ROB KAHN, BJJ Black Belt

Send a textRob Kahn is a BJJ black belt under the legendary Royce Gracie.Chris Lytle and Mike Davis of the #LytesOut Podcast take Rob Kahn deep in an interview where we go long!As one of the first five black belts in America under Royce, Khan was there for much of the early days of JJ in the States. A wealth of knowledge, Kahn has gone on to be one of the foremost teachers and tacticians in JJ, but you know us, we like the old school stuff! Enjoy. Interview from January of 2021.0:00 Podcast intro0:19 Guest intro, interview start 0:40 Starting at a boxing gym5:00 Golden Gloves tournament6:05 Intro to Gracie Jiu-Jitsu:meeting Jon Burke9:20 Moved to California to train with the Gracies,went back to NY to set upGracie affiliated school11:17 Telling parents he wantsto study BJJ12:59 Won two MMA fights:why not pursue MMA?16:45 The fast track: a double edged sword18:50 Gym fighters vs"moment of truth" fighters19:22 Clay Guida story21:03 Why didn't Rickson fightGokor Chivichyan orKazushi Sakuraba?23:47 BJJ school rivalries24:48 Fake Brazilians and fake people in SoCal26:47 How BJJ changed from the early 90s31:33 Relationship with Justin"Chim Chim" Garcia35:40 Justin Garcia at ADCC, faces Roger Gracie39:57 Meeting Matt Arroyo43:01 From coaching strict BJJto MMA BJJ43:35 The impact of wrestlingon MMA46:34 Matt Arroyo on The Ultimate Fighter47:47 Matt Arroyo at ADCC51:22 Discussion about fighter's mentality53:01 Ed O'Neill tells old school boxing story55:47 Thrown in the deep end:Matt Arroyo vs MattBrown (I and Il)59:35 Coaching BillyQuarantillo1:03:00 Bubba the LoveSponge stories1:07:32 Meeting Howard Stern and his wife1:10:42 Real coaching vs poaching1:12:16 Rob Kahn's "BJJManifesto"1:14:53 Thoughts on RobbyDonofrio1:16:06 Joe "Bamboo"Wissmann1:17:06 Gabe Maldonado1:18:01 Anton Yalch1:21:03 Sonny Parlin1:22:57 Wrick Tomas1:24:40 Jeff Morris1:25:41 Cristina Rodriguez1:27:23 Tony and Brittany Way1:29:21 Jeff Fleming1:30:07 Interview wrap upLike and subscribe to our YOUTUBE page LytesOut MMA History Podcast - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdcebSeWpoMqcotWR_1rHnQ #FiftyFightClub #UFC #UFCHistory #MMAHistory #LOP #LytesOut #DEEPDIVE #OldSchoolMMA #FightTalk #NHB #MMA #bjj #fight #grappling #mixedmartialarts #bellator #PRIDE #RobKahn #BJJ #BeltFollow the #LOP team on Instagram: @lytesoutpodcast You can help us to grow at the #LytesOut Podcast – the history of MMA and NHB has a home. Donate on ZEILE: [email protected] / ph #: 773-491-56052 Donate on Benmo: Mike-Davis-63 Donate on CashApp: $mikedavis1231Support the show