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Expect to get the grapplers perspective on Natan's early years in Isreal, his brutal introduction to Kung Fu, his hilarious journey in Japan, travelling to Vegas alone at 22 to chase his dream, his constant set backs, taking a Dana White's Contender Series fight on days notice and much more.

Natan Levy is an Israeli professional mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division in the UFC with a record of 8-2. Prior to his professional MMA career, Levy worked as a martial arts instructor and ran a Karate dojo in Tel Aviv, Israel. After being awarded his 3rd degree black belt in Uechi-Ryū Karate, he moved to Las Vegas at the age of 22 in order to train in mixed martial arts and pursue a professional career.

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00:00 Intro
02:24 Growing Up in Isreal
06:22 Crazy 1st Kung Fu Session
12:00 I’d Try to Bite Their Neck
17:37 Funny Japan Story
25:46 Training in Japan
29:20 Switching to MMA
33:49 Coach Jimmy Giff
40:05 Training in Vegas
48:53 UFC Contender Series
53:36 Fighting in the UFC
01:02:33 Sean Strickland
01:05:18 Doing USDC
01:13:00 USDC Scenarios

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Expect to get the grapplers perspective on Tyler's approach to training using the constraints ecological approach, why he hates competing in BJJ, how becoming a BJJ YouTuber caused him to fall out with his coach, how he got banned from gyms, why a UFC star wants to kick his ass, the toughest gyms he's visited, his future plans for content and much more.

@TylerSpangler is a BJJ Black Belt and popular BJJ YouTuber. He has been training for 15 years, originally under Brock Larson and now under Jorge Bezzera. Tyler is known for his popular YouTube channel, where he uses dry humour and sarcasm to narrate Jiu Jitsu rolls at gyms he visits, occasionally rubbing people the wrong way. He's a big fan of the Guillotine and duck noises.

Co-Hosts: Paul Johnson (Glasses) and Danny Allen (Beard)
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Expect to get the grapplers perspective on Dima's Jiu Jitsu experience, his Powerlifting and Fitness background, details on his injury, his very in depth breakdown of how he designs his camps, his analysis of the B-Team and their performances, how he approaches match, his future plans and much more.

Until 2023, Dima Murovanni was a relatively unknown German grappler. He gained notoriety by coaching B-Team star Jozef Chen' during his ADCC Trials win in 2023. In 2024 he became B-Team Jiu Jitsu's ADCC/CJI Camp Head Coach leading to Nicky Rod's CJI win, Jay Rod's ADCC Silver medal and Owen Jones standout performance.

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00:00 Intro
02:15 Starting BJJ at 24
10:18 Powerlifting & Fitness
15:50 Jiu Jitsu Background
21:05 The Knee Injury
31:28 Becoming An Innovator & A Coach
38:16 Being Head Coach at B-Team
46:01 Creating Performance Programmes
52:45 The B-Team's Mom
58:04 Who Improved The Most
01:01:36 They Changed The Game
01:04:19 B-Team Performances
01:10:48 Merging 2 Rulesets into Practice
01:13:26 Future Training Camps
01:17:09 Heart Rate Training
01:22:26 Plans & Philosophy

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Expect to get the grapplers perspective how XMartial and the team were created, Josef's background and passion for Martial Arts, what he learned from the biggest brands about marketing, how to build self confidence and be unstoppable, what we need to make BJJ popular, how to monetise athletes, creating the dream grappling show on and much more.

Josef is the founder of XMartial, a fightwear brand born from a passion for combat sports and a dissatisfaction with the mundane, XMartial is crafted for the BOLD and the BRAVE. XMartial celebrates athletes who are not merely participants but vibrant personalities who light up the training room and captivate fans.

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00:00 Intro
01:11 Comfort Standards
04:46 Combat Sports Nomad
10:27 Creating XMartial
19:39 China Big Dogs
29:46 Fighting to Business
39:05 Quirky Designs
49:26 How To Market
56:19 Hacking Self Confidence
01:05:40 Making BJJ Popular
01:12:14 Athletes Are Products
01:21:21 The Dream Show
01:27:39 BJJ Chills You Out
01:34:55 Craig Jones
01:40:25 We Sell Rashguards and Shorts

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Expect to get the grapplers perspective on Owen's standout performances from day 1 of ADCC, his breakdown and reflections on his loss in day 2, his prep including working with J Flo and B-Team, living in the B-Team 'Crack House', his travels since ADCC, his big plans to leave the UK and much more.

Owen Jones is an 2024 ADCC Worlds Standout, 2023 ADCC European, Middle East & Asian Trials Champion at 66kg, qualifying him for the ADCC World Championships in 2024. He is one of the most exciting UK grapplers with Super Fight wins on WNO and Polaris; and was the IBJJF No Gi European Champion at a purple belt in 2022.

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00:00 Intro
02:26 The ADCC/CJI Experience
12:16 Why People Get Good at BJJ
19:17 ADCC Day 1 Breakdown
23:16 ADCC Day 2 Breakdown
29:37 Mindset, and Ankle After
33:55 Teammate Losses
37:54 Jozef Chen & Nicky Ryan
43:04 Do Steroids Matter?
48:32 Training with Justin Flores
52:19 Dima’s Camp at B-Team
57:17 The Crack House
01:05:39 Asia vs UK
01:11:11 Post ADCC Travels
01:15:18 Moving to Atlanta
01:20:09 IBJJF & Next Competition
01:24:45 Australian Grappling
01:30:52 Goals and Aspirations
01:33:15 Call of Duty Nerds
01:38:40 Shoutouts and Thanks

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Expect to get the grapplers perspective on the simple men doing the blue chip challenge, Ethan going from full baked teenager to elite professional grappler, his time training at Tristar and Renzo's, starting the B-Team, his training and recovery schedules, the different realms of spaz at B Team, his ADCC reflections and much more.

Ethan Crelinsten is a Canadian professional submission grappler and former student of John Danaher and Firas Zahabi in jiu-jitsu, before he formed his own squad, B-Team, with other teammates from DDS. Ethan gained notoriety in jiu-jitsu’s no-gi circuit after his wins at the North American ADCC Trials (2018, 2019) and is the Combat Jiu Jitsu Worlds 2022 Lightweight Champion.

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Insta - https://www.instagram.com/ethan.crelinsten/
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B-Team YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@UClAJVVKDBNJxW2lTSwLwCOw
Simple Man Podcast - https://www.youtube.com/@UCySX5KypNNQSbczcGFDiKIg

00:00 Intro
02:29 Simple Man Podcast
09:59 Starting Jiu Jitsu at Tristar
19:13 Training with DDS at Renzo’s
27:08 Founding The B-Team
32:36 Coaching at B-Team
40:27 Training Schedule & Recovery
48:04 He’s Different Realm of Spaz
54:44 ADCC Reflections
58:43 CJI Solves All The Problems
01:04:41 Combat Jiu Jitsu

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Expect to get the everyday perspective on the Mat Made docuseries, how Kenny came up with the idea, the true cost of creating the episodes, why BJJ has such a positive impact on people's lives, the most compelling stories, his time with Tom DeBlass, if there's a season 2 coming, how Kenny was Matmade and much more.

Kenny Kim is a 3rd Degree BJJ Black Belt and Founder & Head Instructor at Kenny Kim Jiu Jitsu. He is also the creator and host of the hit docuseiries, Mat Made where he travels the US meeting people on the mats and hearing their incredible, life changing stories.

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Insta - https://www.instagram.com/kennykimbjj/
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@UCuAV0hfNwCPeb8pwiw_8MiA
Matmade Website - https://matmade.com/
Matmade YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@UCT4lJUDHtBdcHKqhss-AxFQ

00:00 Travelling with BJJ
07:38 Mat Made Docuseries Inception
14:16 The Cost if Creating Matmade
21:07 Find my Mat
28:15 The Brazilian Culture
38:11 Benefit of Jiu Jitsu
43:27 Most Compelling Stories
50:09 Tom DeBlass
54:59 Mat Made Season 2
01:02:00 How Kenny Was Mat Made

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Expect to get the everyday perspective Kris Barras went from being a local fighter and promoter to international Rock Star, MMA scene in the 00's, stories from training at Xtreme Couture in Vegas, getting signed to a record label, touring with one of his idols, the reality of the music industry, what would tempt him out of retirement and much more.

Kris Barras is a former professional MMA and Muay Thai fighter, gym owner, and fight promoter turned Rock Star. The Kris Barras Band is a British rock band formed in 2015 and has released five studio albums including Halo Effect (2024), which acheived top 5 in the UK album charts when released. in September 2023 the band signed to Earache Records securing a worldwide deal.

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Website - https://www.krisbarrasband.com/
Tour Dates - krisbarrasband.com/tour
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@UCx6hSbEY0Xw0_45i0ybcvNw

00:00 intro
01:26 Early MMA Days
11:10 Opening Fightworx
16:26 Training At Xtreme Couture
22:41 He Was A Bell End!
29:24 Fighting in Southeast Asia
41:36 Running A Fight Promotion
47:44 Forca Luta Fightwear
50:51 Signing to a Record Label
54:54 Touring with Billy Gibbons
58:39 His Dad’s Influence
01:04:47 Rock Star Life
01:12:36 Favourite Gigs & Venues
01:17:19 Streaming vs Hard Sales
01:21:47 How Artists Earn Money
01:31:12 Some People Need A Slap!
01:35:59 Reason for Restarting BJJ
01:40:55 Competing After 10 Years
01:47:56 Misfits Call Out

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