100 episodes

BJJ superstar Tim "MUSHMASTER" Spriggs and BJJ practitioner / activist / journalist Nico Ball tell the stories of the people of the BJJ and Combat Sports community.

New BJJ GOONS episodes every Monday at 12am (est) on all podcast platforms and YouTube. LIKE, SHARE, RATE, and SUBSCRIBE!!!

BJJ GOONS Tim "Mushmaster" Spriggs and Nico Ball

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    • 4.8 • 56 Ratings

BJJ superstar Tim "MUSHMASTER" Spriggs and BJJ practitioner / activist / journalist Nico Ball tell the stories of the people of the BJJ and Combat Sports community.

New BJJ GOONS episodes every Monday at 12am (est) on all podcast platforms and YouTube. LIKE, SHARE, RATE, and SUBSCRIBE!!!

    BJJ Goons Update!

    BJJ Goons Update!

    We been in the cut for awhile and the people have been asking about whats going on!
    We'll be back shortly with the new and improved BJJ Goons Podcast... Stay Tuned! 

    • 3 min
    183: Spyder Invitational / Juvenile Hall

    183: Spyder Invitational / Juvenile Hall

    Spyder is happening and we're the only BJJ podcast that I watch that's covering it (This is the only BJJ podcast that I watch). In this episode I get flashbacks of my scared straight experience, THANKS A LOT NICO. - MUSHMASTER 
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    • 36 min
    183: "Super" Sodiq Yusuff

    183: "Super" Sodiq Yusuff

    Sodiq Yusuff is a 13-2 professional MMA fighter currently ranked #12 in the UFC Featherweight division, has the fastest submission of 2022. In this episode Sodiq tells the GOONS about: supporting himself financially before he got the bag in the UFC, representing Nigeria and supporting his family back home, why he quit video games and a lot more. 
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    • 59 min
    182: Bri Holcomb

    182: Bri Holcomb

    Choosing to become an elite combat athlete is an important decision to make. BJJ World Champion & Wrestling State Champion Bri Holcomb made that decision in elementary school. The Team Lloyd Irvin standout has accomplished a lot in her young martial arts career and plans to do a lot more. Listen to Bri's story and get familiar with the future of grappling. 
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    • 30 min
    181: Stop the Scissoring

    181: Stop the Scissoring

    On this week's episode Tim has decided to stop being polite and start being real. We break down some of the new IBJJF rules for 50/50 and some old pet peeves.

    • 33 min
    180: Return of Master Donny

    180: Return of Master Donny

    Since Master Donnie was last on the show his comments about ADCC have gone viral, he's promoted another set of students to black belt, and is now preparing a group of his homegrown elite competitors for their first IBJJF European Open. 
     
    Master Donnie (MD) has taught at Team Lloyd Irvin headquarters in Camp Springs, Maryland for 23 years. Over the course of that time he led the  Team Lloyd Irvin Kids to IBJJF Kids Pan Team Titles, NAGA Team of the Decade Awards, and coached several Black Belt World Champions including Shane Jamil Hill-Taylor whom he taught from DAY ONE. 
     
    In this episode The GOONS and MD discuss: what it takes to create a successful team, how to train athletes for major tournaments, what he wants to see change in the sport, and a whole lot more.

    • 55 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
56 Ratings

56 Ratings

@focusbrandint ,

Compatibly different

Different personalities in Ball and Spriggs, but it works. The only Jiujitsu related podcast you should listen to.

Flew over coocoos ,

The most important voice in BJJ

I cannot say enough good things about this podcast. Tim “MUSHMASTER” “JITS-BAE” “DOUBLE LEG PAPI” Spriggs is a super talented athlete with a VERY well educated perspective on two things I care about deeply, Black Lives and Jiu Jitsu. Nico is a brilliant woman who adds an invaluable presence to this show. As much as I was down with Tim and DJ, Tim & Nico’s BJJ GOONS is a completely different animal. Their potential is limitless. It’s clear what their ambitions are with this show and I feel they can achieve whatever they want. They provide very thoughtful commentary about the BJJ community, the training mindset, the current state of the sport, and provide a platform for many athletes who do not get as much shine as they deserve.
FLO and their peers are sterile. They give you the necessary headlines, dates for upcoming grappling tournaments, injury updates, and sassy commentary on Instagram posts. BJJ GOONS gives you so much more. I walk away from every show knowing more and more about this community each and every time. I haven’t trained in over a year due to the pandemic and this show has helped me tremendously. And for those criticizing the audio quality...give them time. This is not NPR. I do live audio-visual professionally and the value of the content far exceeds the supposed shortcomings of their technical ability.

thaman_u ,

Getting Better

In the begin of the podcast the sound was not great but over time it’s gotten better. As a Bjj practitioner and tournament grinder I like how you talk about things behind scene of jiu Jitsu that fans of the art don’t always hear. Also the honesty you show in your opinions whether controversial or not is great. Becoming one of my favorites

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