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Level Up Grappling Podcast

Level Up Grappling

Level Up Grappling is a podcast that shares the stories and journeys of grappling from legends in the art to the everyday practitioner. Our mission is to help level up the grappler's mind, body, and spirit by learning from each other and masters in our art of submission grappling. Raw, offensive, and disruptive - you're going to love it.

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Saturday · 1 hr 9 min
Has Jiu Jitsu Become a Cult?
🚨 HAS JIU-JITSU BECOME A CULT? 🚨 When did RESPECT become OBEDIENCE? When did a black belt become a license to control students? And when did questioning your instructor become a sign of disrespect? 🥋 This week on LEVEL UP GRAPPLING, we're taking on one of the most controversial subjects in martial arts: belt hierarchy, gym politics, blind loyalty, and the difference between a true martial arts instructor and someone who demands unquestionable authority. We're bringing wrestling, catch wrestling, Luta Livre, and BJJ into the conversation. 🔥 Does your belt earn you respect—or does your character? 🎙️ Level Up Grappling Podcast 👇 Sound off in the comments. Should black belts receive special treatment just because of their rank? 🛒 Grab Official Merch: ⁠⁠Level Up Grappling Shop⁠⁠ 🛡️ Support Our Sponsors: EXCLUSIVE LINK--- ⁠⁠https://www.kolat.com/level-up-grappling.html⁠⁠ — Spartan Designs (Use code LUG): ⁠⁠spartandesigns.com⁠⁠ — Roadgearz (Use code LUG): ⁠⁠roadgearz.com⁠⁠ — Neven Eyewear: ⁠⁠bit.ly/3Pz8FMs⁠⁠ Shihai Gis https://www.shihai.com.au/ (Use code LEVELUP2026) #LevelUpGrappling #CaryKolat#Wrestling #BJJ #CatchWrestling #Grappling #JiuJitsu #MMA #CombatSports #Kolat#WrestlingLegend #BillyRobinson #Mindset #TrainHard #LevelUp #GrapplingPodcast#Podcast #youtube #applepodcasts #spotify #MarkSchultz #LevelUpGrappling #BJJ #JiuJitsu #CatchWrestling #LutaLivre #Grappling #MartialArts
October 24 · 1 hr 11 min
"Safe Wrap" ... Scam?
🥋🔥 THIS WEEK ON LEVEL UP GRAPPLING… WE'RE CALLING OUT THE HYPE! 🔥🥋 THE CONTROVERSIAL GRACIE SAFEWRAP SYSTEM — REVOLUTIONARY INNOVATION OR RECYCLED CATCH WRESTLING? 👀💥 Is this really a groundbreaking, proprietary grappling system? Or are we watching old-school Catch Wrestling techniques being repackaged, rebranded, and sold as something new? AND THE BIG QUESTION… IS IT LEGIT OR JUST MARKETING HYPE? 🔥 Is the SafeWrap System truly proprietary? 🔥 Are these techniques actually new? 🔥 How much comes straight from old-school Catch Wrestling? 🔥 Is the execution technically sound or fundamentally flawed? 🔥 IS IT A SCAM, OR ARE CRITICS MISSING SOMETHING? This week, we're pulling no punches as we examine the claims, the techniques, and the controversy. NO SACRED COWS. NO FREE PASSES. JUST REAL GRAPPLING TALK. 🎙️ LEVEL UP GRAPPLING PODCAST 👇 WE WANT YOUR OPINION! Is the Gracie SafeWrap System legitimate innovation, clever rebranding, or something else entirely? DROP YOUR THOUGHTS IN THE COMMENTS! 👊 👉 FOLLOW • SUBSCRIBE • LISTEN • SHARE 🔥🥋 LEVEL UP YOUR GAME. QUESTION EVERYTHING. 🛒 Grab Official Merch: ⁠⁠Level Up Grappling Shop⁠⁠ 🛡️ Support Our Sponsors: EXCLUSIVE LINK--- ⁠⁠https://www.kolat.com/level-up-grappling.html⁠⁠ — Spartan Designs (Use code LUG): ⁠⁠spartandesigns.com⁠⁠ — Roadgearz (Use code LUG): ⁠⁠roadgearz.com⁠⁠ — Neven Eyewear: ⁠⁠bit.ly/3Pz8FMs⁠⁠ Shihai Gis https://www.shihai.com.au/ (Use code LEVELUP2026) #LevelUpGrappling #CaryKolat#Wrestling #BJJ #CatchWrestling #Grappling #JiuJitsu #MMA #CombatSports #Kolat#WrestlingLegend #BillyRobinson #Mindset #TrainHard #LevelUp #GrapplingPodcast#Podcast #youtube #applepodcasts #spotify #MarkSchultz
October 16 · 1 hr 22 min
Tony Purler
🔥🤼 THIS WEEK ON LEVEL UP GRAPPLING! 🤼🔥 WE’RE SITTING DOWN WITH WRESTLING COACH TONY PURLER! What separates a good wrestler from a great one? Technique? Discipline? Mental toughness? Or the willingness to put in the work when nobody is watching? This week, we sit down with Tony Purler to talk wrestling, coaching, developing champions, and the principles that separate the best from the rest. 🔥 WRESTLING TECHNIQUE & FUNDAMENTALS 🔥 BUILDING CHAMPION MINDSETS 🔥 WHAT IT TAKES TO DEVELOP ELITE WRESTLERS 🔥 LESSONS FOR COACHES, COMPETITORS & STUDENTS Whether you're a wrestler, grappler, coach, or lifelong martial artist, there's always something to learn from those who dedicate their lives to the sport. 🎙️ LEVEL UP GRAPPLING PODCAST 👉 FOLLOW • SUBSCRIBE • LISTEN • SHARE Tag your wrestling partner or coach who needs to hear this one! 👊 NO SHORTCUTS. NO EXCUSES. JUST THE WORK. 🥋🔥 LEVEL UP YOUR GAME! 🛒 Grab Official Merch: ⁠⁠Level Up Grappling Shop⁠⁠ 🛡️ Support Our Sponsors: EXCLUSIVE LINK--- ⁠⁠https://www.kolat.com/level-up-grappling.html⁠⁠ — Spartan Designs (Use code LUG): ⁠⁠spartandesigns.com⁠⁠ — Roadgearz (Use code LUG): ⁠⁠roadgearz.com⁠⁠ — Neven Eyewear: ⁠⁠bit.ly/3Pz8FMs⁠⁠ Shihai Gis https://www.shihai.com.au/ (Use code LEVELUP2026) #LevelUpGrappling#CaryKolat #Wrestling #BJJ #CatchWrestling #Grappling #JiuJitsu #MMA#CombatSports #Kolat #WrestlingLegend #BillyRobinson #Mindset #TrainHard #lutalivre
October 10 · 1 hr 4 min
Modern BJJ: Better Athletes, Not Fighters?
🥋🔥 THIS WEEK ON LEVEL UP GRAPPLING… IS MODERN BJJ DEVELOPING BETTER ATHLETES… BUT WORSE FIGHTERS? 👀💥 Modern Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has evolved. The athletes are faster, stronger, more explosive, and more technical than ever. But here's the uncomfortable question… ARE WE GETTING BETTER AT WINNING TOURNAMENTS WHILE LOSING SIGHT OF WHAT MAKES SOMEONE DANGEROUS IN A FIGHT? 🥊 🔥 Has sport BJJ drifted too far from its combat roots? 🔥 Are rulesets shaping techniques that don't translate to fighting? 🔥 Are we prioritizing points and positions over control and submissions? 🔥 Can a world-class BJJ athlete dominate in competition but struggle in a real fight? Or is modern BJJ simply evolving into a more sophisticated martial art? NO EASY ANSWERS. NO SACRED COWS. JUST REAL GRAPPLING DEBATE. 🎙️ LEVEL UP GRAPPLING PODCAST 👇 WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! Are we producing better athletes but worse fighters? Drop your opinion in the comments, tag your training partners, and let's get this debate started! 👉 FOLLOW • SUBSCRIBE • LISTEN • SHARE 🥋🔥 LEVEL UP YOUR GAME. NEVER STOP QUESTIONING IT. 📲 Share this with your favorite mat partner. 💾 Save this for your next drive to the gym. 🛒 Grab Official Merch: ⁠⁠Level UpGrappling Shop⁠⁠ 🛡️ Support Our Sponsors: EXCLUSIVE LINK--- ⁠⁠https://www.kolat.com/level-up-grappling.html⁠⁠ — Spartan Designs (Use code LUG): ⁠⁠spartandesigns.com⁠⁠ —Roadgearz (Use code LUG): ⁠⁠roadgearz.com⁠⁠ — Neven Eyewear: ⁠⁠bit.ly/3Pz8FMs⁠⁠ Shihai Gis https://www.shihai.com.au/ (Use codeLEVELUP2026) #LevelUpGrappling #CaryKolat#Wrestling #BJJ #CatchWrestling #Grappling #JiuJitsu #MMA #CombatSports #Kolat#WrestlingLegend #BillyRobinson #Mindset #TrainHard #LevelUp #GrapplingPodcast#Podcast #youtube #applepodcasts #spotify #MarkSchultz
October 2 · 1 hr 9 min
Luiz Tannuri
🔥🥋 THIS WEEK ON LEVEL UP GRAPPLING… 🥋🔥 WE’RE SITTING DOWN WITH BJJ SUPERSTAR LUIZ TANNURI! 💥 What does it take to reach the highest levels of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu? The dedication, the discipline, the endless hours on the mats, and the mindset to keep evolving. This week, we’re getting into the world of BJJ with Luiz Tannuri for a conversation you DON'T want to miss! 🔥 HIGH-LEVEL JIU-JITSU 🔥 GRAPPLING KNOWLEDGE 🔥 THE COMPETITOR'S MINDSET 🔥 LESSONS FROM THE MAT Whether you're a white belt just getting started or a seasoned black belt looking to sharpen your game, there's always another level to reach. 🎙️ LEVEL UP GRAPPLING PODCAST 👉 FOLLOW • SUBSCRIBE • LISTEN • SHARE Tag your training partner who needs to check this one out! 👊 REAL GRAPPLING. REAL KNOWLEDGE. ALWAYS LEVELING UP. 🔥🥋 🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, or wherever you get yourpodcasts. 📲 Share this with your favorite mat partner. 💾 Save this for your next drive to the gym. 🛒 Grab Official Merch: ⁠⁠Level UpGrappling Shop⁠⁠ 🛡️ Support Our Sponsors: EXCLUSIVE LINK--- ⁠⁠https://www.kolat.com/level-up-grappling.html⁠⁠ — Spartan Designs (Use code LUG): ⁠⁠spartandesigns.com⁠⁠ —Roadgearz (Use code LUG): ⁠⁠roadgearz.com⁠⁠ — Neven Eyewear: ⁠⁠bit.ly/3Pz8FMs⁠⁠ Shihai Gis https://www.shihai.com.au/ (Use codeLEVELUP2026) #LevelUpGrappling #CaryKolat#Wrestling #BJJ #CatchWrestling #Grappling #JiuJitsu #MMA #CombatSports #Kolat#WrestlingLegend #BillyRobinson #Mindset #TrainHard #LevelUp #GrapplingPodcast#Podcast #youtube #applepodcasts #spotify #MarkSchultz
September 25 · 1 hr 22 min
Angel Verdusco
🥋🔥 THIS WEEK ON LEVEL UP GRAPPLING… THREE WORLDS. ONE GRAPPLING MINDSET. We sit down with Catch Wrestling Champion Angel Verdusco — Head Coach of Brea Olinda High School Wrestling and a professional wrestler. From the catch wrestling mat… to coaching the next generation… to performing inside the squared circle — Angel has experienced grappling from multiple angles. 🔥 CATCH WRESTLING 🔥 HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING 🔥 PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING 🔥 COACHING & DEVELOPING WRESTLERS What can each discipline teach us about becoming a better grappler? 🎙️ LEVEL UP GRAPPLING PODCAST 👉 FOLLOW • SUBSCRIBE • LISTEN • SHARE Tag a wrestler, grappler, or coach who needs to hear this one. ONE MAT. MANY PATHS. ONE GOAL — LEVEL UP. 🥋🔥 🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, or wherever you get yourpodcasts. 📲 Share this with your favorite mat partner. 💾 Save this for your next drive to the gym. 🛒 Grab Official Merch: ⁠⁠Level UpGrappling Shop⁠⁠ 🛡️ Support Our Sponsors: EXCLUSIVE LINK--- ⁠⁠https://www.kolat.com/level-up-grappling.html⁠⁠ — Spartan Designs (Use code LUG): ⁠⁠spartandesigns.com⁠⁠ —Roadgearz (Use code LUG): ⁠⁠roadgearz.com⁠⁠ — Neven Eyewear: ⁠⁠bit.ly/3Pz8FMs⁠⁠ Shihai Gis https://www.shihai.com.au/ (Use codeLEVELUP2026) #LevelUpGrappling #CaryKolat#Wrestling #BJJ #CatchWrestling #Grappling #JiuJitsu #MMA #CombatSports #Kolat#WrestlingLegend #BillyRobinson #Mindset #TrainHard #LevelUp #GrapplingPodcast#Podcast #youtube #applepodcasts #spotify #MarkSchultz
September 17 · 2 hr 20 min
Erik Paulson
🥋🔥 BEFORE THE GRAPPLING WORLD LOOKED LIKE IT DOES TODAY… THERE WERE PIONEERS. THIS WEEK ON LEVEL UP GRAPPLING, WE SIT DOWN WITH ONE OF THEM — ERIK PAULSON. From combat sports to grappling, Erik has spent decades on the mats, in the fight game, and at the forefront of evolving martial arts. This isn’t just another podcast episode. IT’S A LESSON IN GRAPPLING, FIGHTING, AND THE OLD-SCHOOL KNOWLEDGE THAT BUILT THE GAME. 🔥 The evolution of combat sports🔥 Grappling strategy & training🔥 Martial arts philosophy🔥 Lessons from decades on the mats🔥 What today’s generation can learn from the past 🎙️ ERIK PAULSON. LEVEL UP GRAPPLING. 👉 FOLLOW • SUBSCRIBE • LISTEN • SHARE THE KNOWLEDGE IS EARNED. THE LESSONS ARE PRICELESS. 🥋🔥 DON’T MISS THIS ONE. 🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. 📲 Share this with your favorite mat partner. 💾 Save this for your next drive to the gym. 🛒 Grab Official Merch: ⁠⁠⁠Level UpGrappling Shop⁠⁠⁠ 🛡️ Support Our Sponsors: EXCLUSIVE LINK--- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.kolat.com/level-up-grappling.html⁠⁠⁠ — Spartan Designs (Use code LUG): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠spartandesigns.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ —Roadgearz (Use code LUG): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠roadgearz.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ — Neven Eyewear: ⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/3Pz8FMs⁠⁠⁠ Shihai Gis ⁠https://www.shihai.com.au/⁠ (Use codeLEVELUP2026) #LevelUpGrappling #CaryKolat#Wrestling #BJJ #CatchWrestling #Grappling #JiuJitsu #MMA #CombatSports #Kolat#WrestlingLegend #BillyRobinson #Mindset #TrainHard #LevelUp #GrapplingPodcast#Podcast #youtube #applepodcasts #spotify #MarkSchultz #ErikPaulson #genelebell
September 10 · 1 hr
Longevity in Grappling
HOW DO YOU STAY ON THE MATS FOR LIFE? This week we’re talking about building longevity in grappling and the best ways to avoid injuries while continuing to train, compete, and improve. 🔥 Training smarter—not just harder🔥 Managing intensity and recovery🔥 Avoiding unnecessary injuries🔥 Staying healthy as you get older🔥 Building a game that can last a lifetime Because the goal isn’t just to be tough today… The goal is to still be training years from now. 👊 🎙️ LEVEL UP GRAPPLING PODCAST 👉 FOLLOW • SUBSCRIBE • LISTEN • SHARE Tag your training partner who needs to hear this! TRAIN SMART. STAY HEALTHY. KEEP GRAPPLING. 🥋🔥 🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, or wherever you get yourpodcasts. 📲 Share this with your favorite mat partner. 💾 Save this for your next drive to the gym. 🛒 Grab Official Merch: ⁠⁠⁠Level UpGrappling Shop⁠⁠⁠ 🛡️ Support Our Sponsors: EXCLUSIVE LINK--- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.kolat.com/level-up-grappling.html⁠⁠⁠ — Spartan Designs (Use code LUG): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠spartandesigns.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ —Roadgearz (Use code LUG): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠roadgearz.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ — Neven Eyewear: ⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/3Pz8FMs⁠⁠⁠ Shihai Gis ⁠https://www.shihai.com.au/⁠ (Use codeLEVELUP2026) #LevelUpGrappling #CaryKolat#Wrestling #BJJ #CatchWrestling #Grappling #JiuJitsu #MMA #CombatSports #Kolat#WrestlingLegend #BillyRobinson #Mindset #TrainHard #LevelUp #GrapplingPodcast#Podcast #youtube #applepodcasts #spotify #MarkSchultz
September 3 · 1 hr 10 min
Traditional vs. Modern Martial Arts
🥋 THIS WEEK ON LEVEL UP GRAPPLING… TRADITIONAL VS. MODERN MARTIAL ARTS. As martial arts continue to evolve, wehave to ask the question… Have we lost the values of the past? Respect. Discipline. Humility.Loyalty. Patience. Are these values still at the heart ofmartial arts today? Or has the focus shifted too far toward competition, socialmedia, belts, and instant results? This week, we dive into the clashbetween traditional martial arts and the modern evolution of combat sportsand grappling. 🔥 What should we preserve from the past? 🔥 What needs to evolve? 🔥 Can tradition and modern training coexist? 🔥 And what does being a true martial artist mean today? 🎙️ LEVEL UP GRAPPLING PODCAST This is a conversation every martialartist needs to hear. 👉 FOLLOW • SUBSCRIBE • LISTEN • SHARE Have we evolved… or have we forgottenwhat martial arts were built on? 👊🥋🔥 LEVEL UP YOUR GAME. 🥋🔥 🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, or wherever you get yourpodcasts. 📲 Share this with your favorite mat partner. 💾 Save this for your next drive to the gym. 🛒 Grab Official Merch: ⁠⁠⁠LevelUp Grappling Shop⁠⁠⁠ 🛡️ Support Our Sponsors: EXCLUSIVE LINK--- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.kolat.com/level-up-grappling.html⁠⁠⁠ — Spartan Designs (Use code LUG): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠spartandesigns.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠— Roadgearz (Use code LUG): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠roadgearz.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ —Neven Eyewear: ⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/3Pz8FMs⁠⁠⁠ Shihai Gis ⁠https://www.shihai.com.au/⁠(Use code LEVELUP2026) #LevelUpGrappling #CaryKolat#Wrestling #BJJ #CatchWrestling #Grappling #JiuJitsu #MMA #CombatSports #Kolat#WrestlingLegend #BillyRobinson #Mindset #TrainHard #LevelUp #GrapplingPodcast#Podcast #youtube #applepodcasts #spotify #MarkSchultz
August 27 · 1 hr 12 min
Jakub Sawczuk
🥋🔥 THIS WEEK ON LEVEL UP GRAPPLING! 🔥🥋 We’re sitting down with Judo Black Belt and Shihai Gis owner Jakub Sawczuk! We talk Judo, grappling, training, competition, mindset, and the journey behind building a brand in the grappling community. And we’re excited to announce that Shihai Gis is officially the newest sponsor of Level Up Grappling! 🤝🥋 💥 Want to gear up? Click the link below and use code LEVELUP2026 for a discount on all orders! 👉 SHOP • SAVE • SUPPORT 🎙️ Tune in to the latest episode of the Level Up Grappling Podcast and hear Jakub’s story! FOLLOW • SUBSCRIBE • LISTEN • SHARE 🥋 LEVEL UP YOUR GAME. 🔥 🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. 📲 Share this with your favorite mat partner. 💾 Save this for your next drive to the gym. 🛒 Grab Official Merch: ⁠⁠Level UpGrappling Shop⁠⁠ 🛡️ Support Our Sponsors: EXCLUSIVE LINK--- ⁠⁠https://www.kolat.com/level-up-grappling.html⁠⁠ — Spartan Designs (Use code LUG): ⁠⁠spartandesigns.com⁠⁠ —Roadgearz (Use code LUG): ⁠⁠roadgearz.com⁠⁠ — Neven Eyewear: ⁠⁠bit.ly/3Pz8FMs⁠⁠ Shihai Gis https://www.shihai.com.au/ (Use codeLEVELUP2026)
August 20 · 1 hr
Enjoy Being a Student
🥋 THIS WEEK ON LEVEL UP GRAPPLING… What if one of the biggest keys to getting better… is learning to ENJOY BEING A STUDENT? This week, we talk about why staying curious, staying humble, and embracing the learning process is so important — whether you're a beginner, competitor, coach, or seasoned black belt. 🔥 Stay hungry to learn.🔥 Embrace the mistakes.🔥 Ask questions.🔥 Keep showing up.🔥 Never stop being a student. Because the moment you think you know it all… is the moment your growth stops. 🎙️ LEVEL UP GRAPPLING PODCAST 👉 FOLLOW • SUBSCRIBE • LISTEN • SHARE Tag someone who needs the reminder: there’s always another level. 🥋🔥 LEVEL UP YOUR GAME. 🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get yourpodcasts. 📲 Share this with your favorite mat partner. 💾 Save this for your next drive to the gym. 🛒 Grab Official Merch: ⁠⁠⁠Level Up Grappling Shop⁠⁠⁠ 🛡️ Support Our Sponsors: EXCLUSIVE LINK--- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.kolat.com/level-up-grappling.html⁠⁠⁠ — Spartan Designs (Use code LUG): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠spartandesigns.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ — Roadgearz (Use code LUG): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠roadgearz.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠— Neven Eyewear: ⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/3Pz8FMs⁠⁠⁠ #LevelUpGrappling#CaryKolat #Wrestling #BJJ #CatchWrestling #Grappling #JiuJitsu #MMA#CombatSports #Kolat #WrestlingLegend #BillyRobinson #Mindset #TrainHard#LevelUp #GrapplingPodcast #Podcast #youtube #applepodcasts #spotify#MarkSchultz
August 13 · 1 hr 16 min
What's the Catch?
🚨 NEW EPISODE DROP 🚨 🥋 THIS WEEK ON LEVEL UP GRAPPLING… We’re diving deep into the different styles of Catch Wrestling — the techniques, philosophies, and approaches that make this brutal and highly effective grappling art so unique. 🔥 What separates the different Catch Wrestling styles? 🔥 How do they approach control, submissions, and pressure? 🔥 What can modern grapplers learn from Catch? If you’re a wrestler, BJJ practitioner, MMA fighter, or just obsessed with grappling — you don’t want to miss this one. 🎙️ LEVEL UP GRAPPLING PODCAST 👉 FOLLOW • SUBSCRIBE • LISTEN • SHARE Tag your training partner who needs to hear this! 👊 LEVEL UP YOUR GAME. 🥋🔥 🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. 📲 Share this with your favorite mat partner. 💾 Save this for your next drive to the gym. 🛒 Grab Official Merch: ⁠⁠Level Up Grappling Shop⁠⁠ 🛡️ Support Our Sponsors: EXCLUSIVE LINK--- ⁠⁠https://www.kolat.com/level-up-grappling.html⁠⁠ — Spartan Designs (Use code LUG): ⁠⁠spartandesigns.com⁠⁠ — Roadgearz (Use code LUG): ⁠⁠roadgearz.com⁠⁠ — Neven Eyewear: ⁠⁠bit.ly/3Pz8FMs⁠⁠ #LevelUpGrappling #CaryKolat #Wrestling #BJJ #CatchWrestling #Grappling #JiuJitsu #MMA #CombatSports #Kolat #WrestlingLegend #BillyRobinson #Mindset #TrainHard #LevelUp #GrapplingPodcast #Podcast #youtube #applepodcasts #spotify #MarkSchultz
August 5 · 1 hr 40 min
Cary Kolat
🚨 NEW EPISODE DROP 🚨 When a wrestling legend sits down with Level Up Grappling, you stop what you're doing and listen. This week, Coaches Bryan and Adam sit down with Cary Kolat — Western PA wrestling phenom, world medalist, college wrestling architect at Campbell and the U.S. Naval Academy, and the man behind Kolat.com. We're talking a lifetime on the mat: 🤼 The road from youth phenom to the world stage 🏆 What it really takes to build champions 🧠 The mindset that separates good from great ⚔️ The 2000 Olympic controversy — unfiltered 💻 Building Kolat.com and the future of wrestling technique Nearly two hours of raw, unfiltered conversation with one of the most influential minds in American wrestling. Whether you wrestle, grapple, or just love combat sports — this one's for you. 🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. 📲 Share this with your favorite mat partner. 💾 Save this for your next drive to the gym. 🛒 Grab Official Merch: Level Up Grappling Shop 🛡️ Support Our Sponsors: EXCLUSIVE LINK--- https://www.kolat.com/level-up-grappling.html — Spartan Designs (Use code LUG): spartandesigns.com — Roadgearz (Use code LUG): roadgearz.com — Neven Eyewear: bit.ly/3Pz8FMs #LevelUpGrappling #CaryKolat #Wrestling #BJJ #CatchWrestling #Grappling #JiuJitsu #MMA #CombatSports #Kolat #WrestlingLegend #NavyWrestling #Mindset #TrainHard #LevelUp #GrapplingPodcast #Podcast #youtube #applepodcasts #spotify
July 29 · 1 hr 8 min
Dan Higgins
🚨 NEW EPISODE OF LEVEL UP GRAPPLING 🚨 What does it take to evolve from stepping into the MMA cage to earning a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt? This week, we sit down with Dan Higgins—Australian BJJ Black Belt and former MMA fighter—for a conversation packed with hard-earned lessons, mindset shifts, and the realities of life on and off the mats. From competition and coaching to the mental side of grappling, Dan shares the experiences that shaped his journey and the advice every grappler can learn from. 🎧 If you're serious about improving your jiu-jitsu, this is an episode you don't want to miss. 👇 What's the biggest lesson you've learned through BJJ? Tell us in the comments. 🥋 Tag your favorite training partner. 💾 Save this episode for your next drive to the gym. 📲 Share it with someone who's always looking to level up. #LevelUpGrappling #DanHiggins #BJJ #BrazilianJiuJitsu #JiuJitsu #Grappling #NoGi #MMA #BJJBlackBelt #SubmissionGrappling #CombatSports #JiuJitsuLife #BJJCommunity #Podcast #MartialArts #TrainHard #KeepRolling #LevelUp Buy our Merch: https://levelupgrappling-shop.fourthwall.com/ Visit our Sponsors: Spartan Designs (Discount Code: LUG) https://spartandesigns.com/pages/spartancans Roadgearz (Discount Code: LUG) https://www.roadgearz.com/ Neven Eyewear: https://bit.ly/3Pz8FMs #bjj #bjjtutorials #bjjinstructionals #catchwrestling #ufc #lutalivre #wwe#mma #judo #catchwrestlinginstructional #levelup #levelupgrappling
July 22 · 1 hr 15 min
Keyboard Warriors Destroying Development
NEW EPISODE OUT NOW: Keyboard Warriors Destroying Development 🥋🔥 Everyone has an opinion online, but how are "internet experts" and social media culture affecting the true evolution of martial arts? In this episode of the Level Up Grappling Podcast, Adam & Bryan dive deep into: 🤼 Catch Wrestling vs. BJJ: Is BJJ absorbing Catch Wrestling's legacy or threatening to erase its future? 🏆 Combat Sports Recognition: The ongoing struggle Catch Wrestling faces for legitimacy. 📱 Social Media’s Grip: How online culture, comment sections with "no mute buttons and no consequences," and keyboard warriors are impacting real fighter development. 👉 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your shows! 🛒 Grab Official Merch:👕 Level Up Grappling Shop 🛡️ Support Our Sponsors: Spartan Designs (Use code LUG for a discount): spartandesigns.com/pages/spartancans Roadgearz (Use code LUG for a discount): roadgearz.com Neven Eyewear: bit.ly/3Pz8FMs #bjj #bjjtutorials #bjjinstructionals #catchwrestling #ufc #lutalivre #wwe #mma #judo #catchwrestlinginstructional #levelup #levelupgrappling
July 16 · 1 hr 15 min
Technique Talk with Mark Schultz
Level Up Grappling is back with another Technique Talk episode with one of the greatest American Wrestlers of all time! Don't sleep on this episode. LIKE, SUBSCRIBE AND SHARE! Buy our Merch: https://levelupgrappling-shop.fourthwall.com/ Visit our Sponsors: Spartan Designs (Discount Code: LUG) https://spartandesigns.com/pages/spartancans Roadgearz (Discount Code: LUG) https://www.roadgearz.com/ Neven Eyewear: https://bit.ly/3Pz8FMs #bjj #bjjtutorials #bjjinstructionals#catchwrestling #ufc #lutalivre #wwe #mma #judo #catchwrestlinginstructional#levelup #levelupgrappling
July 8 · 1 hr 5 min
Are You Learning Submissions Too Early?
This weeks episode takes a look at a very controversial topic that will surely get people talking. Should their be an actual strategy for learning submissions? LIKE, SUBSCRIBE AND SHARE! Buy our Merch: https://levelupgrappling-shop.fourthwall.com/ Visit our Sponsors: Spartan Designs (Discount Code: LUG) https://spartandesigns.com/pages/spartancans Roadgearz (Discount Code: LUG) https://www.roadgearz.com/ Neven Eyewear: https://bit.ly/3Pz8FMs #bjj #bjjtutorials #bjjinstructionals #catchwrestling #ufc #lutalivre #wwe #mma #judo #catchwrestlinginstructional #levelup #levelupgrappling
July 1 · 1 hr 30 min
Jay Pages
This week we sit down with Grappling Coach Jay Pages and discuss the fate and future of catch wrestling. An always enlightening discussion, Jay Pages is owner and head instructor of the #1 grappling gym in Arizona. Check out our Merch: https://levelupgrappling-shop.fourthwall.com/ Visit our Sponsors: Spartan Designs (Discount Code: LUG) https://spartandesigns.com/pages/spartancans Roadgearz (Discount Code: LUG) https://www.roadgearz.com/ Neven Eyewear: https://bit.ly/3Pz8FMs #bjj #bjjtutorials #bjjinstructionals #catchwrestling #ufc #lutalivre #wwe #mma #judo #catchwrestlinginstructional #levelup #levelupgrappling
June 25 · 1 hr 32 min
UFC Freedom 250 Recap and Lessons
This week we discuss the amazing fight card that was UFC Freedom 250, there was a tremendous amount of insight to be gained from analyzing the fights from this card. Get your notebooks out and dig in! Get our Merch here: https://levelupgrappling-shop.fourthwall.com/ Support our Sponsors: Neven Eyewear: https://bit.ly/3Pz8FMs Spartan Designs (Discount Code: LUG) https://spartandesigns.com/pages/spartancans Roadgearz (Discount Code: LUG) https://www.roadgearz.com/ #bjj #catchwrestling #lutalivre #judo #wrestling #ufc #levelup #levelupgrappling #mma
June 18 · 1 hr 10 min
Can You Develop Skills In A McDojo?
This is a nuanced question that has been asked a lot. How can I get better if a McDojo is all I have available? We break down this hot topic and much more! Order our Merch: https://levelupgrappling-shop.fourthwall.com/ Visit Our Sponsors: Neven Eyewear: https://bit.ly/3Pz8FMs Spartan Cans: https://spartandesigns.com/pages/spartancans (Discount Code: LUG) Road Gearz: https://www.roadgearz.com/ (Discount Code: LUG) #bjj #catchwrestling #judo #mma #ufc #wrestling #lutalivre #bjjtechniques #wrestlingtechniques #levelup #levelupgrappling #adcc

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