Noah interviews Robert Degle via a remote call. Degle is a decorated student under John Danaher and an active competitor and instructor. In their conversation, they discuss a myriad of topics, including: Degle's approach to creating social media content, what he teaches beginners, how BJJ classes are structured, and his brief stay in Orlando, Flori…

Chris welcomes Noah back from a birthday vacation. They discuss a recent episode of the Sonny Brown Breakdown podcast which featured Craig Jones. Some of the interesting topics that Craig covered were his joining the DDS, his move to Puerto Rico with DDS, and how DDS trains. Chris and Noah breakdown these points and how they relate to their gym. Th…

Noah takes his first Muay Thai class. Chris talks about his beginnings in Muay Thai. Chris and Noah discuss the MCU and it appearing to move more towards series releases on Disney+ instead of theatrical releases. This episode is sponsored by Crown Rash Guards. They make durable, minimalist-style no-gi rash guards. Before being sponsored, we made su…

Chris and Noah open by discussing what's going on inside their heads during class and during rolls. Noah talks about how his chinstrap defense in half guard is a form of reinforcement learning. Then, Chris and Noah touch on the subjects of religion and news reporting. This episode is sponsored by Crown Rash Guards. They make durable, minimalist-sty…

Noah reveals that he was homeschooled from preschool until college and describes the experience. Chris and Noah discuss education both in the context of general education and sports development. This brings Chris and Noah back to a topic they often discuss: "How should BJJ be organized and taught to students?" This episode is sponsored by Crown Ras…

In today's episode, Chris and Noah watch three of their favorite BJJ matches and give their thoughts. To watch along with them, check out the following YouTube links: "Polaris 3: Garry Tonon vs Rousimar Palhares" -- https://youtu.be/g06mHKoEl7g "Greatest Grappling Match Ever MMA!?" -- https://youtu.be/dOWXSvwK_Ik "Nate Diaz vs Ryan Hall 2007 US Ope…

Chris and Noah open the episode by giving shoutouts to listeners around the world that have reached out to the podcast recently. Then Noah talks about a recent rut in his training and why he's feeling better again. Then Chris and Noah discuss how many episodes are required to "get hooked" to a TV series. They specifically touch on the most "bro" TV…

Chris discusses his recent procedure. Noah and Chris chat about how Jiu-Jitsu can be overly complicated and how we can borrow from other sports to teach it better. This episode is sponsored by Crown Rash Guards. They make durable, minimalist-style no-gi rash guards. Before being sponsored, we made sure to pressure-test them ourselves so we could vo…