The Fightworks podcast really opens up the larger world of grappling to people like me, who live in a small city, off the beaten Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu track. There isn’t much grappling going on here in Grand Rapids, Michigan. There are no big tournaments, very few seminars, and only a few places to train. We’re sincere and we’re dedicated, but we’re just not on the grappling main stream. It’s easy for grapplers here, especially new ones, to fall into a very insular mind set. Grappling is global, but it’s easy to forget when you only see the same few faces on the mat each day.

When I first started listening to the Fightworks podcast, three years ago now (2007), it struck me what a big difference it makes to think of yourself as being part of a world wide phenomenon. To this day, the podcast helps keep my motivation up, my mind open, and my perspective wide. I highly recommend it.

TheFightWorksPodcast.com is available on-line and on iTunes.