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.
We cover Luke’s beginings in Martial Arts, comedy, humour, trolling, movies, gaming, changes after COVID, toll of coaching, issues in Jiu-Jitsu, eras of Jiu-Jitsu, Kali (Arnis), self defence, Luke’s "Beston Museum" and more.
We also do a rollcast with a roll from 2016 and compare it to a roll in 2024.
Read MoreThe early days of Jiu-Jitsu in Australia and New Zealand.
Brazil and meeting the Gracie family, including Relson, Royler and Helio.
His history of injuries (neck, back and amnesia) and recovery.
Competing.
Psychology, routines, making lists and mental health.
Read MoreWe cover memes, trolling, blue belts, Luke’s beginings in Martial Arts, traveling to Brazil and meeting the Gracie family.
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