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#66 - Vlad Polyanskiy - Inside Ukraine's BJJ Scene, Gordon Ryan and Craig Jones in Ukraine - Grapplezilla Podcast
What does it take to build a grappling life in a country at war, while balancing a demanding career, brutal training, and a completely different combat culture?
Vlad Polyanskiy, known as VladXBJJ, reveals why Ukraine's jiu-jitsu scene is unlike anywhere else in Europe - and why wrestling, sambo, and old-school discipline changed his game for good.
Vlad is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt under Michelle and Maurice Gofar at Triforce Antwerp and is a longtime grappler who split his time between Belgium and Kiev before planting his roots in Eastern Europe. In this conversation, he opens up about…
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