Level Up Grappling Podcast

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

🥋 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

🥋🔥 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)

🥋 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

🚨 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

🚨 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

🚨 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Where else can you get your technique questions answered by 3 black belts including a Gold Medalist? Only on Level Up Grappling! Submit your questions. Buy our SWAG: https://levelupgrappling-shop.fourthwall.com/ Visit our Sponsors: https://spartandesigns.com/pages/spartancans (Discount Code: LUG) https://www.roadgearz.com/ (Discount Code: LUG) Neven Eyewear: https://bit.ly/3Pz8FMs #catchwrestling #bjj #bjjtechniques #lutalivre #judo #wrestling #ufc #mma #adcc #levelup #levelupgrappling

In this week's episode Coaches Adam and Bryan breakdown the legendary return match of Roger Gracie vs Buchecha from 2017. Follow along with us here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_L-Ni7bFAHg&t=11s Buy our Swag: https://levelupgrappling-shop.fourthwall.com/ Support our Sponsors: Neven Eyewear: https://bit.ly/3Pz8FMs https://spartandesigns.com/pages/spartancans (Discount Code: LUG) https://www.roadgearz.com/ (Discount Code: LUG) LIKE, SUBSCRIBE AND SHARE! #bjj #bjjtechniques #catchwrestling #lutalivre #judo #wrestling #mma #ufc

Grappling All Star Josh Hightower returns with plenty of controversy. From competitor schools blocking his grand opening to breaking down frauds in the grappling world. This episode may be too hot to handle! Get our merch: https://levelupgrappling-shop.fourthwall.com/ Visit our sponsors: https://spartandesigns.com/pages/spartancans (Discount Code: LUG) https://www.roadgearz.com/ (Discount Code: LUG) Neven Eyewear: https://bit.ly/3Pz8FMs #bjj #catchwrestling #wrestling #ufc #mma #judo #grapplingtechniques #bjjtechnique #levelup #levelupgrappling

This week Coaches Adam and Bryan discuss the perpetual debate regarding the validity of rankings and belts. Did they finally put an end to the controversy? You decide! Purchase LUG Gear: 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 #lutalivre #judo #wrestling #bjjtechniques #wrestlingtechniques #levelup #levelupgrappling #levelupgrapplingpodcast #mma #ufc

How young is too young to start a child in grappling? Are there better options? How do you encourage the next generation without becoming an overbearing coach or helicopter parent? Even if you don't have kids, this information is incredibly important. LIKE, SUBSCRIBE AND SHARE! PLEASE VISIT OUR SPONSORS: https://spartandesigns.com/pages/spartancans (DISCOUNT CODE: LUG) https://www.roadgearz.com/ (DISCOUNT CODE: LUG) NEVEN EYEWEAR: https://bit.ly/3Pz8FMs MERCH: https://levelupgrappling-shop.fourthwall.com/ #BJJ #LEVELUP #CATCHWRESTLING #JUDO #WRESTLING #UFC #MMA #LEVELUPGRAPPLING #BJJTECHNIQUES

You have questions? We have answers. LEVEL UP GRAPPLING is the only grappling podcast in the world dedicated to your development week in and week out! LIKE, SUBSCRIBE AND SHARE! Check out the links below for awesome deals on stuff you need! https://spartandesigns.com/pages/spartancans (Discount Code: LUG) https://www.roadgearz.com/ (Discount Code: LUG) Neven Eyewear: https://bit.ly/3Pz8FMs https://levelupgrappling-shop.fourthwall.com/ #bjj #grapplingtechniques #catchwrestling #wrestling #mma #judo #ufc #levelup #levelupgrappling #bjjtechniques

This week we sit down with Dirty Dozen Legend, Coral Belt David Meyer. Grappling wisdom, training stories from the early days in So Cal and so much more! Check out David's website: https://www.agelesswarriorlab.com/ LIKE, SUBSCRIBE AND SHARE! Visit our sposors: https://spartandesigns.com/pages/spartancans (Discount Code: LUG) https://www.roadgearz.com/ (Discount Code: LUG) Neven Eyewear: https://bit.ly/3Pz8FMs #bjjtips #grappling #levelup #levelupgrappling #bjj #catchwrestling #judo #lutalivre #wrestling #ufc