The thestagroom's Podcast

Combatives instructor, BJJ Black belt, and host of Spotter Up podcast John Valentine talks with us about what "Deeds Of Arms" means, influential mentors along his life, military, and martial arts path, what he finds meaningful about his current training approach and much more!

Combatives instructor, BJJ Black belt, and host of Spotter Up podcast John Valentine talks with us about what "Deeds Of Arms" means, influential mentors along his life, military, and martial arts path, what he finds meaningful about his current training approach and much more!

Second portion of our talk with Paul Sharp. Paul runs Straight Blast Gym Illinois (https://www.sbgillinois.com/), is a black belt in BJJ, has competed as a pro in MMA and boxing, and has 20 years of law enforcement experience, including time in SWAT and working as an undercover narcotics detective. He also has extensive knowledge related to weapons training, serving as an instructor at The Site Firearms Training Center, co-developing the internationally recognized ISR Matrix, and serving as a member of the Shivworks collective. He is also a recognized instructor in DR Middlebrooks' Fist-Fire shooting system...see what he has to say about all of this and more in the second part of this episode!

Second portion of our talk with Paul Sharp. Paul runs Straight Blast Gym Illinois (https://www.sbgillinois.com/), is a black belt in BJJ, has competed as a pro in MMA and boxing, and has 20 years of law enforcement experience, including time in SWAT and working as an undercover narcotics detective. He also has extensive knowledge related to weapons training, serving as an instructor at The Site Firearms Training Center, co-developing the internationally recognized ISR Matrix, and serving as a member of the Shivworks collective. He is also a recognized instructor in DR Middlebrooks' Fist-Fire shooting system...see what he has to say about all of this and more in the second part of this episode!

Part one of our talk with Paul Sharp. Paul runs Straight Blast Gym Illinois (https://www.sbgillinois.com/), is a black belt in BJJ, has competed as a pro in MMA and boxing, and has 20 years of law enforcement experience, including time in SWAT and working as an undercover narcotics detective. He also has extensive knowledge related to weapons training, serving as an instructor at The Site Firearms Training Center, co-developing the internationally recognized ISR Matrix, and serving as a member of the Shivworks collective. He is also a recognized instructor in DR Middlebrooks' Fist-Fire shooting system...see what he has to say about all of this and more in this episode!

Roli Delgado is an MMA fighter and BJJ Black belt who has fought in the UFC and Bellator, among other promotions. He was also a cast member on SpikeTV's "The Ultimate Fighter" in 2008, and currently is co-owner of Westside MMA in Little Rock, AR where he coaches many competitive athletes, to include current UFC fighters Bryce Mitchell and TJ Brown.

Roli is also a multi-talented businessman, a father, and a student of life in general, so our discussion, while heavily weighted towards training in the martial arts, also touches on various lessons and thoughts that can be pulled from a life spent in pursuit of excellence in multiple venues.

Second section of our episode where we sit down with Emile Phaneuf for a discussion that covers a few economics topics, some current events, BJJ/MMA ideas, leadership topics, and a smattering of skydiving and bungee jumping stories from New Zealand!