BJJ Globetrotters Pirate Radio Podcast

BJJ Globetrotters Pirate Radio Podcast


Latest Episodes

Episode 21: How Mike rode his motorcycle for two years from New York to Argentina and trained Jiu Jitsu along the way
February 29, 2024

In this episode, I have a long talk with Mike Barr about his epic motorcycle trip that took him from New York all the way to the southernmost tip of Argentina, all while training Jiu Jitsu along the w

Episode 20: The 10th anniversary of BJJ Globetrotters!
January 27, 2023

Its been 10 years since I sketched out a logo for a patch idea and BJJ Globetrotters came into existence. We celebrate that with a special episode where community members are calling in from many c

Episode 19: How David from Canada used Matsurfing to go on an epic trip through Europe
October 23, 2022

Matsurfing is couchsurfing style network for Jiu Jitsu travelers and it isunknown to manyactually how the idea of BJJ Globetrotters started out in the very beginning. Its a little corner of our com

Episode 18: A talk in the forest with Chris Haueter on tribalism, hierarchy, personal relationships and status symbols in Jiu Jitsu
June 16, 2021

Chris Haueter has had a big influence on my Jiu Jitsu and even on the creation and philosophy of BJJ Globetrotters. I sat with him in the forest at our camp in Maine and had a little chat about random

Episode 17: Bobby and Amanda started BJJ program in Moldavian village, now run a pay-what-you-can academy/campsite/community in North Carolina
December 01, 2020

In this episode Im talking with Bobby and Amanda McMasters who I met in Romania during my trip around the world back in 2011. They had volunteered through the Peace Corps and Bobby had been setting u

Episode 16: Heather quit her office job, bought an old VW bus, drove it across the US and lived in it so she could train Jiu Jitsu full time
April 27, 2020

In this episode, I talk with Heather Raftery about how she quit her office job to become a Jiu Jitsu Gypsy, living in a 50 year old Volkswagen bus and training Jiu Jitsu full time. We also talk about

Episode 15: Ordering pizza online for Valerie who got stuck in Kazakstan’s pandemic quarantine after taking up a controversial offer to go teach Jiu Jitsu there
April 11, 2020

Valerie Jean took up a much controversial offer on the Members of BJJ Globetrotters Facebook group to fly to Kazakstan and teach Jiu Jitsu, all inclusive. Those who were nervous for her to get stuck t

Episode 14: A long walk on the beach with Ben Westrich for a talk about IBJJF, hierarchies, belt promotions and other weird things. [Quarantine special]
March 21, 2020

Quarantine special! The first in a series of podcast episodes Ill be recording while under lockdown due to the Corona virus. I cant record at home, so I took a long walk on the beach and called my f