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Why Modern Jiu-Jitsu Is Losing Its Way | Renato Migliaccio | BLANC | Ben Bubb
Renato Migliaccio has spent decades studying, teaching, and preserving the philosophy behind Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. In this conversation, we go far beyond techniques and competition to explore what martial arts are really meant to teach.
We discuss why boxing evolved while many BJJ gyms still spar too hard, how modern Jiu-Jitsu is changing, raising children through martial arts, competition vs. personal growth, the influence of wrestling, judo and sambo, the history of traditional martial arts, gym culture, coaching philosophy, and why respect and discipline still matter.
Whether you're a BJJ practitioner, MMA fan, coach, parent, or simply interested in the deeper philosophy of martial arts, this episode offers insights rarely discussed.
Topics include:
• brazilian jiu jitsu philosophy
• why bjj should learn from boxing
• competition vs training
• kids in martial arts
• mma evolution
• wrestling, judo & sambo
• traditional martial arts
• gym culture & coaching
• the future of brazilian jiu jitsu
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15 Jul 2026
Karl Bruylants | Hit Me Now, Love Me Later | 36 Years Inside Fight Coaching | BLANC | Ben Bubb
He's coached fighters for 36 years, from Belgium to Oslo to Thailand — and unless you know fighters personally, you've never heard his name. Carl is the dark horse of fight coaching: the man they call "Mister Basics," who trains a friend in a wheelchair every week, rebuilt well-known MMA fighters from the ground up, and comes home from pad work needing ice packs.
We talk about coaching people with Parkinson's, why kids teach a coach more than adults ever will, what 13 trips to Thailand taught him about respect, the spaghetti moment that made him rethink family sacrifice, and the one rule he gives every fighter: if I want it more than you do, find another coach.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro — the dark horse of coaches
0:26 The fighter in a wheelchair
9:00 "Hit me now, love me later" — hard pad work
11:10 Porcelain fighters
12:02 How it started — jujitsu at six
14:20 A father figure with pads
16:07 The first time he held pads
17:26 "Mister Basics" — foundation first
18:54 From kids class to adult class
21:29 Why kids teach a coach more
23:26 Biomechanics & bad coaching
24:26 Rebuilding a well-known fighter
25:51 Thailand — what 13 trips taught him
29:32 Tourist gyms vs. family gyms
30:49 Norway & the spaghetti story
43:33 When a fighter outgrows you — Anthony Joshua
49:22 Training out of a dark space
55:56 GSP, Gordon Ryan & fighter personalities
57:10 "You have to want it" — the Tyson rule
59:17 Everybody is a fighter
14 Jul 2026
Ilyas Qazi | Shógun Grappling | What It Takes To Win | BLANC | Ben Bubb
In this episode Ben Bubb sits down with Ilyas Qazi, founder of Shōgun Grappling in Ghent, to talk about what it actually takes to win — on the mats and in life.
Ilyas has spent years building Shōgun Grappling into a home for grapplers in Belgium.
In this conversation, Ben and Ilyas talk through the mindset behind competing, what it takes to build something from nothing, and what "winning" really means once you strip away the medals.
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