The Open GuardCast

Jan 31, 2021

Episode 75 of OGC is an interview with Rico "Astro" Staton. Rico is a TLI purple belt and creator of Astrologi Worldwide. Topics discussed in this episode include:

• Rico's start in Jiu Jitsu as a young kid
• Competing and winning at an early age
• His experience competing on Flograppling's Who's #1 event
• Rico's brand...

Jan 26, 2021

Episode 74 of OGC is an interview with Gabi McComb. Gabi most recently won the 2020 IBJJF Pans and has won many other important titles in her career. Topics discussed in this episode include:

• Gabi's start in Jiu Jitsu
• Transitioning from Brazil to the US
• Training under Leticia Ribeiro
• Competing on F2W's first female...

Jan 23, 2021

Episode 73 of OGC is an interview with Pedro "Paquito" Ramalho. Pedro is a black belt under Manoel Neto and has won the achieved amazing competitive results in the IBJJF major championships. Topics discussed in this episode include:

• Pedro journey through the kids' ranks
• Winning the worlds as a purple belt
• Managing...

Jan 19, 2021

Episode 72 of OGC is an interview with Jakob "Spatchy" Brooks from the Daisy Fresh Crew and PSF. You may know Spatchy from the competition circuit or from the new Flograppling Daisy Fresh documentary series. Topics discussed in this episode include:

• Jakob's transition from the work world to the Daisy...

Jan 13, 2021

Episode 71 of OGC is an interview with Ariel Tabak. Ariel is a black belt currently living in Australia. He released a BJJ Fanatics guard retention instructional that everyone should study! Topics covered in this episode include:

• Ari's start in Jiu Jitsu
• Developing good guard retention
• Training at Cicero Costha and...