Off the Mats Podcast

The Off the Mats Podcast is hosted by Jake Dante, a jiu jitsu practitioner in Maryland and all around regular guy. On the show, various topics are discussed ranging from training to dealing with injury and mental health as it relates to martial arts. We also talk about other topics outside of that realm that can go anywhere from comic books to films to pro wrestling and even just general family life.
The Off the Mats Podcast is hosted by Jake Dante, a jiu jitsu practitioner in Maryland and all around regular guy. On the show, various topics are discussed ranging from training to dealing with injury and mental health as it relates to martial arts. We also talk about other topics outside of that realm that can go anywhere from comic books to films to pro wrestling and even just general family life.
Episodes
Episodes



Monday Aug 05, 2024
Off the Mats Podcast #222- Cheers to Four Years feat. Mark Rollamas
Monday Aug 05, 2024
Monday Aug 05, 2024
Oh lookie here, we celebrate another year. What's up, folks? This week on the podcast, we celebrate another year of nonsense and when that time comes around, there's only one person I want to chat with... Mark Rollamas, my teammate and friend out of Crazy 88 MMA. Mark and I talk about our year in grappling, our ventures into other sports like tennis and football, our listening habits when training, and Iceland.
Mark can be found on Instagram at @mdavid.bjj88 or training at @crazy88mma
We want to give a shout out to @johnsfitmeals
Head over and use promo code Mahoney10 and you'll get 10% off.
Thank you, again, to everyone for listening to and supporting the podcast up to this point. Below, you'll find info on where to find the shows and social media. Tell a friend to tell a friend.
Listeners get 20% off their purchase at simpleleaf.com and bjjwholesale.com with the code "BJJWIKI".Go check out @socialmediastrategiesthatwork. The account is operated by friend to the podcast and frequent guest @bjjmomma. Go give a follow and listen to @so_you_like_horror on Instagram and listen to the new episodes on Spotifyhttps://spoti.fi/3JqrrxjThe show is available on MANY PLATFORMSFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIAFacebook.com/offthematspodcastInstagram @offthematspodcastTwitter @offthematspod1TikTok https://bit.ly/3FTEZAdWRITE INTO THE SHOWEmail: offthemats2020@gmail.com



Monday Jul 29, 2024
Off the Mats Podcast #221- Martial Arts Musings feat. Jennifer Thompson
Monday Jul 29, 2024
Monday Jul 29, 2024
Happy Monday, friends. This week on the podcast, I welcome back Jennifer Thompson to catch up on how training has been going for her. We also discuss the differences and challenges between training in the gi vs. no-gi, flow rolling, and what it means, the calmness of martial artists, and we talk about various styles of McDojos.
Jennifer can be found on Instagram at @themartialartsmuse. You'll find her blogs if you head over to her link tree below.
https://linktr.ee/TheMartialArtsMuse
We want to give a shout out to @johnsfitmeals
Head over and use promo code Mahoney10 and you'll get 10% off.
Thank you, again, to everyone for listening to and supporting the podcast up to this point. Below, you'll find info on where to find the shows and social media. Tell a friend to tell a friend.
Listeners get 20% off their purchase at simpleleaf.com and bjjwholesale.com with the code "BJJWIKI".Go check out @socialmediastrategiesthatwork. The account is operated by friend to the podcast and frequent guest @bjjmomma. Go give a follow and listen to @so_you_like_horror on Instagram and listen to the new episodes on Spotifyhttps://spoti.fi/3JqrrxjThe show is available on MANY PLATFORMSFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIAFacebook.com/offthematspodcastInstagram @offthematspodcastTwitter @offthematspod1TikTok https://bit.ly/3FTEZAdWRITE INTO THE SHOWEmail: offthemats2020@gmail.com



Monday Jul 22, 2024
Off the Mats Podcast #220- The Drop Bear Downpour feat. Danielle Curtis
Monday Jul 22, 2024
Monday Jul 22, 2024
Hello again, friends. This week on the podcast, I welcome Danielle Curtis, who is the host of the Drop Bear Downpour Podcast, a mixed martial artist in the bantamweight division, a triple champ (featherweight, bantamweight, and flyweight championships), and a content creator. Danielle shared the story of her martial arts journey and the importance of her mother's support. We also talked about maintaining restraint in a physical situation away from the cage or training room, being versatile as a fighter, and what a Drop Bear is.
To follow Danielle and what's next in her journey, you can find her at @dropbearmma on Instagram.
You can also follow the link tree below for info on upcoming fights, training, the podcast, and other media.
https://lnk.bio/DropBearMMA
We want to give a shout out to @johnsfitmeals
Head over and use promo code Mahoney10 and you'll get 10% off.
Thank you, again, to everyone for listening to and supporting the podcast up to this point. Below, you'll find info on where to find the shows and social media. Tell a friend to tell a friend.
Listeners get 20% off their purchase at simpleleaf.com and bjjwholesale.com with the code "BJJWIKI".Go check out @socialmediastrategiesthatwork. The account is operated by friend to the podcast and frequent guest @bjjmomma. Go give a follow and listen to @so_you_like_horror on Instagram and listen to the new episodes on Spotifyhttps://spoti.fi/3JqrrxjThe show is available on MANY PLATFORMSFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIAFacebook.com/offthematspodcastInstagram @offthematspodcastTwitter @offthematspod1TikTok https://bit.ly/3FTEZAdWRITE INTO THE SHOWEmail: offthemats2020@gmail.com



Monday Jul 15, 2024
Monday Jul 15, 2024
What's up, folks? This week on the podcast, I welcome back my good friend Johan Lorentzon and new friend to the podcast, Ellie Prchalova. In this episode, we celebrate Johan's recent promotion to BJJ black belt, discuss Ellie's newfound journey into jiu-jitsu, competing in martial arts, how Johan avoided fencing, and ask a few "Would You Rather...?" questions.
To follow Johan and what's next for his journey, you can find him at @johlor80 on Instagram.
And to follow Ellie's continue growth and adventures, head over to @prchalova.eliska on Instagram.
We want to give a shout out to @johnsfitmeals
Head over and use promo code Mahoney10 and you'll get 10% off.
Thank you, again, to everyone for listening to and supporting the podcast up to this point. Below, you'll find info on where to find the shows and social media. Tell a friend to tell a friend.
Listeners get 20% off their purchase at simpleleaf.com and bjjwholesale.com with the code "BJJWIKI".Go check out @socialmediastrategiesthatwork. The account is operated by friend to the podcast and frequent guest @bjjmomma. Go give a follow and listen to @so_you_like_horror on Instagram and listen to the new episodes on Spotifyhttps://spoti.fi/3JqrrxjThe show is available on MANY PLATFORMSFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIAFacebook.com/offthematspodcastInstagram @offthematspodcastTwitter @offthematspod1TikTok https://bit.ly/3FTEZAdWRITE INTO THE SHOWEmail: offthemats2020@gmail.com



Monday Jul 08, 2024
Off the Mats Podcast #218- Tapping Cancer Out feat. George Ivanoff
Monday Jul 08, 2024
Monday Jul 08, 2024
Greetings, humans. This week on the podcast, I welcome BJJ Purple Belt and Tap Cancer Out Ambassador, George Ivanoff. In this episode, George shares how he got involved with @tapcancerout, his BJJ journey, his mission to tap cancer out, and the powerful story of how his daughter Mila battled against cancer and won.
To follow George and his family's continued story, head over to Instagram and see @george_n_fam
And to help George tap cancer out, head to the link below.
https://wecan.tapcancerout.org/fundraiser/5493502
And for more info on Global Grappling Day head over to tapcancerout.org
We want to give a shout out to @johnsfitmeals
Head over and use promo code Mahoney10 and you'll get 10% off.
Thank you, again, to everyone for listening to and supporting the podcast up to this point. Below, you'll find info on where to find the shows and social media. Tell a friend to tell a friend.
Listeners get 20% off their purchase at simpleleaf.com and bjjwholesale.com with the code "BJJWIKI".Go check out @socialmediastrategiesthatwork. The account is operated by friend to the podcast and frequent guest @bjjmomma. Go give a follow and listen to @so_you_like_horror on Instagram and listen to the new episodes on Spotifyhttps://spoti.fi/3JqrrxjThe show is available on MANY PLATFORMSFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIAFacebook.com/offthematspodcastInstagram @offthematspodcastTwitter @offthematspod1TikTok https://bit.ly/3FTEZAdWRITE INTO THE SHOWEmail: offthemats2020@gmail.com



Monday Jul 01, 2024
Off the Mats Podcast #217- Blue Collar BJJ feat. Brandon Timmins
Monday Jul 01, 2024
Monday Jul 01, 2024
Welcome back, happy people. This week on the podcast I sit with Brandon Timmins, a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Blue Belt training out of Crazy 88 MMA. Brandon shares with us, his introduction to BJJ, his background in wrestling, and his experience with weight cutting, we discuss team sports vs. individual sports, and we finish with a round of "Would You Rather...?"
To follow Brandon's continued journey on the mats, you can follow him on Instagram at @btimmins88_bjj
And shout out to past guess @shortroundbjj for the reminders to get Timmins on the pod.
We want to give a shout out to @johnsfitmeals
Head over and use promo code Mahoney10 and you'll get 10% off.
Thank you, again, to everyone for listening to and supporting the podcast up to this point. Below, you'll find info on where to find the shows and social media. Tell a friend to tell a friend.
Listeners get 20% off their purchase at simpleleaf.com and bjjwholesale.com with the code "BJJWIKI".Go check out @socialmediastrategiesthatwork. The account is operated by friend to the podcast and frequent guest @bjjmomma. Go give a follow and listen to @so_you_like_horror on Instagram and listen to the new episodes on Spotifyhttps://spoti.fi/3JqrrxjThe show is available on MANY PLATFORMSFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIAFacebook.com/offthematspodcastInstagram @offthematspodcastTwitter @offthematspod1TikTok https://bit.ly/3FTEZAdWRITE INTO THE SHOWEmail: offthemats2020@gmail.com



Monday Jun 24, 2024
Monday Jun 24, 2024
What’s up, you hungry hungry grapplers? This week on the podcast, I sit down with Thomas Rozdzynski, the host of @therolradio and @rolacademytv in association with @rol_academy. In the episode, we talked about how we learn as grapplers and the evolution of the white belt coming into training. Also in our conversation, we discussed what we’d do if money wasn’t a factor and Thomas presented a very tough question regarding giving up jiu-jitsu if we were presented with 10 million dollars.
You can keep up with Thomas over on Instagram at @rozdzynskibjj and you can find the podcast at the link below.
https://linktr.ee/rozdzynskibjj
We want to give a shout out to @johnsfitmeals
Head over and use promo code Mahoney10 to get 10% off.
Thank you, again, to everyone for listening to and supporting the podcast up to this point. Below, you'll find info on where to find the shows and social media. Tell a friend to tell a friend.
Listeners get 20% off their purchase at simpleleaf.com and bjjwholesale.com with the code "BJJWIKI".
Go check out @socialmediastrategiesthatwork. The account is operated by friend to the podcast and frequent guest @bjjmomma.
Go give a follow and listen to @so_you_like_horror on Instagram and listen to the new episodes on Spotify
https://spoti.fi/3Jqrrxj
The show is available on MANY PLATFORMS
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Facebook.com/offthematspodcast
Instagram @offthematspodcast
Twitter @offthematspod1
TikTok https://bit.ly/3FTEZAd
WRITE INTO THE SHOW
Email: offthemats2020@gmail.com



Monday Jun 17, 2024
Off the Mats Podcast #215- The Mat Mindset feat. Drew Elder
Monday Jun 17, 2024
Monday Jun 17, 2024
Welcome back, friends and family. This week on the podcast, I sit down with Drew Elder, the host of the Mat Mindset Podcast. In this episode, Drew shares with us how the Mat Mindset Podcast came about, his martial arts origin, realistic expectations, and what it means to be a podcast host.
You can keep up with Drew over on Instagram at @the_mat_mindset and you can find the podcast at the link below.
https://linktr.ee/thematmindset
We want to give a shout out to @johnsfitmeals
Head over and use promo code Mahoney10 to get 10% off.
Thank you, again, to everyone for listening to and supporting the podcast up to this point. Below, you'll find info on where to find the shows and social media. Tell a friend to tell a friend.
Listeners get 20% off their purchase at simpleleaf.com and bjjwholesale.com with the code "BJJWIKI".
Go check out @socialmediastrategiesthatwork. The account is operated by friend to the podcast and frequent guest @bjjmomma.
Go give a follow and listen to @so_you_like_horror on Instagram and listen to the new episodes on Spotify
https://spoti.fi/3Jqrrxj
The show is available on MANY PLATFORMS
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Facebook.com/offthematspodcast
Instagram @offthematspodcast
Twitter @offthematspod1
TikTok https://bit.ly/3FTEZAd
WRITE INTO THE SHOW
Email: offthemats2020@gmail.com

About the Host
Jake Dante is a content curator with BJJ.Wiki. You might know him from several social media and podcast projects such as Nerd Rage Radio and Colompton Social Club. He is also generally very lowkey but active on social media.
Jake lives, trains, and podcasts from Anne Arundel County, Maryland and is always spending time with his family and working on show ideas and content.











