ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
Grappling, Wrestling, BJJ, Sambo, Judo, MMA, Chidaoba, Bokh, Catch Wrestling, Shooto, SSireum and more.
We live and breathe everything about the Grappling arts. The history, the inside stories, and the tips that will make you a better grappler and a better human being.
Now what makes our podcast different is we can veer off into unexpected territory and like a bunch of guys in the Wrestling team locker room, just have fun too! So come listen to our podcast and enjoy!
The Grapplezilla Podcast.....Grab, Throw, Tap!
We live and breathe everything about the Grappling arts. The history, the inside stories, and the tips that will make you a better grappler and a better human being.
Now what makes our podcast different is we can veer off into unexpected territory and like a bunch of guys in the Wrestling team locker room, just have fun too! So come listen to our podcast and enjoy!
The Grapplezilla Podcast.....Grab, Throw, Tap!
Hosts:
Update frequency:
every 3 days
Average audio length:
49 minutes
English
United States
75 episodes
since April 5, 2024
episodic
LATEST EPISODE 🔗
Kenny Johnson, known as Bolt Wrestling, returns to the Grapplezilla Podcast. He is a Dan Gable-coached Iowa wrestler, a two-time BJJ black belt, a Black House MMA coach and the Olympic wrestling coach for the Bahamas. This time he talks about his new training tool, Bolt Zurkaneh club handles that s…
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Turon is Uzbekistan's national combat sport, with roots going back to the era of Amir Timur. Farrukh Niyazimbetov, president of the International Turon Federation, joins the Grapplezilla Podcast to explain how it works and how he's taking it global.
In this episode, Farrukh breaks down how Turon b…
In the Soviet Union, "Line 5" (pyataya grafa) on your internal passport listed your ethnic nationality. If it said "Jewish," it could quietly close doors to university spots, job promotions, and career ceilings for your entire life.
But there was one place in the USSR where a b…
Sambo Steve Koepfer reveals why the smartest grapplers are thinking about throws, grips, and transitions all wrong. If you train jiu-jitsu, wrestling, judo, or combat sambo, this conversation will change how you see stand-up, breakfalls, and the moment a strike becomes a takedown.
Stephen Koepfer …
The hardest part of training isn’t the throw—it’s getting to the gym after a brutal workday. Holly Ann Frazier knows that challenge firsthand.
A root canal assistant by day and elite Sambo and judo competitor by night, Holly shares how discipline, community support, and countless hours on the mat…
Francis Pignoti Pana joins the Grapplezilla Podcast for a deep dive into ultra-heavyweight no-gi grappling, elite competition, pressure passing, and the mindset required to perform on the sport’s biggest stages.
From his early days training under Brazilian Top Team to representing Homa BJJ in Montr…
Brett Pastore has fought his way from a New Jersey classroom to the brutal front lines of global combat sports, and his story is as wild as his style.
The American Nomad breaks down why teaching middle school felt harder than MMA, how he ended up training and living in Thailand, and what it reall…
The difference between winning and fading in grappling often comes down to one idea: one stance, one grip, one throw.
Ukrainian Sambo world champion Ivan Vasylchuk reveals the brutally simple system behind elite-level takedowns, submissions, and transitions, and why mastering a few fundamentals b…
Kristiany “The Karate Queen” Carvalho is proving that elite striking can thrive inside MMA—and she’s doing it without abandoning her style.
She breaks down how she blends karate, Muay Thai, wrestling defense, and growing jiu-jitsu confidence into a game built to frustrate opponents and win rounds…
What does it take to build a grappling life in a country at war, while balancing a demanding career, brutal training, and a completely different combat culture?
Vlad Polyanskiy, known as VladXBJJ, reveals why Ukraine's jiu-jitsu scene is unlike anywhere else in Europe - and why wrestling, sambo, a…
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