One of the most respected coaches in the world, Greg Nelson talks about his diverse background in martial arts, bad habits in grappling and universal concepts in all styles. He also speaks candidly about surviving cancer twice. Click “Read More” for show notes!

His intro to martial arts

His background in Filipino martial arts

Erik Paulson

The benefits of Gymnastics for martial artists

His interesting position to have found non-mainstream martial arts for the time period he was in

Shooto / Shoot Wrestling

Wrestling for University of Minnesota / Benefits wrestling gave him

Rolling with Master Rickson Gracie as his intro to Jiu-Jitsu

Blue Belt Kurt Osiander

Meeting Master Pedro Sauer / The greatest lesson he learned from him

The toughest fight of his life: Cancer

How the mental fortitude from martial arts helped him survive cancer

Learning to walk, punch, kick and grapple all over again

The new outlook on life he has after surviving cancer

The importance of lifestyle in combat sports

Bad habits in grappling that you need to break

Thinking of grappling as a series of mini games

The concept of moving yourself instead of moving your opponent

How his diverse background in martial arts has helped him as a coach

Brad Kohler / One punch KO video link

The highlight of his coaching career

Are all the grappling styles more alike than different?

Implementing Wrestling into Jiu-Jitsu

Universal concepts of grappling

How he would like to be remembered

[powerpress]