Best Checkmat Vancouver Podcasts (2025)

In this episode Achilles, Curt, and Joey talk about some of their biggest and favourite influences when it comes to pop culture. Spoiler alert, Never Back Down is the best movie ever made. This podcast is meant to give some insight as to what it's like to train at an MMA gym, be a martial artist, professional competitor, casual student, and just ge…

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When Joey went to the UFC Performance Institute - Episode 6 of the Checkmat Podcast 42:46

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On this episode, we talk styles, lifting, and that time Joey went to the UFCPI. This podcast is meant to give some insight as to what it's like to train at an MMA gym, be a martial artist, professional competitor, casual student, and just generally live life. Thanks for listening!

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Styles, lifting, and winning mentality - Episode 5 of the Checkmat Podcast 45:13

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On this episode, Curt, Achilles, and Roger talk about different styles, the relationship between lifting and fighting, and the winning mentality. This podcast is meant to give some insight as to what it's like to train at an MMA gym, be a martial artist, professional competitor, casual student, and just generally live life. Thanks for listening!…

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What it means to be "Good" - Episode 4 of the Checkmat Podcast 43:40

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On this episode Curtis, Achilles, and Joey talk about what it means to be good, channeling emotions, and styles. This podcast is meant to give some insight as to what it's like to train at an MMA gym, be a martial artist, professional competitor, casual student, and just generally live life. Thanks for listening!…

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Fighting and Martial Arts - Episode 3 of the Checkmat Podcast 1:15:39

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The third episode of the Checkmat Podcast where we talk about the difference between being a martial artist and a fighter, what it takes to fight, what it takes to coach, being a fan versus being a practitioner, and lots more. This podcast is meant to give some insight as to what it's like to train at an MMA gym, be a martial artist, professional c…

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Jits talk (Kris, Chris, Thurston, Adrian, Curtis) - Episode 2 of the Checkmat Podcast 54:21

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The second episode of the podcast featuring BJJ students and members of Checkmat Vancouver. Meant to give some insight as to what it's like to train at an MMA gym, be a martial artist, professional competitor, casual student, and just generally live life.

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Welcome to Checkmat (Curtis, Achilles, Jay, Joey, Roger) - Episode 1 of the Checkmat Podcast 1:01:34

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The first episode of the podcast featuring students, instructors, and members of Checkmat Vancouver (Curtis, Achilles, Jay, Joey, and Roger). On this edition, we introduce ourselves and talk a bit who we are and how we all started training. Meant to give some insight as to what it's like to train at an MMA gym, be a martial artist, professional com…