Grassroots Grappler Unplugged

On this episode of Grassroots Grappler Unplugged, Ben Hodgkinson and Nic Barker from Grappling Industries paid us a visit.Ben and Nic had just wrapped up another successful tournament in Sydney and they stopped by for a quick chat about how they got started in the sport, the birth of Grappling Industries in Oz and the ups and downs that come with running 16 events a year.Ben also shared some of his training game plan for ADCC. Ben recently won himself an invitation at the Asia & Oceania Trials in Kazakhstan. This September he’ll be going up against the likes of Gordon Ryan, Romulo Barral and Vinny Magalhaes in the male 99kg division.

On this episode of Grassroots Grappler Unplugged we’re running it back to October 2018 when our resident exercise scientist, Abel, caught up with wrestling instructor and MMA coach Fabricio Itte.Fab had just come home from Las Vegas after being involved with the filming of The Ultimate Fighter 28. He dropped in for a quick chat about what goes into training UFC Middleweight champion Robert Whitakker.

On this episode of Grassroots Grappler Unplugged, Gracie Barra ambassador Jeffrey Musundire dropped in for a chat after recently winning double gold at the Queensland State Championship.Jeffrey talks about his early exposure to McDojos, what it means to be a sponsored athlete with the biggest jiu jitsu team in the world and his competition mentality.

On this episode of Grassroots Grappler Unplugged we’re running it back to March 2018 when our resident exercise scientist, Abel, caught up with wrestler Carissa Holland. Carissa was just one week out from stepping onto the world stage to represent Australia at the Commonwealth Games and she dropped in to talk about competition prep, the difference between weight loss vs weight cutting and dealing with injuries.She also shared some of her best advice for first time competitors.

On this episode of Grassroots GrappIer Unplugged, Sereima sat down with exercise physiologist, Judo brown belt and head coach of 6 Degrees Fit strength and conditioning gym Abel Doudnik. Abel talks about his recent near death experience, the benefits strength and conditioning can bring to anyone's game and some of the most valuable lessons he’s learned from almost 10 years of Judo.This episode is a GG x 6DF collaboration.