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Gibran's Place
by Gibran Maciel
Martial Arts, Politics, and Social Commentary by Gibran Maciel
Episodes
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#77 - Brandon "Flawless" Gonzalez
Brandon "Flawless" Gonzalez is a retired American boxer and owner of Flawless Boxing & Fitness in Sacramento, CA. We discuss his journey in boxing, training, competition, and finding life as an entrepreneur after he hung up the gloves. Want to sponsor the show or be a guest of the show? Email:...
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Why you MUST lift weights to reach your potential in BJJ
Why you MUST lift weights to reach your potential in BJJ. 0:00 - Mind-body connection & Limb Isolation 4:27 - Injury prevention 5:58 - Muscle is armor for your body
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UFC Fight Night Analysis: Gadelha x Xiaonan
My reaction and analysis to the UFC Fight Night bout between Claudia Gadelha & Yan Xiaonan, as well as thoughts on the state of the UFC Women's division and the rapidly accelerating pace of improvement in skills when compared to the first batch of women's fighters such as Ronda Rousey.
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UFC 254: Khabib x Gaethje Reaction & Analysis - GP Ep. 70
Gibran reacts to the emotional moments inside the octagon at UFC 254 following Khabib's dominant performance, and provides a quick technical analysis of the bout. Want to be a guest of the show or sponsor the show? email [email protected]
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#67 - Tyler Brey
Tyler Brey is a professional bodybuilder and a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Cassio Werneck. Born with Spina Bifuda, Tyler does not have full use of his legs. Also available on iTunes 👉 https://apple.co/2GWSB3D Want to sponsor the show or be a guest of the show? Email...
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#59 - Francisco "Toco" Alburqurque
Francisco “Toco” Albuquerque is a Carlson Gracie Sr. black belt and is the co-founder of the prestigious “Nova Geracao” team. He is a fifth degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and has awarded black belts to 128 fighters throughout his 4 decades of teaching. His lineage includes the legendary...
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The BJJ Network Podcast #58 - Kenneth Degenheardt
Kenneth Degenheardt is a team Shawn Hammonds Jiu-Jitsu Association black-belt, pro MMA fighter and entrepreneur.
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The BJJ Network Podcast - Jaime Villar Molina
Life, and Jiu Jitsu is rebranding! From here on out, we will be known as the The BJJ Network Podcast in order to shed light on our newest project, thebjjnetwork.com . The podcast itself will remain largely the same, with host Gibran Maciel talking with grapplers of all different walks of life.…
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#55 - Katie Dees, Dennette Brown, Dannie Kim
Katie Dees, Dennette Brown & Dannie Kim were recently promoted together to the rank of purple belt under Ralph Gracie Sacramento head instructor Manny Gonzalez. We talk about practicing Jiu Jitsu as a female, creating a welcoming environment, and feeling like there is a "target" on their back as...
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#54 - Elizabeth Katherine Mitrović & Joy Ann Pendell
Elizabeth Katherine Mitrović and Joy Ann Pendell are friends, training partners, and black and purple belts respectively. They train under Dustin Akbari in Sacramento, California and have numerous competitive BJJ accolades. Join us as we talk about the competition mindset, balancing competing…
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#53 - Albert Tapia
Albert Tapia, a competitive brown belt from 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu Orange, coach at Urijah Faber's Ultimate Fitness, as well as a high school and collegiate wrestler. Albert is a dedicated lifelong grappler and coach, with the skills to back it up! Join us as we talk about his martial arts…
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#52 - Mike Piearski AKA Doctor Kickass
Mike Piekarski is a BJJ Black belt, a veteran of MMA and BJJ competitions, and a Doctor of Physical Therapy. Join us as we talk about his martial arts journey, as well as physical therapy, strength & conditioning, and mobility for martial arts.
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#51 - Manny Rocha
Chatting with Manny Rocha, owner of Strive Jiu Jitsu Academy in Lodi, California.
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UFC 234 Recap
UFC 239 Recap: Interim Belts Gastelum X Adesanya Poirer X Holloway Future Matchups
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#48 - Marcos "Yemaso" Torregosa
Marcos “Yemaso” Torregosa is an American black belt under Cassio Werneck. Intro 3:33 - Drama 5:28 - Cassio X Yemaso 8:00 - Politics out of BJJ 10:15 - Lessons on keeping friends from Joy Pendell 18:00 - Marcos’ knee injury 23:30 - Divorce, isolation, depression 28:29 - Fighting for custody 31:29…
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#47 - Randy Spence, Mikey Hothi
Randy Spence is the head instructor at Nick Diaz Academy in Stockton, CA. Mikey Hothi is a Brown Belt at the Nick Diaz Academy. Join us as we talk about Randy's journey in BJJ and MMA, training with the infamous #Stockton duo the DIAZ BROTHERS and much more! SHOWNOTES: 3:50 - In the early 2000’s,...
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#46 - Mitchell Torres
Mitchell Torres is a purple belt under Cassio Werneck Jiu Jitsu, and host of the Combat Conversation podcast. SHOWNOTES: INTRO 3:56 - My brother wrestled and my dad would put the gloves on me 8:15 - Shout out to Jason Roberts 10:00 - Talking about the students at ESBJJ 21:49 - White belts rolling...
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#45 - Kolo Vida
LJJ returns with 🔥Kolo Vida🔥, a black belt of the Ralph Gracie San Francisco lineage, and owner of the newly established, Buena Vida Jiu Jitsu club. Join us as we talk about Kolo's BJJ journey, training with legends like Ralph Gracie, competition, and opening up his own academy.
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#44 - Terry Maxwell, Davin Maxwell
Terry Maxwell is an American black belt under Cassio Werneck in Sacramento, California. He is widely credited for fostering the development of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in Northern California, opening one of the first academies in the region - sacbjj.com . Davin Maxwell is a world class black belt…
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#43 - Carl Gonsolin & Pedro Silva
Carl Gonsolin and Pedro Silva join LJJ for a LIVE show. We talk about their journey in Jiu Jitsu, getting their Black Belts, and the friendship they have built over the years. We also take some call-in questions and talk about what is next for each of us. Shownotes Intro 3:38 - The leg lock hall...
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#42 - Yeppie Tomasian
Yeppie Tomasian, an Armenian-American brown belt fighting out of Inside BJJ Academy in Lodi, CA. Shownotes Intro 4:34 - BJJ affiliation drama 8:00 - Changing the culture of grappling and how it is taught 12:00 - Talking about the new studio & Setup 18:00 - Recapping Yeppie’s latest victory at...
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#41 - Amir Kazemi
Amir Kazemi is a professional MMA fighter out of Team Alpha Male and a purple belt in BJJ. This episode is more Life than Jiu Jitsu. We talk about coming to America from Iran, the issues between Iranian's and the Saudi's, we look up his old hometown on google maps, talk a little bit of American...
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#40 - White belt panel
We revisit the white belt panel concept with Jeremy Oestrich and Ashwin Arab, two white belts from coach & host Gibran Maciel's academy East Sac BJJ. We talk balancing BJJ with other aspects of life like professional and social obligations, getting started at the age of 44, and next steps to...
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#39 - Mikey Hothi, Quintet 3 & UFC 229 Post-fight
Mikey Hothi is an American Brown Belt under Gracie Fighter gym in Lodi, CA where he trains with Nick & Nate Diaz. We discuss Quintet 3, UFC 229 and talk about jits. Shownotes 2:00 - Talking Quintet 3 4:30 - Faber x Saku 11:00 - Consolidating brackets, NAGA vs. IBJJF & other tournaments 20:00…
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#38 - Rob Bishop
Rob Bishop is an Australian Anesthesiologist on loan to UC Davis Medical Center and a blue belt at Team Alpha Male. We discuss how Australian doctors are trained to respond to emergencies in the outback, talk about his journey in Jiu-Jitsu, and discuss best practices for training, nutrition,...
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#37 - Michael Quigley
Michael Quigley is an American Brown Belt & the owner of Nova Geração Davis Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy. Shownotes 1:00 - Brown Belt Gym Owners 2:00 - BARUM JIU-JITSU & BJJ Revolution Team Pacific Beach / Rodrigo Medeiros BJJ 21:00 - David Mitchell 34:00 - Michael’s never been smashed 41:00 -...
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#36 - The Purple Belt Panel
The Purple Belt Panel with Anthony Mercado, Alysia Michal Ortega & Yeppie Tomasian. We discuss why they started training BJJ, next steps in their development, BJJ for women, for self defense, the state of "flow" and what they need to do to improve their game. Shownotes Intro 2:00 - Where do you…
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#35 - Joy Ann Pendell
Joy Ann Pendell is a commercial queen-bee breeder. The Pendell Apiaries commercial operation - and her family ranch - was recently threatened by the Mendocino Complex Fires, which they were thankfully spared from. Despite mandatory evacuation orders, Joy dodged the barricades and went towards the...
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#34 - Terry Maxwell
Terry Maxwell is an American black belt under Cassio Werneck. He started training in 1992 in order to build on his passion and interest in fighting. He is a crucial figure in the development of #BJJ in the Sacramento region, as he helped to arrange Cassio Werneck's arrival to the area. He…
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#33 - Gibran Maciel, Host Interview
The tables are turned as the host is interviewed by a listener of the podcast. Gibran Maciel is an American Brown Belt in Jiu Jitsu under Dustin Akbari at Team Alpha Male. He is also a public affairs consultant, podcaster, and he recently opened East Sac BJJ. Intro These are just some of the...
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#32 - Max "Pain" Griffin
UFC welterweight contender Max Griffin / Max 'Pain' Griffin drops by the studio to talk about the landscape at 170lbs, his upcoming fight on July 7th, beating up Platinum Mike Perry, Darren Till MMA, his thoughts on Tyron "The Chosen One" Woodley, and looks back on his fight with Colby Covington.
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BEST OF: Ep. 10 - 20
Best of episodes 10-20, featuring favorite moments from our earlier episodes. **SHOWNOTES ** 1:00 - Mikey Hothi 3:20 - Salaiman Ahmadyar 10:00 - The beginners panel 18:31 - Tyler Brey 22:37 - Mikhail Venikov 30:00 - Chris Campbell, Silver Medalist, Wrestling, Barcelona 1992 43:40 - Pedro Silva...
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#31 - Elizabeth Katherine Mitrović
Elizabeth Katherine Foster Mitriovic is the newly crowned Brown Belt female super-heavyweight world champion at 2018 IBJJF Gi Worlds. She is also an entomologist by trainer and a dedicated gamer for Warhammer 40k. We talk all things jiu jitsu, competition, dedication to her craft, and a bit of...
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BONUS: Shooting the Sh*t w/ Mansher "Pop" Khera
Shooting the sh*t with Mansher before shooting Ep. 27.
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#30 - Sara McMann & Chad Bingham
Sara McMann is the first American woman to win a silver medal in wrestling at the Athens Olympics in 2004. She is also a UFC fighter in the Bantamweight division, a perennial top 5 contender in her division. Chad Bingham is a black belt from Alliance Jiu Jitsu, and has medalled or won at multiple...
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#29 - Seth Daniels
Seth Daniels is the CEO and founder of Fight to Win Promotions. He is also a black belt in Judo and Jiu Jitsu.
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#28 - Marcos "Yemaso" Torregosa
LJJ # 28 - Marcos “Yemaso” Torregosa is an American Black belt in Jiu Jitsu. He is the owner of Yemaso Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, a frequent competitor on the IBJJ and super-fight stage, husband, father, and family man. He is a dedicated coach and competitor and manages the day to day administration of...
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#27 - Dustin Akbari & Mansher "Pop" Khera
Dustin Akbari is the head of the BJJ and grappling program at Team Alpha Male and Mansher Khera is a Marcelo Garcia Jiu-Jitsu black belt, who has recently arrived in Sacramento to begin training for his MMA debut under the TAM banner. Join us as we talk about Mansher's transition from BJJ to MMA,...
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#26 - The Blue Belt Panel
Three blue belts from different walks of life talk about everything training, competing, and living the Jiu Jitsu lifestyle. The panel includes Mitchell Torres and Nsima Inyang of Cassio Werneck Jiu Jitsu, as well as Katie Dees of Ralph Gracie Sacramento. INTRO 6:20 - How do you make jits work…
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#25 - Christella Garcia, 2016 Paralympic Judo Bronze Medalist (USA)
Christella Garcia is an American Judo player and a two time Paralympian, London 2012 and 2016 Rio Paralympic Games where she earned a bronze medal in Judo. We talk about her journey in Judo and the Paralympics, getting ready for competition, taking losses and enjoying victories ***INTRO *** 1:30…
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#24 - Eliot Kelly
Black belt. Gym owner. ADCC veteran. Family man. Eliot Kelly.
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#22 - Chris Leben
SHOWNOTES: INTRO 7:00 - Wrestling is still the best training for MMA 11:00 - “Randy couture and Matt Lindland are kicking the shit out of each other in the garage” “I’m on my way” 13:00 - Team Quest started out of a used car lot 14:00 - There was more adults riding Huffy's than kids 18:00 - On...
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#21 - Cassio Werneck
Cassio Werneck is a multiple time World & Pan American Champion. He has awarded 46 black belts and has been training and competing for 26 years.
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#20 - Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber is a retired Mixed Martial Arts fighter and a Hall of Fame inductee for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Faber is a pioneer of the sport of MMA, and was critical to establishing the lower weight classes. Retired from fighting, Faber is now focused on coaching his stable of...
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#19 - Manny Moreno
Manny Moreno is a Black Belt in Jiu Jitsu, an instructor at Ares BJJ Rocklin, and a first generation immigrant. Manny's kind character does not detract from his fierce competitive spirit or his tenacity on the mat, having recently won a match he was losing badly by choking his opponent…
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#18 - Keith Day
Keith Day, Black Belt, Bruda's Jiu Jitsu
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UFC Winnipeg & No Gi Worlds 2018 Wrap-up
Host Gibran Maciel and Keith Day (BJJ Black Belt - Bruda's Jiu Jitsu) break down the UFC Winnipeg fight night and discuss their teammates performance from Team Alpha Male at No-Gi Worlds. Lookout later this week for the full episode with Keith Day!
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# 17 - Franklin Suarez
Franklin Suarez is a #father, #fashion #photographer and a #purplebelt in #JiuJitsu. Join us as we talk about how his artistic instincts led him to the gentle art.
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BEST OF - Episodes 1-10
Best of Episodes 1 - 10
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UFC 218 Post Fight
UFC 218 Post Fight Text write up at www.lifeandjiujitsu.com
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