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The podcast of BJJ Globetrotters, a world wide community of travelers against Jiu Jitsu politics. For more information, please visit www.bjjglobetrotters.com.

BJJ Globetrotters Pirate Radio Podcast


    • Jun 17, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 14m AVG DURATION
    • 34 EPISODES


    Latest episodes from BJJ Globetrotters Pirate Radio Podcast

    Episode 18: A talk in the forest with Chris Haueter on tribalism, hierarchy, personal relationships and status symbols in Jiu Jitsu

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2021


    Chris Haueter has had a big influence on my Jiu Jitsu and even on the creation and philosophy of BJJ Globetrotters. I sat with him in the forest at our camp in Maine and had a little chat about random things that came to mind. Chris Haueter on Beltchecker Combatbase.com That's How I Roll | […]

    Episode 17: Bobby and Amanda started BJJ program in Moldavian village, now run a pay-what-you-can academy/campsite/community in North Carolina

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020


    In this episode I'm talking with Bobby and Amanda McMasters who I met in Romania during my trip around the world back in 2011. They had volunteered through the Peace Corps and Bobby had been setting up a small Jiu Jitsu project in a village in the middle of nowhere with population of just 2000 […]

    Episode 16: Heather quit her office job, bought an old VW bus, drove it across the US and lived in it so she could train Jiu Jitsu full time

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2020


    In this episode, I talk with Heather Raftery about how she quit her office job to become a Jiu Jitsu Gypsy, living in a 50 year old Volkswagen bus and training Jiu Jitsu full time. We also talk about how you can use changing your voice for getting out of dangerous situations. Jiu Jitsu Gypsy […]

    Episode 16: Heather quit her office job, bought an old VW bus, drove it across the US and lived in it so she could train Jiu Jitsu full time

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2020 85:54


    In this episode, I talk with Heather Raftery about how she quit her office job to become a Jiu Jitsu Gypsy, living in a 50 year old Volkswagen bus and training Jiu Jitsu full time. We also talk about how you can use changing your voice for getting out of dangerous situations. Jiu Jitsu Gypsy […]

    Episode 15: Ordering pizza online for Valerie who got stuck in Kazakstan’s pandemic quarantine after taking up a controversial offer to go teach Jiu Jitsu there

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2020


    Valerie Jean took up a much controversial offer on the Members of BJJ Globetrotters Facebook group to fly to Kazakstan and teach Jiu Jitsu, all inclusive. Those who were nervous for her to get stuck there indefinitely, had probably not imagined that would actually happen because of a world wide pandemic. After many unsuccessful attempts […]

    Episode 15: Ordering pizza online for Valerie who got stuck in Kazakstan’s pandemic quarantine after taking up a controversial offer to go teach Jiu Jitsu there

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2020 109:59


    Valerie Jean took up a much controversial offer on the Members of BJJ Globetrotters Facebook group to fly to Kazakstan and teach Jiu Jitsu, all inclusive. Those who were nervous for her to get stuck there indefinitely, had probably not imagined that would actually happen because of a world wide pandemic. After many unsuccessful attempts […]

    Episode 14: A long walk on the beach with Ben Westrich for a talk about IBJJF, hierarchies, belt promotions and other weird things. [Quarantine special]

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2020


    Quarantine special! The first in a series of podcast episodes I'll be recording while under lockdown due to the Corona virus. I can't record at home, so I took a long walk on the beach and called my friend Benjamin Westrich for a talk about IBJJF, belt promotions, hierarchies and other weird things that humans […]

    Episode 14: A long walk on the beach with Ben Westrich for a talk about IBJJF, hierarchies, belt promotions and other weird things. [Quarantine special]

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2020 77:16


    Quarantine special! The first in a series of podcast episodes I’ll be recording while under lockdown due to the Corona virus. I can’t record at home, so I took a long walk on the beach and called my friend Benjamin Westrich for a talk about IBJJF, belt promotions, hierarchies and other weird things that humans […]

    Episode 13 – How Priit Mihkelson from Estonia suddenly became one of the world’s most sought after BJJ instructors

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2019


    If you're training BJJ and have been online for the last few years, chances are very high that you have come across some of Priit's recent instructional videos. In this episode, I speak with him about how he has done the seemingly impossible and become one of the most sought after BJJ instructors in the […]

    Episode 13 – How Priit Mihkelson from Estonia suddenly became one of the world’s most sought after BJJ instructors

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2019 68:19


    If you’re training BJJ and have been online for the last few years, chances are very high that you have come across some of Priit’s recent instructional videos. In this episode, I speak with him about how he has done the seemingly impossible and become one of the most sought after BJJ instructors in the […]

    Episode 12 – Becoming an instructor at the BJJ Globetrotters camps

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2019


    Charles Harriott was teaching at his first BJJ Globetrotters camp one year ago. Since then, he has been part of many of our events and in this interview he is telling about his experiences with becoming an instructor at the camps, how nervous he was about it initially and how the experience has evolved for […]

    Episode 12 – Becoming an instructor at the BJJ Globetrotters camps

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2019 79:26


    Charles Harriott was teaching at his first BJJ Globetrotters camp one year ago. Since then, he has been part of many of our events and in this interview he is telling about his experiences with becoming an instructor at the camps, how nervous he was about it initially and how the experience has evolved for […]

    Episode 11: The story of the BJJ Globetrotters camps, 2018 review and 2019 preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2019


    In this episode, I talk about the story of how the BJJ Globetrotters camps started and about the background of each of the many camps we do at this point. We also look back at what happened in the BJJ Globetrotters community in 2018. The BJJ Globetrotters Camps

    Episode 11: The story of the BJJ Globetrotters camps, 2018 review and 2019 preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2019 101:20


    In this episode, I talk about the story of how the BJJ Globetrotters camps started and about the background of each of the many camps we do at this point. We also look back at what happened in the BJJ Globetrotters community in 2018. The BJJ Globetrotters Camps

    Episode 10: The BJJ Globetrotters Boat – About following a crazy dream, failing and then try again; a story four years in the making.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2018


    Viktor and Dan had a dream since they were kids; buy a boat and sail around the world. This is the 4-year-in-the-making story of how they tried, failed hard and then ultimately succeeded. Enjoy! The BJJ Globetrotters Boat on Instagram

    Episode 10: The BJJ Globetrotters Boat – About following a crazy dream, failing and then try again; a story four years in the making.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2018 64:34


    Viktor and Dan had a dream since they were kids; buy a boat and sail around the world. This is the 4-year-in-the-making story of how they tried, failed hard and then ultimately succeeded. Enjoy! The BJJ Globetrotters Boat on Instagram

    Episode 9: Mike & Rebecca – A life of adventure, frugality and planned uncertainty.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2018


    Mike and Rebecca Sweeney were full time BJJ and MMA instructors, when they decided to stop training, sell their academy and everything else they owned, to buy a boat and sail from Canada to the Caribbean and live there. After several years on the water, they sold the boat and set off on a bicycle […]

    Episode 9: Mike & Rebecca – A life of adventure, frugality and planned uncertainty.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2018 101:56


    Mike and Rebecca Sweeney were full time BJJ and MMA instructors, when they decided to stop training, sell their academy and everything else they owned, to buy a boat and sail from Canada to the Caribbean and live there. After several years on the water, they sold the boat and set off on a bicycle […]

    Episode 8: How to sail the world on cruise ships to train Jiu Jitsu, roll with strangers when traveling and move to the Caribbean.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2018


    I have a visitor on the island who has been working on cruise ships for 18 years and sailed the world, always bringing his gi. We talk about how to roll with strangers when visiting other academies and I answer a question from the listeners on how to move to the Caribbean. Richard Branson: Losing […]

    Episode 8: How to sail the world on cruise ships to train Jiu Jitsu, roll with strangers when traveling and move to the Caribbean.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2018 76:30


    I have a visitor on the island who has been working on cruise ships for 18 years and sailed the world, always bringing his gi. We talk about how to roll with strangers when visiting other academies and I answer a question from the listeners on how to move to the Caribbean. Richard Branson: Losing […]

    Episode 7: How to travel off the beaten path – a phone call from the Caribbean to the Arctic Circle with Ruadhán MacFadden.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2018


    Ruadhán from Ireland is an expert in traveling off the beaten path. I caught him for an interview while he was at a Polar Bear safety course in Svalbard, north of the Arctic circle and we had a long talk about his favorite American all-inclusive casino resorts and Greek island vacation package tours. Greenland Camp […]

    Episode 7: How to travel off the beaten path – a phone call from the Caribbean to the Arctic Circle with Ruadhán MacFadden.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2018 109:22


    Ruadhán from Ireland is an expert in traveling off the beaten path. I caught him for an interview while he was at a Polar Bear safety course in Svalbard, north of the Arctic circle and we had a long talk about his favorite American all-inclusive casino resorts and Greek island vacation package tours. Greenland Camp […]

    Episode 6: Taking six months off work to go on a Jiu Jitsu trip across the USA with two kids

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2018


    Adam, Dee, Lilly and Kobe are not your usual Jiu Jitsu backpackers. They're a family of four from Australia and they've been traveling 6 months across the United States to train Jiu Jitsu in as many gyms as possible. I caught them for an interview towards the end of their trip. Also in this episode: […]

    Episode 6: Taking six months off work to go on a Jiu Jitsu trip across the USA with two kids

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2018 57:04


    Adam, Dee, Lilly and Kobe are not your usual Jiu Jitsu backpackers. They’re a family of four from Australia and they’ve been traveling 6 months across the United States to train Jiu Jitsu in as many gyms as possible. I caught them for an interview towards the end of their trip. Also in this episode: […]

    Episode 5: Growing up in the favela and starting a new life in Europe + how to be an entrepreneur

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2018


    In this episode, I interview Bruno Matias. He is one of the veteran coaches of the camps, the official victory dance coach of BJJ Globetrotters and also the one guy I was deadly afraid to meet in competition when I one day got my black belt. I also answer questions from the listeners, in this […]

    Episode 5: Growing up in the favela and starting a new life in Europe + how to be an entrepreneur

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2018 52:33


    In this episode, I interview Bruno Matias. He is one of the veteran coaches of the camps, the official victory dance coach of BJJ Globetrotters and also the one guy I was deadly afraid to meet in competition when I one day got my black belt. I also answer questions from the listeners, in this […]

    Episode 4: The BJJ Globetrotter of the year, Robert Barker

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2017


    In this episode I talk with Robert Barker who has visited 100 academies around the world this year and won the “BJJ Globetrotter of the year” award. Panda's Odyssey blog Robert's blog on BJJglobetrotters.com Early Retirement Extreme blog Early Retirement Extreme book on Amazon

    Episode 4: The BJJ Globetrotter of the year, Robert Barker

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2017 65:32


    In this episode I talk with Robert Barker who has visited 100 academies around the world this year and won the “BJJ Globetrotter of the year” award. Panda’s Odyssey blog Robert’s blog on BJJglobetrotters.com Early Retirement Extreme blog Early Retirement Extreme book on Amazon

    Episode 3: Caribbean Island Camp

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2017


    First attempt at a podcast episode from one of our camps. I brought my little microphone around me during the Caribbean Island Camp and tried to capture the atmosphere, behind the scenes stuff and a few chats with people. Feedback and suggestions are welcome on mail@bjjglobetrotters.com.

    Episode 3: Caribbean Island Camp

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2017 67:02


    First attempt at a podcast episode from one of our camps. I brought my little microphone around me during the Caribbean Island Camp and tried to capture the atmosphere, behind the scenes stuff and a few chats with people. Feedback and suggestions are welcome on mail@bjjglobetrotters.com.

    Episode 2: Alexander Trans on fear and competition

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2017


    * 34m31s: “There's not a single thing about COMPETITION…”, I should have said, of course. I'm tired :D Is competing in BJJ bad for you?

    Episode 2: Alexander Trans on fear and competition

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2017 36:43


    * 34m31s: “There’s not a single thing about COMPETITION…”, I should have said, of course. I’m tired :D Is competing in BJJ bad for you?

    Episode 1: Leaving everything behind and starting an academy in Taiwan

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2017


    Interview with Dan Imal Reid who moved from Scotland to Taiwan and started a highly successful Jiu Jitsu academy. Daniel Reid Facebook BJJ Kaoshiung BJJ Tainan BJJ Globetrotter blog – Taiwan The BJJ Globetrotter free book download

    Episode 1: Leaving everything behind and starting an academy in Taiwan

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2017 39:25


    Interview with Dan Imal Reid who moved from Scotland to Taiwan and started a highly successful Jiu Jitsu academy. Daniel Reid Facebook BJJ Kaoshiung BJJ Tainan BJJ Globetrotter blog – Taiwan The BJJ Globetrotter free book download

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