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Eoghan O'Flanagan Breaks Down His ADCC 2026 Run and the Tournament's Big Talking Points
Charles Eoghan and guest discuss and review the ADCC 2026 event. No further details on specific matches or competitors were provided in the show notes.
Mick Aldridge on Bringing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to Ireland
Aaron talks with Mick Aldridge, a black belt who helped establish BJJ in Ireland, about training with Rickson Gracie in California, the early Irish martial arts scene, and the decades-long growth of Irish grappling. They also cover Mick's "No Space, No Peace" approach to pressure and positional control, and his views on longevity in training.
Faris Benlamkadem on ecological training and his ADCC preparation
ADCC competitor Faris Benlamkadem discusses training ecological jiu jitsu with PJ Barch and Greg Souders, using short constrained games to build wrestling and passing skills without over-drilling or freestyling. He also talks ADCC preparation, guard pulling versus wrestling in submission-only rules, and building a coaching business around his competitive style.
Charles and Eoghan on what white belts should actually prioritise
Covers core white belt priorities in BJJ: knee elbow escape from mount, defending and escaping the back, and a half guard unhook sweep, plus grip fighting details like collar ties and elbow control. Also gives realistic training advice for adult beginners on progressing from being tough and defensive to developing their own attacking game.
Alex Sterner Joins Charles To Talk Cardio, Camp Prep And Coming Back From Injury
Charles talks with strength coach Alex Sterner about ADCC camp preparation, building aerobic capacity and work capacity for grappling, and returning from back injury through graded exposure to barbell lifts. They also discuss nutrition and carb timing for training energy, coaching philosophy including constraints led approach and simple programming, and content creation.
Charles and Eoghan on building a guard, wrestling entries and heel hook details
The hosts cover building a solid guard game from scratch, including retention concepts, avoiding ankle grips, half guard defence and funnelling opponents into attacks. They also discuss seated guard entries and wrestle ups, heel hook finishing details, crucifix set ups against strong grippers, and getting to rear naked choke when the choking arm starts underneath.
Los Banditos Take Over The Show - The FloGrappling Show
The FloGrappling Show visits Los Banditos with Eoghan O'Flanagan, Taylor Pearman, and Charles Allen Price to talk about ADCC Worlds.
Kacper Sawicki on sacrifice, injury and coaching in Irish BJJ
Aaron talks with Kacper Sawicki about his path from boxing, kickboxing and Muay Thai into BJJ purple belt and coaching at Lakeland Jiu Jitsu. They cover recovering from an ACL injury, balancing training, coaching and work, and lessons from competing, travelling to train, and building a coaching philosophy.
Charles Eoghan Experience returns with an episode on making real progress in jiu jitsu
Charles and Eoghan answer listener questions on making progress in jiu jitsu, covering how to spar with constructive goals, dealing with larger opponents via the crucifix, and which heel hook variation to prioritise. They also discuss strength and conditioning for grappling, hypertrophy versus strength training, and some judo foot sweeps and takedown entries.
Building Lakeland Jiu-Jitsu: Ruairi Keena and Dave Hynes on the Emerald Grappling Podcast
Aaron marks two years of the podcast with his own coaches, Ruairi Keena and Dave Hynes, discussing the history of Lakeland Jiu Jitsu, Dave's ACL recovery, and their commitment to pressure-based gi grappling. They also cover strength and conditioning, balancing coaching with family life, and their philosophy on developing students towards black belt.