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Small Man Jiu Jitsu — 106 episodes · page 1 of 2

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Cancer Almost Took Jiu Jitsu From Me | Anthonio "Tony" Bale Jr

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Steve Maxwell: The Untold Story of UFC 1 and Gracie Jiu-Jitsu

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Faith, AOJ and the Birth of Roma Jiu Jitsu | Kawika Yoneda

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“I Finally Did Something Right” | DeRoy Lupica

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Jed Uson: Don’t Talk Yourself Out of It | Hawaii Jiu-Jitsu

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The MMA Dream Came With a Price | Nathan Feitosa

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From White Belt to Black Belt With the Same Coach | Ricky Ridela

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The Mat Sheriff Behind X79 Clean

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Jon Ishikawa: Starting Jiu-Jitsu at 41 and Competing at 50

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Jonathan Marrero: From Marine to Freakuency Honolulu Founder

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Casey Kobata: Patience, Longevity and a 20-Year Jiu-Jitsu Goal

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Rafael “Formiga” Barbosa: 33 Years of Competition, Coaching and Jiu-Jitsu

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Always a Student: Mat Lewis on Judo, Jiu-Jitsu and Starting Over

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Ian Delizo: From Grappling on Grass to an AOJ Black Belt

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Growing Up on the Mats with Kalani Lizama | Kaeo Lizama

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Karl Rocco: Jiu-Jitsu, Wrestling and Becoming His Daughter’s Coach

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Miguel Pagan: Why a Taekwondo Master Started Jiu-Jitsu at 52

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What 100+ Jiu-Jitsu Stories Taught Me | Rob’s Podcast Reflection

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Grant Miyashiro: Jiu-Jitsu, Family and Preserving Okinawan Culture

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Tourette’s, Jiu-Jitsu and Starting Over in Hawaii | Bruno Rodrigues

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Jesus, Jiu-Jitsu and the Battles Men Face | Pastor Wade Inn

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His Coach Gave Him His Own Black Belt | Jason Calabrese

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Jiu-Jitsu, Everest and an Accidental Ultramarathon | Robert Yray

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Clesson Hiranaka | A Promise, Starting Over, and Uppermost Jiu Jitsu

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Laka Preis: Family, Faith, and Finding Connection Through Jiu-Jitsu

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Aaron Kia: Football, Fatherhood and Finding a New Purpose Through Jiu-Jitsu

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Francis Dimayuga: Jiu-Jitsu, Fatherhood and Starting Again

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Leandro Nyza: 40 Years of Jiu-Jitsu, Hawaii and His Return to Competition

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Two Arts, One Path: Alan Alegre’s Judo and Jiu-Jitsu Journey

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Stop Comparing Your Jiu-Jitsu to Everyone Else

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Returning to Jiu-Jitsu at 58 | John Agapay

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He Put His Son in Jiu-Jitsu, Then the Whole Family Joined

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His Mom Put Him in Martial Arts. Now He’s Finishing What She Started | Sebastian Lopez

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You Can’t Control the Win | Todd Tokuyoshi

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When Your Child’s Jiu-Jitsu Becomes About You

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He Broke His Neck—Then Earned His Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt

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The Mats Are My Medicine” | Lin Wright Murao’s Fight Through Cancer

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Bullied for Years—Then Martial Arts Changed His Life

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He Lost Boxing but Found Jiu-Jitsu at 62 | Rod Shimabukuro

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He Lost Over 100 Pounds—Then Jiu-Jitsu Changed His Life

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She Won Worlds—Then Questioned Everything

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The Mats Were Always Waiting | Brandon Perez’s Jiu-Jitsu Journey

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Jiu-Jitsu, Fatherhood, and Learning What Really Matters | Kaleo Naiga

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The Future of Hawaii Jiu-Jitsu? Meet Kansept’s Young Boys

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His Son Brought Him to Jiu-Jitsu | Martin Kasalausky & Martin Jr.

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His Wife Signed Him Up for Jiu-Jitsu at 53—and It Changed Their Family

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It’s Always Me vs. Me | Shayna Kawamura’s Jiu-Jitsu Journey

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Don’t Lose Yourself: Gina Bedan’s Journey Through Motherhood and Jiu-Jitsu

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Wrestling Taught Her to Push—Jiu-Jitsu Taught Her to Flow | Haylee Fujioka

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He Ran a Jiu-Jitsu School as a Purple Belt | Kalani Lizama

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She Joined Jiu-Jitsu for Her Son—Then Found Her Own Dream | Amanda Mattos

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No Athletic Background—Now He’s a Purple Belt | Phil Sniffen

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He Had to Become a Savage | Christian Vela’s Road Back to Black Belt

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From Hawaiʻi to UFC BJJ: Jonah Kapihe Is Chasing the Dream

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Born on the Mats: Reef Ewald’s Family Jiu-Jitsu Legacy

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He Learned to Fight. Now He’s Learning to Let Go. | Jayzen Yap

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He Walked Away From Jiu-Jitsu—Then Found His Purpose Teaching Kids

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What Losing Taught Dan Nagata About Being a Father

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He Survived Addiction and Prison—Then Jiu-Jitsu Saved His Life | Mo Fernandez

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Leah Villarin: Surviving a Heart Attack and Fighting Her Way Back

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From 4 Kids to 40: How BFK Built the Nightmare Jiu Jitsu Ohana

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My Kids Started Jiu-Jitsu Before Me. Then Everything Changed.

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He Was Ready to Quit Jiu-Jitsu… Then Everything Changed | Vincent Tabaquin

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Run Toward Your Giants | Brandon Gross

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He Left Hawaii at 17 — But Never Left His Roots | Kalo Lopez

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At 60, Jiu-Jitsu Became About Something Bigger

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Jiu-Jitsu Found Me When I Needed It Most | Chris Agonoy

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She Refused to Lose Herself | Sarah Medoff’s Jiu-Jitsu Story

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She Kept Her Promise | Sara Mantz's Jiu-Jitsu Journey

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The Next Generation of Hawaii Jiu-Jitsu | Chase Mizoguchi

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The Mindset Every Jiu-Jitsu Competitor Needs | Ted Kaneda

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When it's time to go

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He Could Throw Everyone… But Chose Not To

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They Left Japan to Chase Greatness... Then Came Home

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How Jiu-Jitsu Helped Her Heal After Trauma | Brooklyn Olegario

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Enjoy Jiu-Jitsu. Everything Else Will Follow.

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The Version of Me Before Jiu-Jitsu Is Unrecognizable

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Why Justin Never Stopped Coming Back to Jiu-Jitsu | Army Veteran & BJJ Black Belt

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Bullied as a Kid. Now He's One of Hawaii's Best Grapplers

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I Was Too Scared to Start Jiu-Jitsu

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Why Most People Quit Before Jiu-Jitsu Gets Fun

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He Built a Jiu-Jitsu Academy While Rebuilding Himself

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How One Dad Built a Jiu-Jitsu Family

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He Was Homeless… Now He Teaches Others Never to Quit

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Why Getting a Black Belt Felt Like Starting Over

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She Walked Into a Living Room… It Changed Her Life

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The Mindset Shift That Changed My Jiu-Jitsu Forever

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How Jiu-Jitsu Saved My Life (Twice)

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She Said "No" To Jiu-Jitsu… Now She's a Black Belt

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Marcelo Garcia Changed Everything

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She Walked Out of Jiu-Jitsu—Then Became a Purple Belt

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The Future of Hawaii Jiu-Jitsu Starts With the Kids

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The Real Reason People Stay in Jiu-Jitsu | Dane's Story of Community, Family & Faith

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Why I Didn't Want My Black Belt

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He Walked Into a Jiu Jitsu Gym and Everything Changed

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She Started Jiu Jitsu at 48… and It Changed Everything

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Jay Penn Changed My Life | Wes' Journey from Student to Grappling Industries Director

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30 Years of Jiu Jitsu: What the Early UFC Was REALLY Like | Wyman Toki

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Most Grapplers Quit. Here’s Why He Didn’t - Small Man Podcast Episode 1

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Why I Drive Nearly an Hour Just to Train Jiu-Jitsu