Alberto Crane Show
By Alberto Crane
Alberto Crane ShowOct 31, 2019
Alberto Crane Show #274 - Ariel Russo Cosgrove
Professor Ariel is a BJJ Black Belt with a passion for helping others reach their potential on and off the mats. It’s been a pleasure to watch his journey training all these years with Prof Mark Bradford in Hollywood and Legacy West Adams and with me at Legacy Burbank. He now teaches at Legacy Headquarters in Burbank and I am excited for his continued journey in the art and lifestyle. Sponsored by TACFIT.com “The World’s Smartest Workout” Açai Jungle Cafe “Your neighborhood Paradise” AcaiJungleCafe.com
Alberto Crane Show #273 - Mathew Nester
Matthew is an up and coming amateur mixed martial arts fighter as well a full-time Jiu-Jitsu and Muay thai coach for kids and adults. It’s been a pleasure to see this young man grow up and I am very excited for his bright future ahead. Sponsored by TACFIT.com “The World’s Smartest Workout” Açai Jungle Cafe “Your neighborhood Paradise” AcaiJungleCafe.com
Alberto Crane Show #272 - Nico Carrillo
Nico Carrillo is a Scottish Muay Thai fighter. He is the current WMO Welterweight World Champion, WMO Super Welterweight World Champion and ISKA Muay Thai World 65 kg Champion. As of January 16, 2024, he is ranked #1 in the ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai rankings. Sponsored by TACFIT.com “The World’s Smartest Workout” Açai Jungle Cafe “Your neighborhood Paradise” AcaiJungleCafe.com
Alberto Crane Show #271 Gary Bairos - Junkyard Dog Wrestling
Gary Bairos is a wrestler and filmmaker. He was a Division I All-American Wrestler, PAC 12 Champion and former Team Captain of the Arizona State University Sun Devils. Coach Bairos has trained at the Olympic training center in Colorado Springs and has strong roots to the world-renowned Sunkist wrestling program. He is a coach at Zeke Jones' Sun Devil wrestling camp at ASU. As a Filmaker Coach Gary has directed and produced No Girls Allowed, Junkyard Dogs (2015) and The Labyrinth (2017). When he started Coaching High School Wrestling he found something he didn’t know he was looking for. Sponsored by TACFIT.com “The World’s Smartest Workout” Açai Jungle Cafe “Your neighborhood Paradise” AcaiJungleCafe.com
Alberto Crane Show #270 - Timothy Valdez
Tim is one of my long-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu students and black belts. He is the eldest of 7 brothers and sisters. Tim has been teaching martial arts to kids for over 15 years and runs his after-school program in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It has been an honor to witness his growth over the years. Sponsored by TACFIT.com “The World’s Smartest Workout” Açai Jungle Cafe “Your neighborhood Paradise” AcaiJungleCafe.com
Alberto Crane Show #269 - Waldomiro Perez Jr
Waldomiro Perez Junior is a historical figure in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in the state of São Paulo. A black belt in Jiu-Jitsu, graduated by Marcelo Behring, and a black belt in Judo trained by Olympic bronze medalist Shiak Ishi, Waldomiro has promoted renowned international fighters to black belt status, such as Roberto Godoi, Jorge Patino, and Max Trombini. He also participated in the famous MMA program "The Ultimate Fighter" (on TUF7 and TUF10) as a ground coach. Additionally, Waldomiro was the founder of Cia Paulista, one of the most important Jiu-Jitsu academies in São Paulo. Sponsored by TACFIT.com “The World’s Smartest Workout” Açai Jungle Cafe “Your neighborhood Paradise” AcaiJungleCafe.com #WaldomiroPerezJunior #JiuJitsuLegend #BrazilianJiuJitsu #SaoPauloJiuJitsu #MarceloBehring #JudoBlackBelt #OlympicMedalist #MMAHistory #TheUltimateFighter #GroundGame #JiuJitsuAcademy #MartialArtsLegacy #BJJInstructor #RobertoGodoi #JorgePatino #MaxTrombini #CombatSports #BrazilianMartialArts #FighterCoach #CiaPaulista
Alberto Crane Show #268 - Leo Vieira
Leo began his training in 1985 under the tutelage of Romero “Jacare” Cavalcanti. Leozinho or simply Leo Vieira, being famous for combining one of the most crowd-pleasing games in BJJ with an amazing track record. Leo is an IBJJF Black Belt World Champion and 2 x ADCC Champion with many other accolades and awards on his resume. He is a co-founder of the Checkmat Team, one of the biggest Jiu-Jitsu Teams in the World. It was truly and honor to sit down with Leo and listen to his great stories and his philosophy on training, coaching and life. This is an episode you don’t want to miss. Sponsored by TACFIT.com “The World’s Smartest Workout” Açai Jungle Cafe “Your neighborhood Paradise” AcaiJungleCafe.com
Alberto Crane Show #267 - Nolan Arreola
It took Nolan 13 years to receive his BJJ Black Belt. Congratulations on your perseverance and example my friend. I’m very proud of you!
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Alberto Crane Show #266 - Gerardo Cruz
Gerardo Cruz is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt, Jiu-Jitsu Instructor and Artist. It’s an honor to call him a student and friend. Sponsored by TACFIT.com “The World’s Smartest Workout” Açai Jungle Cafe “Your neighborhood Paradise” AcaiJungleCafe.com
Alberto Crane Show #265 - Isaac Doederlein
Isaac Doederlein is an American Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt under the legendary Rubens Charles, also known as “Cobrinha”. Isaac began his martial arts journey over 18 years ago, when his mother signed him on her church’s group judo program at the age of 11. At the age of 18, one month after finishing High School, Isaac Doederlein decided to invest everything into his passion, and move to Los Angeles. His goal was to train full time, in hopes to fulfill a life’s dream of becoming a World Champion. In 2022 he won the IBJJF World Championship at Black Belt. His work ethic and journey is an inspiration.
Alberto Crane Show #264 - Blake Kasemeier
Blake Kasemeier is a content creator, writer, story teller and now a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt. He shares his journey from being the lead singer in his punk band, going to Berkeley, working for TRX straight out of college, his passion for fitness and a whole lot more. Sponsored by TACFIT.com “The World’s Smartest Workout” Açai Jungle Cafe “Your neighborhood Paradise” AcaiJungleCafe.com
Alberto Crane Show #263 - Ferrid Kheder
Ferrid Kheder is a retired French judo Olympian and a former professional mixed martial artist with 34 total fights. We became friends when we trained MMA at Team Quest with Dan Henderson. Ferrid later also received his BJJ Black Belt from Andre Galvao at Atos. I value our relationship and love to hear his stories from his travels all around the World. Sponsored by TACFIT.com “The World’s Smartest Workout” Açai Jungle Cafe “Your neighborhood Paradise” AcaiJungleCafe.com
Alberto Crane Show #262 - Monika Cingel
Monika Toth Cingel is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black, TACFIT Head Coach at TACFIT LA here at Legacy in Burbank. Monika is originally from Slovakia with a degree in Philosophy.
She shares her journey from the beginning of her TACFIT Journey to now TACFIT Senior Instructor, how it’s helped her Jiu-Jitsu and a lot more!
Alberto Crane Show #261 - Alexandre Mascarenhas (Shining)
Alexandre Maia Mascarenhas is a 5th Degree BJJ Black Belt, we’ve been friends and training together for close to 30 years. Alexandre is a very creative and talented musician who had a very popular group in Brazil named Manitu as well as a Music project named Xanel where he toured in Brazil for many years. He now produces and creates his own music under his name Xande which you can find on most platforms. A little over 2 years ago he had a life changing health issue. Where he tore his Aorta in his heart. He shares his story of how he used TACFIT to not only recover but also to live his best life and how it’s made him a better person.
Alberto Crane Show #260 - Sarah Moya - Women’s BJJ and MMA Pioneer
Sarah Moya is an American Female BJJ and MMA Pioneer beginning her Jiu-Jitsu Journey in 1999. She was an IBJJF Pan American Champion, and was the first female MMA fight in her native state of New Mexico. It was such an honor to sit down with her and talk about life, her fighting in Japan and some of our adventures together! I couldn’t be more proud of the person she has become thru Jiu-Jitsu and so grateful to have been part of her Journey early on. Sponsored by TACFIT.com “The World’s Smartest Workout” Açai Jungle Cafe “Your neighborhood Paradise” AcaiJungleCafe.com
Alberto Crane Show #259 - Nick Lamagna - A Game Mindset
Alberto Crane Show #258 - Pete “The Greek” Letsos
Alberto Crane Show #257 - Gilberto Castro - Rebuild Aloha Roll
For over twenty years, BJJ has brought exercise, stress relief, discipline and community to West Maui. Five years ago, they had a vision to create a space not just for adults and kids but families and the community. They had over 200 students of adults and kids, 12 coaches and 100 monthly visitors, Aloha Roll Academy provides Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu along with the Aloha culture to West Maui and visitors from around the world.
Please consider donating to their fund and visit their Aloha Roll Stand at this weeks IBJJF Master Worlds in Las Vegas.
Alberto Crane Show #256 - Richard Bresler - Jiu-Jitsu Royalty
Alberto Crane Show #255 Kurt Osiander
Alberto Crane Show #254 Andre Lima - Tae Kwon Do and JiuJitsu
It was an honor to sit down with him and hear old BJJ Stories, his martial arts journey , his dedication on helping others thru martial arts and what makes a good instructor and more!
Alberto Crane Show #253 Todd Margolis - POTOMAC MMA
Alberto Crane Show #252 - Maurizio Tangari - HydroCore
Alberto Crane Show #251 Erin Furry - Free to Move for Life
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Alberto Crane Show #250 - Monika Toth Cingel - TACFIT Los Angeles
Alberto Crane Show #249 Robert Miller - TACFIT and Jiu-Jitsu Lake St. Louis
Alberto Crane Show #248 - Gilberto Castro - ALOHA ROLL
Alberto Crane Show #247 - Thomas Rozdzynski
Alberto Crane Show #246 - John Combs
Alberto Crane Show #245 - Nare Ovasapyan - CHEF LIFE
Alberto Crane Show #244 - Arman Agopian
Alberto Crane Show #243 - Lucas Valente and Andressa Cintra
Alberto Crane Show #242 - John Ouano
Alberto Crane Show #241 Casey Morrissey
Alberto Crane Show #240 Zachary Lane
Alberto Crane Show #239 Anjanette Lima
Alberto Crane Show #238 - Erika Aeschliman
Alberto Crane Show #237 - Marco Palau
Alberto Crane Show #236 Josiah Wakefield
Alberto Crane Show #235 - Matthew Afifi
Alberto Crane Show #234 Steven Ho
Steven is a martial artist, stunt coordinator and stuntman. He was also well regarded for his work as Donatello in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and his role as "Chan" in Mortal Kombat.
Alberto Crane Show #233 Eliot Marshall
Alberto Crane Show #232 Dr. Terry Wahls - WAHLS PROTOCOL
She wrote The Wahls Protocol®—A Radical New Way to Treat All Chronic Autoimmune Conditions Using Paleo Principles to help guide readers to reclaiming their own health.
The Wahls Protocol® comes out of Dr. Wahls’ own quest to treat the debilitating symptoms she experiences as a sufferer of progressive MS. Informed by science, she began using Paleo principles as guidelines for her unique, nutrient-rich plan.
It was a big honor to speak with her as her work has made a big difference in my life since I watched her TEDx talk back in 2012 after my MS diagnosis. She made me believe that I can heal myself naturally.
Alberto Crane Show #231 Vanessa “Lil Monster” Demopoulos
I had the privilege to meet her during one of our Thanksgiving Open Mats and was very intrigued by her story. Grateful to Vanessa for making the time and for sharing. Hope you all enjoy.
Alberto Crane Show #230 Jesús Morales - TACFIT PERU
Great conversation with TACFIT Country Director of Peru Jesus. Jesus held his Certification and this October in Lima Peru, where I was able to have the great pleasure to spend time with him and see the great work he is doing.
Alberto Crane Show #229 Ralek Gracie - GENZAI
If you appreciate the quality of Japanese Martial Art Magazines and old Gracie or Tatami Magazines from Brazil like I have you will love GENZAI.