Been working really hard on the The Cageside ConcussionCast, so although I have a bunch of written posts planned, I haven’t had time to complete any yet.
Fortunately for your audio entertainment purposes, we are on SoundCloud now, which has all but one of the podcasts archived. If you’re interested in jiujitsu, MMA, and other combat sports (especially in and around the Carolinas), check that out.
The next episode of the Cageside ConcussionCast, the jiujitsu and MMA podcast I co-host, is out now — and it features an interview with Andrew Smith. Andrew is a second degree black belt in jiujitsu, a judo black belt, and a co-owner of both US Grappling and Revolution BJJ in Richmond, Virginia (where you should train if you’re in town). He’s a thoughtful and unique guy, and I enjoyed the interview a lot. I hope you do as well.
On the most recent podcast, we interviewed CJ Murdock, who is a black belt currently training in Brazil with Fernando Terere.
When we do this, we’re usually going to ask the guest to demonstrate one of her or his favorite techniques: with CJ, that’s not possible, since he’s in another country. In a situation like that, I’ll demonstrate the grappling technique and Trevor Hayes will demonstrate the striking.
Here’s a classic, core technique that never stops working and never diminishes in importance: the triangle from the vale tudo guard.
Trevor knows this punchy-kicky business far better than I do. He runs the Muay Thai program at Forged Fitness Cary, and here he shows the teep kick and the roundhouse kick.
We talk to one of the most beloved and accomplished current competitors on the local scene, CJ Murdock. CJ is currently living and training in Brazil with Connection Rio. If you’ve ever wondered what it’d be like to train with Terere every day, listen in. CJ also shares some technical advice, how he got hooked up with the trip to Brazil, why he was vegan but isn’t now, and much more.
We also do a segment we call The Parting Shot, where we share offbeat items from the martial arts world. Mine is about Harold Hubbard, a friend and training partner of mine who fought in Peru. You might remember Harold from such GIFs as this:
Harold wins by ground and pound.
Harold cut some … memorable fight promos in Peru. I’ve already had some people request I post the sound files that I played on the show. Listen to the podcast first, but if you want them for future reference, hereareallfour in order.
The maiden voyage of the martial arts radio show I’m co-hosting is out now!
The show airs live every Sunday at 10 a.m. Eastern time on WHUP 104.7 FM in Hillsborough, North Carolina, and you can livestream it at WHUPfm.org from anywhere fine Internet connections are available.
It’s called The Cageside ConcussionCast, and while the name implies face-punching, I’m on the show to talk about jiujitsu primarily. We have some pretty amazing BJJ-related interviews planned, so stay tuned for that.
If you miss it, it automatically archives as a podcast, and is usually available within 5 minutes of us going off the air at 11 a.m. You can download that from our show page on the WHUP website. We’re going to get it listed on iTunes soon as well.
Download the first show here! We interview Laurie Porsch from Grapplethon DC, recap the Toro Cup grappling benefit card, fumble with audio files for 45 seconds of riveting low-volume near-silence (sorry about that!), and try but fail to play an awesome interview with Andrew Smith of Revolution BJJ that will air next week.
When I was a child, all I wanted was my own rap theme song. Like John Slade said, every hero needs some theme music.
Turns out all I had to do to realize this dream was host a community radio show. Starting this Sunday, I’ll be hosting the Cageside ConcussionCast on WHUP FM 104.7 in Hillsborough, North Carolina.
The name is a little tongue-in-cheek, but me and my co-host Trevor Hayes will be talking about jiujitsu, MMA and the martial arts in the Carolinas and beyond. You can check it out live on Sundays from 10 a.m.-11 a.m. Eastern time if you’re local, or you can listen to the livestream at WHUPfm.org. The shows will automatically become podcasts an hour after airing, so you can download them for free. We’ll have them up on iTunes soon.
Beyond any question, the ConcussionCast will the best combat sports show hosted by a vegan pajama wrestler. Come listen to us preview local tournaments and fights and interview the best martial arts personalities you’ll ever want to hear from. We’ll let these experts explain how North Carolina became a jiu-jitsu hotbed, what fights to watch and when, how to execute techniques and what walkout music you should pick for your fight. Occasionally we’ll talk to our expert guests about Dungeons & Dragons and heel hooks:
We also promise fun and vegan recipes with a minimum of blunt trauma, but a maximum of entertainment. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Chat with us using the hashtag #CagesideWHUP or email us at cagesideWHUP at gmail dot com. And let me know who you want us to interview.
Oh, and about that theme music: how awesome is this track created for the show by Toon & The Real Laww?
