The Everyday Jiu Jitsu Podcast Matt Kwan

Mike “Doctor Kickass” Piekarski is a Black Belt under Henry Akins, a Doctor of Physical Therapy, a Combat Athlete Performance Coach, and online content creator. He is known for his excellent injury breakdowns and sport-specific physiotherapy protocols. In this episode, we discuss safe training with beginners, assessing and healing injuries, the most dangerous moves in BJJ, warm-ups, and peptides. Please leave a review, subscribe, like, share, and comment if you can. It really helps to gr...

Ben Dyson is a Roy Dean Black Belt, ADCC Veteran, ADCC European trials winner, and the owner and head coach at Kuzushi Grappling Club in Vancouver BC. Not only is Ben a high-level competitor and gym owner, he is one of the nicest guys I have ever met in the Jiu-Jitsu community. We discuss the recent developments of the Craig Jones Invitational rivaling the ADCC, cash vs prestige, and whether this new tournament competing against ADCC (on the same weekend) is good or bad for the sport. Pl...

Lucas Wilhan is a BJJ Black Belt competitor from Montreal, Canada. He currently resides in Vancouver BC, where he operates his BJJ academy Lapel Arts. Lucas is someone who I find myself competing against regularly in the Pacific Northwest, but we both have tremendous respect for each other as competitors and fellow gym owners. We discuss opening and operating a martial arts academy, class and curriculum structure, managing training intensity, cross-training, and mental training. Please l...

Scott Lynch is a mindset coach, the founder of Legacy Divisions, and the host of the Motivated Mind Podcast. Scott specializes in helping people optimize their mindset and performance to become the best possible versions of themselves. We define the flow state, how we can tap into and remain in the flow state, the reason for this phenomenon, and more. This was a powerful conversation that will be useful for anyone trying to boost their performance in their given activity. Please leave a ...

The sport of BJJ is full of myths and misconceptions. In this episode, I discuss and break down these topics; fundamentals classes, teaching kids, size vs technique, egos, BJJ guys doing takedowns, and more. I can almost guarantee that you have heard of some of these common myths, so be aware of them. If you can think of any BJJ myths that I have missed, feel free to leave them below in the comment section! Please leave a review, subscribe, like, share, and comment if you can. It really ...

Dr. George Touliatos is a biopathologist who specializes in hormone replacement therapy, an ex-bodybuilding champion (2 Greek national titles), and an author. He is one of the leading experts in the world regarding treating the effects of anabolic steroids. We discuss bodybuilding, the benefits and side effects of using testosterone, peptides, PEDs in sports, and more. Let’s hit the weight pile and get jacked with Dr. T. Please leave a review, subscribe, like, share, and comment if...