The BJJ Fanatics Podcast

The BJJ Fanatics Podcast

Ryan Ford

Episodes 534
Avg. Duration 1h 25m
Activity Sporadic
Apple Rating 4.8 (440)
Since Jan 2016
Latest Episode Apr 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule
Weekly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
75%
Hosting
rss.libsyn.com

Contact & Outreach

About This Podcast

Our mission with this podcast is to help YOU grow on the mats! We do this by presenting deep, insightful interviews every week with the best athletes, coaches and legends of BJJ and Grappling. Whether you're looking to expand your knowledge about technique, BJJ culture or the history of the art, every episode is loaded with advice and lessons from the best in the game. The host Ryan Ford conducts each interview in a casual setting, which makes it easy to see the human side of the stars of our sport and get to know their story while also learning more for your own development. New episodes are available every week, and we have over 500 episodes for you to enjoy as well, which is over 800 hours of entertainment and knowledge! We hope you enjoy it!

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Recent Episodes

BJJ Fanatics 673: Jake O'Driscoll

Apr 07, 2026 1h 33m

Jake O'Driscoll joins the show to talk about creating a training environment that breeds champions. He talks about the importance of coaches dedicating themselves to studying the game to help their…

BJJ Fanatics 673: Alberto Crane

Mar 24, 2026 1h

Alberto Crane returns to talk about his life in Jiu-Jitsu since being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. He talks about how exploring Neurology has helped him and lessons he's learned. He also talks…

BJJ Fanatics 672: Colton Crawford

Mar 05, 2026 1h 13m

Colton Crawford is a BJJ Brown Belt and the banjo player for the very successful Bluegrass band The Dead South. He talks about learning how to learn and the similarities between pursuing music and…

BJJ Fanatics 671: Dallas Niles

Feb 24, 2026 1h 29m

Dallas Niles returns to talk about teaching and the fact that you do NOT have to be a champion to be an elite instructor. He also talks about heavy metal and getting sick overseas, and the value of…

BJJ Fanatics 670: Michael Heinz

Feb 03, 2026 1h 41m

BJJ Black Belt Michael Heinz joins show show to talk about how meditation has impacted his journey in the art. He explains how to use meditation concepts before, during and after training to achieve…

BJJ Fanatics 669: Glyn Powditch

Jan 20, 2026 1h 9m

Glyn Powditch is a leading voice in Jiu-Jitsu on breathing and breathwork. He explains how something as simple as learning how to manage your breathing during training and competition can have a…

BJJ Fanatics 668: Shawn Williams

Jan 06, 2026 1h 29m

Shawn Williams joins the show for the first episode of 2026! The topic for this episode is how to coach athletes. Shawn talks about providing relevant information, game-planning, managing nerves and…

BJJ Fanatics 667: Xmas with Kurt

Dec 23, 2025 1h 4m

Kurt joins us for the final episode of 2025! We talk about the potential alien craft near Earth, conspiracy theories, and how AI consistently fools Kurt on Instagram. Kurt also takes questions from…

BJJ Fanatics 666: Jeff Curran

Dec 02, 2025 1h 45m

Jeff Curran returns to share what its like to start and run a grappling tournament from scratch and life after professional fighting. He also opens up about growing up in poverty and a violent home…

BJJ Fanatics 665: Roberto Godoi

Nov 18, 2025 1h 18m

Roberto Godoi returns to talk about competition for Masters athletes. He covers mindset, conditioning, tactics and conserving energy. He also explains how being "starstruck" when competing against a…

BJJ Fanatics 664: Shawn Melanson

Nov 04, 2025 1h 51m

Shawn Melanson joins the show to talk about running a gym specifically for competitors, how anxiety has impacted him on and off the mats, and developing take downs. He also shows his impressive…

BJJ Fanatics 663: Robert Drysdale

Oct 14, 2025 1h 19m

Robert Drysdale joins the show to share his latest research on the history of BJJ. He also discusses the ways that commercialization has helped and hurt the art and his thoughts on professional…

BJJ Fanatics 662: Chris Wojcik

Oct 01, 2025 1h 33m

Chris Wojcik joins the show to talk about goal setting, finding purpose, the value of regret and removing self-doubt from your mind. He also talks about his beginnings as a wrestler, his passion for…

BJJ Fanatics 661: Malachy Friedman

Sep 16, 2025 1h 23m

Malachy Friedman returns to talk about his recent shift back into coaching high level athletes. He talks about competition mindset, how to gameplan for specific opponents and implementing your game…

BJJ Fanatics 660: Roy Dean

Sep 02, 2025 1h 33m

Roy Dean returns to talk about ego-less training, the balance of ego for competitors and how to process losses in a healthy way. He also details his nomadic teaching lifestyle and talks about his…

BJJ Fanatics 659: Kurt Osiander

Aug 19, 2025 1h 33m

Kurt is back! In this episode, Kurt responds to lots of questions from the listeners, we talk music and the passing of the legend Ozzy Osbourne, Kurt breaks out his Boston accent and he talks about…

BJJ Fanatics 658: Justin Flores

Aug 05, 2025 1h 3m

JFlo is back! In this episode he talks about building good habits on your feet. He shares valuable insights for older or injured grapplers that breaks the traditional Wrestling meta; to not fight for…

BJJ Fanatics 657: Rick Ellis

Jul 15, 2025 1h 13m

Rick Ellis joins the show to discuss Jiu-Jitsu for older guys! He talks about what your goals should be and reframing your mentality as you age on the mats. He also talks about pitfalls to avoid like…

BJJ Fanatics 656: Renato Canuto

Jul 01, 2025 1h 46m

Renato Canuto joins the show fresh off his professional MMA debut! He talks about his experience stepping into the cage, balancing grappling competitions with his MMA training, and gives a detailed…

BJJ Fanatics 655: Eric Silver

Jun 17, 2025 1h 19m

Eric Silver is one of the early Americans to study Jiu-Jitsu and one of the first to open a gym on the east coast. He talks about learning directly from Rickson Gracie, challenge matches, how to…

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