Dirty White Belt Radio

Caitline Huggins and the Murdock Brothers, CJ and Josh, talk with Jeff about CJ's pro MMA debut next weekend, each of their favorite superfights of all time, CJ's top 5 jiujitsu instructors, Great Grappling's head instructor Jeremy Arel, and the Project TAP House, which is in its nascent stages. Plus Jeff teases several big announcements, like a jerk.

Chrissy Linzy of US Grappling joins us to recap their Greensboro tournament, and we make an exclusive announcement: US Grappling is coming to Charlotte in March! Learn about the history of the tournament organization over the past 10 years, its most memorable matches, the critical people involved, and the kids who have grown up with the tournaments.

Samantha Seff of TFTC Academy fights on the USFFC MMA card in Spartanburg, SC on Nov. 5. She and two of her training partners -- Maddie Mingia and Julie Ferguson -- join us to talk about fight camp, the role teammates play in preparation for MMA competition, beer, doughnuts, hair braiding and more.

Phenomenal four-stripe blue belt Alex Cummings is leaving -- for now -- the NC scene for Montana. We highlight some of his most memorable moments, best matches, toughest opponents, most underrated folks in the scene, and why Jason Culbreth is responsible for every single thing good about jiujitsu in North Carolina and beyond. Plus, we recap Kakuto Submission Challenge, preview US Grappling Greensboro Oct. 29 (go register!) and Toro Cup Nov. 12 (go watch and support Gis for GIs!).

Jeff recaps the IBJJF's first trip to NC while stuffing his face with vegan brownies and macadamia nut milk lattes. Interviews with local competitors Betty Broadhust, Eric Hable and Andrew Bitner bookend Jeff talking about why PREPARING to win is more important than the will to win.

We recap a huge weekend in martial arts, with results from IBJJF Pans, New Breed grappling, IKF kickboxing, Conflict MMA & Fight Night in Florence, SC. Local fighter Aren Besson of Chapel Hill Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, who won last night by Rear naked choke, talks to us about training at Chapel Hill Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, girl scout cookies, pink tighty whities and much more.

Sophia Drysdale world-class competitor and teacher in town for seminars, gives a memorable interview ranging from jiujitsu technique to Australian slang to nutrition to environmental ethics. Plus, Trevor recaps Daniel Branch's Ring of Combat fight and we review US Grappling Virginia Beach & IBJJF Atlanta. Don't spit the dummy -- just listen to the show.

Gracie Raleigh's Jason "Bumpkin" Wingate talks about his 17 years in jiujitsu, starting with Renzo Gracie & Tim Mannon, continuing under Royce Gracie with Billy Dowey & Jason Culbreth, and finally teaching at Gracie Raleigh with Brandon Garner. We also talk about his training with Robson Moura, meeting Miguel Torres and much more!

Revolution BJJ black belt Daniel Frank talks about his Toro Cup win, US Grappling, his time teaching in Korea, the best way to teach jiujitsu, what makes a great jiujitsu student, and much more!

Here's our bonus show recapping Toro Cup 4! We'll do a deep dive into Daniel Frank's match and jiujitsu career during tomorrow's show, but here are the results and four brief interviews with competitors, where Adam Jetton & Dave Porter talk about what the NC BJJ community means to them, the Corbe Brothers run through their matches and talk about what's next for them, Anthony Elbert and Jeff talk Pokemon, and Kim DaFury explains why jiujitsu community events like this are so important.

Jason Culbreth of Forged Fitness Cary just won the black belt Masters Worlds, has coached multiple world champions, and was one of the driving forces in getting MMA legalized in NC during the early days of Team ROC. If you're interested in getting better at jiujitsu, winning world championships, teaching people jiujitsu, coaching world champions, learning about the history of NC jiujitsu (esp. the history of Team ROC), finding out how MMA became legal in NC, or hearing Jason make fun of Roy Marsh, Jake Whitfield, Jeff and numerous others, you're not going to want to miss it.

Forged Fitness purple belt & military veteran Bryce Mahoney talks about outdoor events for veterans, meeting his wife while in the process of wrecking a $250,000 boat, how he got started training under Rigan Machado (kind of), the importance of the purple belt and more. Plus, we recap the BJJ Masters Worlds and spotlight all our local medallists -- many of whom Bryce has trained with.

Locals do great work at the Boston BJJ Open! Also, Forged Fitness' belt promotion ceremony happened, and we shout out some recent belt advancements: we ask listeners to tell us why their belts matter to them at(360) 389-2830. Call in, leave us a voicemail, and you could end up on the show or in a cool social video. Finally, we interview Kate Shuster, the first woman to win the national debate tournament, about the charity debate camp she and Jeff work on -- as well as her first viewing of Road House. You can make a tax-deductible donation to WDI at womensdebateinstitute.org

Valerie Worthington, author or "Training Wheels: How a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Road Trip Jumpstarted My Search For a Fulfilling Life" joins us to talk about her trip around the country in 2006, winning the worlds at purple belt, what makes a satisfying life and much more! Plus, Trevor calls in to talk about his student Adli Edwards' 145 pound title win at Iron Fights in Ohio last night.

Daniel "The Executive" Branch talks about the biggest fight of his career coming up Sep. 23 in Atlantic City, training at Gracie Raleigh, working with Brandon Garner and Jason "Bumpkin" Wingate, fighters who miss weight and front about it, and more!

The first 12 non-Brazilian black belts are known, collectively, as the dirty dozen. They have amazing stories from the early days of jiu-jitsu in America, but in many cases, too little is known about them. Marc Baquerizo is the first American student of the legendary jiujitsu practitioner and UFC fighter Joe Moreira. Marc was the fifth American to get a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, but his BJJ Heroes biography simply says: "Not much is known of Baquerizo." When we found out he'd been living in Raleigh for four years, we knew we needed to fix that. Here's Marc Baquerizo in his own words, explaining how he chose to train with Joe Moreira, even though Joe spoke no English and Marc spoke no Brazilian Portuguese; talking about the Gracie Challenges, and his experience with those; and telling stories about a brawl with Tank Abbott, about meeting Kimo Leopoldo, and how tough Marco Ruas and Allen Goes are. You'll also hear his strongest memory of the day he got his black belt. The answer might surprise you.

Evan Arredondo from Gracie Raleigh and Trevor's Muay Thai program at Forged Fitness Cary comes in to celebrate his IKF World Kickboxing championship win. We also talk about Evan's wrestling and jiujitsu background, and his future in MMA.

Trevor calls in live from the International Kickboxing Federation world championship, where local fighters Evan Daniel & Evan Arredondo are competing. John "Bagels" Telford joins us live in studio to break down ProJitsu 5 -- and preview the upcoming Toro Cup card on Sep. 10. In an EXCLUSIVE, we announce 3 exciting matches for that Toro Cup. Don't miss it.

Pendergrass Academy black belt Sean Zorio joins Jeff in studio to talk training jiujitsu, working with US Grappling, footlocks, food and motorcycles.

Ever wondered what the most popular ConcussionCasts are? Jeff breaks down the top 10 shows of all time, with excerpts. Plus, the Great Northeast BJJ Podcast interviews Jeff, who shamelessly steals audio excerpts like a thieving rapscallion. Check them out: http://redwingsuperior.com/great-northeast-bjj-podcast/