I sit down at The Academy HQ in Brooklyn Center, MN to talk with current UFC Fighter Quang "Bang" Le and his friend and training partner Joseph Dashou and talk about his upcoming fight in China, how training has been... once again, "Why fighting?!, and a little bit of this and that... #quangle #quangbang #theacademy #academymartialarts #theporradap…

*reposted* It's not what you think but I'm forever grateful for the skillset. Belts and other B.S. aside. Thank you for listening to and supporting The Porrada Podcast. If you'd like to support the show, consider joining the Patreon: www.patreon.com/theporradapodcast Or leave a tip in the jar, venmo @mattbrouse Follow the show on social media: @the…

Shout out to @labodegamn for letting me come in get some content of their crew, including Tommy Peterson, who blows up our microphone here today. Current UFC fighter, long-time bad mother f*cker... let's go. Thank you for listening to and supporting The Porrada Podcast. If you'd like to support the show, consider joining the Patreon: www.patreon.co…

Thank you for listening to and supporting The Porrada Podcast. This time around I talk with Jeff Martin, an early member of my home academy, a black belt, coach and podcaster. If you'd like to support the show, consider joining the Patreon: www.patreon.com/theporradapodcast Follow the show on social media: @theporradapodcast And check out my Jiu-Ji…

The fast approaching opening of the gigantic Isanti Grappling club prompted me to take Chris and I's relationship from DMing reels to hanging out on the microphones in my den. I had to hear about it. 2020 spoiled his first move toward his gym but this time around him and Mike Waverick are getting it done. @isantigrapplingclub If you'd like to suppo…

Thank you for listening to and supporting The Porrada Podcast. This time around I talk with Danny Hutchinson, AGAIN, this time he's a double black belt and telling us about his new upstart, Black Belt Safety, which serves to better educate and prepare for active shooter situations. www.blackbeltsafety.org If you'd like to support the show, consider…

Thank you for listening to and supporting The Porrada Podcast. This time around I talk with Ryan Simonis a relatively new black belt who is not short on mat experience. We talk through his journey as well as several current events in the world of jiu-jits (i.e. CJI). If you'd like to support the show, consider joining the Patreon: www.patreon.com/t…

Thank you for listening to and supporting The Porrada Podcast. This time around I talk with Kaisar Saulebuyev about his late start in jiu-jitsu, competition at the highest levels, rule sets, Borat and his home country, and much more! If you'd like to support the show, consider joining the Patreon: www.patreon.com/theporradapodcast Follow the show o…

Thank you for listening to and supporting The Porrada Podcast. This time around we've got another Minnesota Jiu-Jitsu OG, Mason Mclellan. I swung down to his gym in Chanhassen, MN to hear his story, his take and about his gym If you'd like to support the show, consider joining the Patreon: www.patreon.com/theporradapodcast Follow the show on social…

Thank you for listening to and supporting The Porrada Podcast. Have you ever wanted a quantitative break down of how your jiu-jitsu is going? Well, Abe's the guy the help. As of this episode the idea is still early stages but he's putting his data analytics skills to work to analyze your comp matches and give you a prettier picture of what you're d…

Thank you for listening to and supporting The Porrada Podcast. This one is about jiu-jitsu, of course, but also the impact both Tom and Seth are having on our local Minnesota community through police training with the St. Paul Police Department and Tom's company, Storm Training Group. https://stormtraininggroup.com/ If you'd like to support the sho…

Thanks again for supporting The Porrada Podcast. This is another great conversation about Jiu-Jitsu and life with a guy who has nearly two decades of experience in jiu-jitsu as a practitioner, competitor and as a coach. If you'd like to support the show, consider joining the Patreon: www.patreon.com/theporradapodcast Follow the show on social media…

Thank you for listening to and supporting The Porrada Podcast. We talking again with Santos Verdinez, with some much needed help from his coaches Ben and Kaitlin... fresh off a pro MMA win in the LFA. If you'd like to support the show, consider joining the Patreon: www.patreon.com/theporradapodcast Follow the show on social media: @theporradapodcas…

Thank you for listening to and supporting The Porrada Podcast. Benny is a great teacher, great coach and an interesting storyline in jiu-jitsu... multiple schools, head instructors, and an open mind to new styles and ideas. He trains and coaches out of Hamel Jiu-Jitsu and The Academy Plymouth, here in Minnesota. If you'd like to support the show, c…

Thank you for listening to and supporting The Porrada Podcast. This was a great conversation that's been brewing in the DMs and after rolls between Morgan and Sam; what is a fight? What's with all these rule sets? How do they use Ecological training so far? Etc. etc., we were having a good time so it's a little frenetic, but do stick with it and ej…

Thank you for listening to and supporting The Porrada Podcast. This time I talked with Eric Swenson, the long-time head coach of the wrestling program at Wayzata High School in Plymouth, MN. We covered his come-up with wrestling, a starkly different era, his coaching and program philosophy, his take on the growth of girl's and women's wrestling, an…

Thank you for listening to and supporting The Porrada Podcast. I love highlighting a new gym because it's another option for all of us to roll and brings more new people into this sport that we all love. If you're anywhere near Rogers, MN, make sure to check this place out. If you'd like to support the show, consider joining the Patreon: www.patreo…

Thank you for listening to and supporting The Porrada Podcast. This time I sit down Jess and CJ Hays a couple weeks after they each lost a fight... and I ask them directly about how that feels. Right off the bat. Awkward? Probably. Insightful? Definitely. Shout out to Coach Ben Locken for helping me harness their power. If you'd like to support the…

In this, the 100th episode of the The Porrada Podcast, I sit down and talk origin story and violence and cancer and training and coaching with Greg Nelson, founder of The Academy. From retail loss prevention fights, to training with weapons for self defense, to UFC fighters... he's had the reps. If you'd like to support the show, consider joining t…

Thank you for listening to and supporting The Porrada Podcast. This is a fun one as it's two local Muy Thai fighters who started together with similar goals, train together at The Striking Institute and live together. Support the show here: www.patreon.com/theporradapodcast @theporradapodcast @porradaphotography…

Thank you for listening to and supporting The Porrada Podcast. This episode is an important one as it's a married couple who came up to black belt together and who has raised their kids in jiu-jitsu. www.patreon.com/theporradapodcast @theporradapodcast @porradaphotographyAutor: Matt Brouse

Thank you for listening to and supporting The Porrada Podcast. This episode is QUITE the tale! Dan Kiser, one of the owners of Ignite fights is 10 years out from dying the ring. Obviously, he made it, but it's quite the story and a load of lessons learned. www.patreon.com/theporradapodcast @theporradapodcast @porradaphotography @divebarblackbelts @…

Thank you for supporting The Porrada Podcast. This time around the conversation with with Ben and Katie Locken of The Cellar in St. Paul, MNWe talk about their journey to owning The Cellar and the plans for the gym going foward as well as some recent travels for high level fights. www.patreon.com/theporradapodcast @theporradapodcast @porradaphotogr…

Thank you for supporting The Porrada Podcast. This time around the conversation with with Andy Grahn, of The Academy Minnesota. He's a Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt, a Judo Black Belt, an accomplished muy thai practicioner and a very experienced coach. We talk about all of that as well as world travel, TBI, coaching methods including the "ecological approac…

I sat on the mats at Southside BJJ in Minneapolis to talk with Enrique and Nik, his newest black belt, about their gym, the culture, training and coaching philosophy and becoming a black belt in brazilian jiu-jitsu. Show socials: @theporradapodcast @porradaphotographyAutor: Matt Brouse

Today we get a feel for some of the inner workings of the fight game. Being a genuine fight fan and being able to work inside the arena... and even inside the cage offers a lot of perspective on your Saturday night entertainment. His socials: @divebarblackbelts @chrisgotdrunk Show Socials: @theporradapodcast @porradaphotography https://theporradapo…

Brandon Bergeron is a Jiu-Jitsu black belt and owner of the St. Paul Academy of Martial arts. From his start in MMA, to focusing on BJJ... coaching and gym ownership. We cover it all. His socials: @brandon.bergeron.bjj @st.paul.bjj.academy Show socials: @theporradapodcast @porradaphotography https://theporradapodcast.creator-spring.com/ https://www…

John Castaneda and Josh Fridgen tell me about the newest Academy of martial arts in Minnesota a well as their come-up stories in fighting. John is in the UFC, Josh's legend was born of military smoker fights. Their Socials: @academyplymouth @johncastaneda_ @josh.fridgen @academymn Show Socials: @theporradapodcast @porradaphotography www.patreon.com…

Gus and his wife, Nakita, own The Burnsville Martial Arts Academy in Burnsville, MN. He recently got his black belt in BJJ so we sat down to talk about that journey. His Socials: @guskratzke @burnsville.martialarts.academy www.burnsvillemartialartsacademy.com Show Socials: @theporradapodcast @porradaphotography https://theporradapodcast.creator-spr…

Devon "The Dream" Lozej stopped by my home gym, M Theory Martial Arts, to train while he was in town for an Ignite Fights Event. Morgan Frazer, a mutual friend and training partner, helps me break into the mind and training for HIS next fight with Ignite Fights and how his next step is the UFC. He trains at Leading Edge MMA in Thunder Bay, ON. His …

Steven Asplund is an MMA Fighter in Minnesota and from being a high school drop out to losing literally hundreds of pounds he comes out strong with a big message. We talk being kids, being dunces, substances like food... and big dreams. @theporradpodcast @porradaphotography @steven_asplund @aaron_skipitaris @mccunesma…

Ozzy is an incredibly fun to watch "masters" MMA fighter here in Minnesota currently dazzling the crowds at Ignite Fight events. We talk about life and fighting and stuff. Podcast socials: @theporradapodcast @porradaphotography Merch: theporradapodcast.creator-spring.com Ozzy's Socials: @judge_ozzy Podcast Sponsors: Way of The Tiger Soap Company fo…

In episode 60, "The History of Jiu-Jitsu," Tom was the glue that held our historical account together. This time it's just him picking up where we left off last time. We recap the earliest people and places known in the "beginning" of brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and quickly get down to the business of covering the "second wave" of said history. @theporrada…

Rocco is a 20+ year Jiu-Jitsu practitioner with a lot of great stories to tell along the way; Alaska, potato chips, strip clubs... what more could you ask for in a podcast? @theporradapodcast @porradaphotographyAutor: Matt Brouse

Dan is currently fighting in Bellator, his resume includes UFC and LFA and many more. He's a black belt in brazillian jiu-jitsu. He's also an instructor with Rogue Methods. He and I sat down with Gus Kratzke at Burnsville Martial Arts academy to hear his story and stories. @theporradapodcast @porradaphotography @hitmanmoret @rogue.methods @burnsvil…

Timmie Carpenter is Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt who started as a kid and has many years of training and teaching in front of him. We talk about his mindset and struggles with competition, being "the small guy" and get into training theory as his network of training partners has grown to include his competitors and rivals. @acafargo https://fmaca…

I pick the brain of the infamous Angela Bahr, a BJJ Black Belt and world class Muy Thai fighter from No Coast BJJ at waukeemartialarts.com. Ryan joined the fun to keep us laughing and keep her honest and so we could record at strikinginstitute.com in Minnesota.Autor: Matt Brouse

I've transitioned to a new phase in my Jiu-Jitsu... with the same old belt. So, what really dictates where you're at in your training and what "phase" you're in... other than the cloth around your waist. https://www.patreon.com/ThePorradaPodcast https://www.youtube.com/@theporradapodcast @theporradapodcast on IG as well as @porradaphotography…

Mario Roberto is a 6th degree black belt and is owner and head coach at Mario Roberto Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Rochester, MN. I convinced him to sit down and let the opinions flow but only after he gave us the inside scoop on Brazil and BJJ in Brazil in the 90's. https://www.patreon.com/ThePorradaPodcast www.mrjja.com/ @theporradapodcast @porradaphotog…

Marcus was the very first episode of the The Porrada Podcast but it was a more hastily thrown together, rag-tag thing back then. The rough but still casual format we have today wasn't quite in place, so the particular and overall timeline of his experience of getting a black belt didn't really get shared. So, we did it again. Check him out on insta…

In a way, I started Jiu-Jitsu as a joke. But it's turned out to be the next phase of saving me from myself, in so many ways. From the first day, it was evident how good it would be for me, as I'm sure was the case for many of you. Please check out the Patreon for exclusive content and consider supporting the show; www.patreon.com/theporradapodcast …

This conversation is with Carl Bussian, a BJJ black belt, Judo Brown Belt and coach at The Grappler Station in St. Paul, MN. His story includes largely using Jiu-Jitsu for fitness, or so he claims, and building the Jiu-Jitsu program at the Grappler State. https://www.patreon.com/ThePorradaPodcast https://www.grapplerstation.com/ @theporradapodcast …

What's up everybody? Today it's just little old me on the mics giving you the low-down on some small pieces of the future of the show. Posting schedule, the new YouTube Channel, and the Patreon account. Swing over and subscribe at: www.youtube.com/theporradapodcast Consider helping the show and subscribing for training help at: www.patreon.com/thep…

I got out of the Twin Cities so I could sit down with Mel and Mar and hear the story of their shared path to black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and also the story of their gym, The Minnesota School of Martial Arts. Buckle up for high twin energy... everything is fine until I ask who got their black belt first... https://www.minnesotaschoolmartialart…

At the end of class at The Academy Eden Prairie, Black Belt Coach Hayden Buckner poses the question to his students, "what's the goal of jiu-jitsu?" Their answers and his thoughts are found here. Please check out @theporradapodcast and @porradaphotography on instagram and facebook. #bjj #jiujitsu #jiujitsupodcast #bjjpodcast #coachingphilosophy…

Morgan tells us his story to earning a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu while dropping knowledge bombs on training and coaching philosophy along the way. A member at a few different academies over the years, his view of the Jiu-Jitsu mountain is diverse and varied. He is available for coaching and seminars at @razorfrazerjj Please do check out The…

My friend and training partner, Steve Seme talk about taking the challenge of learning Jiu-Jitsu and Judo and working on incorporating it into the curriculum at his Karate School. https://usakaratemn.com/ @theporradapodcast @porradaphotographyAutor: Matt Brouse

From white belt to brown belt in Korea and on to black belt and beyond here in Minnesota, from teaching kids classes to college students... we cover a lot! @porradaphotography @theporradapodcastAutor: Matt Brouse

Por mucho tiempo pensé que El Mago de Oz era una película para niños, me sorprendí al darme cuenta que está llena de filosofía valiosa para la vida. Hablemos de El Mago de Oz con Lavinia.

My friend and previous podcast guest, Travis Reddinger, offers his thoughts on being a good training partner for competition BJJ.Autor: Matt Brouse