In this episode of the Inverted Gear Podcast, Hillary and Nelson talk about five places they loved traveling to and five places they’d be excited to visit. Beaches, food, castles, and camels are a must. Let us know wh...
Posted on June 08, 2023
Hillary Puentes-Witt
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In this episode of the Inverted Gear Podcast, Hillary and Nelson talk to the globetrotting, buggy-choking BJJ black belt, Rene Sousa. They discuss Rene’s first experiences with BJJ, training full-time, camps, kangaroo...
Posted on May 25, 2023
Nelson Puentes
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The Inverted Gear Podcast is back! In its 31st episode, Hillary and Nelson talk about the Inverted Gear Academy and the relationship between a tomato sauce study and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. They discuss being a year out ...
Posted on May 18, 2023
Hillary Puentes-Witt
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In this episode of the Inverted Gear Podcast, Nelson talks to Max Neukäufler, craftsman/martial artist/photographer/woodsman extraordinaire. They discuss immersing in a culture when traveling and training, crafting, t...
Posted on February 10, 2022
Nelson Puentes
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In this episode of the Inverted Gear Podcast, Nelson talks to Alex Sterner, head coach at Electrum Performance. They discuss managing lifting weights and training BJJ, conditioning and the importance of rest, injury p...
Posted on January 20, 2022
Nelson Puentes
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In this episode of the Inverted Gear Podcast, Nelson talks to Steve Kwan, host of the BJJ Mental Models podcast and BJJ Black Belt. They discuss the importance of training right as a white belt, the best warm-ups, how...
Posted on January 06, 2022
Nelson Puentes
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In this episode of the Inverted Gear Podcast, Nelson talks to Ryan Hurst, black belt in Kendo, Judo, and Shorinji Kempo. They discuss Ryan’s life in Japan as a young kid, his gymnastics career, being an Uchi-deshi, an...
Posted on December 17, 2021
Nelson Puentes
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In this episode of the Inverted Gear Podcast, Nelson and Hillary talk to Jarrell Garcia, BJJ Black Belt with a doctorate of education. They discuss his social media presence, sports psychology, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu pop...
Posted on December 02, 2021
Nelson Puentes
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In this episode of the Inverted Gear Podcast, Nelson and Hillary talk to Javier Palomo, lifelong martial artist. They discuss Japanese culture, training in the Kodokan Judo Institute, a championship trip to Japan, and...
Posted on November 18, 2021
Nelson Puentes
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In this episode of the Inverted Gear Podcast, Nelson talks face to face for the first time with Seymour Yang, BJJ black belt and artist about blogging in the 00s, the new Inverted Gear Gym, creating the Honey Badger G...
Posted on November 11, 2021
Nelson Puentes
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In this episode of the Inverted Gear Podcast, Nelson and Hillary talk to Christian Graugart about teaching BJJ to adults and kids, skills needed for competitions, and more!
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Posted on November 04, 2021
Nelson Puentes
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In this episode of the Inverted Gear Podcast, Nelson and Hillary talk with professional Magic: The Gathering player, Raphael Levy about his journey as a brown belt, similarities of Magic and BJJ, Jiu-jitsu culture in ...
Posted on October 29, 2021
Nelson Puentes
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