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Fighting fascism and the far-right in combat sports like MMA and BJJ.
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New Fighting Matters: MAGA NEEDS AN EXIT STRATEGY
In this episode of the Fighting Matters podcast, hosts Steve Kwan, Mike Mahaffey, and Jesse Walker talk about the recent political shift of Marjorie Taylor Greene and her public apology regarding her past rhetoric and actions.
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In this episode of the Fighting Matters podcast, hosts Steve Kwan, Mike Mahaffey, and Jesse Walker talk about the recent political shift of Marjorie Taylor Greene and her public apology regarding her past rhetoric and actions.
youtu.be/XEAScBneNPE
MAGA Needs an Exit Strategy
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November 19, 2025 at 9:21 AM
New Fighting Matters: MAGA NEEDS AN EXIT STRATEGY
In this episode of the Fighting Matters podcast, hosts Steve Kwan, Mike Mahaffey, and Jesse Walker talk about the recent political shift of Marjorie Taylor Greene and her public apology regarding her past rhetoric and actions.
youtu.be/XEAScBneNPE
In this episode of the Fighting Matters podcast, hosts Steve Kwan, Mike Mahaffey, and Jesse Walker talk about the recent political shift of Marjorie Taylor Greene and her public apology regarding her past rhetoric and actions.
youtu.be/XEAScBneNPE
This one’s in my backyard. Folks, we need to take a harder line stance against hate groups in the martial arts community. I get nobody wants to bring politics into their gym, but removing neo-Nazis from our sport shouldn’t be a controversial ask.
November 11, 2025 at 1:34 AM
This one’s in my backyard. Folks, we need to take a harder line stance against hate groups in the martial arts community. I get nobody wants to bring politics into their gym, but removing neo-Nazis from our sport shouldn’t be a controversial ask.
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By cowards I mean traitors
November 10, 2025 at 3:18 AM
By cowards I mean traitors
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We are being led by absolute cowards
November 10, 2025 at 3:16 AM
We are being led by absolute cowards
Democracy in America isn’t dead yet.
November 5, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Democracy in America isn’t dead yet.
Scott Galloway is the fucking man.
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'The numbers are stark': Scott Galloway on the crisis facing boys and men
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November 4, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Scott Galloway is the fucking man.
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New Fighting Matters: THE SNAP & ACA SHUTDOWN COULD CHOKE JIU-JITSU GYMS
In this episode, Steve Kwan, Jeff Shaw, and Jesse Walker break down how the ongoing SNAP and ACA shutdown could devastate working-class Americans, and why #BJJ gyms will be hit especially hard.
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In this episode, Steve Kwan, Jeff Shaw, and Jesse Walker break down how the ongoing SNAP and ACA shutdown could devastate working-class Americans, and why #BJJ gyms will be hit especially hard.
youtu.be/5OkrzaNMKAM
The SNAP & ACA Shutdown Could Choke Jiu Jitsu Gyms
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November 2, 2025 at 2:14 AM
New Fighting Matters: THE SNAP & ACA SHUTDOWN COULD CHOKE JIU-JITSU GYMS
In this episode, Steve Kwan, Jeff Shaw, and Jesse Walker break down how the ongoing SNAP and ACA shutdown could devastate working-class Americans, and why #BJJ gyms will be hit especially hard.
youtu.be/5OkrzaNMKAM
In this episode, Steve Kwan, Jeff Shaw, and Jesse Walker break down how the ongoing SNAP and ACA shutdown could devastate working-class Americans, and why #BJJ gyms will be hit especially hard.
youtu.be/5OkrzaNMKAM
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“Media capture” is the term I have been using all year.
How @karenattiah.bsky.social was fired should be more widely discussed. But I do not think the media really wants to go into their capture by the authorities, by the ruling class.
New:
I sat down with @aljazeera.com to talk about my firing from the Washington Post, being the last Black staff columnist left at the Post.
And how I believe the right is not just engaging in “cancel culture”, but “annihilation culture”.
Full video here: youtu.be/89qMGkK3LBc?...
I sat down with @aljazeera.com to talk about my firing from the Washington Post, being the last Black staff columnist left at the Post.
And how I believe the right is not just engaging in “cancel culture”, but “annihilation culture”.
Full video here: youtu.be/89qMGkK3LBc?...
October 31, 2025 at 4:52 PM
“Media capture” is the term I have been using all year.
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New Fighting Matters! FASHION, FITNESS, FIGHTING: HOW HATE GROUPS ATTRACT YOUNG MEN
In this episode, Steve Kwan sits down with journalist @colborne.bsky.social of @bellingcat.com to expose how far-right movements use aesthetics and martial arts culture to recruit young men.
youtu.be/lpSN4lNn_IM
In this episode, Steve Kwan sits down with journalist @colborne.bsky.social of @bellingcat.com to expose how far-right movements use aesthetics and martial arts culture to recruit young men.
youtu.be/lpSN4lNn_IM
Fashion, Fitness, Fighting: How Hate Groups Attract Young Men
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October 31, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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New Fighting Matters! FASHION, FITNESS, FIGHTING: HOW HATE GROUPS ATTRACT YOUNG MEN
In this episode, Steve Kwan sits down with journalist @colborne.bsky.social of @bellingcat.com to expose how far-right movements use aesthetics and martial arts culture to recruit young men.
youtu.be/lpSN4lNn_IM
In this episode, Steve Kwan sits down with journalist @colborne.bsky.social of @bellingcat.com to expose how far-right movements use aesthetics and martial arts culture to recruit young men.
youtu.be/lpSN4lNn_IM
Fashion, Fitness, Fighting: How Hate Groups Attract Young Men
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October 31, 2025 at 1:15 AM
New Fighting Matters! FASHION, FITNESS, FIGHTING: HOW HATE GROUPS ATTRACT YOUNG MEN
In this episode, Steve Kwan sits down with journalist @colborne.bsky.social of @bellingcat.com to expose how far-right movements use aesthetics and martial arts culture to recruit young men.
youtu.be/lpSN4lNn_IM
In this episode, Steve Kwan sits down with journalist @colborne.bsky.social of @bellingcat.com to expose how far-right movements use aesthetics and martial arts culture to recruit young men.
youtu.be/lpSN4lNn_IM
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Important topic that is not discussed enough...
Because if we're not training martial artists also emotionally, mentally and spiritually, we're just creating better-trained bullies.
Because if we're not training martial artists also emotionally, mentally and spiritually, we're just creating better-trained bullies.
New Fighting Matters is live! Shelby York from @roughhandsbjj.bsky.social talks about the real reasons women leave the sport.
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Why Women Quit Jiu-Jitsu
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October 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Important topic that is not discussed enough...
Because if we're not training martial artists also emotionally, mentally and spiritually, we're just creating better-trained bullies.
Because if we're not training martial artists also emotionally, mentally and spiritually, we're just creating better-trained bullies.
Unfortunately, I think Americans are in for a brutal Thanksgiving.
October 28, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Unfortunately, I think Americans are in for a brutal Thanksgiving.
Totally normal.
October 27, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Totally normal.
People often ask how they can support our work. The simplest way is to vote with your wallet! The GOAT Stephan Kesting just released an awesome new Kimura instructional which is 50% off for a limited time. www.grapplearts.com/kimura
The Kimura Roadmap
Your Guide to Using the Kimura to Control and Submit Your Opponent from Every Position! The Kimura is one of the most important submissions in all of jiu-jitsu. In both gi and no gi the Kimura is con...
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October 25, 2025 at 7:08 AM
People often ask how they can support our work. The simplest way is to vote with your wallet! The GOAT Stephan Kesting just released an awesome new Kimura instructional which is 50% off for a limited time. www.grapplearts.com/kimura
New Fighting Matters: 2025 FEELS LIKE A CONSPIRACY THEORY (w/ JimmyTheGiant)
@jimmythegiant.bsky.social and Truth Collective founder Chris Ingram unpack how billionaire networks, social media algorithms, and post-truth politics are reshaping democracy across the globe.
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@jimmythegiant.bsky.social and Truth Collective founder Chris Ingram unpack how billionaire networks, social media algorithms, and post-truth politics are reshaping democracy across the globe.
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2025 Feels Like a Conspiracy Theory (w/ JimmyTheGiant)
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October 22, 2025 at 12:37 PM
New Fighting Matters: 2025 FEELS LIKE A CONSPIRACY THEORY (w/ JimmyTheGiant)
@jimmythegiant.bsky.social and Truth Collective founder Chris Ingram unpack how billionaire networks, social media algorithms, and post-truth politics are reshaping democracy across the globe.
youtu.be/dKopIqanWH8
@jimmythegiant.bsky.social and Truth Collective founder Chris Ingram unpack how billionaire networks, social media algorithms, and post-truth politics are reshaping democracy across the globe.
youtu.be/dKopIqanWH8
It's gonna be weird in the history books when they talk about the time the entire US political system descended into AI-generated memes with everyone pooping on each other
October 20, 2025 at 6:53 AM
It's gonna be weird in the history books when they talk about the time the entire US political system descended into AI-generated memes with everyone pooping on each other
New Fighting Matters! WHEN JIU-JITSU COACHES STAY SILENT (w/ Sonia Sillan)
When gym leaders stay silent, people get hurt. We speak with Sonia Sillan of Combat Arts Academy about what happens when Jiu-Jitsu coaches fail to protect their students.
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When gym leaders stay silent, people get hurt. We speak with Sonia Sillan of Combat Arts Academy about what happens when Jiu-Jitsu coaches fail to protect their students.
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When Jiu-Jitsu Coaches Stay Silent (w/ Sonia Sillan)
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October 17, 2025 at 8:32 AM
New Fighting Matters! WHEN JIU-JITSU COACHES STAY SILENT (w/ Sonia Sillan)
When gym leaders stay silent, people get hurt. We speak with Sonia Sillan of Combat Arts Academy about what happens when Jiu-Jitsu coaches fail to protect their students.
youtu.be/zgM0wuBQkFQ
When gym leaders stay silent, people get hurt. We speak with Sonia Sillan of Combat Arts Academy about what happens when Jiu-Jitsu coaches fail to protect their students.
youtu.be/zgM0wuBQkFQ
Change we can believe in.
October 11, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Change we can believe in.
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DARK MARTIAL ARTS HISTORY Part 2 just dropped! We examine how Mussolini and Hitler used sport as propaganda, turning athletics into a tool for indoctrination, militarism, and control.
Drop “DARK” in the comments and we’ll comp you a free month of BJJ Mental Models Premium so you can listen now!
Drop “DARK” in the comments and we’ll comp you a free month of BJJ Mental Models Premium so you can listen now!
October 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM
DARK MARTIAL ARTS HISTORY Part 2 just dropped! We examine how Mussolini and Hitler used sport as propaganda, turning athletics into a tool for indoctrination, militarism, and control.
Drop “DARK” in the comments and we’ll comp you a free month of BJJ Mental Models Premium so you can listen now!
Drop “DARK” in the comments and we’ll comp you a free month of BJJ Mental Models Premium so you can listen now!
This is how you stand up to a bully.
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A Very Sincere Apology to Gordon Ryan for Being Wrong About Everything
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October 8, 2025 at 1:43 AM
This is how you stand up to a bully.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccjx...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccjx...
New Fighting Matters! THE WASHINGTON POST IS SILENCING JOURNALISTS (w/ Karen Attiah)
Her real offense? Speaking honestly about power, violence, and free speech in America. @karenattiah.bsky.social @bjjmentalmodels.bsky.social @jeffshaw.bsky.social @oldbastardbjj.bsky.social
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The Washington Post Is Silencing Journalists (w/ Karen Attiah)
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October 6, 2025 at 9:06 AM
New Fighting Matters! THE WASHINGTON POST IS SILENCING JOURNALISTS (w/ Karen Attiah)
Her real offense? Speaking honestly about power, violence, and free speech in America. @karenattiah.bsky.social @bjjmentalmodels.bsky.social @jeffshaw.bsky.social @oldbastardbjj.bsky.social
youtu.be/DFOKlayKV7I
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The Washington Post Is Silencing Journalists (w/ Karen Attiah)
YouTube video by Fighting Matters
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October 6, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Her real offense? Speaking honestly about power, violence, and free speech in America. @karenattiah.bsky.social @bjjmentalmodels.bsky.social @jeffshaw.bsky.social @oldbastardbjj.bsky.social
youtu.be/DFOKlayKV7I
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Martial arts aren’t just about self-defense; they’re also about self-actualization. @karenattiah.bsky.social
October 6, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Martial arts aren’t just about self-defense; they’re also about self-actualization. @karenattiah.bsky.social
New Fighting Matters! IT’S HAPPENING TOO FAST: THE NEWS CYCLE IS OUT OF CONTROL
From Charlie Kirk’s killing to Trump’s authoritarian rhetoric to RFK Jr.’s war on science to the weaponization of “cancel culture,” we unpack why democracy feels like it’s collapsing in real time.
youtu.be/hf7F8LCBbtE
From Charlie Kirk’s killing to Trump’s authoritarian rhetoric to RFK Jr.’s war on science to the weaponization of “cancel culture,” we unpack why democracy feels like it’s collapsing in real time.
youtu.be/hf7F8LCBbtE
It’s Happening Too Fast: The News Cycle Is Out of Control
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October 1, 2025 at 2:39 AM
New Fighting Matters! IT’S HAPPENING TOO FAST: THE NEWS CYCLE IS OUT OF CONTROL
From Charlie Kirk’s killing to Trump’s authoritarian rhetoric to RFK Jr.’s war on science to the weaponization of “cancel culture,” we unpack why democracy feels like it’s collapsing in real time.
youtu.be/hf7F8LCBbtE
From Charlie Kirk’s killing to Trump’s authoritarian rhetoric to RFK Jr.’s war on science to the weaponization of “cancel culture,” we unpack why democracy feels like it’s collapsing in real time.
youtu.be/hf7F8LCBbtE