#93 | Dave Camarillo | Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu

Black belt Dave Camarillo on Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu, coaching MMA stars, and preparing Keanu Reeves for John Wick: Chapter 4. Dave Camarillo is a Judo and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) black belt under Ralph Gracie though he moved away from Ralph's academy to form his own style of grappling which he branded as "Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu". Dave Camarillo became a mainstream name as a coach after many of his students became big stars in the world of mixed martial arts (MMA), names such as Jon Fitch, Josh Koscheck, Mike Swick, and Cain Velazquez. Dave has moved from coaching professional fighters to also training celebrities and was also a stunt man, given the task of preparing Keanu Reeves, for John Wick Chapter 4. Tune in and Stay A While. To learn more about Dave: https://www.instagram.com/davecamarillo Chapters 0:00 Welcome Dave Camarillo 2:31 Karate, soccer and Canadian kids 5:06 Everything lands on the director's table 7:35 Forced into judo until it became addictive 10:06 Who am I without the sport? 12:31 Learning Mandarin 15:06 John Wick: Chapter 4, the most grueling 14 months 17:31 Protecting Keanu Reeves on set 20:03 Keanu's training at the gun range 22:31 Life between jobs 25:07 Hollywood speed versus real speed 27:33 Training military special operations 30:04 Training in Japan with world champions 32:36 The stair fall in Paris 35:00 Respect for Chad Stahelski 37:31 The director's vision comes first 40:03 Coming back a monster 42:37 Finding the pub from the movie 45:03 Just Dave, a new stunt guy 47:34 Climbing as his happy place 50:01 The respect that comes from fighting 52:37 Ryan caught in Ethiopia when the world closed 55:05 Ryan locked out of Dubai 57:35 Turkish Airlines stopovers 1:00:02 Stunt pads and motorcycles 1:02:34 Ryan on raising money for his own shows 1:05:03 Crossing a glacier on a 6,000 metre peak 1:07:31 Sandstorms in Mongolia 1:10:00 It has nothing to do with wishing 1:12:34 Ryan's basketball discipline 1:15:06 Structure your day 1:17:33 This is who I am 1:20:08 Raising his son without pressure 1:22:32 Preparing for a different direction 1:25:04 Long runs on big action films 1:27:35 One more long run? 1:30:03 Ryan on public speaking 1:32:33 From magazine trips to the University of Toronto 1:35:02 Royal Enfields and bulls in India 1:37:33 Movies he misses 1:40:01 The Usual Suspects and Sicario 1:42:38 Living outside LA and flying in 1:45:04 Ways to get your foot in the door 1:47:31 Chad Stahelski and 87eleven 1:50:08 Keep going and evolve The Ryan Pyle Podcast is ad-free by choice. If you enjoy these conversations, you can buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/ryanpyle Ryan's TV series are streaming around the world. Follow the Podcast X: https://x.com/RyanPylePodcast Facebook: https://facebook.com/ryanpylepodcast Follow Ryan Pyle YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ryanjpyle Instagram: https://instagram.com/ryanpyle X: https://x.com/RyanPyle Facebook: https://facebook.com/ryanpyle https://www.ryanpyle.com