Throwin Down With Andy

We're back with Episode 44. Professor Ricardo is in Washington DC with the team for the IBJJF tournament, but he calls into the show. Chad joins us again and we discuss the IBJJF tournament, happenings at the new place, upcoming events and so much more. Be sure to check out our sponsors at Da Firma Kimono Company and Menehune Soaps

Professor Ricardo is up in Maryland this week to participate in Kristen DeBruycker's seminar, so Chad stepped up and filled in for him. We had the opportunity to have a gentleman who's Facebook following is rising rapidly. Mike "Mr. JiuJitsu" Mihas joins us for episode 44. Mike has a following of around 171,639 on his Facebook page. Mr. Jiu Jitsu posts vlogs related to jiu jitsu and other topics on his page, and he tells it like it is. Love him or not, his posts are intelligent, thought...

Kristen DeBruycker Kristen was awarded her black belt this past December by Master Pedro Sauer. She has a very diverse background in the Martial Arts and trains at Master Sauer's Academy in Herndon, VA. Kristen will be hosting a seminar at Urbania Jiu Jitsu Academy in Monrovia, MD on February 17, so if you're in the area, do yourself and attend the seminar. You can sign up on the Urbania Jiu Jitsu Academy's facebook page. Just click the link above. Kristen also has a YouTube channel where...

We have a new website! Check it out http://madsissproductions.libsyn.com/ Episode 42 brings us back after about a two half week hiatus due to illnesses in the families. Professor Ricardo was actually sick this past week and not expected to be on the show so Chad stepped up and volunteered. Lo and behold, Professor "Pretty Ricky" Ricardo escaped his death bed and made it into the show. The new Da Firma Training Center at 1912 Professional Place in Chesapeake, VA will have their soft...

Episode 41 That Others May Live featuring retired PJ Brent Episode 41 features retired USAF Pararescueman (PJ) Brent. Due to security reasons, we've purposefully kept Brent's last name private. I first met Brent twenty-one years ago in Amphibious Reconnaissance School. Brent started his career as a Navy Corpsman serving with Marine Corps infantry. After the first Gulf War, Brent screened for and was accepted into the Marine Corps Reconnaissance community. After meeting and working with Air...

TDWAAR Episode 40: Last Podcast of 2017 Episode 40 is our last podcast for 2017, and we decided to do something a little different. We had our buddy, coach, and training partner Chad Hamm guest-host with us. Chad is a two-stripe purple belt under Professor Ricardo. What else did we do different? Well, instead of having a regularly scheduled guest on the show, we decided to "surprise" call several people. The other big change going into the new year is our name change. It's not a huge change...

Listen Here Episode 39 featuring D&M Paranormal Investigation Group As stated in our intro, we're the podcast that brings you Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Judo, MMA and just about any other damn thing we feel like talking about. Well, this episode is one those "Other" topics. Do you like spooky stories? Who doesn't? Our featured guests for this episode are Dane Eckelman and his wife Jennifer from D&M Paranormal. Also, we had a special co-host for this episode; my wonderful wife Connie. Dane and...

As stated in our intro, we're the podcast that brings you Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Judo, MMA and just about any other damn thing we feel like talking about. Well, this episode is one those "Other" topics. Do you like spooky stories? Who doesn't? Our featured guests for this episode are Dane Eckelman and his wife Jennifer from D&M Paranormal. Also, we had a special co-host for this episode; my wonderful wife Connie. Dane and Jennifer got into the paranormal investigation world around three...

[siteorigin_widget class="WP_Widget_Media_Audio"][/siteorigin_widget] TDWA episode 38 featuring Master Pedro Sauer On Episode 38 of TDWA, we had the opportunity to travel to Pace, Florida to support our friend and brother, Professor Marcello Alcantar's grand opening of Pace Gracie Jiu Jitsu and to attend a seminar conducted by coral belt Master Pedro Sauer. What an honor it was to be able to support Marcello and his family and to meet and get to know Master Sauer both on and off the...

Roger "The Silverback" Narvaez and his wife Brandi Roger "The Silverback" Narvaez and his wife Brandi are our guests for episode 37 of TDWA. Roger is a retired Mixed Martial Artist that has fought in several organizations including Legacy Fighting Championship, Fury FC and most notably, the UFC. Brandi has fought in several amateur organizations and has just recently turned pro. Roger is the real deal folks. Not only does he train and teach, he is a full time fireman. Roger and Brandi...

TDWA Episode 36 with Clinical Psychologist and BJJ Purple Belt Dennis Proffit Our guest for this episode of the podcast is Dennis Proffit. Dennis is a clinical psychologist and a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu purple belt. We discuss many things but, the highlight/main theme of the show is pre-competition nerves. Dennis explains the physiological changes that occur when the body reacts to the "Fight or Flight" response and reviews some of the techniques that we can incorporate to combat our...

TDWA Episode 35: Royce Gracie Black Belt, Eli Knight Our featured guest for episode 35 is Professor Eli Knight. Professor Eli trains and teaches out of Three Rivers Martial Arts Academy in Paducah, Kentucky. Professor Eli is the senior supervising instructor at Three Rivers. He has 22 years experience in martial arts and 18 years teaching, and he's a Royce Gracie Black Belt. Professor Eli also has a new DVD series out entitled "The Bladed Grappler" which can be found at Funker Martial Arts....

TDWA Episode 34 Jake and Kimberly Fox from Fox Fitness Episode 34 features Jake and Kimberly Fox from Fox Fitness in Wichita, Kansas. Professor Jake shares his story of his short stint in the World Championship of Wrestling (WCW) and there may even be a video floating around of his early days. Kimberly is a blue belt in brazilian jiu jitsu and an accomplished kettlebell athlete with two world records under her belt. Fantastic interview with fantastic people. Be sure to check them out at...

Menehune Soaps: Throwin Down With Andy Episode 33 Episode 33 Our co-host, Professor Ricardo is back and our featured guest is the Owner/Operator of Menehune Soaps, Leinani Pang. Lei tells us how she got into the soap biz and how you can pick up her products. Check out her facebook page and her instagram page. Professor Ricardo discusses the latest ADCC competition. Special Shout Out to JT Torres 2017 ADCC Champion. You can watch it and other tournaments on FloGrappling. Be sure to check out...

TDWA Episode 32 Featuring Dr. Christopher Hardy Episode 32 features Dr. Christopher Hardy, author of Strong Medicine: How To Conquer Chronic Disease And Achieve Your Full Genetic Potential. Chris is a Blue Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and trains out of Elite Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Everett, Washington so, if you're in the area drop in and say hello. Chris walks us through his book and we discuss his future plans that are directly related to the Jiu Jitsu community. You can read more about...

TDWA Episode 31 featuring Professor Sophia McDermott Episode 31 brings you Australia's first female Black Belt, Professor Sophia McDermott. Also on the show, Professor Ricardo makes his long overdue return. We did our first mobile podcast at Da Firma Training Center in Chesapeake, VA, and were fortunate enough to catch Sophia right before her women's workshop. Sophia was in Virginia to conduct a coed seminar and women's workshop at Da Firma Training Center, and let me tell you, if you...

TWDA Episode 30: Erick Rodriguez Erick Rodriguez joins us for episode 30 of Throwin Down With Andy. Erick is an active duty soldier serving out of Fort Hood, TX. Erick is a purple belt under Professor Jamir Toledo out of Twin Wolves Martial Arts Academy. Eric just competed and won his match in the Fight to Win Pro 46 grappling tournament which was streamed live on Flo Grappling. Please show some love to Erick and follow him on Instagram @eazy_e_bjj. If you have any questions for Erick, you...

TDWA Episode 29 Live Podcast Trial We tested our first live stream podcast today with limited success. I say limited because we announced it last minute and had no followers to test the interaction portion. The stream was strong and successful from that standpoint. Episode 29 is basically a commercial for our true first Live Stream podcast coming on Sunday Throwin Down With Andy Episode 30 will be live on YouTube this Sunday at 2pm Eastern Standard Time. Our guest for this episode will be...

We're back folks! Our first episode in three months. We've finally made the move from Japan to Virginia and we're super excited to back to the show. In this episode, Kris Zaporteza (from For Emergency Use Only with Dr. Kris Zaporteza) drives up from North Carolina to join us. We talk about a myriad of topics including the Mayweather-McGregor fight, "I Wear Speedos" a parody of "Despacito" and more. Don't forget to visit Da Firma Training Center, and if you're in the Hampton Roads area,...

In Episode Three, Dr. Kris discusses how to succeed as an introvert, doctor stereotypes and the importance of having hobbies. There are many different stereotypes in the medical community. Dr. Kris covers most, but not all of them, and I think that you'll find them as amusing as we did.