Welcome to the Gracie Jiu Jitsu Rocks! podcast, a podcast dedicated to Gracie Jiu Jitsu and all things Gracie, including self defense, competition, anti bullying, women's self defense and empowerment, nutrition, and most especially the people involved in GJJ..........This podcast is for the average Joe; it's for anyone who practices, trains, teaches, or just loves to talk about or hear about Gracie Jiu Jitsu. We'll explore the lives of Gracie JJ practitioners, how they got involved with the ...
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Musician, former television host, and podcaster Jamey Jasta (Hatebreed, Kingdom of Sorrow, Jasta and the former host of MTV's Headbanger's Ball) interviews your heroes every Monday and Thursday. The newest 15 episodes are always free, but if you want access to all the archives, watch live, chat live, access to the forums, and get the show a week before it comes out everywhere else - you can subscribe now at gasdigitalnetwork.com and use the code JASTA to save 15% on the entire network.
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Show #690 - Dave Peters (Throwdown)
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Dave Peters, Frontman for the legendary THROWDOWN is my guest on this all new episode of The Jasta Show! On this one we talk about Throwdown and their incoming Return to the stage, plans for the future and some wild stories from the early days! Check it out! Support Our Sponsors Indie Merch Store - https://www.indiemerchstore.com use promo code JAS…
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“I’m not afraid of getting punched in the face. That’s my love language” Dan Joseph, Dan Zia Joseph is a BJJ practitioner, Army veteran, and author of Backpack to Rucksack: Insight into Leadership and Resilience by Military experts. In this interview he discusses How his buddy got him into BJJ, his navy seal friends influence on him, joining the Ar…
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Howard Jones, Charlie Bellmore, and Brian MacKay join me to break down the Steven Seagal action thriller The Patriot! The Patriot is a 1998 American action thriller film directed by Dean Semler. Starring Steven Seagal, the film is loosely based on the novel The Last Canadian by William C. Heine. Seagal's first direct-to-video film, it features him …
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Show #689 - Brendon Small (DETHKLOK / METALOCOLYPSE)
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Brendan Small, Mastermind of the biggest band in the history of the universe DETHKLOK joins me on this all new episode of The Jasta Show! On this one we talk all about the new Metalocolypse movie :Metalocalypse Army Of The Doomstar, out now! Support Our Sponsors Indie Merch Store - https://www.indiemerchstore.com use promo code JASTA10 at check out…
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David Ellefson formerly of Megadeth and founder of Dieth joins me on an all new episode of The Jasta Show! On this one we get into everything you need to know about David's new band Dieth! Support Our Sponsors Indie Merch Store - https://www.indiemerchstore.com use promo code JASTA10 at check out Martyrstore - https://www.martyrstore.net use code S…
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Wolf Hoffman of the Mighty! Accept is my guest on this all new episode of The Jasta Show! On this one we talk about Wolf's legendary career over 40 plus years of shredding, the future of Accept, and keeping the music alive after all this time! Check it out! Support Our Sponsors Indie Merch Store - https://www.indiemerchstore.com use promo code JAST…
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An “Active attempt to be humbly aware of how limited my knowledge is” lets me be a student in the truest sense. ~Chris Haueter Chris Haueter is a 6th degree Black belt, member of the dirty dozen and founder of Combat Base. He is an insightful and skilled teacher as well as a gifted artist. In this interview he discusses Reassessing your game as you…
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“In combat simplicity succeeds and complexity kills.” Lt Col. Jason Mills Jason Mills is a Pedro Sauer Brown belt and a Certified Gracie University instructor. He recently finished his military career and will be the new manager of Gracie Sacramento (a new CTC) in the Sacramento area of CA. In this interview he discusses his military career, how he…
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GJJR! EP 160 Marty's Wim Hof instructor journey
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Marty shares his journey and experience of becoming a certified Wim Hof Method instructor
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Howard Jones, Charlie Bellmore, and Brian MacKay join me to break down the JCVD thriller Sudden Death! Sudden Death is a 1995 American action-thriller film directed by Peter Hyams and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Powers Boothe, Raymond J. Barry, and Dorian Harewood.The film pits a lone fire marshal against extortionists who hold unsuspecting NHL…
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Brandon Boyd of the transcendent Incubus is my guest on this all new episode of The Jasta Show! On this one we get deep on interacting with trolls, and some of the wonderful interactions with fans, and not taking the bait! We talk about writing techniques, how Brandon got his sound and so much more! check it out! Support Our Sponsors Indie Merch St…
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Show #686 - Brian Fair (Shadows Fall)
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The mightiest dreads in metal, Brian Fair of the legendary Shadows Fall is my guest on this all new episode of The Jasta Show! On this one we talk about hanging with some legends like King Diamond and Dime, going to the Grammys with Slipknot and Slayer, getting into fights with Metallica and so much more! Check it out! Get you Metalfest Tickets Her…
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Heavy Metal Royalty, the prolific Dave Lombardo of Slayer, Fantomas, Mr. Bungle and so many more is my guest on this all new episode of The Jasta Show! On this one Dave is here to tell us about his brand new solo album Rights Of Percussion! We get into Daves time with legendary bands like Slayer, Mr. Bungle, and Fantômas and what his plans for the …
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Dr. Peter Warshawski, Lifelong martial artist, Periodontal dental surgeon, fitness enthusiast, and recent author, discusses his new book: Blows, and why he wrote it, overcoming all the childhood negative programming and discovering his power, Becoming a periodontal dental surgeon, what to look for in a great dentist, the importance of dental hygien…
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Howard Jones, Charlie Bellmore, and Brian MacKay join me to break down the JCVD thriller Cyborg! Cyborg[a] is a 1989 American martial-arts cyberpunk film directed by Albert Pyun. Jean-Claude van Damme stars as Gibson Rickenbacker, a mercenary who battles a group of murderous marauders led by Fender Tremolo (Vincent Klyn) along the East coast of the…
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The mighty Marty Friedman, Formerly of Cacophony, Hawaii, and Megadeth, now ripping it up on his North American tour on this all new episode of The Jasta Show! On this one Marty and I talk about his adventures in Japan, the new tour, new music, and so much more! Support Our Sponsors Indie Merch Store - https://www.indiemerchstore.com use promo code…
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Show #681 - Monte Barnard (Bleed The Sky)
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Monte Barnard, Frontman for the Heavy as lead Bleed The Sky is my guest on this all new episode of The Jasta Show! On this one Monte and I get out tinfoil hats strapped on as we talk about some conspiritainment stuff, The upcoming Milwaukee Metal Fest, putting out albums in a digital world, and so much more! Check it! Support Our Sponsors Indie Mer…
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Heres a teaser episode were hosting for Rob Dukes podcast Put up your dukes! Another Milwaukee Metal Fest teaser episode! Rob checks in with Megan Orvold, vocalist of CASKET ROBBERY and then has a chat with Jasta/Kings and Liars guitarist and Milwaukee Metal Fest band coordinator Charlie Bellmore. Milwaukee Metal Fest this May 25-28th, 2023. https:…
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Kurdt Vanderhoof and Marc Lopes of Metal Church are my guest on this all new episode of The Jasta Show! Metal Church is playing some shows in June at Asbury lanes, so get your tickets now! On this one we get into so much good stuff, playing legendary shows, some great road stories, and some straight talk about the direction of society. Don't Miss i…
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Milwaukee Metal Fest Music Show Part 3
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Its the Milwaukee Metal Fest Music Show Part 3. Jamey and Nick in studio talking about all the great bands playing MMF! This is episode 3, so if you've missed the first 2 please go back and those as well! If you wanna get more content like this and go follow Jameys Patreon where he talks to fans and answers questions and comments on his "By Patreon…
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Show #679 - William DuVall (Alice In Chains)
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William Duvall, frontman for the legendary Alice In Chains, is my guest on this all new episode of The Jasta Show! On this one William and myself get into his long journey through the punk scene all the way through getting the gig with Alice In Chains, to his new single with the Hu, This Is Mongol! Check it out! Support Our Sponsors Indie Merch Sto…
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Show #678 - Billy Sheehan (Winery Dogs)
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Billy Sheehan of Winery Dogs, David Lee Roth, and so many other legendary acts is my guest on this all new episode of The Jasta Show! On this one we talk about Billy's supergroup Winery Dogs with Mike Portnoy and Richie Kotzen and their newest album, III. We also get into Billy's storied career over 50 years with acts suck as Steve Vai and Frank Za…
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Todd Fox, Security & Expert and 3rd BJJ Black Belt, is a former Marine, law enforcement officer, BJJ black belt, and Author. After his military service, he began his career in EP (Executive Protection) and has spent the past two decades providing executive protection and safety services to high level clients including some of the most recognizable …
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The powerful Ville Valo of H.I.M., and now VV is my guest on this all new episode of The Jasta Show! On this one we talk about the new tour and setlist, playing with a choir, the pitfalls of modern recording methods, and the freedom of writing music, and so much more! Check it out! Support Our Sponsors Indie Merch Store - https://www.indiemerchstor…
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Show #682 - Craig Locicero (Forbidden)
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Craig Locicero, of the once and future Forbidden is my guest on this all new episode of The Jasta Show, and you know after some announcements we strap on our tinfoil hats and rocket to the unknown, Check it out! Support Our Sponsors Indie Merch Store - https://www.indiemerchstore.com use promo code JASTA10 at check out Manscaped - Get 20% Off + Fre…
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The unassailable Josey Scott, formerly of Saliva and now of Shade Violent is my guest on this all new episode of The Jasta Show! On this one we get into the origin story of Saliva, how the band got together, the first record deal, and all the madness that followed! We get into some supernatural occurrences, some conspiritainment, and so much more! …
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Sean Patrick Flanery, world renowned actor and 4th Degree BJJ black belt, discusses new movie Nefarious and all that went into doing it, his gratitude for his long movie career, training at Rafael Lavato Jr’s academy while filming the new movie, practicing Martial Arts since age 9, his deep obsession for Jiu Jitsu and why it will be the biggest par…
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Charlie Vinch, BJJ black belt, expert striker and owner of Budo Martial Arts Studio in Ewing, NJ discusses his recent Brazil trip and tips for those traveling to Brazil, training at the world renowned Chute Boxe academy and meeting Wanderlei Silva and others, his extensive martial arts journey, getting his Black belt from the Migliarese brothers an…
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Matt Wahlstrom is a Tom DeBlass Black Belt, Entrepreneur, small biz owner, licensed realtor, Crazy off road racer, inventor, and creator of the lifestyle clothing brand, Epic Roll Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. In this interview Matt discusses the Importance of balance in life, his BJJ journey, what fighting MMA taught him, training with Eric Silver and mari…
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Priit Mihkelson is a BJJ black belt and world renowned instructor. He is known for his innovation of Jiu Jitsu techniques and strategies, and his think outside the box philosophy. In this interview Priit discusses his current travels/seminars, his popular Defensive Jiu Jitsu and how it got started and has evolved, trenches and transitions, how his …
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Professor Ryan Young, 3rd degree Kama Jiu jitsu Black Belt, discusses his current Annual Thanksgiving food basket drive, why he loves Texas, starting his journey in Hawaii and his time with Relson, Rickson’s impact and influence on him, his Jiu Jitsu philosophy, running techniques through the self defense screen, is GJJ a complete martial art, stay…
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Karel “Silver Fox” Pravec, 4th degree Renzo Gracie black and owner of Silver Fox BJJ discusses coming from Czechoslovakia and escaping to the to US, his introduction to Jiu Jitsu, training with Renzo and his relationship over the years, opening his own school and what it takes to succeed, His YouTube channel and live troubleshooting streams, his re…
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Professor Bernado Faria is a 5X BJJ champion, owner of Bernardo Faria BJJ academy, and Co-founder of BJJ Fanatics. In this episode he discusses where he grew up and how he got started in Jiu Jitsu, training with instructors Ricardo Marques, Fabio Gurgel, and Marcelo Garcia,his mindset and training leading up to his championships, his favorite techn…
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GJJR! EP 150 Keith Owen Tribute Episode
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In this episode we celebrate the life of 4th degree Pedro Sauer Black Belt Professor Keith Owen through the eyes of his family, affiliates, fellow instructors, the people who loved him. Keith Owen was an incredible man. He was an incredible teacher, mentor, friend, husband, father, and an amazing human being who impacted so many people’s lives. He …
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Mark Schultz, olympic gold medal wrestler, UFC veteran, and Pedro Sauer black belt discusses Why he purposely threw the last match of the 1988 Olympics, Foxcatcher movie and why he didn’t like it, His book - Foxcatcher and the real story of Foxcatcher, His epic match with Rickson, How he got into UFC 9, Why he only fought in one UFC, Pedro Sauer’s …
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GJJR! EP 148 Healing Trauma With Jiu Jitsu - Jamie Marich, Ph-D & Anna Pirkl, LMFT
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Jamie Marich, Ph-d and Anna Pirkl, LMFT, authors of Healing Trauma with Jiu Jitsu, discuss what trauma is and how common it is, the toll it takes on our lives, how trauma shrinks our worlds, the link/relationship between addictions and trauma, importance of physical play, moving from victim mentality to warrior activist, the range of response in Ji…
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Rickson discusses writing his book, how his philosophy about fighting has changed through the years, learning to fight without emotion, Representing the Gracie legacy, His early fights in Japan, the spirit of the samurai, being treated like a God in Japan, cold exposure, meditation and his fire ceremony during his fight prep, the incredible power o…
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In this interview Ricardo discusses his academy and how it got it’s name, the special things going on in addition to Jiu Jitsu out of his academy, working with wounded veterans and some modalities that have helped him, what he learned from Navy frog men, the KB1 foundation working with PTSD and suicidal ideation, the incredible variety of high leve…
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Randy McElwee is a Pedro Sauer Black Belt and owner / director of GRACIE® Jiu Jitsu Athens - Team Pedro Sauer at American Black Belt Academy in Athens, GA He also serves on the board of directors for the Pedro Sauer association. In this interview he discusses various subjects including going into the Army and straight to Special Forces; what it too…
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EP 144 Rick Ellis is a Roy Dean Black belt and founder of The Art of Skill. In this interview he talks about being a musician in his youth; his nomadic lifestyle; early days at Roy Dean’s academy and Roy’s effect on him; training with Luis Heredia in Maui; training with Alexey Cruz in Maine; where the name 3rd Way Jiu Jitsu came from; the inner cha…
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Ray Griffin, Pedro Sauer Black Belt and owner/head instructor of Griffin Jiu Jitsu Academy in Orem Utah, discusses his journey, including starting with karate and his grandfathers’ advice, How UFC 1 affected him, starting and training JJ with Pedro Sauer in Utah, his family and the parallels of JJ and parenting, his academy and how it really is a f…
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Ryron Gracie returns for a lively and interesting discussion. In this interview he discusses morning routines, his family and their recent move), cold plunges, the 32 principles (how they came about and the importance of them in learning and being efficient in Jiu Jitsu), Gracie Survival Tactics (GST) and the recent HBO show, sexual predators in ji…
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Miles Lukas, BJJ Black Belt, Certified Wim Hof instructor, & owner of Breath Fitness. In this interview we discuss his Jiu Jitsu journey-including training with Jerry Brewer, Phil Migliarese, Steve Maxwell, Relson Gracie, Ralph Gracie, Kurt Oseander, etc.; training with the heavy weight group at Dave Camarillo’s school and its effect on his develop…
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Dave Kama, 5th degree Rickson Gracie black belt and head of Kama Jiu Jitsu. Dave is one of the very few people to have trained under Master Rickson and have all his belts awarded to him by Rickson, blue belt through black belt. Dave Kama also #2 of the “Dirty Dozen”, a moniker given to the first 12 non-Brazilians to earn the coveted black belt. In …
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Roy Marsh, founder of Roy Marsh Jiu Jitsu and owner/head instructor of Gracie Schwarzwald, discusses his early days in NC with TEAM ROC; his move to Germany, and what that’s been like; his philosophy including competition type focus and self defense focus, why the ability to control your opponent is so important, information gathering while rolling…
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Sensei/Coach Erik Paulson is a champion fighter, world renowned instructor/coach, and founder of Combat Submission Wrestling. He discusses how he stayed productive this past year, transitioning from fighter to coach, changing universal energies, UFOs, being ready when the creative juices come, writing dvd project on a napkin on an airplane, changes…
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Featuring 2020 Episode Clips from Evandro Nunes (The Lion and when to let him out), Matt Thornton (training with Rickson, Chris Hauter, fundamentals as universal concepts), Ricky Lundell (starting BJJ as a kid with Pedro Sauer, the time he “fought” Pedro’s daughter Taissa), Scott Nelson (Emotional Intelligence and its impact on his life and Jiu Jit…
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GJJR! EP 136 Lessons Learned in 2020 - Group Discussion with 7 Pedro Sauer Black Belts
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In This episode we talk about challenges, triumphs and lessons learned in 2020. Joining me for this episode I have Pedro Sauer Black Belts: Randy McElwee Gracie Jiu Jitsu Athens (Athens, GA) Mark Cukro Integrated Martial Arts (concord, NC) Alan Baker Atlanta Martial Arts Center, (Woodstock GA) Dan Berry Integrated Martial Arts of Utah (Salt Lake Ci…
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Richard Bresler is back on the show. Bichard is a 6th degree black belt and Rorion Gracie’s first US student. In this interview he discusses his new book, Worth Defending: How Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Saved My Life, and the process of writing it with Scott Burr; stories of the original UFCs, receiving his black belt; biggest influences on his life; Pedro S…
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Jim Kelly, Pedro Sauer Black Belt, and owner and head instructor of Cincinnati Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, discusses his life growing up, his time in the Marine Corps (forced recon), his martial arts journey, including discovering BJJ while looking for Tae Kwon Do, stick fighting at The Gathering with the Dog Brothers, training with Paul Vunak, The “marti…
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