#22 Rory McCann & Keith Jordan: Inside The Money Pit, 10t...

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This episode is 1 hour and 7 minutes long.

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This episode was published on March 30, 2026.

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In this episode of the Emerald Grappling Podcast, Aaron is joined by the minds behind Ireland's newest invitational, The Money Pit: Rory McCann and Keith Jordan. Rory, a 10th Planet Black Belt, and Keith, a Brown Belt and founder of Jordan Fitness Tullow, catch us up on their respective journeys through the mats - from Rory’s pursuit of the 10th Planet system to Keith’s journey from bodybuilding to Wimp 2 Warrior.The centre piece of our discussion is their new invitational, The Money Pit. We delve into the origins of the idea and discuss why they believe Ireland is ready for a specialised "Pit" format. Rory and Keith offer a fascinating breakdown of the Sub-only philosophy, explaining why they chose to stick with a continuous match format over the three-round scoring systems popularised by CJI.They offer insight into why they chose to highlight the Blue Belt -99kg division for their inaugural event, their search for Ireland's best Blue Belt and what "X-factors" they look for when hand-picking athletes for an invitation-only bracket. Finally, Rory and Keith offer critical advice for aspiring competitors on how to get noticed for future cards and discuss the Bet Matches you can make to get featured on the show. Talk is cheap, prove yourself on The Money Pit!⏱️ CHAPTERS00:00 - 05:57 Intro & how Rory and Keith got started in Jiu Jitsu05:58 - 07:06 Never Back Down movies07:07 - 11:11 Building the Jiu Jitsu community at Jordan Fitness Tullow11:12 - 16:49 The Benefits of Jiu Jitsu for all ages16:50 - 22:35 Engaging Kids in Jiu Jitsu & Fostering a Team Spirit22:36 - 27:12 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu in Ireland, Rory is anti-gi27:13 - 30:00 Adapting your Game as you get older30:01 - 34:31 Competition & Team Work in Jiu Jitsu34:32 - 36:52 Is there too many jiu jitsu competitions at the moment?36:53 - 45:57 What is The Money Pit?45:58 - 47:25 Why Blue Belts for the first event?47:26 - 48:58 10 Minute Matches & EBI Overtime48:59 - 50:15 Why is it -99kg? What about the small guys?50:16 - 52:35 Sub Only Format makes it more exciting52:36 - 59:08 How to get on The Money Pit & Bet Matches59:09 - 1:00:55 Tag the lads to get The Money Pit's attention1:00:56 - 1:01:34 Aaron's Trial Idea for the next Money Pit event1:01:35 - 1:03:42 Make a name for yourself at The Money Pit1:03:43 - 1:06:57 Where to contact The Money Pit & Their Sponsors1:06:58 - 1:07:41 Outro, Like Share & Subscribe🟢 FOLLOW RORY & KEITH ON INSTAGRAMRory's Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/rorymccann10p/⁠Keith's Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/k.jordan13/----------------------------------------------------------------------------🟢 FOLLOW THE MONEY PIT FOR UPDATESInstagram → https://www.instagram.com/themoneypit.ire/----------------------------------------------------------------------------🟢 FOLLOW JORDAN TULLOW FITNESSInstagram → https://www.instagram.com/jordanfitnesstullow/Website → https://www.jordanfitnessireland.ie/----------------------------------------------------------------------------🟢 FOLLOW LAKELAND JIU JITSUFacebook → https://www.facebook.com/LakelandJiuJitsuInstagram → https://www.instagram.com/lakelandjiujitsu/Website → https://lakelandjiujitsu.eu----------------------------------------------------------------------------🟢 FOLLOW EMERALD GRAPPLINGInstagram → @emeraldgrapplingTikTok → @emeraldgrappling👍 Like, Share & Subscribe for more Irish Jiu-Jitsu conversations!#EmeraldGrapplingPodcast #TheMoneyPit #10thPlanet #RoryMcCann #KeithJordan #IrishBJJ #BJJIreland #SubOnly #JiuJitsu #Grappling #10thPlanetIreland #JordanFitness #NinjaCubs #BJJInvitational #NoGi #BJJLifestyle #JiuJitsuLifestyle #BJJTraining #BJJCommunity #IrishGrappling #LegLocks #Wrestling #SubmissionOnly #BJJCoach #MartialArts #BJJPodcast #BlueBelt #HeavyweightBJJ #10P4L #ThePit

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