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 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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Podcast Episode 13: Pedro Sauer

Pedro Sauer is an 8th degree Master (Coral Belt) in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu under Helios and Rickson Gracie.

He has had a direct impact on my life and I wouldn't still be on the mats if it weren't for him.

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Podcast Episode 12: John Van Wisse

John is one of Australia's best and most decorated endurance athletes, known primarily for his long distance swimming.

He is a true Aussie legend and a bit of a character.

We talk about his love of coffee, travel, breathing, flow state, his love of cold over the heat, issues he had in his last race, dealing with the darkness, always experimenting with new techniques, scariest and most majestic encounters with nature including the Loch Ness Monster, injuries,, his boxing match and diet.

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Podcast Ep 10: Rickson Gracie

- Growing up with Pedro Sauer
- Breathing concepts for beginners
- Learning and development of Jiu-Jitsu
- Teaching and empowering people
- Learning from people in other disciplines
- Jiu-Jitsu in modern MMA
- Vale-Tudo Guard
- The Evolution of his Jiu-Jitsu Philosophy from childhood  to today
- Finding Order in times of Chaos
- Dead end paths in Jiu-Jitsu

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