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Join McHugh BJJ staff and students as they take a deep dive into the Jiu Jitsu Lifestyle.

Pete McHugh


    • Apr 4, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Episode 108: A Foot on Either Shore

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 42:06


    The guys sit down to talk about our adherence to Jiu Jitsu for self-defense, balance in training, the influence of the group, and more.

    Episode 107: Powerful & Transformative

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 74:52


    We say it all the time: Jiu Jitsu seems like magic. The guys sit down and discuss what it is that makes Jiu Jitsu so transformative, whether it's through the in-house tournament or every day training. They also answer a lot of great viewer questions!

    Ep 106: A Plan Comes Together

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 72:48


    Coach James joins professor Pete to talk about the growth of our Collingswood location, striving to set and meet higher standards, the beauty in simple Jiu Jitsu, and more.

    Ep 105: Dammit Russ, you opened an academy!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 71:06


    Professor Pete sits down with Coach Russ to talk about McHugh BJJ Cherry Hill, surprising aspects of opening an academy, growth as an instructor, and more.

    Ep 104: Expanding Capacity

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 55:49


    Professor Pete, Tony, and coach James sit down and talk about taking advantage of the resources available to you, expanding your capacity, surprising aspects that came with our expansion, and more.

    Ep 103: Snap, Crackle, & Pop

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 53:50


    Professor Pete, Peachy, and Aladdin sit down to talk about professor Pete's recent injury and subsequent surgery, the evolution of our training methodology, and more.

    Episode 102: Amplify Your Impact

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 69:14


    Professor Pete sits down with coach James and coach John to talk about the EFC Summit, our impact on the martial arts community, the lessons from our Collingswood school, and more.

    Episode 101: Geography with Prof. Peachy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2024 48:46


    Professors Pete, Tony, and Peachy sit down to talk about our recent experience at HarvestFest, Belt Promotions, upcoming events, and more. We even get a riveting geography lesson from Peachy on the vastness of Martlon's borders.

    Episode 100: the C Note

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 85:43


    For our 100th episode, professor Pete, Tony, Peachy and coach Russ sit down and talk Jiu Jitsu, answer viewer questions, and more.

    Episode 99: Back to Basics

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2024 56:10


    After a summer hiatus, the Splendid Torch is BACK! The guys sit down and answer listener questions, talk ADCC and CJI, and more.

    Episode 98: Dawn Patrol

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2024 69:37


    The OG Splendid Torch duo is back! The guys sit down and talk 0600, the instructor team, and answer audience questions.

    Episode 97: Alive and Well

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024 56:52


    Coach James and Professor Tony are on the podcast to talk about the state of both academies, students who leave, what's next for McHugh BJJ, and more.

    Episode 96: Not Not a Comp School?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2024 104:21


    Professor Peachy and Coach RC join the podcast to talk about new talent coming up through the ranks, compeititon, culture, and more.

    Episode 95: The Spiritual Savage

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2024 71:36


    The spiritual savage himself, Justin Reilley, comes on to talk about the commonalities between yoga and Jiu Jitsu, developing self-awareness, fighting at 7-11, and more.

    Episode 94: 10 Years of McHugh BJJ

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2024 67:55


    The guys sit down to talk about the academy's reputation in the community, the responsibilities of being public facing, the constant pursuit of improvement, and more.

    Episode 93: the Influence Continuum

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2024 66:04


    Coaches Kenny and RC join the podcast to debate who's the safest roll in the academy, the reason we want to see Kenny compete, Irish Jiu Jitsu, and more.

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    Episode 92: Playing the Fool

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2024 72:30


    Russ joins the podcast to talk about ADCC, the growth of Jiu Jitsu, the path (and pain) of going from white to blue belt, and more.

    Episode 91: the Secret Sauce

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2024 80:13


    Professor Pete, Tony, and Peachy sit down and talk about training and finding the perfect balance, what makes Jiu Jitsu so powerful, and viewer questions, and more.

    Episode 90: The Black Gi

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2024 47:02


    Professor Tony, professor Pete, and Melis sit down and talk about training intensity, how far we've come, internet trolls, and more.

    Episode 89: Dammit Russ!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2024 78:09


    Coach Russ joins the podcast. Tune in and see if we hit every insult on the the Dammit Russ checklist.

    Episode 88: A Whole New World

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2024 77:09


    Professor Aladdin joins the podcast to talk Jiu Jitsu, leadership, tennis, and more.

    Episode 87: The Valley of Despair

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2024 59:01


    Professors Pete, Peachy, and Tony sit down to talk about getting through the valley of despair, the value of wrestling, the goal of Jiu Jitsu, and more.

    Episode 86: The Boys are Back

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2024 28:06


    We're officially back, and with some shiny new equipment! We can now have 4 guests on at once, so get ready for some fun episodes.

    S2 Ep. 3: Everything's Irie with Professor Tony

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2023 41:55


    Professor Tony is back on the podcast! He sits down with Professor Pete to talk about the state of the academy, what jiu jitsu does for him, the strength of our academy, and more.

    S2 Ep2: Peachy the Prepper

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2023 56:02


    Apparently the old man is a crazy doomsday pepper. Just kidding. Tune in to hear the guys talk about the importance of being capable of violence.

    Season 2: We're Back!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2023 59:40


    A lot has changed since our last episode, and a lot has stayed the same. Tune in and catch up with the guys.

    Episode 82: Ready to Go

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2023 61:43


    The guys talk Battle at the Beach, the importance of camaraderie, the Collingswood location, and more.

    Episode 81: Full Steam Ahead

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2023 53:04


    Collingswood location is coming together fast, the training culture of the academy is incredible, and things are only getting better.

    Episode 80: Ruck N' Roll

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2023 62:50


    The guys sit down to talk WeDefy, the recent Ruck n Roll event, and more.

    Episode 79: Training Etiquette, BullyProofing, & Legacy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2023 51:05


    Moe's back on the podcast to talk the delicate balance between hard training and being inconsiderate, the problem with anti-bullying policies, the academy's legacy, and more.

    Episode 78: the Mission

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2023 49:59


    The guys sit down to talk WeDefy, the Tribe, the McHugh BJJ mission statement, and more.

    Episode 77: OG Flavor

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2023 52:37


    Miss Melis is back on the podcast to talk about her perspective on the Jiu Jitsu journey, welcoming people into the school, sharing in the excitement of new students, and more.

    Episode 76: Self-Awareness

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2023 64:27


    The guys sit down and check in on our most recent blue belts, talk about the JFlo Seminar, having a healthy relationship with the ego, and more.

    Episode 75: Waves, not Ripples

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2023 67:48


    The guys sit down and talk about the recent adult belt promotion, the in-house tournament, make a huge announcement, and more.

    Episode 74: Will & Skill

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2023 69:09


    What we're trying to cultivate is will and skill, hopefully in equal measures.

    Episode 73: New Year, New You?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2023 70:57


    After a month off, the guys are back to talk grit, passion, perseverance, and Jiu Jitsu.

    Episode 72: Passion & Perseverance

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2022 61:39


    We talk often about grit. In this episode, the guys break down the mechanics of grit, how it applies to Jiu Jitsu, and how it applies to their own lives.

    Episode 71: Powerful & Transformative

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2022 87:31


    The guys talk leadership roles within the academy, what makes the mat so powerful and transformative, who's crushing it, and more.

    Episode 70: Entropy & the Constant Work

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2022 54:15


    Who do you want to be? Hopefully, the answer is “me, but better.” The work doesn't end, so approach it skillfully.

    Episode 69: Forest for the Trees

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2022 60:18


    Sometimes we're so close to something, we miss the greater picture.

    Episode 68: The Plateau of Latent Potential

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 55:28


    Our small improvements don't always yield immediate results. But eventually we hit a tipping point, the aha moment, and everything changes.

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    Episode 67: Keep it Playful

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2022 40:48


    Don't let the world beat you down! Keep it playful, be your own person, and forever retain the spirit of youth. Train Jiu Jitsu.

    Episode 66: Making the Hard Choice

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2022 61:40


    Hard choices, easy life. Easy choices, hard life. Who do you wanna be?

    Episode 65: Fight the Good Fight

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2022 51:19


    On Professor Pete's 38th birthday, the guys discuss some life lessons, how character is developed, and the danger in putting yourself "on the shelf."

    Episode 64: The Problem with Over-Abundance

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2022 71:02


    You evolved to thrive in times of adversity. Find ways to create scarcity in a world of over-abundance.

    Episode 63: To Gi, or NOT to Gi?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2022 67:43


    The guys discuss the age old debate of gi versus nogi, the anti-fragility of the human spirit, how Jiu Jitsu provides us with meaning, and more.

    Episode 62: Def Not a Comp School

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2022 63:36


    After a monster weekend at Battle at the Beach, the academy took home the overall team prize for both kids and adults.  The guys talk about lessons learned, battles fought, prep, and more. (Photo credit: Angelo Falcone)

    Episode 61: Competition Prep

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2022 62:40


    With our biggest group of students set to compete at Battle at the Beach, the guys sit down to talk tournament prep, what to expect, insights into mindset, visualization, and more.

    Episode 60: How You Live...

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2022 50:10


    We always think we'll have more time- with the ones we love, to accomplish our goals, to experience life. In the wake of the passing of Professor Pete's mom, the guys talk about the importance of taking action.

    Episode 59: Know Where You Stand

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2022 58:49


    The guys talk personal safety, gun control, the importance of honesty, and knowing where you stand.

    Episode 58: Extreme Ownership

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2022 65:26


    The guys talk about taking responsibility, how to progress in training faster, and how to create peers from lower ranks.

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