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BJJ Panda Journeys, Stories from the Mats
Listen to the journey of people training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. We talk to people of all ages, skill levels and styles. Each episode Nick and Vic will talk with a BJJ practitioner learning more about who they really are, where they started and what makes their journey unique.
Episodes
33 episodes
Episode - 32 Welcome Back
We are back. Very excited to get back to it after a short break. We figured the best way to welcome everyone back is to talk about our journey and what we have been up to the last couple of months. Make sure you like and fol...
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Season 2
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Episode 32
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Episode 31 - The Journey of Dillon Vowell "The Cross Fit Panda"
This week we meet Dillon Vowell. Dillon may be a white belt, but has an amazing journey that includes MMA fights, wrestling, No-Gi BJJ and a whole lot more. Dillon has an amazing out look and an amazing Journey. You ca...
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Season 1
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Episode 31
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1:26:49
Episode 30 - The Journey of Drew Milden "The Podcast Panda"
This week we meet Drew Milden an fellow podcaster. Drew has a really cool journey that include more than just Jiu Jitsu, but is certainly passionate about Jiu Jitsu! While he has just started his BJJ Journey he has certainly had an intere...
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Season 1
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Episode 30
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1:07:16
Episode 29 - The Journey of Ben Tallini "The Haven Panda"
This week we meet Ben, he is a Black belt, a coach, an academy owner and a really cool guy. Ben has recently opened his own academy Haven Jiu Jitsu in Baldwinsville NY (Central NY) and it is amazing. Ben is also doing some really awesome ...
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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1:22:22
Episode 28 - The Journey of Sebastian "The Traveling Panda"
This week we meet Sebstian, he is currently a purple belt and trains from where ever he happens to be. We get to walk through his journey staring in high school as a wrestler. We get to hear about his experiences as he has traveled ...
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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1:30:27
Episode 27 - The Journey of Dylan Gebhart "The Judo Panda"
This week we meet Dylan Gebhart, Dylan is currently a white belt in BJJ and ranked in Judo. We get to talk to Dylan about his Journey and what he has experienced just starting out. It was a lot of fun chatting Dylan and hearing his perspe...
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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1:17:38
Episode 26- The Journey of Bella Gondim "The Little Sister Panda"
This week we meet Bella Gondim, Vic's little sister. She is an amazing blue belt and at only 18 years old has a very promising Jiu Jitsu journey in front of her. It was great to hear about her starting her journey and some of the pe...
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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1:01:36
Episode 25 - The Journey of Chris Ziegler "The Early Morning Panda"
This week we meet Chris Ziegler, the most consistent member of Panda Power Hour. We always say we want to hear journeys from White to Black and everything in between... So we have our first adult white belt. Listen to how it began for Chr...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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53:03
Episode 24- Pandas Chatting
This week we bring a little different spin on our normal conversations. We sat down with Aaron Vince "The Philosophical Panda" and just talked... We talked about Jiu Jitsu, Kickboxing, Martial arts in general along with some other random ...
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Season 2
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Episode 24
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1:10:37
Episode 23 - The Journey of Nakana Costa "The Hawaiian Panda"
This week we meet Nakana Costa "The Hawaiian Panda". Nakana has been training Jiu Jitsu for over a decade. He also has three kids that train and plenty of crazy stories!! He is a Black Belt that trains under Professor Shawn Hammonds...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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1:29:51
Episode 22- The Journey of Betty Broadhurst "The Roll Forever Panda"
This week we meet Betty. You may remember her from her instagram fame a couple of months ago when she won double gold at Worlds, but that wasn't the coolest part, she was also awarded her Black Belt by Professor Diego Bispo at age 65!!
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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2:05:07
Episode 21 - The Journey of "The Panda Family"
This week we meet the Pender's. Marissa and Jeremy Pender, husband and wife, both black belts under the Team Shawn Hammonds. We hear not only about how they started their martial arts Journey, but also how they started as a couple.
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1:28:01
Episode 20 - The Journey of Aaron Vince "The Philosophical Panda"
This week we meet Aaron, the "The Philosophical Panda". Aaron has been training Jiu Jitsu for over three year and has also trained in Karate, Krav Maga and Kick Boxing. He has a very different approach and a very cool story. This ep...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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1:18:21
Welcome to the new Year New Episode Tomorrow
Hello Everyone,Due to some technical issues, we will be posting this week's episode tomorrow instead of the normal Monday. Stay tuned, it is going to be good.
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Episode 19 - The Journey of Sadie, Calvin, Lilllian and Emma "The Panda Cubs"
Happy New Year!!! This week we meet we have a very special episode. We talk with four kids that train BJJ. Meet Sadie Chernoff, Calvin Rogers, Lillian Upchurch, and Emma Ziegler. All four of these kids work hard,...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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1:01:02
Episode 18 - The Journey of Ryan "The Mind Panda"
This week episode is a little different. This week we meet Ryan, the "The Mind Panda". While Ryan doesn't train Jiu Jitsu, he does understand the mental aspect of combat and combat sports. During his time on the show w...
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Episode 17- The Journey of Mike Schaffeld "The Big Strong Panda"
This week we meet Mike Schaffeld, the Big Strong Panda. Mike has been training for over three years. In this episode we hear about the apprehensions that people can have just starting this sport. We also get to hear how training Jiu...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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1:06:05
Episode 16 - The Journey of James Fisher "The On Fire Panda"
This week we meet James "On Fire" Fisher. James has been training sine the mid 2000s, and has certainly had one heck of a journey. Hear about his very first days starting as a "fighter" training in a trailer with shag ...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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1:14:03
Episode 15 - The Journey of Gabe Slone "The Long Lost Panda"
This week we meet Gabe Slone. Gabe has been training for just over 13 years. Most recently competed at the Worlds and won GOLD in Brown Belt Masters Open weight!!! He as also competed and won Silver and is currently ranked number 3 ...
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1:08:34
Episode 14 - The Journey of Logan Glass "The Lanky Panda"
This week we meet Logan Glass. Logan has been training for just over 3 years. In that time he has had some amazing personal growth. Hear all about how he got his start and what he has overcome in just the past year alone. ...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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1:07:10
Episode 13- The Journey of Levi Batta "The Soon to be New Dad Panda"
This week we meet Levi Batta of "Bright Jiu Jitsu" in Bright Indiana. Levi has been training for over 13 years and has seen a lot. Not only does he talk about his experience on the mats, he also talks about person struggle and victories t...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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1:22:17
Episode 12 - The Journey of Coach Dirk "The Georgia Peach Panda"
This week we meet Coach Dirk owner of "Against the Grain MMA and Boxing" out of Columbus Georgia. As US Army vet, fighter and coach he is on an amazing journey. We got to not only hear about the things that have made him the person he is ...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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56:33
Episode 11- The Journey of Alisa Hampton "The Person Training Panda"
This week we meet Alisa Hampton. She has an amazing background as a Muay Thai practitioner and coach, a person trainer, yoga instructor AND a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. We walk through her experiences transitioning and mixi...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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53:52
Episode 10- The Journey of "The Vegan Panda"
This week we meet Zack Thompson. He is an Artist, a philosopher, a kickboxer, a Jiu Jitsu practitioner and all around fun guy!! Not to mention the guy that coined the phrase "F that guy!!" so you know this is going to be good.Sit b...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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1:03:46
Episode 9 - The Journey of Jeremy Martin "The Panda Doctor"
This week we meet with Jeremy Martin. He is a Physical Therapist and the main person everyone in the gym goes to with all of their broken bits. Jeremy has a long history with martial arts and most recently started his Journey in Bra...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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1:03:40