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#199 Transitioning Between Guards

In this episode we talk about outside vs inside guards and I get some quick tips on how transition between them. Hope you enjoy! Download Sherpa, the free AI-powered jou

#198 Check In: Single Legs, Front Headlock, Handfighting, Passing Half Guard

In this episode, Jake and I catch up on our latest thoughts on jiu jitsu and jump around a few topics related to wrestling and passing. Jake also shares some updates on h

#197 Priit Mihkelson: Improving as a Coach and Journey with CLA

In this episode we chat with Priit Mihkelson, known for Defensive BJJ, and we discuss his learnings over the past few years studying ecological dynamics and practicing CL

#196 Alonzo Davis: Earn Your Gold Medal, Wrestling for Jiu Jitsu, Upper Body vs Leg Attacks, and More

In this episode we talk with Alonzo from Earn Your Gold Medal on Youtube and Earn Your Gold on Instagram. His channel focuses on wrestling breakdowns and we discuss wrest

#195 Elton Wells: Systems Thinking and CLA for Striking/MMA, Retrospectives, and Coaching

Elton Wells is the owner and head coach at Ambush Muay Thai. We chat about his system for striking, CLA for striking/mma, the retrospectives he does with his team and muc

#194 Controlling the Elbow for Wrestling

In this episode, Jake and I talk about getting inside and outside the elbow from standing and while defending front headlock and what options you have from there for wres

#193 Drake Roth: How to Set Intention for Practice, Measure Progress, and Make Adjustments to Continue Improving

In this episode, Drake Roth (@dek_grappling) returns to talk about open vs closed skills, how individuals can be intentional with their training, measure progress/learnin

#192 Ahmed Gebril: Competing at Purple Belt after Less than 2 Years of Training, How to Approach Open Mat vs Practice, CLA, and More

In this episode, I chat with Ahmed Gebril (@gebrilgrappling), a purple belt training out of Connecticut Submission Grappling. He's been actively competing since he s

#191 Russian Two on One and More Cross Grip Half Guard Passing

In this episode, Jake and I revisit the cross grip half guard passing and Russian two on one as I start to play with those in training. Hope you enjoy! Download Sherpa,

#190 Drake Roth: Journey Coaching with CLA, How to Scale Games, and Exploring The Underhook

In this episode I chat with Drake Roth (@dek_grappling) about his journey learning about the science of skill, information processing vs dynamic systems theory, and how t

#189 The Leading Edge and Half Guard Passing

In this episode Jake and I talk about the leading edge as it relates to half guard passing. Hope you enjoy! Download Sherpa, the free AI-powered journaling app for athl

#188 Ideas for Stand Up

In this episode, Jake and I brainstorm some ideas we've been thinking about for stand up / wrestling. Here's Jake's video we referenced, hope you enjoy!

#187 Rob Cole: Training with Intention, Framework for Building CLA Games, and More

In this episode, I chat with Rob Cole, we talk about CLA, his grappling style, the neutral top bottom framework that guides the intention for this CLA games, and much mor

#186 Max Bickerton: CLA, Coaching Injana Goodman to Winning ADCC Trials, Game Design for Mount/Back and More

In this episode we chat with Max Bickerton, Head coach of Grapple Collective. We talk about Injana Goodman's journey from a purple belt in 2023 to winning ADCC Trial

#185 Check In: The Leading Edge, Deandre vs Dorian, and App Updates

In this episode, we catch up on Jake's return! Getting back into jiu jitsu after injury, thinking about the leading edge when playing guard/passing, Deandre vs Doria

#184 Ryan Moutinho: Scaling Practice, New Gym Owner Lessons, CLA and More

In this episode, Ryan Moutinho (@ryanmoutinho), Owner of Connecticut Submission Grappling (@connecticutsubmissiongrappling) returns to the podcast to dive into what it wa

#183 Raymond Chou: Coaching UCSD Team, Training at Corvus, Exploring CLA, Breaking Down Berimobolos

In this episode I sit down with Raymond Chou (@raymondchoujj) and we talk about his experience coaching the UCSD team using CLA, our training here at Corvus, brainstorm g

#182 Check In: Outlier Database, Sherpa, and Other Reflections on the Journey

In this episode, we talk about where we're at with our apps, Jake's Outlier Database and Sherpa, the mobile app. We also reflect on years creating content, firs

#181 Rodrigo Pereira: Evolution of Standard Jiu Jitsu, CLA, Creating Content, and More

In this episode we get to talk to Rod (@intheblack.jj) from Standard Jiu Jitsu. Rod has been training under Greg Souders for many years and we talk about the evolution of

#180: CLA Coaching Panel - Alex Zurhake, Gino Pereira, and Mateusz Flaga

In this episode, I chat with Alex, Gino, and Mateusz about their journey's evolving and coaching with the contraint led approach. Hope you enjoy another edition to o