Episode 266: Matt Kaplan - a podcast by Ryan Ford: Grappling Enthusiast, Entrepreneur, Podcast Host

Matt Kaplan joins the show for a hilarious and entertaining episode! Topics include pro wrestling death matches, pro wrestling moves in MMA, leg locks, punk rock and rolling drunk. He also talks about training with Garry Tonon and Eddie Cummings.Click “Read More” for show notes! SHOW NOTES:



* How Professional Wrestling led him to MMA, which led to Jiu-Jitsu

* ECW

* Wrestling death matches

* Pro Wrestling injuries

* His massive video game collection

* Pro Wrestling moves in MMA & Grappling

* Training with the Danaher Death Squad

* Garry Tonon is The Joker and Eddie Cummings is Monk

* His grappling game

* Grapplers who have inspired his style

* Why he feels that the majority of competitors are not good at leg locks

* The growth of the leg lock game

* The Pummel

* Punk Rock / Misfits

* His epic Masters recital

* Rolling drunk

* His thoughts on the Daniel O’Brien blindfold incident

* Being legally blind in one eye

* How teaching music helps the way he teaches grappling

* His new academy in Brooklyn

* His upcoming Chicago seminar



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