A podcast hosted by BJJ black belt Daniel Strauss Aka the Raspberry Ape. Every episode I will be getting a new guest on to talk BJJ, training and everything else.
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Fortunato means lucky in Italian. We are lucky in so many ways. Both Jackson and I(Rafael)being immagrants, we have perspective on being poor/limited and not having a country that provides so many opportunities to pick our own life. We all have the chance here in the US. Acknowledge the blessings and lets make the most of what we have to get what we want. Jackson and I talk about different topics related to Jiu Jitsu, Health, and Happiness. How can we take advantage of our luck, be more grat ...
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Colton Crawford is a member of The Dead South and a BJJ brown belt.In this episode, we discuss life on the road, the creative process, Twitch streaming, Banjo playing, and much more.By Daniel Strauss
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Pat Divilly is an author, podcaster and wellness coach specializing in mens work and breathwork. He is also a brown belt in BJJIn this episode, we chat about Pat's journey into the fitness and wellness space, his thoughts on masculinity, social media, breathwork, and much more.By Daniel Strauss
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Simon Shears is a fitness coach and author of "Working [it] out: What actually makes us exercise"In this episode, we discuss Simon's background in sports and exercise and take a deep dive into how our evolutionary psychology rules out behavior and how this pertains to exercise.By Daniel Strauss
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Daren Morris is a BJJ black belt, an OG of the Northern grappling an MMA scene, founder of ASW, and co-founder of Grapplefest. A true hidden gem of the UK martial arts scene. In this episode, we discuss Darens journey through martial arts and many of his unique perspectives on MMA and grappling.By Daniel Strauss
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Pete Irving is a former professional MMA fighter and kickboxer. A BJJ black belt and head coach of Newcastle Fight Centre.In this episode we discuss Pete's martial arts journey, training in Brazil when few were making the trip, the early days of MMA in the UK, the transition to coach and his thoughts on modern MMA and much more.…
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Chris Crossan is a catch wrestler and BJJ black belt under Eric Paulson. In this episode, Chris tells his story, and quite a story it is. Starting life as a bit of a trouble maker Chris was able to turn his life around with martial arts and religion.This episode we discuss the early days of MMA and grappling in the UK and especially the North East,…
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Owen Livesy is a Judo commonwealth gold medalist and professional grappler. In this episode, we discuss Owen's judo career and his recent transition and success in professional grappling.By Daniel Strauss
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Neil Adams is the most decorated British Judo competitor of all time. A 2-time Olympic silver medalist, World and European champion. He is a renowned coach and is known as "The Voice of Judo" for his work as a commentator.In this episode we discuss his start in Judo, his competition career, his mindset, his emphasis of the ground game, his thoughts…
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Episode 101 - Sam Crook and Franck Takoudjou
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Sam Crook works full-time, teaching BJJ at the Francis Ngannou foundation, a martial arts based social project in Batié, Cameroon. Sam rejoins me on the podcast after 3 years, talking about everything that has happened at the foundation since we first spoke. He is also joined by his top student, Franck, who is over here with him competing in his fi…
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On the anniversary of his tragic passing, I talk with Chris Hearn and Joao Santos as we remember Nick Brooks.By Daniel Strauss
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Emily Kwok is Canada's first female BJJ blackbelt and world championIn this episode we talk about Emily's journey into martial arts, the early days of BJJ in the US and Canada, training with some of the greats of the sport, competing and competition mindset, performance coaching, and much moreBy Daniel Strauss
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Ffion Davis is the current IBJJF and ADCC world champion.Recently off the back of her history-making ADCC win, we chat about the whole ADCC experience, her training camp, her competition mindset, travelling, teaching, opening up a gym and much more.By Daniel Strauss
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Simon Hayes is a BJJ black belt, BMX champ and oscar-winning sound Engineer.One of the most popular episodes of the entire podcast, Simon Hayes is back again. We chatted modern BJJ, ADCC, lockdowns, long-distance cycling, weight lifting and a whole lot more.By Daniel Strauss
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Priit Mihkelson is a BJJ black belt and owner of Defensive BJJ.In this episode we talk about Priits background in martial arts, how he got into grappling, his different approach to teaching and learning, the importance of defense, and much more.By Daniel Strauss
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Episode 95 - Shanti Gorton and Marina Mavrou - Women Who Fight
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Shanti and Marina are the two ladies behind "Women Who Fight", an organisation formed to empower, promote and educate women within combat sports.In this episode we discuss how and why WWF was created, how we can get more women into BJJ, various issues within womens combat sports and much more.By Daniel Strauss
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Leo Negao is an old-school BJJ black belt and former pro MMA figher. In this episode, we discuss how Leo got into BJJ, his early days training with Carlson Gracie and his legendary vale tudo team, his philosophy of training and fighting, being one of the earliest Brazilians to bring BJJ to European and much more.…
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Episode 93 - Adisa Banjoko - The Bishop
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Adisa The Bishop is a BJJ black belt, author, journalist, educator, and curator specialising in the fields of hip hop, chess, and jiu jitsu. In this episode we talk about Adisa's journey in hip hop, finding himself amongst future legends of the game from an early age, his journey in chess and combining chess with hip hop to form the hip hop chess f…
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Andy is a BJJ black belt, former Judo British squad member, Pro MMA fighter, boxer, Kickboxer, and chess boxer.In this episode we talk about Andy's martial arts journey starting with his highly accomplished judo career, getting in MMA in its early days in the UK, competing in boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, and chess boxing. Andy's life outside of m…
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Tim is a freerunning world champion, ninja warrior and biomechanical explorer.In this episode we discuss Tims journey, his freerunning and parkour days, ninja warrior, his deep exploration into human biomechanics, Weck method, rolling the rope, the important function of fascia and much more.By Daniel Strauss
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Pedro Bessa is a BJJ black belt under Telles, Terere and 'Careca' and worlds and european medalist.In this episode we talk about Pedro's start in BJJ, his training in Capoeria, his time at TT training amoungst some of the legends of the sport, coming over to the UK and starting academies in Bristol and Wales, his competition career and more.…
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Episode 89 - James "Hunter" Crossley
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James Crossley is a former bodybuilder, strongman, and Gladiator from ITV's "Gladiators"In this episode we talk about Jame start in bodybuilding as a youth, being scouted by ITV to join the hugely popular TV show: Gladiators, his career on the show, his subsequent career as a theatre actor, his competitive strongman career, historic stone lifting j…
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Dan Hardy is a former UFC fighter, commentator, and fight analyst.In this episode we discuss Dan's start in martial arts, his entry into professional MMA, his career in the UFC, his retirement due to a heart condition, his transition to the commentary table, his desire to continue to compete, his journey into psychedelics and much much much more.…
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"Judo" Jimmy Wallhead is a judo black belt and professional mixed martial artist.In this episode we talk through Jimmy's martial arts career, from his start in Judo to his career fighting in many of the world's top MMA organizations including UFC and Bellator, the issue he's had with the UFC and his role of head coach of an up and coming MMA team.…
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Jeff Lawson is a BJJ black belt, a judo black belt, and a former MMA fighter.In the episode we talk about how Jeff got into judo, how he transitioned into mixed martial arts in the early days of the sport, his time on the ultimate fighter, some of his coaching philosophies, and his journey with psychedelic plant medicine.…
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Matt Benyon is a BJJ black belt and the brains behind multiple BJJ brands including Scramble and Polaris.In this episode, we talk about Matt's journey into martial arts, his inspiration for starting Scramble and Polaris, some of the obstacles he has come across on the way, many stories from behind the scenes and much more.…
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Episode 84 - Andrew Marshall 3: The Redemption
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I'm joined again by strength and conditioning coach Andrew Marshall to discuss training, lifting and the passage of time.By Daniel Strauss
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Rick Young is a lifelong martial artist whos full list of accomplishments is too long to note but include:Scotlands first BJJ black belt, judo black belt, Karate black belt, full instructor in JKD under Guru Dan Inosanto, full instructor in CSW under Erik Paulson and much more. In this episode, we talk about Ricks early days into martial arts. His …
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Episode 82 - The Stone Man - Martin Jancsics
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Martin Jancsics is one of the world's leading authorities on Stone lifting.In this episode, we talk all about historic stone lifting; its history, the culture, the stories, the myths and the stones themselves. We also discuss how Martin got into stone lifting and how he got so good at it.By Daniel Strauss
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Steve Campbell is Manchesters first BJJ black belt and owner of Stealth BJJ.In this episode, we talk about Steves BJJ journey which included living in Brazil for 8 years and all the stories that come along with that.By Daniel Strauss
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David Horne is a master of all things strength. Legendary in the grip strength world David has competed in over 300 contest including tug of war, strongman, powerlifting, arm wrestling and grip sports.We discuss Davids journey through strength and all the disciplines he's competed and trained in. He drops continuous knowledge bombs on grip, lifting…
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#29 The Best & Worst Conversation Ever
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If you think black belts don’t have the same worries/stress/self talks/insecurities as you. Listen to this episode, Our guest is Alex Stuart, one of the instructors at Gracie University. Many feel pressured from being part of this great organization, including himself. He shares his story for all of you to understand that nothing is beautiful witho…
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#28 Injuries Will Stop You or Make You Better
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If you are worried about trying jiu jitsu because past injuries or you got injured and you don’t know how to get back. Special guest John Hoffman, shares his story about how he got injured in Karate after 10+ years of training, his mindset at the stage of recovery, how he persevered, why he wanted to come back to jiu jitsu, and more. Let us know wh…
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#27 How Jiu Jitsu Helps You With Life’s Curveballs
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Jackson and Rafael had a special guest, Chris Diaz. His story is incredible and inspirational. If you have someone that needs a bit of a push/motivation to keep going. Send them this episode, enjoy! Let us know what you think by sending us an email to infomemorialbjj@gmail.com
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Jackson and Rafael found a article from a Clinical Psychologist that talks about the benefits of jiu jitsu for our mind. Being students ourselves we wanted to dive into that topic more. Check it our and let us know if you have any questions or comment by sending us an email at infomemorialbjj@gmail.com…
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Episode 79 - Sam Crook - The Francis Ngannou Foundation
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Sam Crook is a BJJ black belt and head coach at the Francis Ngannou Foundation, a martial arts based social project in Cameroon.In this episode, we talk about how Sam came to head up the project, what it's like working with the kids, its challenges and how different life in Cameroon is.For more info on the Francis Ngannou Foundation visit: www.fran…
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#25 Training Jiu Jitsu After Our 40s and How To Reach Our 40s in a Sustainable Manner
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Jackson and Rafael shared their experience on how can you start and maintain your jiu jitsu journey after 40 years old. Plus if you are younger, how can you reach your 40s and beyond without big impactful injuries.
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#24 Moments Like This is What Motivate Us To Go To Work Everyday
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Jackson and Rafael discuss one the best days of their Jiu Jitsu and Business Journey. Let us know what you think by emailing us at infomemorialbjj@gmail.com
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Jackson and Rafael talk about lack of patience, entitlement behavior, and why short term thinking is not the way of living life.
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Episode 78 - Pete "The Greek" Letsos
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Pete "The Greek" Letsos is a Carlson Gracie Jr black belt and founder Rio Jiu Jitsu club.Pete has been training BJJ for over 20 years, starting with Carlson Gracie Jr and spending years living in Brazil training with some of the biggest names in the sport. In this episode, Pete tells tales of old school BJJ in Brazil through the eyes of a gringo an…
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#22 Why Being Present Makes You More Patient
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Jackson and Rafael discuss on their daily habits on becoming more present. What is it so important for yourself, family, friend, and how jiu jitsu is all connected to that.
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#21 Unsatisfied People Bankrupts Businesses
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Jackson and Rafael share their experience in business, react to a viral inspiring video, and more. Let us know what you think.
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Rosi Sexton is a former professional MMA fighter, Musician, Mathematician, Osteopath and politician.In this episode, I chat to Rosi about her incredibly interesting life. Her unique combination of skills, how she transitioned from maths prodigy to pro-MMA fighter, we take a number of questions from listeners and get some great information on injury…
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#20 What Takes to Have a Great Partnership
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We talked about our wins and loses about our partnership. What makes us not argue too much and how everything started.
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Jackson and Rafael dedicated this podcast episode to one of our student that passed away. We don’t know the whole details but for what we understand, he suffered from anxiety. We wanted to give you a bit of our experience with anxiety and some things that we found researching about the subject. Hopefully it helps, let us know what you think. Thanks…
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We tell our experience from our trip to California this year. Funny enough we practice physical and mental Jiu Jitsu. True story about our last day in LA, we got into an accident with 2 intoxicated people. We made a big mistake. In this episode we share it with you so you don’t have to go through that. Let us know what you think.…
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Episode 76 - Klaus Yohannes - The Black Vikings
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Klaus is a strength and conditioning coach and founder of the Black Vikings movement. In this episode, we talk about the founding of the Black Vikings, the sagas, the movements, the mantras, injuries, struggle, axes and more.By Daniel Strauss
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This questions today are one of the main issues with many Jiu Jitsu Academies today. They don’t speak about this important mindsets. Leaving students learning the hard way or actually quitting the art.
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Alex Reid is an actor, MMA fighter and Celebrity Big Brother winner.In this episode, we talk about Alex's acting career, his MMA career, being thrust into the media spotlight through big brother, the downside of fame, spirituality and much more.By Daniel Strauss
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John Will is Australia's first BJJ black belt and one of the "dirty dozen" - The first 12 non-Brazilians to receive a BJJ black belt. In this episode, we talk about Johns journey in the martial arts, the creation of his magazine; Blitz, training under the Gracie's and Machado's, participating in challenge matches, travelling the world studying mart…
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#16 How To Defeat 4 Guys with Knives in a Dark Alley
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The title says it all. Check out the full episode. Let us know what you think @memorialbjj in your favorite platform.
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