Breaking The Guard Podcast

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A Mixed Martial Arts talk show featuring Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belts David Avellan (creator of the Kimura Trap System and ADCC 2009 Bronze Medalist) and Robert Drysdale (2005 IBJJF World Champion, ADCC 2007 Absolute Champion, co-founder of Zenith BJJ). Both of them have extensive backgrounds in MMA and BJJ as students, competitors, coaches, and school owners - pulling on their combined experiences to discuss the mental aspect of training, proper preparation, championship mindset, and more.

Episodes

Thursday Jan 23, 2020

BTG 24 - Cross Training

Thursday Jan 23, 2020

Rob and Dave discuss the topic of cross training - going to different teams to train and the consequences of it. We also talk about the Modolfo Camp organized by Mo Jassim, ADCC Coordinator, who has Henry Cejudo, Gordon Ryan, Craig Jones, Kaynan Duarte, JT Torres, and a host of other champions all training under one roof.

We also talk about MMA for a bit, talking about our favorite approaches to ground strategy, striking tactics, and pacing. And naturally, we got into talking about Baby Yoda as well from the Mandolorian.

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Thursday Jan 16, 2020

BTG 23 - Training Light

Thursday Jan 16, 2020

Training Light - is there a good reason to?

Yes. Rob and I discuss the importance of having a safety first training approach, along with being team-conscious. Particularly when training with people smaller, weaker, or less experienced than yourself. We also talk about how the responsibility for training safely comes from both parties, big and small, man or woman, adult or child.

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Thursday Jan 09, 2020

BTG 22 - UFC Biz, Tag Teams, Ancient Wisdom

Thursday Jan 09, 2020

Back from the Holiday Break, Rob and Dave start off by catching up with each other, then discuss the upcoming UFC fight between Conor McGregor and Donald Cerrone, followed by the recently announced tag team match between Craig Jones, Nick Rodriguez, Vinny Magalhaes, and Kyle Boehm. They then go on various tangents talking about ancient societies, forgotten knowledge, importance of where you grow up, and the importance of doing a deep dive into yourself.

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Thursday Dec 19, 2019

BTG 21 - Curiosity and Humiliation

Thursday Dec 19, 2019

Rob and Dave move to a new studio and talk about UFC 245 main event Kamaru Usman vs Colby Covington. They then explore why curiosity is such an important factor in the growth of a person, how the fear of humiliation can prevent growth, how to make someone comfortable opening up, why Rickson Gracie wasn't chosen for UFC, and David's first and only gi tournament experience.

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Thursday Dec 12, 2019

BTG 20 - MMA History, Leadership, Honesty

Thursday Dec 12, 2019

In this fun conversation, Rob and Dave talk about current events, then move on to leadership, politics, honesty, and MMA history. Some great nuggets of information about understanding gym cultures, and human psychology as well.

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Thursday Dec 05, 2019

BTG 19 - Athlete Cross Over, Seasonal Training, Sex

Thursday Dec 05, 2019

Rob and Dave start off this episode talking about athletes crossing over sports, from MMA to grappling and vice versa, before going over the pitfalls of seasonal training, break down the myth of sex before competition, learning to lose, and BS techniques that they have used.

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Thursday Nov 28, 2019

BTG 18 - Fortunes, Social Media and Confidence

Thursday Nov 28, 2019

$100k prizes for grappling?

It is now a thing, thanks to the Spyder Jiu-Jitsu Invitational that paid out not one, by two $100k prizes to their tournament winners Levi Jones-Leary and Kaynan Duarte. Robert and David talk about the implications of that, and go on a wide ranging conversation, moving from the rise of Asia in the martial arts scene, social media enforced thought bubbles, confidence issues, and doubts about Veganism.

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Thursday Nov 21, 2019

BTG 17 - Why We Fight

Thursday Nov 21, 2019

Why do we fight?

Is it for ego, fame, money, or power? We discuss that, along with topical news related to that, with Gordon Ryan having a hard time securing an opponent - despite being the double gold ADCC champion with a huge draw in grappling.

We also discuss different approaches to warming up, with both the physical and mental aspects of getting a great warm up to be primed for competition.

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Thursday Nov 14, 2019

BTG 16 - Equality

Thursday Nov 14, 2019

Should women be paid equally to men?

That question and many more are answered by Rob and Dave is they explore the concept of equality versus the demands of society. They also go into our obsession with violence, why most of us are white belts in breathing, importance of bare knuckle training, and why David might be a hoarder.

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Thursday Nov 07, 2019

BTG 15 - BJJ vs Wrestling vs MMA

Thursday Nov 07, 2019

Rob and Dave go over the recent bout between Demian Maia and Ben Askren in the UFC, and break down the differences between BJJ, Wrestling, and MMA and who represents what.

They also go into the reluctance wrestlers have to learning more BJJ, and a bunch of other topics along the way.

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