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

Wednesday Aug 18, 2021

BTG 54 - Hunting for a Core BJJ Curriculum

Wednesday Aug 18, 2021

Rob and Dave catch up from our travels. Rob from the UK, getting to relive old world experiences in the Shakespeare Theatre, and David from his archery elk hunt. He shares his hunting experience in-depth, before they talk about the Olympics a bit and get into the challenges of developing a core BJJ curriculum.

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Friday Aug 13, 2021

BTG 53 - Training with Purpose

Friday Aug 13, 2021

Rob and Dave return from their travels once again and quickly figure out the meaning of life, before they put their focus onto more important things, like training. :)

They talk about the errors of unfocused shadow boxing, the importance of drilling and what role it plays, where injuries occur most frequently, and why you might feel the need to shadow box while watching a UFC.

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Wednesday Jun 09, 2021

BTG 52 - Costa Rican Power

Wednesday Jun 09, 2021

Rob and Dave return from Costa Rica with tales of the uber rich, followed by the aftermath of the Floyd Mayweather vs Logan Paul boxing match, the recent announcement of Andre Galvao defending his ADCC Superfight crown, the plague of staph infections, and why Robert respects Khabib Nurmagomedov.

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BJJcradle.com to learn the Drysdale Cradle Series from Robert Drysdale. This is an innovative course that blends wrestling with BJJ for excellent results in guard passing and submissions.

Thursday May 13, 2021

BTG 51 - Stare Down Language

Thursday May 13, 2021

Rob and Dave get back together after some long travels and David recounts his experience at his recent retreat in Costa Rica at Hero Academy, exploring the bonds forged through martial arts training.

They then get into the importance of the stare down - a classic pre-fight ritual that some people handle poorly. The two discuss the psychological impact it can have, and why it's important to play it right. This builds into a conversation about language, free speech, BJJ vocabulary, and curriculums.

Visit our sponsors:

BJJretreat.com join David Avellan in Las Vegas from July 27th to August 2nd in a BJJ and MMA training retreat. Currently offering 30% for the next registrants. Deal ends on May 18th.

BJJcradle.com to learn the Drysdale Cradle Series from Robert Drysdale. This is an innovative course that blends wrestling with BJJ for excellent results in guard passing and submissions.

Wednesday Apr 07, 2021

BTG 50 - Eliot Marshall

Wednesday Apr 07, 2021

Rob and Dave sit down with UFC Veteran, Author, and Speaker Eliot Marshall. They go into Eliot's background, and how a vacation to Hawaii threw his life into a tailspin. They cover a myriad of topics covering mindset, mental health, loyalty, what masculinity really means and why it's vital in today's world.

You can learn more from Eliot Marshall by following him on Instagram and check out his website:
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KimuraTrap.com - for the ultimate DVD set and online course and mastering the world famous Kimura Trap System. You can now get $20 off by using the coupon code: KLDIS87 on the check out page.

BJJcradle.com to learn the Drysdale Cradle Series from Robert Drysdale. This is an innovative course that blends wrestling with BJJ for excellent results in guard passing and submissions.

Thursday Mar 18, 2021

BTG 49 - Downed Knees and Eye Gouging

Thursday Mar 18, 2021

Rob and Dave discuss the recent string of disqualifications and no contests in the past few UFC's, figuring out what is going on with fighters and the rules. Is it the fighter's fault, the rules, or both?

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BJJcradle.com to learn the Drysdale Cradle Series from Robert Drysdale. This is an innovative course that blends wrestling with BJJ for excellent results in guard passing and submissions.

Thursday Mar 04, 2021

BTG 48 - Slap Gate

Thursday Mar 04, 2021

Rob and Dave get back together and catch up on their travels, before getting into the BJJ viral story - Gordon Ryan slapping Andre Galvao TWICE without any consequence.

The two break down this whole incident, and everything that went wrong and how awkward Galvao responded to this incident. They also go into rulesets a bit more, and the difficulty of allowing gray areas to exist.

Visit our sponsors:

BJJcradle.com to learn the Drysdale Cradle Series from Robert Drysdale. This is an innovative course that blends wrestling with BJJ for excellent results in guard passing and submissions.

Friday Jan 22, 2021

BTG 47 - Struggling

Friday Jan 22, 2021

Dave and Rob have been struggling to get podcasts up on a regular schedule, lol, but that isn't what they sat down to talk about. :)

Rather, they go into the importance of facing adversity, losing, tasting defeat, and being able to cope with the consequences. In a world where there are participation medals from first to 20th place, grading systems changing to avoid using "failing", and kids sports that won't keep score - we have a generation growing up that doesn't know how to lose even in the most meaningless of ways. So the two breakdown the importance of struggling and the many benefits it can bring.

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Friday Dec 18, 2020

BTG 46 - Logan Paul vs Floyd Mayweather

Friday Dec 18, 2020

2020 has thrown us so many curve balls that even Sandy Koufax would have to bow down to. In the fight world, we have had our share of these cruel jokes, and Floyd Mayweather vs Logan Paul is definitely among them.

One of them is a boxing legend with an unblemished 50-0 record. The other is YouTube star with an 0-1 record. They aren't even remotely in the same weight class, experience, or skill level.

It's a freak show.

What does this say to the current state of boxing, and is MMA any different?

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KimuraTrap.com for the ultimate DVD set and online course and mastering the world famous Kimura Trap System. You can now get $20 off by using the coupon code: KLDIS87 on the check out page.

Friday Nov 06, 2020

BTG 45 - Election Madness

Friday Nov 06, 2020

It's been 4 days since the 2020 US Election, and still no president has been called. It's a weird time and Rob and Dave dip their toes into the election and how IBJJF would have handled it better, lol!

They then move on to UFC's Anderson Silva and Khabib Nurmagomedov's retirements, and David finally watches the Social Dilemma and Money Ball, and gives his take on how statistical analysis of BJJ and MMA could take these sports to the next level.

Visit our sponsors:

KimuraTrap.com for the ultimate DVD set and online course and mastering the world famous Kimura Trap System. You can now get $20 off by using the coupon code: KLDIS87 on the check out page.