I’m still not fully convinced anyone in the fighting community can read.

But I’m not taking that gamble today.
Just in case one of you has miraculously avoided severe CTE and can still process written language…

No, I am not uploading grandma’s famous chili con carne recipe.

Instead, I’m describing something far more dangerous.

Joey Berkenbosch.

Professional MMA fighter. Wrestler. Middleweight menace.
A man who has won fights by TKO, by submission, and by making other grown men question their career choices.

In this episode we talk about:

– What it feels like to win in front of your own crowd
– Why wrestlers are built different
– The ego required to step into a cage… and the humility required to survive it
– Strength, suffering, discipline
– And what fighting teaches you about being a man in a world that’s getting softer by the day

Joey breaks down the mindset behind real combat not the Instagram version.
What it takes to grind. To coach. To carry responsibility. To step in when everyone else steps back.

No fluff.
No motivational quotes over piano music.
Just violence, philosophy, and cauliflower ears.

If you train… you’ll understand.
If you don’t… you probably should.

🎧 Listen now.

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Ever wonder how many ways you can get injured in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu? Well, Boris Brajovic went out and actually asked 881 people. For real.
A blue belt with a brain, Boris took a deep dive into the science of BJJ injuries for his master’s thesis — and came back with data that might just save your knees, shoulders, and ego.

We talk about what injuries happen most, how they happen, and what you can do to maybe avoid becoming a statistic in the next open mat. Plus, Boris’ work got a shout-out on Jake Luigi’s YouTube channel, "Less Impressed More Involved", which basically makes him internet famous now.
📺 Check out Jake’s channel here: Less Impressed More Involved

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Episode in Português

Episódio em Português

Querido ouvinte,

Como senti sua falta! A sensação de estar aqui postando isso é como finalmente voltar para casa. Fui atraído por outros caminhos e me deixei levar por luzes deslumbrantes, mas isso acabou. Como o filho pródigo, eu voltei, e depois de perceber que lá fora não é para mim, estou de volta para ficar.

Falando em coisa boa, temos um episódio incrível em nossas mãos, uma verdadeira situação única. O próprio Marcus Scooby passou pela Holanda, mais precisamente em Haia, e nos presenteou com um seminário super enriquecedor na sede da Pound for Pound na Holanda.

Tanto o Head Coach quanto o dono da academia estavam presentes, então decidimos sentar todos juntos para bater um papo sobre Jiu-Jitsu.

Confira este episódio e já agradeço por todo o carinho!

Grande Oss

Fiquem abençoados.

Amo vocês!

Julio

Dearest Listener,

How I have missed you, the feeling of sitting here and posting this is like finally coming home. I have been atracted by others and i have been led a stray by dazzling lights, but that is gone now, like the prodigigal son i have returned and after realizing that out there isnt for me im back for good.

Speaking of good we have a banger in our hands a true one of a kind situation.Marcus Scooby himself dropped by The Netherlands, Den haag to be exact, and give us a really insightful seminar at the POund for Pound Dutch Headquarters. Both THe Head Coach and the Owner where there so we decidd to all sit down and have a little chat about BJJ.

Check out this episode and thank you already for all the love!

Big Oss

Stay blessed

Love you all

Julio

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