The Impaired Grappler

Phillip Grapsas Black Belt under Pedro Sauer. Impaired with arthritis I do what it takes to stay on the mats as Stagnation Leads to Suffering. #impairedgrappling

My aim is to share my story as I work to become The Repaired Grappler in a natural way. 

I hope to inspire others to keep mobile using Gracie Jiu-Jitsu with a self defence mindset to help them find ways to grapple with impairments, metaphorically and literally.

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Podcast Episode 28: Tom Barnett

Topics covered include: Learning, Nature, Homeschooling, 80-20 principle, Technology, Social Media (positives and negatives), the Cult Of Free, Power of Words, Spells, Duality, Masculine-Feminine, Left-Right Brain, Ying and Yang, Epigenetics, Borax and Urine Therapy,

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Podcast Episode 26: Frank Barca

Frank Barca returns to talk about Q Anonymous, the U.S. Election, President Trump, corruption, fake news, the deep state and Australian politics.

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Podcast Episode 23: Frank Barca

Frank explains the 10th Planet system, having Eddie Bravo as a teacher, hosting the No Gi Summit and the impact of Jean Jaques Machado teaching a No Gi seminar at his school.

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Podcast Episode 18: Dr Roddy McGee

Dr. McGee is an orthopedic surgeon with sub-specialty fellowship training in sports medicine.

In this episode we discuss:
     - Most common injuries he treats
     - Most dangerous sports on the body
     - History of ACL surgery and how it's evolved (Reconstruction vs Repair)
     - What excites him in the future of medicine
     - Factors that interfere with recovery
     - STEM cells and recovery time

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Podcast Episode 16: George Sotiropolous Rollcast

Rollcast with former UFC star George Sotiropolous.

Topics Include:

  • George's new school

  • His personal martial arts and Jiu-Jitsu history

  • Training and UFC Schedule

  • Drilling each technique 1000 times

  • His history of injuries and lessons learned

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