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This week is another episode of just Ed and Dave.  Hear how they are trying to get better at BJJ, more of Ed's injuries and how Dave has a small office.  Why does that matter? It did to Ed!Ed and Dave had a ton of fun talking together and they hope that you enjoy this episode too.  so enough intro sit back and enjoy episode 33!Be sire to check out both our sponsors http://corebjjnj.com and Dr. David Zwoboda http://groundgamephysio.com

This week we did an interview over the phone with Lucas Lepri Brown Belt and owner and instructor of Oranday Bros Jiu Jitsu, with 2 locations in Texas. Listen in, hear how Damion was introduced to BJJ how he started teaching and opening schools. We also talk about refereeing, competing and coaching. We may have found a true professional to referee our match. Follow everything Damion is up to and check out his school http://orandaybrosjiujitsu.com also be sure and check out our sponsor http://corebjjnj.com. 

This week we sat down with Christina Viola and Jessica Whitesell.  These are the original girls of the Core BJJ team and people that Ed and Dave have been training for close to 3 years.  We hear how and why they started training and what keeps them coming back.  Also hear some fun competition stories and why anyone would compete to begin with.  Hear how the podcast has influenced the girls and much more on this fun episode.  We always have fun with guests we know and it makes for a good time.  Sit back and listen to Tina and Jess.

Hey everybody this week is just us again we hope you enjoy. We talk about injury, Ed getting old and Dave liking Twilight. Does  Dave know more about Twilight than he does about BJJ? Will either of them loose weight or compete? Listen in to find out. Also be sure to check out our sponsor http://corebjjnj.com

Awesome! Another week of Ed and Dave.  These are always the most fun for us, we always have fun when we sit around and talk, now you get to take part in the conversation too.  As always send feedback, questions or comments and we are more than happy to interact.  But sit back and enjoy another great episode with Ed and Dave being themselves for you to hear.  Also send your resume or other qualifications to take Dave's place to Ed  tothedeathpodcast@gmail.com and check out our sponsor Core BJJ at http://corebjjnj.com

This week we had Dr. David Zwoboda come visit us for a great conversation. David is a Doctor of physical therapy and specializes in working with grapplers  and other combat sport athletes. We speak with Dr. Zwoboda about a plethora of topics including mobility, recovery, performance and much more. There is a lot in this episode and hopefully we continue more of this conversation in the future, be sure to take notes. Should you use a chiropractor? Are they real? Yoga?Weightlifting?How can I recover better?Listen to this episode for much more with our great guest Dr. David Zwoboda. To connect with Dr. Zwoboda check out his social media https://www.instagram.com/dzwoboda/?hl=en or get his mobility guide https://mailchi.mp/62fa9606b339/hip-mobility-guide Also be sure to check out our sponsor http://corebjjnj.com

Dave and Ed get together to talk about all kinds of things this week. Dave loves recording with just Ed while Ed thinks it’s a sign of failure. They discuss weight loss, wimping out, IBJJF and much more. What are heel hooks really going to be legal? Was it because of us? Hahaha definitely not but we are not the only ones that wanted to see change. What does the future bring for us, the podcast and the IBJJF? Listen in and hear what Ed and Dave are up to.

This week we have Gary Fernandez back on and we discuss weight loss. Gary is a professional and has helped hundreds of people lose weight and keep it off. Can he help us? We weigh in and have our body fat measured on this episode, find out how badly we have let ourselves go. Listen in to hear some tips and tricks not only to lose weight but to burn fat and become healthier. 

This week we went to Up Top Martial Arts to check back in with Ed’s Grandmaster Sensei Yanni. We had fun catching up, got an update on his training and how the gym is doing. Yanni is impressed with Ed’s commitment to the podcast and said he’s rolling well. We also talked about the WNO card and made some predictions. It’s always fun hanging out with Yanni so sit back and enjoy his company like Ed and Dave do. 

This week Ed and Dave decided to have friend and training partner Kyle Maitilasso sit in on the podcast with them. Kyle is another brown belt and killer coming from Matt Serra lineage through Paul “Opie” Fahey. This was fun and easy to do since all the guys try to kill each other on a normal basis. We just had a good conversation while trying to introduce Kyle a bit. Listen in and enjoy while learning a bit about one of the guys we train with regularly. 

On this weeks episode we took a drive to 10th Planet Bethlehem to sit down and speak with owner and entrepreneur Zach Maslany.  Zach is a 10th Planet Black Belt under Eddie Bravo, owner of 10th Planet Bethlehem, Finishers MMA and the man behind the Finishers Sub Only tournament.  He is becoming a very well known coach bringing up some of the best names in the no gi sub only competition scene.  He has a great mind and keeps pushing to do more for himself and the sport.  Follow everything he's doing at the links below and sit back and enjoy a very motivated guest, Zach Maslany.http://finishersmma.comhttps://www.facebook.com/10thPlanetBethlehem/https://www.instagram.com/10pbethlehem/?hl=enhttp://www.finishersjiujitsu.comAlso check out our sponsor http://corebjjnj.com

This week Dave really screwed up and booked an interview when he knew he was going to be away, so we decided to introduce you to a name you hear a lot  Peter Pan, Dave’s brother Matt. Matt bored us this week with stories he finds interesting and gives no explanation to the reason he stuck with Jiu Jitsu after such a rough start. So sit back and get to know someone you hear about quite often Matt Ross. Be sure to check out our sponsor http://corebjjnj.com

This week we took a ride to one of the Silver Fox locations and spoke with owner and BJJ Black Belt Karel Pravec. Karel is the Silver Fox, one of the OG’s from north Jersey and a Black Belt under Renzo Gracie. He is known as a great instructor and has some fantastic insight to training and longevity in our beautiful art. Be sure to check out everything he’s doing on social media and YouTube and his newest instructional, “Arm Bars From Everywhere”.https://silverfoxbjj.com/https://m.facebook.com/SilverFoxBJJ/Also be sure to check out our sponsor Core BJJ at http://corebjjnj.com 

This week we traveled to Harrison, NJ to sit down with owner and founder of Cutting Edge BJJ and Choke Lab project Josef Manuel. Josef is a Robson Moura Nova Uniao Black Belt a multiple time IBJJF medalist a great instructor and innovator. We had fun sitting down and speaking with Josef and it was great to hear him bust both Dave and Ed's chops. We hope to continue this relationship in the future.  You can check out everything he is doing at the links below.http://cuttingedgebjj.comhttps://www.instagram.com/cuttingedge_bjj/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/choke_lab/?hl=enAlso check out our sponsor at http://corebjjnj.com

This week due to a cancellation we are doing our recap 1 week early.  Dave is not upset at this as he wants more podcasts with co-host Ed, while Ed thinks Dave just sucks at his job.  The boys sit down and have some fun discussing the past 8 guests and some future plans for the podcast. Ed also makes a bit more of a fool of himself since he was drinking some girly alcoholic beverages.  As always when these to are together its like oil and water so sit back and enjoy another episode with Ed and Dave.

This week we drove to Clifton to visit an old friend, Devhonte "Bones" Johnson owner and head instructor of Bones BJJ Academy.  Bones is a world class competitor and has won multiple titles at the World's, Pan's and European Championships.  In addition to his competition achievements he is a muscular individual and we get to hear how that came to be.  He puts in a lot of hard work in BJJ, weightlifting and his mind.  This was another fun interview and we look forward to following up with Bones as well as training with him in the future. To see what Bones is up to be sure to follow him and his academy on social media and check out his school's website http://bonesjiujitsu.com.Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Unitybjjnj/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/_bonesbjj_/?hl=en

In this episode we travel across the ocean to speak with one of our original training partners, Kemail Verhoeven. Kemail is the owner and head instructor of Renzo Gracie Holland and he is on his way to becoming the KING of Europe. Not really but he is growing very quickly and spreading Jiu Jitsu. He also has more gyms on the way and almost a dozen affiliates. It was great catching up with our old friend and we were simply amazed at the thought process he uses in a lot of his training, most importantly getting kids involved in BJJ.  If you want to know more about Kemail be sure and check him out on all his social media https://www.instagram.com/renzogracieholland/ https://www.facebook.com/RenzoGracieHolland and at his website https://www.renzogracieholland.comAlso be sure to check out and follow our sponsor http://corebjjnj.com

This week Chris Civello came to Core BJJ to record with us and after, he stayed to train. We talk about some of his origin story and much more. Get his thoughts on promotions and beating up his students. Also a great argument between Ed and Chris about Ed’s favorite position, half guard, boy did Dave help to stoke that fire. The argument may have been settled after we recorded listen in to find out. If you want to find out more about Chris and what he’s doing be sure to check him out at http://sakurabjj.com Also be sure and check out our sponsor http://corebjjnj.com

We took a trip to go hang out with some old friends Garrett Goldsberry and Drew Ganthier  from NJMMAA and the hosts of the podcast 2Livefools.  Its always fun reconnecting with old friends, these guys were a blast and we will be seeing them more in the future.  We discuss some of the norm including points, heel hooks in the gi and Ed's weight but we also touched some new interesting topics as well.  Be sure to give a listen to this episode and check out their podcast on all platforms 2 Livefools.  Also be sure to check out our sponsor http://corebjjnj.com

WOW! We had so much fun this week with female BJJ super star Dominyka Obelenyte, she is a multiple time IBJJF World Champion at weight and absolute.  Dominyka took a large portion of her day to travel out to us and we thank her for that, in addition she was a playful guest joining in on our banter and bickering perfectly seeming as if it was rehearsed.  She has some unique PERSPECTIVES and her own thoughts on mentoring.  We hear some interesting thoughts on training as a woman, a child, and what training in healthy mixed gender classes can bring to BJJ.  We had so much fun and hope to hear that she starts her own podcast in the future, we guarantee at least 2 listeners if she follows through.  Check it out and give us your thoughts on BJJ super star Dominyka Obelenyte.  Be sure to also check out our sponsor http://corebjjnj.com