The BCTL Podcast

In the Ohio martial arts community, Dustin ware is a pivotal figure. The owner and head coach at the Ohio Combat Sports Academy and the owner and promoter of the regional tournament circuit the American Grappling Challenge (formerly the OHIO Grappling Challenge) Dustin is very much in the know. He was also brought onboard as a member of the committee focused on reopening Ohio from the Covid19 shutdown. On this episode we discuss Dustin's experience on this board.

On this episode I dice it up with my good friend Deon Thompson, one of the heads of Brasa in Ohio (in fact brasa's ranking black belt in the state). We had a friendly debate on the ibjjf's ethics and talked about the George Floyd protests. All episodes recorded live and unedited

A modern day jiu jitsu legend, Lachlan Giles made his way into jiu jitsu celebrity when he started slaying giants, mostly with inside heel hooks. Learn a bit more about the OTHER leglocker from down under on this episode. All episodes recorded live and unedited

Stuntman and Master of Sports in Sambo, Stephen Koepfer joins me on this episode of the BCTL podcast to talk about his experiences as a stuntman working on the sets of such shows and movies like John Wick 3, Ray Donovan and Hunters. On top of being a stuntman, Sambo Steve is one of the very few American Sambo experts. Check out this very interesting conversation! All episodes recorded live and unedited

An absolutely brilliant film, The Art of Self Defense starring Jesse Eisenberg was an instant classic especially for martial artists who have seen the darker side of martial arts. I was absolutely thrilled to have the writer and director of TAOSD on the BCTL podcast. Riley Stearns is a competitive purple belt training at 5 Star Martial Arts in Los Angeles, so listen to this episode to hear all about him and his process writing TAOSD. All episodes recorded live and unedited

John Gunther is a homeless bum so on occasion we cant reach him. So this episode of the Gunther Shitshow only features Sean Daugherty as a guest. Oh well. Fun fact: our analysis of a match on the episode got the episode pulled from YouTube. All episodes recorded live and unedited

On this episode, Machado black belt Don Stoner comes on to talk about his mindset as a black belt competitor as well as his upcoming match against the phenom Roberto Jimenez. All episodes recorded live and unedited

The mastermind behind Technically Unsound Jiu Jitsu, Brian Miller is a funny fucker. On this episode we talk about things. All episodes recorded live and unedited

One of three greatest American no gi competitors jumps on to talk about wrasslin and tusslin. But seriously this is a good one. All episodes recorded live and unedited

Ladies and gentlemen: Jake Shannon. The protege of Billy Robinson. One of the greatest catch wrestling minds in the world. An encyclopedia of grappling, martial arts and, specifically, catch wrestling knowledge. All episodes recorded live and unedited

One of the gems in the sport of competitive grappling, Tim Morthland owns the midwest region of Fuji BJJ's tournament circuit and is an all around fantastic human. All episodes recorded live and unedited

Averi Clements is one of the few people who draw a comparable amount of hate as me... and I appreciates her for it! The lead editor of jiu jitsu times and highly prolific content creator, Averi is a highly talented human who is not shy about exposing the undesirable elements of the jiu jitsu community. All episodes recorded live and unedited

When you think about Canadian jiu jitsu one name comes to mind: Harold Howard... but perhaps the most influential Canadian jiu jitsu practitioner is Stephan Kesting, the owner of Grapplearts. Stephan happens to also be the most vocal opponent of premature reopening of jiu jitsu during the Covid19 crisis. On this episode we also feature special guest, 4th degree bjj black belt and statistics phd William Murphy. Lots to unpack here. All episodes recorded live and unedited

A veritable MMA legend, Gokor Chivichyan is one of the martial arts greats and it was a pleasure and honor to feature him on this podcast. All episodes recorded live and unedited

Karel Pravec aka Silver Fox is one of those people whose joy on the mats spreads to others. The third degree Renzo Gracie black belt came on to talk about some of his perspectives. All episodes recorded live and unedited

A prolific singer and record label owner, Lance King is a fascinating character. Check out my chat with him about music, the music industry and of course martial arts. All episodes recorded live and unedited

Hailing from Indiana, Nikki Sullivan is one of the top competitors in the game right now, competing across all rule sets and against the best women in the world. All episodes recorded live and unedited

This episode features one of the most active and prolific competitive grapplers on the east coast. Nicholas Caggia has faced off against many legends of the game, showing a true warrior's spirit. All episodes recorded live and unedited

2 time Grammy winning band Ozomatli is pretty rad, and their multi instrumentalist virtuoso Ulises Bella is the man. Oh and hes a Gracie Jiu Jitsu black belt. But most importantly a very solid human being. Listen to us BS about life, music and jiu jitsu for a bit. All episodes recorded live and unedited

In this very special episode I feature the last man to beat me in competition, the fat fuck himself, Josh Leduc. All episodes recorded live and unedited