OnTheMat.com and Lucky Gi present the World Jiu-Jitsu Expo Mixtape Vol. 1

This is the fisrt part of a two parter. I tried to make the podcast replicate the experience of the Expo. One of the great things about the Expo is being able to talk with all sorts of people working in our community. So on this show you've got some amazing coaches/fighters in Franjinha and Cleber, great media guys from Jits mag, Blayne from CTRL (a fan favorite brand) and some big announcements from Five about their upcoming year. I hope you enjoy this episode. Sorry for taking so long to get it out!

A little more about the show.

Five talks about the plans for 2014. Some very cool things in the works and they even announce a few cities. They describe what sets them apart and why you should want to be part of their tournaments.

Franjinha is always awesome. He talks about Bill's possible plans, Glover vs Malfacine, the growth of Paragon and jiujitsupedia. He also drops some great knowledge about who he thinks are the REAL CREONTES!

Cleber talks about his fight in Bellator and winning NoGi worlds BACK TO BACK! Really cool to see what he's doing at a high level in MMA and jiu jitsu and more.

Dave from Jits talks about why Jits is a unique type of magazine, how they get access to such big stars, their video projects and more.

Finally Blayne fro CTRL talks about responsible marketing, upcoming projects, developing the CTRL style and the do's and don'ts of trying to get sponsored!

We also debut a new track from Street Games Vol 1 from the HipHopChessFederation. Very cool track featuring Sunspot Jonz, Zumbi and Rakaa Iriscience from Dialated!

I hope you enjoy this episode!

Paul