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Chris and Noah are back to recap their summer of 2026. Chris attends the infamous Duel Arena 1 show in Orlando aka *LITERALLY THE WORST EVENT EVER*.Noah buys one-way ticket to Europe and grapples in each city he visits - including a stop at Estum Jiu-Jitsu in Estonia.Chris almost burns down his house on July 4th.Chris and Noah review Spider-Man: Brand New Day and look ahead to Doomsday. Noah wants to give a special shout-out to the gyms he trained at during his trip. All were amazing and very welcoming. If you are traveling, be sure to check them out on Instagram: Stealth BJJ Madrid - @stealthbjjmadrid_oportoFite Club Budapest - @fiteclub_budapestGrappling Kraków - @grapplingkrakowEstum Jiu-Jitsu - @estum.jiujistu Timestamps: (00:00:00) Intro (00:01:34) Chris recaps Sunday class (00:08:30) Chris reconnects with the OGs (00:16:32) Duel Arena 1 (00:45:18) Noah in Europe (01:03:00) Chris almost torches his house (01:14:35) Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Doomsday (01:29:27) Luis De La Fuente Meme (01:31:20) The passage of time

Mike Sahebi joins Noah today to discuss his recent promotion to black belt, his training trip to NYC, competing at PANS, and much more! Timestamps: (00:00:00) Intro (00:01:06) Mike's promotion to black belt (00:04:18) What's going on with our teammate Eli? (00:05:45) Training as a new father (00:06:36) Starting to cross-train at another Orlando gym (00:10:12) The motivation to train more and compete more (00:11:56) Competing at JJWL recently (00:13:00) Training in NYC at Renzo Gracie Academy and Gregor Gracie Jiu-Jitsu (00:37:25) Competing at PANS 2025 (00:51:10) What's next for Mike? (00:55:09) How is Mike adjusting his training? (00:57:48) LA Rams (01:01:16) Dallas Mavericks and the Luka trade (01:08:08) Trash talking and wrapping up

Noah presents Chris with a fundamental question about the nature of jiu-jitsu. Deep introspection ensues. Timestamps: (00:00:00) Intro (00:01:09) Mike taught today's class and is competing in PANS this week. (00:03:23) Shout-out to Eli for his recent victory in F2W Orlando (00:08:18) Noah poses the question. (01:17:50) Daredevil: Born Again and pop-culture.

Chris and Noah open the show by discussing what's new in their lives and pop-culture. Then they review the recent Ecological debates that have happened online involving, Greg Souders, Big Dan, Tom DeBlass, and Mike Israetel. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro and pop-culture 12:24 Chris has friend acting in Thunderbolts* 20:36 Reviewing the Eco debates

Hosts Chris and Noah reunite to close out 2024 and reflect on Noah's recent promotion to black belt! In addition, they cover CJI 2 news, teaching jiu-jitsu (of course), and much more. Happy holidays and Happy New Year!

Mario joins the podcast for the first time to discuss his development in jiu-jitsu, teaching his first class as an instructor, and the recent CJI/ADCC weekend. Mario is a blue belt under Paul Rodriguez, and regularly runs a Saturday evening training session at American Top Team Orlando for the dedicated (aka crazy) folks that want to train on Saturday nights.

Chris and Freddie talk about being on the verge of being promoted to black belt, grappling in law enforcement, and constructing a curriculum. The conversation was cut short so Freddie will return for Part 2! Freddie is a brown belt under Paul Rodriguez.

Chris catches up with Jeremiah during a Labor Day open mat. Among his many talents, Jeremiah is a martial artist, strongman, and tattoo artist. You can follow Jeremiah on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kinetikoss/

Chris pulls out the recording equipment after a Sunday morning training session in the humid Florida heat and sits down with ATT students Jonathan Negron and Tristan Moreno to discuss Jonathan's background and experiences both on and off the mat.

Dillon Gower received his black belt from Paul Rodriguez and is the head coach at Cogito Jiu-Jitsu in Sanford, Florida. Chris and Dillon share beers and swap stores in this episode.

Chris Vu sits down with longtime friend Scott Gillis for a conversation over beers at Bowigens Beer Company.

Ben "The Hebrew Hammer" Stark, is mixed-martial artist and head coach at American Top Team Palm Beach Garden. Ben shares stories of his childhood, his MMA career, his time in Thailand, and more. Follow on Instagram: Ben Stark: @coachbenstarkhjj ATT PBG: @attpbg

Adam is a blue belt in Jiu-Jitsu that trains at American Top Team Orlando. Adam recounts to Noah his childhood, his time at West Point, his subsequent service, and his finding Jiu-Jitsu.

Our gym members, Chris, Cabrera, and Tristan dojo stormed ATT East Orlando during at open mat and recorded a podcast afterwards on the mats. They are joined by John Estrada, Edrick Estrada, Josh Baker, and Jamie Korten. They drink a bevy of beverages and discuss a myriad of topics. The final 20 minutes of the conversation are borderline incomprehensible.

For the milestone 100th episode of the podcast, Carlos Diaz returns to speak with Noah on a Sunday morning. Carlos and Noah open by comparing their recent knee surgeries. Then they recap Carlos's experience in Brazil for the two recent ADCC trials. They continue and discuss the upcoming AJP event that takes place April 16th, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. They also touch on the possible 3 vs 3 match-up between "Team ADCC" and "Team Flo". For more information on the AJP Tour Event in Orlando, FL, visit: https://ajptour.com/