A Fistful Of Collars: A Jiu-jitsu Podcast

Edwin Najmi joins Hywel, Reid and Chase in the studio for a special episode of A Fistful of Collars!

From thrilling submissions in the black belt finals to greatest upsets, standout performances and the next generation of killers to watch– Hywel, Reid and Chase break down the 2019 World Championships.

Listen to Chase Smith, Reid Connell and Hywel Teague as they break down the biggest, the most interesting and the unmissable stories from the upcoming 2019 IBJJF World Championships! Watch Worlds LIVE or On Demand, May 30 to June 2 ONLY on FloGrappling.

Hywel and Chase just got back from Abu Dhabi where some crazy stuff went down, from Erberth's antics to Levi's loss. And with Worlds just around the corner, the guys discuss where Reid and Chase plan to go and what they hope to see on the 2019 Road to Worlds tour. 

Hywel and Chase are joined by arguably the greatest American jiu-jitsu practitioners of all time, Rafael Lovato Jr.  We discuss his transition to MMA and his upcoming Bellator title fight vs Gegard Mousasi, how he's not leaving jiu-jitsu competition behind, and his thoughts on some of the other crossover jiu-jitsu athletes currently making moves in MMA. 

Chase Smith, Reid Connell and Hywel Teague dissect some of the standout moments from recent jiu-jitsu and grappling competition. A look back on the shocking events of Pans • Adam’s unexpected reaction to his amazing submission win over Leandro Lo F2W News: • An event every weekend in April • Eddie Cummings returns this weekend F2W 108 in Philly • F2W 109 will see a replay of the 2018Worlds final: Shane Jamil Hill-Taylor vs Leo Saggioro • Stipe Miocic to take on a charity gi match on F2W 110! Texan start-up event Third Coast Grappling unveils a stacked card for July KASAI post event analysis • The devastating leg lock that took out Felipe Pena • Kaynan’s Duarte unstoppable run to being the best black belt in the world • Dante Leon– should he challenge for the 170lb belt? • What is the talk about the no-gi meta game: Danaher and Craig Jones chime in

Hywel Teague, Reid Connell and Chase Smith discuss the 2019 IBJJF Pans, which is just one week away. Which divisions are going to be the ones to watch, who's got a chance to win gold, and what are the matches we want to see? 

Big results from Brazil: Meregali defeating Leandro, greatest rivalry Joao Gabriel Rocha finally beats Buchecha! The Erberth Santos incident ADCC Invites are out! Find out who’s confirmed for the 2019 ADCC World Championships We have 25+ new Lucas Lepri techniques on the site!

Episode 22 of A Fistful of Collars sees Hywel Teague, Reid Connell and Chase Smith talk about: • Dillon Danis's upcoming disciplinary hearing • Kron Gracie's UFC debut • Marcelo Garcia's comeback • Mixing belt colors (purple, brown and black) together in events like Spyder and ADCC • Emerging talents in 2019, who to look out for • Craig Jones vs Gabriel Arges on Grapplefest 4 ... plus more!

Hywel Teague, Chase Smith and Reid Connell look back on some of the best performances from the recent ADCC West Coast Trials, including Josh Hinger, John Combs and– of course– Nicky Ryan.

Straight off his big win at KASAI Super Series, Gordon Ryan joins us in the studio for a special edition of A Fistful of Collars.

Vagner Rocha joins us in the FloGrappling studio for an all-encompassing chat on our podcast A Fistful of Collars!

Keenan Cornelius joins us in the FloGrappling studio for an incredible 1 hr and 45 min interview! 

Hywel, Reid and Will discuss the incredible World No-Gi Championships: from Gordon Ryan's amazing performance to Cyborg's unsportsmanlike behavior and the black belts who impressed us the most. PLUS, a look ahead to the STACKED 2019 line-up of events on FloGrappling.

Hywel, Chase, Reid and Will get together to discuss the upcoming IBJJF World No-Gi Championship, our new Eddie Bravo cartoon and much more. Also:  • The importance (and appropriateness) of intensity in training  • Coming soon: The FloGrappling end of year awards!   

Joining us in the FloGrappling studio is 2018 IBJJF black belt featherweight World champion Shane Jamil Hill-Taylor of Team Lloyd Irvin.  In this 80-minute interview we discuss everything from Jamil's mindset toward training and competition, how he balances school and work with jiu-jitsu, if he prefers gi or no-gi, and how his 1995 Subaru died as he was on the way to the airport. 

Welcome back to your favorite jiu-jitsu podcast! Today we're talking: - Ben Askren / Danis Beef - KASAI Pro 4 - Garry Tonon on weight classes - FloGrappling Awards - Unpopular Jiu-Jitsu Opinions

In this week's episode of your favorite jiu-jitsu podcast... • Injuries in jiu-jitsu, the worst we've seen and the way to deal with them • The return of Rodolfo Vieira! • Fabricio Werdum comes back for a sueprfight with Lucas Hulk at Spyder • Unpopular jiu-jitsu opinions: Why Hywel thinks flow rolling is bullshit.

On this week's episode we... -Take a look at the stats breakdown behind submission at ADCC and the evolution of the game -Talk with KASAI President about upcoming KASAI Pro 4 -Rolles recounts growing up in Brazil and training with his uncles and cousins -Responding to Danaher and Askren's criticism of jiu-jitsu training methods  

On this week's show we recap... • World Series of Grappling, where Mahamed Aly and Manuel Ribamar each won $20,000, we saw breakout star Jansen Gomes of Checkmat (the next Jackson Sousa) and we saw blue-purple belts leglock each other (and nobody died). • ADCC European Trials in Romania: What we saw from Europe's top grapplers, and the revelation that even with the Danaher DVDs some people still aren't hip to the leg game. • Reid tells the story of going to a joint John Danaher / Ben Askren seminar! • UFC 228 and the incident between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Dillon Danis.