CJI bigger than ADCC??? Jason Nolf + Izaak Michell | Podcast Ep. #10

The guys sit down and discuss ADCC, the Craig Jones Invitational, Penn State Wrestling, elite training and more!
Izaak Michell is a 2x ADCC Trials Champion and will be competing in the 2024 ADCC World Championship at 88 kg.
Jason Nolf is a 3x NCAA Champion and 2x US Open Champion. Jason will be competing for $1,000,000 at the Craig Jones Invitational.
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[@camcantrun]

My right ear enjoyed Izaak, my left ear enjoyed Jason.

[@Linusskog]

😂

[@AthletesOcean]

😂 we learn from our mistakes

[@matejmurin2]

BTeam’s legacy is strong here

[@legendkiller72001]

😂

[@MMAChe.]

I'd love to hear Izaak's perspective on his fallout with Craig. The only thing we've heard was that Izaak wanted part ownership of the bteam gym and left when he didn't get his way

[@MMARavid]

and a parking spot

[@MMAChe.]

@@MMARavid is that right??

[@MMARavid]

@@MMAChe. according to Craig

[@jbevolve2024]

usually in order to become a partial owner you have to put up some funds, maybe Izaak didn't have any?

[@cbroo69]

Its the same story you hear with every single BJJ gym in existence when they take on coaches and the coaches want more money than the gym is making at the same time the head coaches want them to work more hours and cover more classes. B-teams biggest failure atm is the size of their training facility. I feel like if they did like Legion/Keenan did and expanded the space they could have more members and more classes and things would have worked out

[@AN043V3R]

I always love it when Jason Rau gets a shout-out. Rau is a savage.

[@AthletesOcean]

Jason is a beast 🙏🙌

[@B1ackout850]

What point is an adcc medal when the majority of the best grapplers are at cji

[@gustavomcmillian7360]

The only grapplers that matter will be at ADCC. CJI is basically B-Team and friends. Other than the young bucks going to CJI.. we ain’t missing anyone who’s gonna actually end up on the podium.

[@JC-wj5os]

Agreed. Anyone who isnt fkn blind and follows BJJ closely can see CJI > adcc

[@BaxterThewall]

@@gustavomcmillian7360 Ignorance is bliss... enjoy your bliss.

[@Traptinachangingmaze]

@@gustavomcmillian7360ur talking out ur ahh lil boy

[@fkmygodgtfuo]

@@gustavomcmillian7360 lol

[@billgrubb2799]

You love training time, and it shows. I watched Penn State wrestling just to watch Nolf get another win...a winning machine! 😊

[@AthletesOcean]

Thanks, Bill!

[@Macktube]

I enjoyed watching the wrestling and Jujitsu/Dynamic, I hope you guys keep doing this, and talking about you're experiences

[@AthletesOcean]

Thank you! 🤙

[@Abashebe]

Really wish Izaak got the CJI invite -- hopefully Craig gets over that in time. Good luck to both you guys!

[@AthletesOcean]

🙌

[@megabjjx]

Craig was asked this recently. He said that if Izaak had reached out he would have let him in.

[@shiboe]

@@megabjjx Yeah, it seemed like CJI put out a general call for athletes to show interest, and those that did were listed/prioritized. Those that didn't, weren't. Who knows tho?

[@johnbwill]

Jason and Nolf ... very best wishes to both of you. Wholesome conversation. I'm deep into wrestling this week, watching my Dake, Amit and the rest of the USA team in action, but I am really looking forward to both the ADCC and the CJI next week. Best of luck to both of you. Good men. Love from Downunder. An afterthought: thinking about why I enjoyed this talk so much, it occurs to me that it's only relatively recently, that the two worlds of wrestling and Jiu Jitsu, are enjoying open and wholesome collaborations like this one. We were super fortunate (back in the day) for having legends like Bob Anderson on our Jiu Jitsu mat in LA, helping us with wrestling basics, at a time when the wrestlers were often seen as a 'threat' in the wider BJJ community. arm drags, ducks, singles, doubles, High-c, russian ties, etc were all a part of our take on Jiu Jitsu - it it gave us a huge edge. Now though, this cross-pollination is becoming more common on the Jiu Jitsu landscape - and Jiu JItsu is really benefiting from it. Convo's like this ... only boost that whole dynamic. Thanks again.

[@AthletesOcean]

Thanks for the comment - Cheers from the US!

[@BaxterThewall]

"Some people would actually prefer an Olympic gold medal to a million dollars"... what absolute bollocks 😂😂

[@RapYouCanUnderstand]

Insane delusion

[@Genomorellimma]

Izaak's got full college eligibility 👀🦁

[@AthletesOcean]

PSU need a 184 pounder???

[@thos1618]

Great audio. Izaak's mic is nice and clear.

[@sredd1337]

can you imagine listening to another grappling podcast where the audio is trash?

[@thos1618]

@@sredd1337 I would never.

[@AthletesOcean]

😂 We'll do better next time!

[@moremattime]

Good stuff, boys.

[@MyHelloworld1]

It's a really great podcast; I wish I could have listened more.

[@ivanbjj]

bummer not seeing izaak in cji, but having him in adcc still is going to be fun

[@AthletesOcean]

He’s a beast! Can’t wait to see him at ADCC

[@FBAMaroon]

Damn let's go guys 🔥🔥🔥

[@kailmarinomendez7773]

Nice video 👏🏼

[@AthletesOcean]

Thank you 🙌

[@chetfreeland1920]

I was really hoping to see Izaak in CJI

[@AthletesOcean]

Maybe in the future!

[@robertgoslin511]

Routello bro 😎 s Craig jones baby!!!

[@francissydnor7891]

great vid! You guys should record mono though

[@AthletesOcean]

Thanks - noted for next time!

[@BGale47]

wrestle disengage like Dorian or early Nrod

[@joshuamartinez8049]

Exactly he should just be like Dorian

[@AthletesOcean]

😎

[@RapYouCanUnderstand]

its tye ruotolo, wont work

[@Longarmshortarm]

@@RapYouCanUnderstandyou’ll be surprised. The wrestle gap is huge

[@RapYouCanUnderstand]

@@Longarmshortarm True. Nolf is a monster. Wasnt making light of him but Tye ruotolo finds damaging subs fast

[@joshuajtm7202]

altoona!!!

[@Jwhansink]

Most monotone podcast of all time . 2 mins then clicked out

[@CRIDUCHATROCK]

It Dosent matter if it's bigger. Cji will go down in bjj history. Craig has forever changed the game. Mo literally has donated and given more money to professional video gamers. Lol.

[@AthletesOcean]

🙌

[@letsssgooo4618]

Haha funny he says the 86 guys aren’t as talented but David Taylor, Bo and brooks are just as skilled as Nolf. Especially the first two. He’s def right the higher ya go the easier it gets tho lol.

[@AthletesOcean]

😂 57 kg guys would say the same about 65 kg and 65 kg the same to 74 kg, etc..... 😂

[@justinava1675]

Im soo curious how well nolf does in scrambles vs. Ruotolo. Top wrestling vs top jiu jitsu.

[@RapYouCanUnderstand]

Ruotolo could pull and submit him in like 30 seconds bro lmao

[@TC-bv4on]

It’ll be cool to see but I’d bet ruotolo via darce

[@justinava1675]

@@RapYouCanUnderstand yeah I know it's gonna be like bo nickal vs gordan ryan

[@oriohoodlum]

Izaaks a dog! Remember him grappling that 10 p guy for like 1.5 hr before finally getting the finish. Should look better than ever after working wrestling with a guy like Nolf. Get that hardware mate !

[@AthletesOcean]

Izaak looking tough 💪

[@jasonszeto7790]

Give me the milli .instead

[@cwright8293]

Training videos..

[@nathanrodriguez7943]

it's too bad none of the collegiate wrestlers in cji trained with catch wrestlers like josh barnett to prepare for their competition

[@dirge_laments]

LOL

[@reedsmith871]

damn this was a dry podcast.

[@Rya_N33]

Literally nobody cares about cji

[@thatmountain]

Looks like it's being widely touted as the greatest grappling event of all time.