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Budo Jake, Erik Paulson, Rolled Up - April 26, 2023

Rolled Up 51 - Beyond Boundaries: Combining Martial Arts with Erik Paulson

The new Rolled Up is out! I had a great time filming with the legend, Erik Paulson. Speaking to Erik about the wide variety of martial arts he studied for me reminiscing about my own training and that’s why I started sharing old photos of my training (and will continue to share more). In this episode Erik talks about the attitude and culture of training and how much that has trained over the years, some for better and some for worse. The training environment at CSW is fun and serious at the same time. When we filmed this episode I...

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BJJ, Budo Jake, Nogi - December 13, 2022

A Chat with Jake about Effective Counterattacks for Jiujitsu

In this quick chat, staff member Kurt Weber sits down with Budo Jake to discuss Jake's newest instructional: Effective Counterattacks for Jiujitsu. KW: Jake it’s been a few years since you made an instructional. What have you been up to?BJ: It has been a busy few years. I’ve never stopped training and teaching jiujitsu. But other than that, 4 years ago I took a 200 hour Yoga certified teaching program and I’ve also dived deep in the practice of partner acrobatics. All of these practices involve body awareness and connection to oneself and others. KW: Has the practice of Yoga...

Budo Jake Podcast 3 with Erik Paulson

In this episode, join me on a wild conversation with Erik Paulson covering a whole slew of topics such as: Early days of MMA in Japan Fighting vs coaching Risk vs reward in an MMA career Erik’s most memorable moment in his martial arts career Why not to have sex before a fight Erik’s spiritual side Erik reading Jake’s aura Erik’s serious neck injury from getting sprawled on Learning a more effective and faster choke than the RNC Teaching cops how to fight Multiple Races of Aliens 100% exist Why is congress talking about UFOs so much now? Are aliens...

Budo Jake Podcast 2 with Kevin Howell of Atos Long Beach

In the second episode of my podcast I get to catch up with Kevin Howell. For those that have been in the jiujitusu world for a while, you may know him from his stellar books - JiuJitsu University with Saulo Ribeiro and Drill to Win with Andre Galvao, among others. Some of the topics we discuss are: -Plusses & minuses of the mega BJJ gyms -Writing BJJ books -Andre Galvao & Atos Jiujitsu -Pro-wrestling antics in BJJ -And more!

Nic Gregoriades on Jiu-jitsu, Fitness & Longevity

Nic Gregoriades is a well-known Jiu-Jitsu instructor with the unique title of being Roger Gracie's first black belt. Since Nic just came out with a new fitness instructional called BudoFit, I wanted to ask him a few questions about fitness related to jiu-jitsu and longevity. Jake: You’ve had a long history in jiu-jitsu. It’s natural as we mature that the way we roll and practice changes. Some people become more efficient with their movements, some limit their rolling. How is your jiu-jitsu practice now compared to years past? Nic: As I approach 40, I have definitely changed the way I...