Today I talk with Matt Kirtley, better known to many as ‘Aesopian’, about recent changes to jiu-jitsu culture, crazy martial arts cults, channeling of ancient spirits, how we can get more out of drilling, red flags that you’re in a jiu-jitsu cult, and much more

I met Matt ages ago when he published step-by-step breakdowns for the reverse omoplata and the rolling crucifix attack on a forum which I then republished (with permission) on Grapplearts. He’s good people!

He is a jiu-jitsu black  belt who has been heavily involved in online jiu-jitsu culture for 15 years.   He writes extensively at Inverted Gear, has helped answer hundreds of BJJ questions for White Belt Wednesdays, and is a Functional Range Conditioning coach.  

If you enjoyed this episode then check out

~ Episode 290 with Steve Kwan about BJJ Cults and Conspiracies,

~ Episode 291 with Derek Beres from the Conspirituality Pod about Cults and Conspiracies in the Yoga, Wellness and BJJ Community

~ Episode 297 with Mathew Remski about Cults, Prophecies and Deprogramming Your Friends.

(Yes, I know there’s a theme, but in my opinion focussing on this stuff is more important than ever nowadays.)

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Cheers,
Stephan Kesting

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Yuri Simoes is a two time ADCC World Championship, a two-time IBJJF black belt Absolute No-Gi World Champion, and a two-time Pan American Champion. https://www.grapplearts.com/interview-with-yuri-simoes-2-x-adcc-world-champion/ for podcast in audio form

In our chat we go deep into developing the motivation required to train at such a high level, the importance of self defense, how he took down a Olympic Judo champion in competition, and much more.

I hope you enjoy it!

00:34: Growing up in Brazil
02:57: Training self defense
05:30: On making BJJ your way of life
8:48: Judo and BJJ cross training
13:23: Yuri’s match against Travis Stevens
16:13: On making the switch to no gi grappling
19:34: On coming to North America and training with Caio Terra
26:54: Is it OK to train at different schools?
30:08: New jiu-jitsu vs traditional jiu-jitsu
35:28: On switching from no gi to MMA
37:09: What made Yuri so stubborn?
41:28: Dealing with major injuries
49:00: Biggest adjustments in switching from jiu-jitsu to MMA
50:45: What’s a typical week of MMA training?
59:19: Good days and bad days of training
1:02:20: Signing to fight with One FC
1:04:25: Where to follow Yuri

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Thanks!

Stephan Kesting

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Returning to the show for the second time, black belt Paul Moran discusses his latest battle scars and how he still manages to find joy within incredibly tough circumstances.

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Our first female guest, Heather Rafter is a super-talented Atos black belt who has a great competition record and an unusual lifestyle – living in her van for most of the year while traveling the United States to train and teach.

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This week we spoke to Nick Raphael.

Nick isn’t a champion or even a naturally talented jiu jitsu player, but he has the most amazing willpower of anyone I’ve ever met. The guy just keeps going no matter what, and it’s led him to great success in life and a brown belt at the age of 45.

This is a an inspirational episode and includes some of Nick’s fantastic stories from both on and off the mat.

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In this episode, we are joined by the star of the hit web series “Enter The Dojo”, Matt Page. A real life BJJ blue belt, Matt tells us about the inception of the show and his hilarious character “Master Ken”. We also get a chance to chat with Master Ken about his style Ameri-Do-Te and why all other martial arts are bullshit.

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