In this episode of The Martial Podcast host Mark Jacobs talks with MMA writers Chuck Mindenhall and John Lee about the upcoming UFC show at the White House. Who wins between Topuria and Gaethje? Is Alex Pereira is the most protected fighter in UFC history? Is this all a sign our own Roman Empire is dead and we're rapidly slipping into the dark ages? Listen and find out.

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In this episode of The Martial Podcast, guest Aran Dharmeratnam discusses training in martial arts around the world with people like Rickson Gracie and how he's applied those lessons in work as a bouncer, private investigator and international security consultant.

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Long-time martial arts manager, promoter and bon vivant Mike Flint drops by to discuss his dealings with legends like Chuck Norris, Howard Jackson, Gene LeBell, Oleg Taktarov and just how he helped create the first ever boxing-MMA crossover card.

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The Martial Podcast is back for Season 2, Episode 1 (AKA episode 19) as host Mark Jacobs discusses bare knuckle boxing, wing chun kung fu and just what part of the hand you should hit with.

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In this episode of The Martial Podcast, host Mark Jacobs talks with the two founding fathers of the famous (infamous?) Dog Brothers stickfighting collective, Eric "Top Dog" Knaus and Marc "Crafty Dog" Denny about just what it's like to fight full contact with hard weapons and minimal protection.

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In this episode of The Martial Podcast, host Mark Jacobs is joined by Greg Thompson who serves as the primary hand-to-hand combat instructor for some of the most elite units in the U.S. military including the Special Forces.

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In this episode of The Martial Podcast host Mark Jacobs discusses the UFC's reaction to Bryce Mitchell's pro-Hitler comments, Daniel Penny killing Jordan Neely in the New York subway with a choke hold, and why everything you know about martial arts history is probably BS.

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Internationally respected coach Stephen "sambosteve" Koepfer joins the show to discuss the Russian grappling art of sambo, why it's dominating in the UFC and his experiences in film making and movie stuntwork.

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