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Podcast Episode 126: Staying Calm in Killer Waves and Night Time Saves with Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer Donald Lipscomb

March 9, 2018 by Stephan Kesting

donald lipscomb rescue swimmer podcast

Really enjoyed this chat with Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer Donald Lipscomb.  We went into detail about rescuing people from capsized ships, the selection process with a 90% attrition rate, and the training required to jump from a helicopter into stormy seas with nothing more than a pair of fins to push yourself through the water. We also talk about how jiu-jitsu and wrestling helped give him the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Interviews, Podcasts Tagged With: BJJ, Donald Lipscomb, The Mental Aspect, The Strenuous Life BJJ Podcast with Stephan Kesting, Training, Wrestling

Podcast Episode 125: Reilly Bodycomb on Sambo, Leglocks, MMA, Jiu-Jitsu and No Gi Grappling

March 5, 2018 by Stephan Kesting

Reilly Bodycomb Interview

I loved doing this interview with Reilly Bodycomb. Reilly is a Russian sambo and leglock expert who has competed in a TON of different rulesets including BJJ, no gi submission grappling, MMA, Russian Sambo, and Chinese San Shou. He is the Pan-American Sport SAMBO Champion (2016), USA Sport SAMBO Champion (2016), Dutch Combat SAMBO Champion (2016), recently competed in Japan and is a BJJ black … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Competition, Interviews, Podcasts Tagged With: BJJ, Classes, Competition, Injuries, Leglocks, MMA, No Gi, Positions, Reilly Bodycomb, Rules, Sambo, Self Defense, Teaching, The Strenuous Life BJJ Podcast with Stephan Kesting, Throws, Wrestling

Stephan Talks to Chewy from Chewjitsu on The Strenuous Life Podcast, Episode 120

February 24, 2018 by Stephan Kesting

Chewy from Chewjitsu on the Strenuous Life podcast

Chewy (aka Nick Albin) is well known for the BJJ advice he gives on his prolific Chewjitsu channel, so I was thrilled to have him on the podcast. It's a great chat and we cover a ton of material, including How he got his nickname, His journey from wrestling to MMA to jiu-jitsu, Gi vs no gi training, Preventing injuries in training, Why he decided to leave tech and go full time … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Interviews, Podcasts Tagged With: BJJ, Chewy, Gi vs No Gi, MMA, MMA training, Nick Albin, The Mental Aspect, The Strenuous Life BJJ Podcast with Stephan Kesting, Wrestling

Cartwheels in BJJ and Submission Wrestling

January 31, 2018 by Stephan Kesting

Wrestling cartwheel

So I saw something spectacular the other day... It was a clip from a wrestling match in which 125 lb Ronnie Bresser from Oregon State cartwheels himself over his opponent in a move called 'the Flying Squirrel' to get to a 15 point advantage and win the match by technical fall (thanks to "i like to wrassle" on reddit for giving me the proper name for it)! Here's the move: Of course … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grappling Techniques Tagged With: Cartwheel, Chokes, Drills, Guard Passes, Half Guard, Mark Mullen, No Gi, Omoplata, Video, Wrestling, Z Guard

Lapel Drag from Butterfly Guard and from Standing

November 15, 2017 by Stephan Kesting

Lapel Drag Breakdown

The lapel drag (aka collar drag) is an incredibly important move from the butterfly guard.  It's a legitimate sweep, but it's also an amazing setup for many other attacks. It's also low risk and doesn't require an elaborate grip to set it up. In this Youtube video Rob Biernacki shows some of the black belt details that'll make this sweep MUCH more effective, even against skilled, larger … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grappling Techniques Tagged With: Bernardo Faria, BJJ, Cobrinha, Gi, Gripfighting, Judo, Lapel Drag, Ritchie Yip, Takedowns, Techniques, Video, Wrestling

Podcast with Clint Davies, the 10 x New Zealand Wrestling Champion Who is Also Legally Blind

October 23, 2017 by Stephan Kesting

Clint Davies, Blind Grappler and Wrestler

Clint Davies is an amazing human being. Legally blind since age 2, he is also a 10 time New Zealand national champion who competes against sighted opponents.  He also has multiple Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu national championships under his belt and has competed in the world championships. His goal is to be the craziest blind guy you've ever met, and this podcast may just convince you of this! To … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Interviews, Podcasts Tagged With: BJJ, Blind Grappler, Clint Davies, Competition, The Mental Aspect, The Strenuous Life BJJ Podcast with Stephan Kesting, Wrestling

Grappling Styles of the Pacific

April 13, 2017 by Stephan Kesting

Pacific Grappling Styles

by Jeff Meszaros Our around-the-world trip is nearly at an end. First, we took a spin through Asia. Then we hit the grappling styles of Europe. Then we did a tour of the various U.K. wrestling systems.  After that, we headed south for a look at Africa and South America, and then back north up through North America, where we left off with trying hockey in Canada. (Sure, you could make the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Tagged With: History, Jeff Meszaros, Submission Grappling, Wrestling

Grappling Styles of Africa, South and North America

November 22, 2016 by Stephan Kesting

Grappling styles of Africa, South and North America

by Jeff Meszaros On our worldwide survey of different grappling systems started by doing the grappling tour of Asia, training and competing in every country along the way. We started with Japanese judo and ended with Turkish oil wrestling. Then, we covered indigenous grappling systems in Europe, going from Greek pankration to Icelandic glima. Then we moved on to the U.K, trying out the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Tagged With: BJJ, History, Jeff Meszaros, MMA, Wrestling

A Guide to Grappling Gear

October 27, 2016 by Stephan Kesting

You're training in a sport that, at its core, consists of two human beings rolling around trying to submit one another. This all seems very simple, and you don't need a lot of gear to get started other than a mat (and maybe a gi). But In this article I am going to discuss a few additional items might make your time on the mats more enjoyable and productive. The MOST Important Training Gear of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Miscellaneous, Training Tagged With: BJJ, Cauliflower Ear, Earguards, Equipment, Injuries, Taping, Wrestling

UK Grappling Styles

October 24, 2016 by Stephan Kesting

UK Grappling Styles

by Jeff Meszaros So we've finished the first two legs of your around-the-world adventure to try out all the grappling arts (click here for Asian Grappling Styles and/or click here for European Grappling Styles). While you've been wrestling up a storm I've been beside you the whole way to cheer you on and run up your credit card bill at expensive restaurants. Also, I've done a bit of research … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Tagged With: Catch Wrestling, History, Jeff Meszaros, Takedowns, Throws, United Kingdom, Wrestling

European Grappling Styles

August 20, 2016 by Stephan Kesting

european-grappling-styles

by Jeff Meszaros So, we’ve finished the first leg of your around-the-world grappling tour and it’s been a blast (click here to read Asian Grappling Styles, the previous article). In the previous part of the journey we started in Japan, where you got thrown flat on your back by judo champions and slapped around by sumo wrestlers. Then, in Korea, you did ssireum, which was kind of like sumo but … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Tagged With: History, Jeff Meszaros, Sambo, Takedowns, Throws, Wrestling

Asian Grappling Styles

August 16, 2016 by Stephan Kesting

Asian Grappling Styles

by Jeff Meszaros Do you like traveling? Of course you do! There’s the food, the music, the culture, the art, and if you’re a martial artist, you can bring along your mouthguard and try the local style of fighting, whatever it may be. Depending on the place, you might also need your shorts, pants, jacket, belt or jug of oil. Because each country has its own distinct style. Wouldn’t it be fun … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Tagged With: History, Jeff Meszaros, Judo, Sumo, Takedowns, Throws, Wrestling

Dealing with Big, Strong Wrestlers in Your Guard

February 18, 2016 by Stephan Kesting

Teaching a class

I got the following question on Twitter where I hang out as @stephankesting. I think it's a question worth exploring because a lot of people find dealing with strong, large and aggressive wrestlers very difficult. Question: Hi Stephan, I’ve been training BJJ for a few years now, but I get frustrated when I roll with one particular bigger, stronger whitebelt coming from a wrestling … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Female Grapplers, For Beginners, Grappling Techniques, Training Tagged With: Brandon Mullins, Closed Guard, Elliott Bayev, Guard Sweeps, Techniques, Video, Wrestling

The 2 Easiest Takedowns for No Gi Submission Grappling and MMA

August 29, 2015 by Stephan Kesting

2 simplest no gi takedowns

Just because you didn't wrestle in High School or do 10 years of Judo doesn't mean that you always need to pull guard! In this 5 minute Youtube video Denis Kang and I riff about the the simplest, easiest takedowns for No Gi. Denis is a BJJ black belt and has fought in Japanese Pride, the UFC, and ADCC, so his credentials are impeccable. And me? I just like to find the easiest ways to do … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grappling Techniques, Mixed Martial Arts Tagged With: ADCC, Denis Kang, MMA, No Gi, Pride FC, Takedowns, Techniques, UFC, Video, Wrestling

Podcast EP28: How Bernardo Faria Won Double Gold at the BJJ Mundials

July 5, 2015 by Stephan Kesting

bernardo-faria-BJJ-Competition

In this in-depth interview I talk with Bernardo Faria, the 99kg BJJ fighter who recently took gold in not only his own weight class but also in the absolute division of the 2015 BJJ Mundials. Some of the highlights of my talk with Bernardo Faria included... His mindset going into big tournaments How he developed and refined his highly individual BJJ gameplan What he's learned … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Competition, Conditioning, Interviews Tagged With: Bernardo Faria, BJJ, Competition, Deep Half Guard, Gi, Gi vs No Gi, Interviews, Marcelo Garcia, No Gi, Omoplata, Takedowns, The Strenuous Life BJJ Podcast with Stephan Kesting, Wrestling

Podcast EP22: Adam Singer on Modern MMA Training and Competition

July 27, 2014 by Stephan Kesting

Stephan: I’m here today with my friend, Adam Singer, who runs The HardCore Gym in Athens, Georgia.  He is probably best known for being Forrest Griffin’s MMA coach during the formative years of Forrest’s career. He’s also a jiu-jitsu black belt and has trained tons of fighters. I’m really looking forward to picking his brain about MMA and jiu-jitsu and the relationship between these things. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Interviews, Mixed Martial Arts Tagged With: Adam Singer, Interviews, MMA, MMA training, Overtraining, Self Defense, Striking, Takedowns, The Strenuous Life BJJ Podcast with Stephan Kesting, Wrestling

Podcast EP13: Roy Dean on BJJ, Aikido, Judo, Wrestling, and the Martial Artist’s Path

October 8, 2012 by Stephan Kesting

You can listen to, read, or download this interview in several different ways... To listen to this conversation you could press play on the embedded audio player below, but then you might miss out on future episodes, wouldn’t you? Click Play Below to Listen to My Conversation with Roy Dean... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_4TCOMETDA So the best thing to do is to subscribe to The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Competition, Interviews Tagged With: Aikido, BJJ, Competition, Japanese Ju-jutsu, Judo, Roy Dean, The Strenuous Life BJJ Podcast with Stephan Kesting, Wrestling

Best Takedown vs. Larger Opponents?

September 29, 2012 by Stephan Kesting

Every grappler needs to have a basic understanding of takedowns.  You don't want to be so uni-dimensional that you have no idea how to take somebody down. But the problem is that not every takedown you learn from Judo or wrestling will work on someone a lot bigger and stronger than you. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Competition, Female Grapplers, Grappling Techniques, Miscellaneous Tagged With: Brandon Mullins, Grapplearts DVDs, iPhone, Judo, Takedowns, Techniques, Video, Wrestling

5 Ways You Can Best use Open Mat in BJJ

July 26, 2012 by Stephan Kesting

A Guest Article by Mark Mullen The majority of most BJJ'ers training time is spent attending structured classes at their academy. And most academies divide their structured classes into 3 portions: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Training Tagged With: Drills, Judo, Mark Mullen, Takedowns, Training, Wrestling, Yoga

Counter vs. Opponent Catching your Kick

April 21, 2012 by Stephan Kesting

In MMA a sharp striker can sometimes counter a determined grappler.  But to do this they have to know how to mix their striking with standup wrestling, like in this technique! … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grappling Techniques, Mixed Martial Arts Tagged With: MMA training, Takedowns, Techniques, Wrestling

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