The Fanatic Wrestling Podcast Ryan Ford

Johnni DiJulius joins the show to talk about overcoming adversity, grip fighting and the lessons from the mats that transfer over to everyday life! He also discusses his recent decision to leave the Harvard staff and shares some crazy base jumping stories

Olympic gold medalist Coach Brandon Slay joins the show to talk about balancing personal life with athletics, coming down from the Olympic high and coaching with conviction. He also explains why your penetration step shouldn't be an actual "step".

Olympian and highly respected coach Brandon Escobar joins the show to tell his story! Topics include his Olympic experience representing his native Honduras, effective coaching and working at one of MMA's most respected gyms, JacksonWink MMA!

UFC veteran Jon Fitch joins the show to talk about his development in Wrestling, taking his skills into MMA and he shares some crazy stories about the early less-regulated days of the sport. He also gives great technical insight on setting up take downs!

Zach Sanders tells his story of starting in a small town to becoming a D1 Wrestler. Other topics include developing aggression, creating scoring opportunities and fighting while fatigued. He also shares a crazy story of almost dying on a mountain!

The Warmaster joins the show to talk about his unique path in wrestling, the early days of MMA and the crazy ways he had to find training partners back in the day! He also talks about pain compliance and the detailed mechanics of the Double Wrist Lock.