Craig Jones
π€ SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Hicks and Gracie, yes. I like to match looks from time to time in an homage. You look sexy. It's comfortable, actually. I enjoy it.
I'll only wear this now. I'll wear this for the Gabby match. I mean, yeah, we're trying to do a documentary series because the way I see it is I want to grow the sport of jiu-jitsu. And this sounds funny to say now because I'm doing a tournament, but everyone tries to do it through competition.
I'll only wear this now. I'll wear this for the Gabby match. I mean, yeah, we're trying to do a documentary series because the way I see it is I want to grow the sport of jiu-jitsu. And this sounds funny to say now because I'm doing a tournament, but everyone tries to do it through competition.
I'll only wear this now. I'll wear this for the Gabby match. I mean, yeah, we're trying to do a documentary series because the way I see it is I want to grow the sport of jiu-jitsu. And this sounds funny to say now because I'm doing a tournament, but everyone tries to do it through competition.
But as we know, most jiu-jitsu gyms you visit, a very small percentage of people compete, let alone compete regularly. You go to gyms that could be brown or black belts that don't know anything many of the big name competitors. So my thoughts were, we're never going to grow this sport by competition.
But as we know, most jiu-jitsu gyms you visit, a very small percentage of people compete, let alone compete regularly. You go to gyms that could be brown or black belts that don't know anything many of the big name competitors. So my thoughts were, we're never going to grow this sport by competition.
But as we know, most jiu-jitsu gyms you visit, a very small percentage of people compete, let alone compete regularly. You go to gyms that could be brown or black belts that don't know anything many of the big name competitors. So my thoughts were, we're never going to grow this sport by competition.
We're going to grow it by appealing to the large majority of people that do it, which are just people that enjoy it for the benefits it provides to them, whether health or psychological. And obviously many people inspired by Anthony Bourdain,
We're going to grow it by appealing to the large majority of people that do it, which are just people that enjoy it for the benefits it provides to them, whether health or psychological. And obviously many people inspired by Anthony Bourdain,
We're going to grow it by appealing to the large majority of people that do it, which are just people that enjoy it for the benefits it provides to them, whether health or psychological. And obviously many people inspired by Anthony Bourdain,
Basically, he was looking at what he did with food by showing the very interesting characters in the food culture, the food industries, especially with street food, and building around that. So I'm trying to look at jiu-jitsu like a giant cult. Scientology isn't starting with Planet Xeno. It's starting with John Travolta and Tom Cruise.
Basically, he was looking at what he did with food by showing the very interesting characters in the food culture, the food industries, especially with street food, and building around that. So I'm trying to look at jiu-jitsu like a giant cult. Scientology isn't starting with Planet Xeno. It's starting with John Travolta and Tom Cruise.
Basically, he was looking at what he did with food by showing the very interesting characters in the food culture, the food industries, especially with street food, and building around that. So I'm trying to look at jiu-jitsu like a giant cult. Scientology isn't starting with Planet Xeno. It's starting with John Travolta and Tom Cruise.
So we can create a documentary travel series highlighting the diverse, interesting people that participate in the sport. In that sense, I hope we can grow up. But also... doing some charity work along the way. We'll release the Indonesia Bali episode pretty soon, but as an Australian, I do do a lot of damage culturally around the world, so I'd like to do some good as well.
So we can create a documentary travel series highlighting the diverse, interesting people that participate in the sport. In that sense, I hope we can grow up. But also... doing some charity work along the way. We'll release the Indonesia Bali episode pretty soon, but as an Australian, I do do a lot of damage culturally around the world, so I'd like to do some good as well.
So we can create a documentary travel series highlighting the diverse, interesting people that participate in the sport. In that sense, I hope we can grow up. But also... doing some charity work along the way. We'll release the Indonesia Bali episode pretty soon, but as an Australian, I do do a lot of damage culturally around the world, so I'd like to do some good as well.
We've done a lot of damage to Bali, so give back to local communities. We have an Australian there that runs an academy, Academy Christos. He's one of the guys we're donating a portion of the ticket sales to from our event, but he basically went straight into a Balinese slum started teaching jujitsu on a mat under a tree, and then slowly through donations has built a gym.
We've done a lot of damage to Bali, so give back to local communities. We have an Australian there that runs an academy, Academy Christos. He's one of the guys we're donating a portion of the ticket sales to from our event, but he basically went straight into a Balinese slum started teaching jujitsu on a mat under a tree, and then slowly through donations has built a gym.
We've done a lot of damage to Bali, so give back to local communities. We have an Australian there that runs an academy, Academy Christos. He's one of the guys we're donating a portion of the ticket sales to from our event, but he basically went straight into a Balinese slum started teaching jujitsu on a mat under a tree, and then slowly through donations has built a gym.
And his real focus is not just taking money from people and gifting it to them to help the community, but to teach them skills. So he'll take a lot of the disadvantaged kids and he'll teach them things like photo editing so they can get that work from the internet, really. Incredible guy.