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Isaac Knable is the founder of Invicta Wrestling Academy as well as the founder of both footworktrainer.com and the Stance & Motion App.An extremely accomplished wrestler, Isaac wrestled in the NCAA Division One for Indiana University.On top of being an accomplished wrestler, Isaac is also a world class wrestling coach, coaching young wrestlers at Invicta Wrestling Academy.Isaac is also the founder of the best wrestler footwork app called the stance&motion app as well as is the best authority on wrestling footwork drills and exercises.We had the honour to interview Isaac and find out his thoughts on wrestling, footwork drills and his lifelong wrestling journey.If you like this podcast episode, we invite you to subscribe to the Grapplezilla Podcast for more great Wrestling and Grappling content uploaded regularly.You can learn more about Issac Knable through his websites and Social Media accounts which we have left below:Invicta Wrestling Academyhttps://invictawrestling.comStance & Motion Apphttps://stancemotion.comFootwork Trainerhttps://footworktrainer.comFootwork Trainer Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/footworktra...Footwork Trainer Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/FootworkTrainerFootwork Trainer YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/@FootworkTrainer
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Chidaoba is one of the most important and interesting Grappling Styles you most likely have never heard of.It has influenced many grappling arts such as Sambo and Judo as well as been the starting point for many Olympic and World Champions in Judo, Wrestling and Sambo. In this episode, we cover all major aspects of Chidoaba and help you understand more about this amazing Folk Wrestling style.If you enjoyed this episode, we invite you to Subscribe to The Grapplezilla's Podcast for more great Grappling and Wrestling content.
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Rodrigo Artilheiro is one of the most interesting and complete Grapplers on the planet. Rodrigo has competed at the highest levels in Judo, BJJ and Greco Roman Wrestling as well as is one of the best Krav Maga, Self Defense and Combative instructors in the World.
Rodrigo also has a deep history of coaching top MMA fighters like CroCop as well as being a coach on the Ultimate Fighter TV Show.
On top of his amazing Grappling and Martial Art accolades, Rodrigo Artilheiro is also one of the best Sculptors in the world, having taught Sculpture all over the world.
We are proud to have this truly amazing guest on the Grapplezilla Podcast and we’re sure you’ll love this episode.
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Wrestling is one of the most important things you can add to your BJJ as we see most modern BJJ and Submission Grappling champions adding wrestling to their BJJ to dominate the competition.In fact after the last ADCC in 2022, it is apparent that the next evolution of BJJ will be the addition of wrestling into Jiu-Jitsu. Wrestling gives so many extra tools to make a person's BJJ so much more effective and dangerous.There are many different reasons to add wrestling to jiu-jitsu but here are the 3 main reasons and they are not the usual technique only reasons, these will surprise you and make you understand the real benefit of adding wrestling to your BJJ.TIMESTAMPS(00:00) - 3 Reasons to add Wrestling to BJJ(02:24) - Wrestling Pressure(04:18) - Wrestling's Emphasis on the Scramble(06:15) - Wrestling's Emphasis on Standing Back UpIf you like this episode, you can check out our article on our Grapplezilla website here:https://grapplezilla.com/3-reasons-wr...We also invite you to subscribe to Grapplezilla’s Podcast for more great Grappling, BJJ and wrestling content added regularly.
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Shuai Jiao: The Ancient Chinese Martial Art of WrestlingWelcome to our Grapplezilla's dive into Shuai Jiao, one of the oldest and most revered forms of Chinese martial arts and an absolutely great Grappling style! Shuai Jiao, also known as Chinese wrestling, boasts a rich history that spans thousands of years. It is renowned for its powerful throwing techniques, dynamic footwork, and practical self-defense applications.In this episode, we explore everything you need to know about Shuai Jiao, tracing its roots back to ancient China where it was used by warriors and practiced by emperors. You'll learn about the key principles and styles that define Shuai Jiao.Enhance your understanding of martial arts by delving into the ancient art of Shuai Jiao. Perfect for those seeking a deeper knowledge of traditional combat sports, this video is your ultimate guide to the world of Chinese wrestling.Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more in-depth grappling content. Hit the notification bell to stay updated with our latest podcast episodes!
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Do you want to get better at Takedowns? In this episode we explain some great methods to start improving your takedowns regardless of if you are a Freestyle Wrestler, Greco Roman Wrestler, MMA Fighter, Submission Grappler or BJJ Practitioner.Often the difference between being good at takedowns and great at takedowns is by understanding the drills, tactics and exercises needed to get to the next level. We cover many different aspects of takedown training that you should add to your training regimen if you want to get better at taking your opponent down.If you liked this episode, we invite you to subscribe to the Grapplezilla Podcast for more great Wrestling and Grappling content uploaded regularly. 0:00 Intro(00:39) Proper Grip & Initial Position(02:15) Removing Grips & Breaking Positions(02:50) Footwork(04:50) Learn to Initiate Attacks & Create Openings(06:12) Focus on High Percentage Takedowns(06:51) Build Your Game(08:39) Strength, Speed & Flexibility(09:38) Add Par Terre for Better Takedowns(10:26) Final Thoughts
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Freestyle heavyweight wrestling is full of power and strength and a lot of times it is a case of the stronger wrestler dominating a weaker wrestler. Once in a while there is a Heavyweight wrestler who not only is strong as a bear but highly technical as well. Geno Petriashvili is a Georgian elite level Freestyle wrestler competing at the heavyweight division who is strong, technical, resilient, fast and agile. He has always given his best in competition and is a nightmare for opponents with his highly technical freestyle wrestling skills and heart of a lion.Here's everything you wanted to know about Geno Petriashvili, we are sure you will enjoy this one!If you liked this episode, we invite you to Subscribe to the Grapplezilla Podcast channel for more great Wrestling, MMA, BJJ and Grappling content uploaded regularly!
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One of the most underlooked aspects of adding wrestling for MMA and BJJ is the use of Par Terre (Wrestling Groundwork) as when adding wrestling to their fighting skills, most MMA and BJJ fighters only focus on learning the takedowns and takedown defenses of wrestling and not the groundwork.Learning Par Terre has amazing benefits for both MMA and BJJ practitioners as adding Par Terre helps link the wrestling they learn to the scramble and top position dominance.In this episode, we explain why you should add wrestling Par Terre to your BJJ and MMA skills as doing so will only benefit you as a fighter.If you like this video, we invite you to subscribe to our Grapplezilla Podcast for more great Grappling, Wrestling, BJJ and MMA content uploaded regularly.
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Dagestan, a small Russian republic of 3.1 million people produces the very best wrestlers in the world. Dagestani Wrestlers have won a tremendous amount of Olympic Wrestling Medals and World Wrestling Championships with their effective style of wrestling.What makes Dagestani wrestling so Effective and why over decades and decades do Dagestani wrestlers still dominate the wrestling world?
In this episode we discuss the reasons why Dagestani wrestling developed to be so effective. TIMESTAMPS(00:00) Why is Dagestani Wrestling So Effective?(0:31) Dagestan's Location & History(01:25) A Tough Neighborhood(02:44) What Makes Dagestani Wrestling so Good?(08:12) Notable Dagestani Wrestling HeroesWe invite you to subscribe to the Grapplezilla Podcast for more great Wrestling and Grappling content updated regularly.
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One of the absolute best Grappling arts an MMA Fighter can train in is Greco-Roman Wrestling. There have been many dominant Wrestlers in modern MMA and many of the best fighters of all time have come from a Greco Roman Wrestling background.In this Grapplezilla Greco Roman Wrestling for MMA podcast breakdown we discuss several reasons why Greco Roman Wrestling can be high effective for MMA.We cover Greco Roman Wrestling Fitness, Greco Roman Wrestling Technique, The Greco Clinch vs Muay Thai Clinch for MMA, the current MMA point system and how it benefits Greco Roman Wrestlers as well as the disadvantages of Greco Roman Wrestling in MMA.So, check this episode out and let us know what you think in the comments.If you liked this episode, we invite you to subscribe to the Grapplezilla Podcast for more great Wrestling, Grappling, BJJ and MMA content uploaded regularly.
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Adding Wrestling to your Self Defense training is one of the best things you could do as a martial artist. There are so many reasons, many of which will surprise you, that you should consider adding Wrestling Training to your Self Defense training.In no way is this episode about Wrestling being the best self defense system, we even cover why it has flaws when it comes to self defense but this video is for those of you who want to know why adding wrestling can be beneficial to your self defense abilities.Regardless if you train Krav Maga, Karate, Kung-Fu, Ninjitsu, JKD, Silat, Tae Kwon Do, Muay Thai, Kickboxing, BJJ, Aikido, Jujutsu, FMA Arts such as Kali, Escrima, Arnis or Modern Combatitives…Adding Wrestling to Your Training is going to be beneficial.In this episode, I mention a Greco Roman Double Leg, which I want to clarify as in Greco Roman Wrestling there is no touching of the legs (due to the ruleset). What I meant is there is a setup and takedown similar to a double leg called a "High Dive" which this type of throw is better suited for a self defense situation as you do not hit the ground with your lower half of your body (in most cases). I used the term "Double Leg" to convey the movement to people who have no wrestling experience in place of putting the term "High Dive" as this term may have led them to think there is some type of Diving motion and may confuse them.TIMESTAMPS(00:00) - Why You Should Add Wrestling for Self Defense(00:08) - Is Wrestling Good for Self Defense?(00:47) - Wrestling is About Control(02:04) - The Wrestling Scramble(03:19) - The Wrestling Mentality(04:07) - Being Used to Being Thrown and Falling Down(04:24) - Being Used to Hand Fighting(04:43) - Wrestling Aggression(05:10) - Wrestling is Gross Motor Movement Based(06:32) - The Wrestling Clinch(08:30) - Wrestling's Physical Conditioning(09:37) - Certain Wrestling Techniques are Great for Self Defense(10:56) - Wrestling's Weaknesses for Self Defense(13:58) - How to Add Wrestling for Self Defense(15:18) - Closing ThoughtsIf you like this episode, we invite you to subscribe to the Grapplezilla Podcast today!
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We had the pleasure of having Tom Billinge from WarYoga for our very first Grapplezilla Podcast.
Tom is the founder of WarYoga and gives a real inside look into the world of WarYoga, everything from his thoughts on the health benefits of WarYoga, the benefits of WarYoga exercises for grappling arts and a deep dive into the WarYoga philosophy.Hope you guys enjoy listening to this episode as much as we had making it and if you have any questions or comments, feel free to let us know in the comments.
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Bokh is a national sport in Mongolia. Also known as Mongolian Wrestling, Bokh has been practiced for hundreds and hundreds of years since the time of the great Genghis Khan.A truly powerful and amazing Mongolian folk wrestling style, Bokh has been influential in the Mongolian character and has even been highly influential to Mongolian Judo, Mongolian Freestyle and Greco-Roman Wrestling as well as Mongolian’s success wishing Japanese Sumo.Here is everything you wanted to know about Bokh, a truly amazing grappling style that we at Grapplezilla truly admire.CHAPTERS(00:00) Bokh Mongolian Wrestling(00:06) What is Bokh?(01:26) What is Bokh Wrestling?(02:09) Styles of Bokh(05:39) What are The Rules of Mongolian Wrestling?(07:55) What is The Mongolian Bokh Wrestling Uniform?(10:08) The Nadaam Bokh Tournament(12:23) Bokh Wrestling Training(17:14) Bokh Influence on Judo, Sumo & Olympic Wrestling(18:07) Mongolian Bokh in MMA(18:54) In ConclusionSubscribe to the Grapplezilla Podcast for more great Grappling, Wrestling and Martial Arts content uploaded regularly!
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Sambo has been one of the most dominant martial arts in MMA and there is a good reason why.There are so many dominant Sambo fighters in MMA’s history that have won the biggest MMA competitions in the world such as the UFC, Pride and more.
Such fighters as Khabib Nurmagomedov, Islam Makhachev and Fedor Emelianenko have effectively used Sambo to not only win MMA championships but change the way we look at MMA in general.Here are the reasons Why Sambo is Great for MMA and why Sambo is truly a formidable combat martial art. TIMESTAMPS(00:00) - Why Sambo is Great for MMA Intro(00:05) - Types of Sambo(00:27) - Sambo Transitions Between Ranges & Immediate Flow Into Attacks(01:49) - Multi Ranged Combat System(02:16) - Regularly Competing in Sambo Events(02:52) - Sambo's Use of Wrestling and Sambo's Influences(05:12) - Chidaoba's Influence on Sambo(06:58)- Sambo Pinning(08:56) - Combat Sambo's Striking(09:40) - Sambo's Emphasis on Quick Submissions(10:21) - Sambo's Non-BJJ Guard(11:41) - How Does Sambo DifferIf you like this content, we invite you to subscribe to the Grapplezilla Podcast for more great grappling, wrestling, sambo and martial arts insights updated regularly.
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Many BJJ practitioners are now learning how to wrestle in order to gain an extra edge on the mats. Wrestling Pressure and The Wrestling Pocket is the absolute most important thing that is overlooked when learning wrestling for BJJ.In this episode of the Grapplezilla podcast we talk about how Wrestling’s Pressure & The Wrestling Pocket for BJJ are pivotal to understand and master if you want to properly add wrestling to BJJ.TIMESTAMPS(00:00) Intro(00:05) Wrestling’s Pressure & The Wrestling Pocket for BJJ(02:17) What is Wrestling Pressure?(06:02) What is The Wrestling Pocket?(10:03) How to Train Wrestling Pressure?(12:22) Buchecha's Success Adding Wrestling(13:57|) In ConclusionIf you like this podcast we invite you subscribe to subscribe to the Grapplezilla podcast for more great grappling and wrestling content uploaded regularly!
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Brazil is a superpower when it comes to modern grappling arts due to the explosion of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu around the world. Yet there is another grappling art that comes from the jungles of Brazil that is a very effective grappling method known as Luta Livre.Luta Livre is not as well known as BJJ but there still are many famous MMA fighters who practice or came from a Luta Livre background such as Marco Ruas, Jose Aldo, Darren Till, Renato Sobral, Alexandre Franca Noguira, Gesias Calvacante and more.Luta Livre shares many similar characteristics to BJJ, both come from Brazil, both have submissions and allow all ground positions, both teach the practitioner to fight off the back, both have been used in MMA successfully and many other similarities that both arts share can be seen when comparing BJJ to Luta Livre.That said, the main question when comparing Luta Livre to BJJ is how does Luta Livre differ from Brazilian Jiu-jitsu as most times, people think Luta Livre simply is No-gi BJJ and although that may look like what it is on the surface, it is definitely not the case.TIMESTAMPS(0:00) How Does Luta Livre Differ From BJJ(01:27) Luta Livre does NOT use the Gi(01:57) Luta Livre includes Striking(02:20) Submission before Position Based Grappling(03:12) Luta Livre does NOT Emphasize the Guard(03:52) More Emphasis on Scrambling than BJJ(05:02) Submission is the Name of the Game(06:29) Luta Livre is more Vale Tudo/MMA Based(07:03) Luta Livre is Much Smaller than BJJ(07:51) Luta Livre is NOT as developed as BJJ(09:15) In ConclusionSubscribe to The Grapplezilla Podcast for more great grappling content uploaded regularly!
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There is no doubt that Russian wrestlers are among the best if not the best wrestlers on the planet.
Having an incredible wrestling history with the greatest number of Olympic medals being won by Russians, the question arises of...Why are The Russians So Great at Wrestling?Russian wrestling differs from the western wrestling systems in many ways, this is not to say it is a better system, but it is a system that constantly produces world class champions.
In this episode we cover several reasons why Russians have been so dominant in Wrestling, so check it out and enjoy!TIMESTAMPS:(0:00) Why are The Russians are So Great at Wrestling
(00:10) Global Wrestling Community and Russian Wrestling
(01:14) Wrestling has Extremely Deep Roots in Russia
(03:18) The Ultimate Focus on Wrestling Technique
(05:26) Russian Wrestling Creativity
(06:15) Long Term Development of Russian Wrestlers
(08:14) Total Package Wrestlers
(09:24) The Street Cat vs The House Cat
(11:08) Russian Wrestlers Superstar Status
(12:51) Final Thoughts on Russian WrestlingWe invite you to Subscribe The Grapplezilla podcast for more great wrestling and grappling content updated regularly!
