Great Northeast BJJ Podcast

S4Ep23 - RYRON GRACIEHosts: Jorge Law, Jay Mansfield Ryron Gracie is an instructor at the Gracie Academy in Torrance, California. The eldest son of Rorian Gracie, and grandson of the founder of Gracie Jiu-jitsu, Helio Gracie, he and his brother Rener are the creators of the popular YouTube video series The Gracie Breakdown. WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/UhspE94zE5c WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT. LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.

S4Ep22 - KENNY FLORIANHosts: Jorge Law, Jay MansfieldSpecial Guest Host: Nate Ryan Boston BJJ black belt Kenny Florian is a retired UFC fighter, coach, BJJ academy owner and UFC and Battlebots commentator. He appeared on the first season of The Ultimate Fighter, and is one of only two fighters to compete in four different UFC weight classes. He currently owns Meraki Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy in Los Angeles, CA. WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/9sODXugx_P8WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT. LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.

S4Ep21 - Henry AkinsHosts: Jorge Law, Jay MansfieldHenry Akins is a world-renowned Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu teacher. A former instructor at Rickson Gracie's academy, he received his Black Belt from Rickson in 2004. WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/vAGI9z-uXlYWARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT. LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.

S4Ep20 - John FranklHosts: Jorge Law, Jay Mansfield, Nate RyanJohn Frankl is a highly sought-after instructor credited with bringing Brazilian Jiu-jitsu to South Korea. With a background in several different styles including Karate, Kuk Sool Won, Serrada Eskrima and Thai boxing (Muay Thai), Frankl received his black belt from Roberto Maia at Boston BJJ in 2002. WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/cmd5hBZPjg8WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT. LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.

S4Ep19 - Daniel WanderleyHost: Jorge Law Multiple-time IBJJF champion Daniel “Cachorrão” Wanderley is a highly respected coach, competitor and jiu jitsu instructor at Roufusport in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/u_XIpa5mwiMWARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT. LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.

S4Ep18 - KRISTIAN WOODMANSEE Host: Jorge Law Kristian "Dream Killer" Woodmansee is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under André Galvão. Kristian has represented academies such as Atos Jiu Jitsu, Drysdale Jiu Jitsu and Team Lloyd Irvin, and recently opened Logic Academy, a 10,000sq ft facility in Philadelphia. WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/ofT7A0K-fKA WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT. LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT. LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.

[BONUS EPISODE] BJJ All-Stars #5Hosts: Jorge Law, Riddler McBain FEATURED GUESTS- JEFF SHAW (Bellingham BJJ)- MAINE MILLER (Grappling Rewind Podcast)- ROB MAGAO (Bushido BJJ, The Code Podcast)- KYLE JACKSON (Clockwork BJJ)WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/XayfwhdnOOoWARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT. LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.

[BONUS EPISODE] BJJ All-Stars #4Hosts: Jorge Law, Jay Mansfield FEATURED GUESTS - GREG WOOD (Plainville Martial Arts) - STEVE AUSTIN (Sion BJJ) - KEVIN WATSON (Kevin Watson BJJ) - BRYANT PANGELINAN (Sabre Jiu-Jitsu Academy) WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/Hfd5OeyyxfcWARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT. LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.

[BONUS EPISODE] BJJ All-Stars #3FEATURED GUESTS- DEVIN POWELL (UFC lightweight/Nostos MMA) - JAROD AND MARCELA LAWTON (Team Lawton Martial Arts) - JOEY CARTA (Soulcraft BJJ) - PHILLY PETE (OG Legend/Retired Police Officer/Skater) WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/SYJOtkKxAfcJoey Carta (Soulcraft Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu)Marcela and Jarod Lawton (Team Lawton Martial Arts)Philly Pete (OG skater, legend, retired LEO)Gary Faucette (News Of Our Demise Podcast)WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT. LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.

S4Ep17 - KEITH OWENHosts: Jorge Law, Riddler McBainSpecial Guest: Amanda LawKeith Owen is a 3rd Degree black belt under Pedro Sauer. He is the author of "From the Ground Up: The Jiu-Jitsu Survival Guide for Beginning Students" (Amazon, 2018) and owner of Team Rhino Gracie Jiu Jitsu in Meridian, Idaho. WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/s-ZFsfc2LjkWARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT. LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.

S4Ep16 - Boston BJJ Family ReunionHosts: Jorge Law, Jay MansfieldSpecial Guest: Amanda LawOld-school Boston BJJ guys Pat Barbieri, Nate Ryan, Chris Owen, Jon Brooks, Pags, Tadashi Takashima and Mike Pellegrino tell stories and talk about the early days on the mat in Boston. WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT. LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.

S4Ep15 - Seth HamiltonHosts: Jorge Law, Jay MansfieldSPECIAL GUEST HOST: MONTAY WILEYProfessional MMA fighter Seth Hamilton talks about his work with Go! International, the LionHeart Initiative (MMA For Africa), and using jiu jitsu and combat sports as a tool to help people and empower communities both locally and around the world.DONATE TO HELP GO! INTERNATIONAL (501c3, tax deductible): https://www.go-int.org/WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/Hf75kA5efzc WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT. LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.

S4Ep14 - Joe LauzonHosts: Jorge Law, Jay MansfieldSpecial Guest: Amanda LawJoe Lauzon (Lauzon MMA) is an American professional mixed martial artist, competing in the UFC's Lightweight division. A well rounded fighter, he is tied with Nate Diaz with having the second most post-fight bonus awards in UFC history, behind Donald Cerrone.WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT. LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.

[BONUS EPISODE] BJJ All-Stars #2FEATURED GUESTSGreg Cinelli (Firefighter/American Patriot BJJ)Ryan West (LEO/BJJ Black Belt)Nicky Grayhulk (FDNY)Brian Marvin (Renzo Gracie Houston)Chris Papandria (Dynamic Jiu-Jitsu Academy)Joe Murphy (Renzo Gracie Houston)WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT. LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.

[BONUS EPISODE] BJJ All-Stars #1Hosts: Jorge Law, Jay MansfieldJorge and Jay’s first livestream, and it's a doozie... featured (live) guests: KROYLER GRACIE (Kroyler Gracie BJJ)NELSON PUENTES (Inverted Gear)JEFF SHAW (Bellingham BJJ/Dirty White Belt Radio)PHILLY PETE (Legend/Retired Police Officer/Skater)BRAD WOLFSON (Soulcraft BJJ/BJJ in Paradise)MONTAY WILEY (Grapplethon/Writer)RICH MCKEEGAN (Blackbelts for Butterflies)WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT. LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.

S4Ep13 - Jon AnikHosts: Jorge Law, Jay Mansfield Special Guest: Amanda Law Jon Anik is an American mixed martial arts commentator who currently works for the UFC. He is also a former ESPN anchor and host of ESPN.com's MMA Live.WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT. LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.

S4Ep12 - DANIEL BERTINAHost: Jorge Law Special Guest: Amanda LawDaniel Bertina us a BJJ Blackbelt from the Netherlands. He's a father, writer, yogi, lover of fermented things and a martial artist to the core. We leave no stone untouched in this episode, recorded deep in the thick of the Coronavirus Quarantine.WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT. LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.

S4Ep11 - SHREDDER GETS THE FAIXA PRETAHost: Jorge Law Special Guest: Greg BurkeTrevor ‘Shredder’ Stone is a lifelong martial artist, a hiker, a poet, an MMA coach, and a guy Jorge looks up to, even though he’s even shorter than Jorge - and now he’s a BJJ black belt. WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT. LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.

S4Ep10 - YEAR IN REVIEW - THREE KINGS AND A WHITE BELTHosts: Jorge Law, Jay Mansfield, Riddler McBainSpecial Guest: Tim GreerThe guys talk about 2019 and all of the big moments - Jay competing on a world stage, Jorge getting his black belt, traveling the globe, and more. WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT. LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.

S4Ep09 - THE SAUNA EXPERIMENTHost: Jorge LawSpecial Guests: Riddler McBain, Chris Laflamme, Eddie Van White Belt and Tim Greer Six different levels of BJJ experience bake themselves at 195° and discuss their journey (and Broscience).

S4Ep08 - THE SPARTAN RACE, PART TWO: POST MORTEMHost: Jorge Law Special Guests: Robert Beal III, Tim Greer Topics: Tim, the Spear Throw, Porta Potties, competition and community.

S4Ep07 - THE SPARTAN RACE, PART ONE: THE DRIVE TO FENWAYHost: Jorge Law Special Guest: Robert Beal III Health, comfort, adversity, obstacles, good pizza and Spenser for Hire.

S4Ep06 - RICH MCKEEGANHost: Jorge LawRich is a Brown belt and manager of Manchester BJJ under Rob Magao. He is also the man behind Blackbelts for Butterflies. This one was recorded at the barn the night before a Kenny Florian seminar and we have some guest appearances from Amanda Law, Eddie Van White Belt and Riddler.

S4Ep05 - PRIIT MIHKELSONHost: Jorge LawPriit is a BJJ blackbelt from Estonia. He's a coach, a teacher, and a grappling scientist. He's not as serious as you think but he does want to change how we all train and learn jiu-jitsu.

S4Ep04 - FREDERIK MEITONHosts: Jorge Law, Jay MansfieldSwedish Fred is a college professor, author, guitar player and grappler. There is nothing he can't do well. The only thing questionable about Fred is that he chooses to hang out with Jay and Jorge.

S4Ep03 - STEVEN ANTONIOUHost: Jorge LawSwedish Steve is also known as The Greek Guy. He was born in England. He lived in Cyprus. In this episode he attempts to teach me about geography. We also talk about kung fu movies, coffee, ninjas, the early days of MMA and BJJ in Sweden and his gym in Stockholm, Poseidon BJJ.

S4Ep02 - ALVARO FERNANDEZ AND FRIENDSHost: Jorge LawAlvaro started training in 2007 and received his black in August 2018 from Renzo Gracie blackbelt Mario Delgado. In between he has done a lot of amazing stuff for jiu jitsu in Mexico. We recorded this one in the pool and were fortunate to be joined by Amanda Law, Adrian Davo, Lucano Hinkle and his son, Matias!!!

Hosts: Jorge Law, Jay MansfieldS4Ep01 - A group of friends meet up in Mexico to eat Swedish candy, talk about what it means to be a black belt, and see who has been on the podcast the most. Unofficially, Brad is beating Nelson five to four.

S3Ep22Host: Jorge LawWe’re back in the barn with Pan No-Gi and World Masters Champion Abraham Marte. We talk about his young life in the Dominican Republic, making a connection, and putting Jiu-Jitsu first. There may or may not have also been a surprising amount of singing on this episode.

S3Ep21Host: Jorge LawWe sit down with Rob Magao at his academy, Manchester BJJ in Manchester CT. Rob is a black belt under Pedro Sauer, and has over 20 years of law enforcement experience as well. He's an academy owner, co-founder of the New England Submission Challenge, and is a highly sought-after law enforcement instructor. Most importantly, Rob is a great guy and we are honored to have him on the podcast.

S3Ep20Host: Jorge LawGuests: Kyle Gosselin, David Smith, Ethan MichaelKyle Gosselin and David Smith are military veterans and continue to serve actively. They talk to Jorge about the powerful effect Jiu-Jitsu has had on their personal and professional lives, about life in today’s military, and they share some amazing stories as well - and talk to fellow training partner Ethan Michael about what to expect when he enters the military in a few weeks.

S3Ep19Guests: Troy Pickering, Korie Wilson, Jon BernardWe talk history and discuss important topics, such as the greatest martial arts movie of all time, tattoos, Troy's spirit animal and the Last Airbender.

S3Ep18 - In this episode, Jorge sits down with Kroyler Gracie, Kip from Grappling Dads Podcast and his wife Amanda to talk about The Kroyler Gracie Northeast Seminar Tour, Grappling Dads, women in jiu jitsu and what it was like growing up in the Gracie family.

S3Ep17 - Greg Cinelli is a veteran, firefighter, volunteer, coach and competitor. We talk about responsibility, longevity, not wasting the time you are given, staying healthy, the therapeutic side of jiu jitsu and competition.

S3Ep16 - Nelson and Hillary (and Leo) are the owners of Inverted Gear. Nelson and Hillary are black belts. Leo is a white belt. In this episode we talk about running a bjj company, traveling, competition strategy, old-school judo, what spending the day with the Law family is like and life with Leo!

S3Ep15 - We are back in the barn with our friends Magid "Gorilla Hands" Hage, Joey "The Man" Carta, Derek "Uncle D" Case and Brad "Soulman" Wolfson. We talk about growing up on the mat, how to defend the Baseball Choke, nature and Eric Bydairk.

S3Ep14 - Eleazar DeLuca is a decorated college wrestler, instructor, forager of mushrooms, an in-demand seminar guest, and the nephew of Maia black-belt (and local legend) James DeLuca.

S3Ep13 - [Part two of two] Roberto Maia black belt Mike Pellegrino (DPT) is the founder of Mass BJJ in Arlington, MA and is owner/operator of Peak Performance Physical Therapy. He's also the creator of BJJ Prehab (see S3Ep12).

S3Ep12 – Roberto Maia black belt and Doctor of Physical Therapy Mike Pellegrino is the creator of BJJ Prehab, a comprehensive, personalized exercise program focused on injury prevention.

Dao Vo Trung is a longtime martial artist, philosopher, minimalist and traveler from Paris, France.

[LIVE FROM THE SALT-AND-PEPPER TRUCK] Multiple-time ADCC and Pan-Am champion Tom DeBlass is a world-class coach, teacher and competitor. A UFC and Bellator veteran, DeBlass is highly sought-after for seminars, and has produced some of the greatest competitors in the world.[NOTE: Jorge and Tom recorded this pick-up podcast during the drive to the airport after Tom's seminar at Port City - please forgive the lower audio quality]

[BJJ GLOBETROTTERS] The guys head up to USA Globetrotters camp and talk to Trenton “Botinha” Cooke. Trenton is a Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Romero “Jacare” Cavalcanti. During his time at Alliance HQ, he trained under Jacare, Lucas Lepri, Fabio Gurgel, Bruno Malfacine, and many others.

[BJJ IN PARADISE] Márcio "Macarrão" Stambowsky is a living legend of BJJ. An 8th degree coral belt, he is one of the "Famous Five" Rolls Gracie black belts, and is widely credited as one of the original competitors to popularize the triangle choke. His student Kroyler Gracie, a decorated competitor, is the grandson of founder Helio Gracie, and currently teaches in Elkhart, Indiana. The last of three podcasts recorded at BJJ In Paradise, a week-long jiujitsu camp held at La Colonia Jiu Jitsu in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico, this is a amazing deep dive into the history of jiu-jitsu from the early days to the present, through the eyes of two great jiujitsu fighters.

[BJJ IN PARADISE] Adrian & Oscar Davo are the hosts of BJJ In Paradise, a week-long jiujitsu camp held at La Colonia Jiu-Jitsu in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico. Podcast alum Brad Wolfson heads up Soulcraft BJJ in New Haven, CT. They tell the story of bringing BJJ to Puerto Escondido, and the evolution of La Colonia from a small mat with a few local white belts to a premiere BJJ destination, attracting the highest-level instructors from around the world.

[BJJ IN PARADISE] Cesar Osorio is one of Mexico’s first black belts and a member of Team Carvalho. Cesar is known for coaching and training many of Mexico’s top MMA and BJJ fighters, and teaches and trains out of Osorio’s MMA in Oaxaca City, Mexico. .

S3Ep05 – BJJ IN PARADISE: [BONUS EPISODE] The guys head down to Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico for BJJ In Paradise, a week-long jiujitsu and surfing camp. This bonus pre-episode features grappling luminaries Joey Carta, Eric Bydairk, and Greg Wood, all talking with the guys about training at La Colonia, traveling and teaching, night crocodiles, and how to do a good impression.

Professional MMA fighter Leslie Smith (UFC/Bellator/Invicta) talks about her professional career, her recent issues with the UFC, and Project Spearhead, a nascent pro MMA fighters' union drive.  Leslie Smith on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LeslieSmith_GFProject Spearhead: http://www.projectspearhead.com/

Chucky Rosa is the man behind Chucky's Fight, “a charity dedicated to fighting teen substance abuse.”  They also help pay for treatment after detox for people that cant afford it so they can continue sober living.  Not only is he out there doing real work, helping people on a grassroots level, he is one of the most welcoming and giving guys around.  We talk about family, how Chucky's Fight evolved and the people that its helped and I hope we convey the story of a man that has taken personal tragedy and used it to help a tremendous amount of people. www.chuckysfight.com“You can either step up or step aside.”

This episode, the boys welcome Joey Bozik and Brian "Carequinha" Marvin from the We Defy Foundation to the barn. We Defy uses Brazilian Jiu Jitsu to provide treatment to combat wounded veterans. Joey Bozik is a triple amputee army veteran, a BJJ Blue Belt and President of We Defy Foundation.  Brian Marvin is an army veteran, world-class BJJ competitor, and owner/head instructor of Gracie Barra Sugarland. 

In the newly-remodeled basement of Nostos MMA, I had a great conversation with three old-school MMA fighters from New England.  Bill Jones is a New England MMA legend.  We talk about the old days and his upcoming fight on April 14th for NEF in Portland, Maine.  You all already know the warrior monk Trevor Stone,  and UFC fighter Devin Powell has the stones to tell us about his family jewels.  Don’t drop the ball folks.  You’d be nuts not to listen to this one.