Grappling Rewind: Breakdowns Of Professional Bjj And Grappling Events

On this weeks show Maine and Emil recap Polaris Pro 8, headlined by Craig Jones Vs Keenan Cornelius.  We talked about the entire main card including Vagner Rocha Vs Benson Henderson.  After that we move into the Eddie Bravo Invitational 18, where we saw the Female strawweights compete for a shot at the inaugural 115 title.   Then we recapped Onnit Invitational 10 and the 135, and 205 pound tournaments and superfights.  Then we rounded out the recaps with Fight to Win 96 in Fresno.  In the previews section of the show we looked at one event that is going to dominate the BJJ competition discussion next week.  The 2018 IBJJF No-Gi Worlds, we took at look at the stacked Mens and Womans adult divisions, and the first time Gordon Ryan will enter an IBJJF world event as a black belt.   Recorded 12-10-2018

On this weeks show we have a two-part episode all in one, we start the show with returning host Josh Weinstock talking about his recent promotion to Black Belt.  Then we get into news and boy is there a lot of it.  John Danaher and Gordon Ryan have DVD’s coming out, and people once again have beef with Gordon, tons of competitors, and commentators were promoted to black belt over the weekend.  ADCC cancelled the Asian and Oceanic trials in Kazakhstan a week out, and people are rightfully upset; and this is just the news section of the show.  After that we get into the recap of Fight to Win 95 in San Diego, plus Seth Daniels comments on San Diego and the organization as a whole.  Then after that we get into a recap of the Finishers Sub Only 7, with Emil which showcased the flyweight Men, in a 16-man tournament for 1600 bucks, along with some superfights on the card as well.  Then we get into the previews section of the show talking about all the weeks upcoming action with Fight to Win 96 in Fresno, Polaris 8 h

On this weeks show Maine and Emil talk BJJ news (and lack there of) then get into an exciting recap of GrappleFest 3, in what looked to be the comfiest venue available for a professional grappling event.  We talk about the title match between Ross Nichols, and Gianni Grippo.  Then get into recapping the big guys in Dan Straus, Vs Mateus Diniz.  Plus even more exciting matches.  After that we jump into previews taking a look at the 125 pound 16 man tournament for Finishers Sub Only 7, and the other superfights on the card. Then we get into what looks to be of the most stacked Fight to Win cards in recent memory with Fight to Win 95 in San Diego.   Headlined by Rafael Lovato Jr, vs Josh Hinger.  This card is filled with multiple grapplers that have headlined cards themselves.  We then preview Men of War 4.  December 1st I loaded with tons of grappling action.  After all that Maine and Emil talk about how broken down Maine’s body is as he talks about dropping weight for four upcoming competitions.  Which is grea

On this weeks show Maine and Emil kick the news section off with a recap of the most recent shit talking in grappling and a reminder of where BJJ comes from.  Prompted by Keenan’s, Cyborg, and Gordon Ryan’s recent comments.   Then we have big news, with the announcement of Josh Weinstock upcoming Black Belt Promotion.  After that we get into the breakdown of the weekends events.  We recap King of the Mat Grappling Championship 4, The Kings Crown, in an exciting open weight showcase, really great matches on the whole event, we see stand out Dante Leon and an entire bracket of exciting grapplers on this event. After that we Recap Fight to Win 94 in Richmond California (Not Virginia as Maine initially says) headlined by Tim Sprigs, and Yuri Simoes, tons of great Cali action on this card, and a number of title bouts on the card as well.  Then we get into the Gamblers Invitational Presented by Sapateiro, previously (Sapateiro Invitational 18) with Keith Krikorian, and Mike Padilla, in an exciting bracket with some

We try something different out and learn from our mistakes. In this somewhat abbreviated half episode of the Grappling Rewind we preview Fight to Win 94, King of The Mat 4, and Gamblers Invitational 1 (perviously Sapateiro Invitational 18). We remote record special guest host Matt Saucier, for the first time on the show and have some audio issues with the recording.  A big reason as to why this is coming out as a separate recording, as opposed to the normal sound quality on the show.  Recorded 11-12-2018.

On this weeks episode of the show we recap KASAI Pro 4 in New York and talk about the loaded 145-pound bracket.  We talk about all the superfights, Mateus, and his north south choke.  We also get into various stylistic matchups in the bracket and how strange brackets get when someone is injured in the first round.  After that we talk about Fight to Win 93, and some exciting title defenses, Submissions of the night and fights of the night.  Then we had an audio issue and were unable to get the previews section of the show fixed in time for the episode release, look out for the previews section of the show in either a bonus episode of released on another platform.  Special guest host Ryan Stark joins Maine for this recording of the show.  (He always comes on for KASAI) Plus in the news section of the show we get into Gordon Ryan and his IBJJF No-Gi worlds registration.  Recorded 11-12-2018

On this week we recap the first ADCC North American Trials the east coast trials.  After that we look at the current divisions for ADCC 2019.  The we get into a recap of Spyder Korea Finals, and look at the over 76 kg and under 76 kg division, as well as the superfights on the card.  After all that we recap F2W 92 in Denver Colorado.  Then we move into the previews section of the show taking a look in depth at Kasai Pro 4 the 145 pound men’s tournament as well as the main card superfights and the stacked undercard for the event.  We go into all the competitors in depth and take a look at the most recent times each grappler has faced the other entrants into the 145-pound champion tournament.  After that we go into a preview of Sub Spectrum 6, and Fight to Win 93.  At the end of the show Maine and Emil get into the “levels” of various competitors, what it takes to be elite and what it takes to be an outlier.   Recorded 11-4-2018

On this weeks show Maine and Emil talk about doing commentary over the weekend for Submission Arena Grappling Competition (SAGC) 7.  Then redact much of the shit we have talked over the years about event commentary.  We recap the entire event, talk about the title matches, the SAGC endurance format, and event rule set.  We also briefly recap Fight to Win 91 in New Jersey, the highlight matches from that event, and some other events that happened over the weekend.  After all that we move into the preview section of the show where we run through some of the names in what may be the most stacked brackets we have ever seen for the ADCC 1st North American trials ahead of Abu Dhabi Combat Club 2019.  Everyone is showing up for this event, big name after big name and North Americans from all over the place.  There are brackets in this 2018 ADCC trial that have over 75 grapplers.   After that we preview Fight to Win 92 in Denver Colorado, and the Spyder Korea Finals.   Recorded 10-29-2018

On this weeks show Maine and Emil talk about their experience going to Fight to Win 90 live in Philly.  Watching guys like JT Torres, Baret Yoshida, Kristian Woodmansee, David Porter and John Battle was a blast.  We talk about that stand out performances from the event, and how friendly the entire BJJ community is.  After that we get into the inaugural Black Belt CBD Invitational, where we saw three divisions and a superfight between Frank Mir and Forrest Griffin.  Each bracket paid out 30,000 dollars to the winner.  This event featured a historic payout for female grapplers, and huge and equal payouts for the male divisions.  We saw the return of Rodolfo Vieira in the Gi, Mahamed Aly, DJ Jackson, Ana Vieira, and Gilbert Burns, put on a banger of a show for a first time event.  Then we briefly touch on the Sirius Grappling event this weekend, and Marinas Pro in Japan that also took place this weekend.  After all that we move into the previews and big news about us commentating the Submission Arena Grappling C

On this weeks show Maine talks about his experience at this weekends Shane Jamil Hill Taylor seminar, and how much better a current Black Belt 2018 IBJJF World Champion is than himself.  After that we get into some superfight new and matchups being announced.  The we get into Fight to Win 89 in Miami where we talk about how hard it is to beat Vagner Rocha in Miami, along with the rest of this action packed card, from the kids to the purple belts and black belts, we also talk about Maggie Grindatti and Brittney Elkin’s title match at brown belt, and the Fights of the Night and the submissions of the night.  After that we take a brief stroll into last week and highlight some of the standout matches from F2W 88 in Orlando.  Then move on to the Grappling Industries Superfight this last weekend in Sydney where Glauco De Almeida took on Joel Costello.  After all that we move into the previews we take a look at the outstanding matches that will be streaming for free on Facebook for the Black Belt CBD Invitational, f

On this weeks show we have a huge recap of Quintet 3, for the first United States Quintet event has run.  The event featured Gordon Ryan, Nicky Ryan, Craig Jones, Uriah Faber and more.  Team 10th Planet, Team Polaris, Team Sakuraba, and Team Alpha Male brought the heat in one of the most action packed events of the entire year.  We break down every tournament and team battle match, and every superfight on the card.  We talk about the news that has blasted every social media feed; in Khabib Nurmagomedov Vs Connor McGregor, and talk about how uninterested we are in a fight or match between Khabib and Dillon Danis.   We then get into the World Series of Grappling 2 with their 20,000 Dollar payout per division, The IBJJF La Pro, and then do a brief results run through of F2W 88 In Orlando Florida.  We keep also talk about the first European Trials for ADCC and who has the first bids to this upcoming ADCC event.  We also briefly touch on the Olympus Open, and the cancelled KASAI Pro 4 Qualifier.  This and more wit

On this weeks show we recap the action at Fight to Win 87 in Dallas Texas. Talk about the fights of the night, and the title fights on the card. We recap the action at Rise Submission Invitational 5 in New York. We talk about various blackbelt promotions in the news section of the show. The get into Eddie Bravo Invitational 17 the 185 pound Combat Jiu Jitsu event. Maine and Emil recap the tournament and superfights and give our thoughts on the event going all CJJ for future events. After all that we get into the preview of Quintet 3 featuring Team Alpha Male, Team 10th Planet, Team Polaris, and Team Sakuraba. We talk about late replacement Gordon Ryan and where we think he will end up in the line up and speculate on the superfights on the card. After all that we preview F2W 88 in Florida, and talk about other upcoming events on the horizon. Recorded on 9-30-2018

On this weeks show we recaps of SUBVERSIV by F2W along with some F2W superfights talk about the various Team Lloyd Irvine competitors CSW, Carlson Gracie and 10th Planet teams in what was in fact not really a Qunitet style event. We apparently butcher Craig Jones. Then we get into the UAE JJF Grand Slam event in LA, then UAEJJF King of Mats event where we saw the return or Eberth Santos to his true terrifying form. Then we get into King of the Mats 3 briefly. After all that we recap the end of the Aki Basho for Sumo and talk about Hakuho’s basho domination. After all that we move into the previews section of the show looking at Rise 5 in NY with title matches between Frank and Cohen, and the rest of the fantastic card. Then we preview Fight to Win 87, and talk about the upcoming Eddie Bravo Invitational 17 the Combat Jiu Jitsu 185 pound tournament. All this and much more plus travel stories on this episode of the Grappling Rewind Podcast. Recorded on 9-24-2018

This week is a massive show we recaps of GrappleFest2 with Craig Jones vs Matheus Diniz and tons of other superfights. Then we get into the Onnit Invitational 9 where we look at Frank Vs. Ricky Lule, PJ Barch and Keith Krikorian and the rest of the 170, and 155-pound brackets. We talk about Gordon F Ryan III 2018 IBJJF No-Gi Pans domination in New York this weekend. Plus Maine learns how to pronounce New York names from Emil. Then we get into the recap of F2W 86 in Seattle Washington, and some great finishes on the card. Then after all the BJJ has been recapped we touch on the halfway of the Aki Basho for Sumo. We have all three Yokozuna in this Basho and they all look pretty good thus far. After all that we preview SUBVERSIV, which looks to be a barnburner. Plus a bunch of Fight to Win style matchups as well. Then we preview the King of Mats 3. We also briefly touch on Men of War 3. Then on top of all of that we take a quick look at Quintet as they run their first amateur tournament. Recorded

Just finished recording our first bonus episode where we break down what it really takes to beat the top guys. We take a look at Craig Jones vs Gordon Ryan and break down how Gordon was able to sub the Australian dark horse in ADCC. Then we get into how hard it is to get to Gordon’s back in a technician analysis of Gordon Ryan’s match with Felipe Pena, then round the show out with a conversation about Matheus Diniz and his back and forth war with Hulk. Looking forward to this coming weekends action and hypothesizing how these top level grapplers could potentially be beaten again. Recorded on 9-12-2018

This week on the show we recap Fight to Win 85 in Reno Nevada, We talk about the High Rollerz 2 event that was live as we recorded the show. We also talk about the first day of the Aki Basho for Sumo taking place in Tokyo Japan. Then we get into previews for Onnit Invitational 9 in Austin Texas, GrappleFest 2 in Great Britain, and more. We also briefly recap UWW World Grappling Championships, News, and preview the IBJJF No Gi Pans. Maine talks about his expirence coaching at the 2018 IBJJF DC Open, and Josh shares stories from family gatherings. Recorded on 9-9-2018

This week on the show Maine and Josh are back from vacation, and we preview all of the things. We kick the show off with the news that Gordon Ryan has entered the No-Gi pans, and everyone want in on that division. We preview the weed infused event that is the High Rollerz 2. Then we get back to the nationwide tour that is F2W 86, that has a masters title match on it. We talk a little about UWW, and Josh explains exactly what is is. We get into the EBI 17 Qualifier and how it came out just in time for us both to not be able to find it to break it down fully before recording. After that we preview Elite Submission League 2, talk about other upcoming events and how crazy the September 2018 calendar. This and much more including parenting tips with Josh on this weeks show. Recorded on 9-3-2018 (Thats a Monday this time)

On this weeks show Josh returns from Colorado and his first family vacation ever to recap the IBJJF 2018 World Masters. We cover the Masters 1 division for the Men and the Women and talk about the various ages of top competitors. We also briefly touch on Vagner Rocha being a "Nasty Man" and his recent CJJ on XFN 21 where he "Spoiler" wins via face smother. Josh also brings up his thoughts on last weeks show and highlights some items he though we missed. We run through some BJJ related news and generally enjoy another more quiet week on the BJJ events front, before the coming storm that is September. At the end of the show we run through some upcoming events, and things we are excited for. Recorded on 8-26-2018

On this weeks show since Josh is out in Colorado, so we have two special guest Hosts Ryan Stark and Emil Sandoz-Rosado in the studio to help break down the weeks action. On this weeks show we recap Kasai Pro 3 and talk about the 170 pound round robin tournament. Vagner Rocha smacking folks with collar ties, wrist locks and more, plus get into the fantastic performance from Canuto. Then we get into the superfights on the card, talk about AJ and his antics, Rousimar Palhares missing weight and generally being a terrifying individual. Jon Calestines leg game, in his match with Grippo, and more. Then we get into Fight to Win 84 in Chicago where we saw Matt Leighton put on a stellar performance against Dante Leon, we talk walk outs and other interesting matches on the card. Then we recap the Main card of the Finishes Sub Only 6 from last week talk about Keith Krikorian, and his recent domination of regional sub only events at brown belt, and more great matches from the event. After that we talk a little ab

On this weeks show we recap Fight to Win 83 in Danbury Connecticut, then we preview the hotness that is Kasai Pro 3 with all its superfight matches and entries in the 8 man 170 pound tournament. We talk about how Rousimar Palhares is terrifying and also huge and super jacked in a recent photo. We also talk about how we thing Craig Jones gets the match done. Then to round out the BJJ we preview F2W Pro 84 in Chicago Illinois. As a bonus on this show Josh talks about how he planned and booked an entire family vacation in 8 days, and how delicious Wendy's frosties. On this weeks show we were going to cover Finishers 6 but some life events got in the way so that event will be covered next week. We also talked about how Maine did not inform the other guest Co -hosts that they will be guest hosting the show yet. So tune in next week for some new voices with Josh out enjoying vacation. Recorded 8-12-2018