Alex Kask's guest appearances

Alex Kask

The Strenuous Life Podcast with Stephan Kesting

Daniele Bolelli

David Ley

Jamie Kilstein

Les Stroud

Julie Kedzie

Ryan Hall

Matthew Remski

Tony Blauer

Jules Evans

Nick Hiebert

Paul Mason

Matt Thornton

Patrick Wyman

Chris Duffin

Stephan Kesting

OwlTail

Dan Lukeheart

The jiu-jitsu world was shaken recently when Jack Greener, severely injured in 2018 while sparring at a San Diego gym, was awarded $46,475,112 dollars by a jury. Rener Gracie testified for the plaintiff, and Clark Gracie testified for the defence. In this episode, I get together with Dan Lukeheart (Brea Jiu-Jitsu) and Alex Kask (Barrister and Solicitor) to discuss the specific technique that caused this injury (the 'Leo Viera Backtake'), training methods used in jiu-jitsu, who gets to set industry standards in jiu-jitsu, whether white belts should spar, and how teachers and club owners can protect themselves from being wiped out by similar lawsuits.   More information about this lawsuit is available here...  Developments in Martial Arts Practice Liability: Greener v. Del Mar Jiu Jitsu Club  Rener Gracie's Deposition  Video of the accident Take care of your training partners!! Stephan Kesting

The jiu-jitsu world was shaken recently when Jack Greener, severely injured in 2018 while sparring at a San Diego gym, was awarded $46,475,112 dollars by a jury. Rener Gracie testified for the plaintiff, and Clark Gracie testified for the defence. In this episode, I get together with Dan Lukeheart (Brea Jiu-Jitsu) and Alex Kask (Barrister and Solicitor) to discuss the specific technique that caused this injury (the 'Leo Viera Backtake'), training methods used in jiu-jitsu, who gets to set industry standards in jiu-jitsu, whether white belts should spar, and how teachers and club owners can protect themselves from being wiped out by similar lawsuits.   More information about this lawsuit is available here... <a href="https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=3caf9344-0ea0-4e70-900e-82a93e550676" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Developments in Martial Arts Practice Liability: Greener v. Del Mar Jiu Jitsu Club</a> <a href="https://workdrive.zohoexternal.com/external/1c4deb1dd0ee81932eb6709521166d1c23192614ca55840f361cbaef417ab81d/download" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Rener Gracie's Deposition</a> <a href="https://jitsmagazine.com/leaked-footage-shows-moment-that-led-to-46-million-bjj-injury-lawsuit/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Video of the accident</a> Take care of your training partners!! Stephan Kesting

385 - Grappling with the Implications of the 46 Million Dollar Lawsuit for Jiu-Jitsu, with Dan Lukeheart, Alex Kask and Stephan Kesting

In a self defense situation you have to have a high level of environmental awareness to keep track of multiple attackers, improvised weapons, escape routes, etc.  Today I'm joined by classical Japanese Jujutsu practitioner Alex Kask to talk about how this important aspect can be incorporated into your training.  We also talk about gun grappling, multiple-opponent MMA, 'dirty' fighting techniques like eye gouging and biting, and more! In other relevant news, check out the brand new Grapplearts instructional called The Self Defense Guard at https://www.grapplearts.com/selfdefenseguard.  In this organised and detailed course BJJ black belt Ellliott Bayev and I will show you how to correctly use the BJJ closed guard to stay safe in a situation where someone is trying to punch your teeth down your throat!

In a self defense situation you have to have a high level of environmental awareness to keep track of multiple attackers, improvised weapons, escape routes, etc.  Today I'm joined by classical Japanese Jujutsu practitioner Alex Kask to talk about how this important aspect can be incorporated into your training.  We also talk about gun grappling, multiple-opponent MMA, 'dirty' fighting techniques like eye gouging and biting, and more! In other relevant news, check out the brand new Grapplearts instructional called The Self Defense Guard at <a href="https://www.grapplearts.com/selfdefenseguard" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.grapplearts.com/selfdefenseguard</a>.  In this organised and detailed course BJJ black belt Ellliott Bayev and I will show you how to correctly use the BJJ closed guard to stay safe in a situation where someone is trying to punch your teeth down your throat!

148 - Environmental Awareness and Dirty Fighting with Alex Kask

I think you'll really like this episode!  In it I talk with Alex Kask who is  a traditional Japanese Takeuchi-ryu Ju-Jutsu teacher but also no stranger to modern Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. We go deep into the techniques and history of traditional Japanese martial arts systems, including modern vs traditional training methods, the Japanese 'Warring States' period, historical challenge matches, the importance of wrestling in an environment with weapons and armour, and much more! Find out more about Alex at http://www.shofukan.ca/ Read the article we did together on Japanese Ju-Jutsu vs Submission Grappling here: http://www.grapplearts.com/submission-grappling-vs-classical-ju-jutsu-when-cultures-and-concepts-collide/ See Alex and I talk armbars vs knives here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUYWwutQrBE And check out how the Rear Naked Choke (RNC) might be applied differently in traditional Japanese Ju-Jujutsu vs BJJ here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL8ywtIOtfY

I think you'll really like this episode!  In it I talk with Alex Kask who is  a traditional Japanese Takeuchi-ryu Ju-Jutsu teacher but also no stranger to modern Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. We go deep into the techniques and history of traditional Japanese martial arts systems, including modern vs traditional training methods, the Japanese 'Warring States' period, historical challenge matches, the importance of wrestling in an environment with weapons and armour, and much more! Find out more about Alex at <a href="http://www.shofukan.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.shofukan.ca/</a> Read the article we did together on Japanese Ju-Jutsu vs Submission Grappling here: <a href="http://www.grapplearts.com/submission-grappling-vs-classical-ju-jutsu-when-cultures-and-concepts-collide/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.grapplearts.com/submission-grappling-vs-classical-ju-jutsu-when-cultures-and-concepts-collide/</a> See Alex and I talk armbars vs knives here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUYWwutQrBE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUYWwutQrBE</a> And check out how the Rear Naked Choke (RNC) might be applied differently in traditional Japanese Ju-Jujutsu vs BJJ here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL8ywtIOtfY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL8ywtIOtfY</a>