The Open GuardCast

Dec 30, 2021

Sebastian Serpa is our guest for episode 118. Sebastian won the 2021 IBJJF Pans and Worlds as a brown belt and was recently promoted to black belt. In this episode we discuss:

• Starting jiu-jitsu at a young age
• Changing your mindset around training
• Finding good mentors in the sport
• What Sebastian is looking forward to...

Dec 23, 2021

At the 2021 IBJJF Worlds, Junior Fernandes competed in the purple belt lightweight division. After six tough matches Junior became a World Champion. In this episode Junior discusses:

• His roots in the sport
• Representing team Checkmat
• Coming to the US to train at Checkmat HQ
• Training with the top Checkmat...

Dec 6, 2021

Episode 115 of the Open GuardCast is an interview with John Hansen. John recently won the ADCC East Coast Trials and has been tearing up the no gi jiu-jitsu scene lately. Topics discussed in this episode include:

• John's start in jiu-jitsu
• ADCC East Coast Trials
• The UWW tournament
• And much more

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Dec 2, 2021

Open GuardCast episode 114 is an interview with Arsen Aleksanyan, the Director of Combat Sports for Nuway Combat. Topics discussed include:

• His start in grappling
• The Nuway Combat promotion
• Promoting multiple grappling arts
• The promotion's relationship with BJJ Fanatics
• And much more

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Nov 22, 2021

Episode 113 of the Open GuardCast is an interview with Felicia Oh. Felicia is one of the Women's Dirty Dozen and just won another Master World title at the 2021 edition of the event. Topics discussed in this episode include:

• Her start in the sport
• How to learn from competition
• Longevity in the sport
• Felicia's vision...