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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.
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Thursday Aug 29, 2019
Thursday Aug 29, 2019
David and Robert discuss the origins, problems, and reasons for the contempt of the creonte - a term created by grandmaster Carlson Gracie to describe a person who switches teams. In Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, being called a creonte is like having a scarlet letter on your back.
They also discuss different training regimens, such as altitude training vs using a training mask, levels of intensity of a wrestling practice versus MMA, and much more.
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Thursday Aug 22, 2019
Thursday Aug 22, 2019
David Avellan and Robert Drysdale sit down to talk about achieving life balance between goals, competition, training, and stress management. They also touch on the importance of ambition, but the draw backs it comes with as well.
They then go into talking about fairness, going from weight classes, to physical abilities, and their trip to Costa Rica.
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Thursday Aug 15, 2019
Thursday Aug 15, 2019
David Avellan and Robert Drysdale sit down to talk about one of the most debated points in BJJ: the importance of training in the gi for MMA and no-gi competition.
They also go on a few rants about what it means to be a black belt, social media influence on martial arts culture, and why being the best fighter is not the end goal of the martial arts.
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Thursday Aug 08, 2019
Thursday Aug 08, 2019
David Avellan and Robert Drysdale get top Lightweight Kevin "Motown Phenom" Lee on the podcast to share his perspective on how adversity has made him rise to fame and power so quickly.
We dig into Kevin's roots, and learn the origin of the nickname "Motown Phenom" (which is deeper than you might expect). We also talk about how the MMA game is changing, and how he plans to start at the top of the curve. We also reflect on his last fight, and look into who his next opponent may be.
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Thursday Aug 01, 2019
Thursday Aug 01, 2019
David Avellan and Robert Drysdale host their first episode of Breaking The Guard, a podcast dedicated to studying the inner workings of top athletes in the martial arts.
Starting our first episode with reigning ADCC 2017 Absolute World Champion Felipe Pena. We talk to him about his rise to the top, what Everyday Porrada means to him, and his match ups with Andre Galvao and Gordon Ryan.
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