BJJ Balance
By Kenneth Wilson & Mat Veiga
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Episodes: 135
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Welcome to "BJJ Balance," your ultimate guide to mastering Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and conquering life's challenges! Join hosts Black Belt Matt Veiga and Purple Belt Kenny Wilson for hilarious, insightful talks on balancing BJJ expertise with daily life.
Episodes feature the black belt sharing cutting-edge BJJ techniques, while the purple belt adds relatable perspectives and funny anecdotes. Special guests, interviews, and entertaining stories promise inspiration.
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Episode 135 - The Truth About BJJ Belts, Progress & Reality
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May 05, 2026 |
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Episode 134 - White Boy of the Year?! 😂 + The Realities of Jiu-Jitsu Training
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Episode 133 -We Almost Got CANCELED… Then Talked Jiu-Jitsu Like Nothing Happened
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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Episode 132 - PGF Finals in Vegas, 104 Fever, and Absolute Chaos
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Episode 131 - Purple Belt Survival Guide Vol. 1
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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Episode 130 - Craig Jones DROPPED A $10,000,000 Bomb on Jiu-Jitsu | CJI 2.5
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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Episode 129 - Why Cutting Weight in Jiu-Jitsu is WRONG (Plus… This Got Wild)
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Episode 128 - The Alabama Twisters & The Rise of Team Grappling
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Episode 127 - PGF Chaos, Fake Death Drama & Gym Truth Bombs
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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Episode 126 - Is Wrestling Saved by Influencers? | UFC BJJ, RAF Drama & The Future of Grappling
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Episode 125 - Gi vs No-Gi, Gambling on UFC & Student Retention Secrets
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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Episode 124 - Purple Belt Problems, Gym Drama & Valentine’s Day Warnings
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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Episode 123 - Why I Owe No-Gi an Apology… (Real Life Made Me Change My Mind)
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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Episode 122 - Inside the PGF with: Injuries, Trash Talk and Turning Jiu-Jitsu Into a Real Sport
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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Episode 121 - Blue to Purple Belt Is the Most Dangerous Jump in Jiu-Jitsu
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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Episode 120 - BJJ Injury Hell: Broken Arm, No Training, and the Real Cost of Jiu-Jitsu
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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Episode 119 - The UFC Is Fumbling Jiu-Jitsu (And Everyone Knows I
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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Episode 118 - We’re Back: Broken Wrists, Real Talk & Why 2026 Changes Everything
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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Episode 117 - Purple Belt Energy, Black Belt Standards & Reading the Room in Jiu-Jitsu
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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Episode 116 - Why Jiu-Jitsu Will Never Go Mainstream (Until This Changes)
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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Episode 115 - Influencer Superfights in Jiu-Jitsu (The Hard Truth About BJJ Event Promotions)
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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Episode 114 - Who’s On Jiu-Jitsu’s Mount Rushmore? Roger vs Buchecha, Tom Hardy & Purple Belt Chaos.
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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Episode 113 - Jiu-Jitsu Parenting Lessons & Celebrity Black Belts EXPOSED
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Episode 112 - Blue Belts, Mustaches & BJJ Controversy: Why New Students Quit
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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Episode 111 - From BJJ Injuries to Cop Dreams & Ronda Fall — Craig Jones Invitational 3 Confirmed?!
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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Episode 110 - Ronda Rousey vs Joe Rogan Drama, Dad Life & Wild “Would You Rather” Questions
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Episode 109 - Blue Belt Survival Guide Part 3 | Blue ➜ Purple: Mackenzie Dern & B-Team Split.
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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Episode 108 - Beards, Elf Books & Gym Egos | The Funniest Jiu-Jitsu Podcast You’ll Hear This Week
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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Episode 107 - Blue Belt Survival Guide Part 2 | How to Grow As A Blue Belt
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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Episode 106 - MMA Drama & 90s Nostalgia Collide
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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Episode 105 - Avoiding the Blue Belt Blues | Blue Belt Survival Guide
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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Episode 104 - Moneyberg Drama, Jiu-Jitsu Coaching Truths & Wild Childhood Stories
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Episode 103 - After Talking With Craig Jones, We Dreamed Up the CRAZIEST CJI 3 Possible!
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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Episode 102 - White Belt Survival Guide (Part 3) | Do I Deserve A Blue Belt?
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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Episode 101 - CJI 2 Chaos: The Most Controversial Jiu Jitsu Event Yet
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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Episode 100 - Spicy Questions, Spicier Wings – Our 100th Podcast Episode!
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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Episode 99 - White Belt Survival Guide (Part 2) | Why 'Getting Smashed' Is the Secret Skill
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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Episode 98 - CJI 2 Wildcard Drama, PGF “Bad Jiu-Jitsu” Debate & The Most Unhinged Listener Q&A Yet!
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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Episode 97 -White Belt Survival Guide (Part 1) | What Every Beginner Must Know
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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Episode 96 - The Key to Making Jiu-Jitsu Mainstream: Dynamic Athletes vs. Traditional Tacticians
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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Episode 95 - Craigs Jones' Shocking News! What is next for the Jiu Jitsu Icon
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Episode 94 - 3.5 Years to Black Belt?! Derek Moneyberg Sparks a BJJ Firestorm
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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Episode 93 - Before Your Next Belt
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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Episode 92 - Grappling's Biggest Conspiracy Theory
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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Episode 91 - Building a Jiu Jitsu Brand
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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Episode 90 - Jiu Jitsu Goes Prime Time
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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Episode 89 - Flow Rolling is Trash
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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Episode 88 - Gordon Ryan Has A Plan
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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Episode 87 - Is The Gi Dead?
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May 27, 2025 |
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Episode 86 - Down with the Sickness
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May 20, 2025 |
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Episode 85 - Fixing Bad Gym Culture
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May 13, 2025 |
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Episode 84 - A Gorilla vs. 100 Men
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May 06, 2025 |
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Episode 83 - Craig Jones Has A Foot Fetish
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Episode 82 - Jiu Jitsu in the Mainstream
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Episode 81 - UFC Predictions, Listener Questions and Random BS
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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Episode 80 - CJI 2: Wrestling vs. Jiu Jitsu
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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EPISODE 79 - IBJJF Can Pay Black Belts!
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Episode 78 - Big Money Investors In Jiu Jitsu are Here
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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Episode 77 - Where Is The Pressure Game in No Gi?
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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Episode 76 - How Flexible Has Jiu Jitsu Made You?
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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Episode 75 - Are Jiu Jitsu Instructionals A Waste of Money
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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Episode 74 - When White Belts Run Their Mouths
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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Episode 73 - Taking Back Your Home
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Episode 72 - Dating A Jiu Jitsu Guy
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Episode 71 - The Ecological Approach Debate
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Episode 70 - How Jiu Jitsu Has Changed My Life
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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Episode 69 - The North South Episode
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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Episode 68 - Why Brown Belts Quit Jiu Jitsu
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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Episode 67 - Craig Jones and The Best Jiu Jitsu Team In The World
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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Episode 66 - Exclusive CJI 2 News!
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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Episode 65 - Being a Blue Belt
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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Episode 64 - Don't Be A Slave to Your Injuries
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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Episode 63 - Does Your Gym Suck?
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Episode 62 - We Were At An Underground Fight Club with $100k Prize
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Episode 61 - Our Most Exciting Man at PGF Interview
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Episode 60 - Las Vegas, Jiu Jitsu and Wild Times Ahead
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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Episode 59 - The Jiu Jitsu Clout Chase
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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Episode 58 - BMac, The Boys and The Future of Sport Jiu Jitsu
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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Episode 57 - CJI, PGF and Jiu Jitsu's Renaissance
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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Episode 56 - What The F*ck Is Up with Andrew Wiltse?
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Episode 55 - Your Guard Sucks
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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Episode 54 - How Bad Coaches Ruin Sports
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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Episode 53 - What's Next for the BJJ Casual
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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Episode 52 - The Best Damn Jiu Jitsu Show
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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Episode 51 - Having a Price on Your Head
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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Episode 50 - How to Develop Your Jiu Jitsu Game
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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Episode 49 - The Greatest Weekend In Jiu Jitsu History
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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Episode 48 - There's Levels to This Sh*T
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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Episode 47 - If Trouble Knocked, Could You Answer?
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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Episode 46 - Did CJI C*m Too Soon?
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Episode 45 - Why Women Love to Hate Jiu Jitsu
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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Episode 44 - Why Your Injury Isn't Healing and How Not to Be a B*tch About It
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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Episode 43 - Jiu Jitsu vs Everybody
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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Episode 42 -Jiu Jitsu Isn't All Strippers and Burritos
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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Episode 41 - The True G.O.A.T. Bucheca vs. Gordon Ryan
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Episode 40 - ADCC Backed In A Corner, Black Ops and Death Threats
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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Episode 39 - It's Okay to Smash The Trial Class Guy
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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Episode 38 - Craig Jones Invitational Secrets. From Secret Competitors to The Money Man.
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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Episode 37 - Does Craig Jones Think Gordon Ryan is a C*nt?
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May 28, 2024 |
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Episode 36 - Coach Drew Murillo, The Most Hated Man In PGF
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May 21, 2024 |
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Episode 35 - Back Flips and Dirty Jiu Jitsu
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May 14, 2024 |
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Episode 34 - Wild DMs, Listener Questions and Our PGF Recap
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May 07, 2024 |
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Episode 33 - The CarCast to Vegas
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Episode 32 - We Are Getting Canceled After This
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Episode 31 - Breaking Arms and Breaking Hearts, Why You Should Tap
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Episode 30 - Gordon Ryan is Getting Men In Trouble
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Episode 29 - Mighty Mouse's Win at Pans, Podium Photos and Shark Tanks
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Episode 28 - What To Do When A Fight Happens In The Gym
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Episode 27 - How Does Jiu Jitsu Become A Major Sport?
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Episode 26 - The Answers To All of Your BJJ Questions
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Episode 25 - What It's Like to Take Home Gold
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Episode 24 - Brandon Mccaughren' s Thoughts on Professional Grappling
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Episode 23 - The Importance of Balancing Your Love Life and Training
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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Episode 22 - The Zoltan Bathory Interview
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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Episode 21 - Overcoming Bullies: A BJJ Black Belts Perspective.
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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Episode 20 - Bullies vs Mat Enforcers
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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Episode 19 - Purple Reign. Shinning A Light On Purple Belt Pimps
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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Episode 18 - How to Get A Purple Belt In Just Two Years
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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Episode 17 - Breaking News!
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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Episode 16 - New Year, New Gi
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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Episode 15 - A Christmas Story
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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Episode 14 - The Importance of Goal Setting
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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Episode 13 - The Greatest Oss Story Ever
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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Episode 12 - White Belt Shame on Social Media
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Episode 11 - The Jocko Smoke Is Real
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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Episode 10 - Mario Lopez Is A Fan of The Pod
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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Episode 9 - Matt Goes To Sleep At Pans
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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Episode 8 - Fight, F*ck, Marry.
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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Episode 7 - Harnessing The Uncommon Fire
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Episode 6 - Our Listeners Hate Black Belts
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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Episode 5 - So You Want A Belt Promotion?
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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Episode 4 - The Jiu Jitsu Lifestyle
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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Episode 3 - The Things We Hate
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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Episode 2 - Gordon Ryan Is Ruining Blue Belts
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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Episode 1 - BJJ Blind Date
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Sep 11, 2023 |