{"podcast":{"title":"Grapple Asia Podcast","slug":"grapple-asia-podcast-6696229","podcast_index_feed_id":6696229,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/ece727e0/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bjjasia","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/39645720/39645720-1718698360639-fc609208a294a.jpg","author":"Mac","episode_count":46,"summary":"The official podcast of GrappleAsia.com. Hosted by Mac the founder, formerly of BJJASIA. Grapple Asia aims to be the biggest content creator in Asia and to be an instrumental part of its growth. The podcast was originally created to showcase grapplers and the people in the BJJ community in Asia who have or had an impact on their country of origin. To give everyone a platform to give their interpretation of how Jiu-Jitsu has enriched their lives for the better.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grapple-asia-podcast-6696229"},"episode":{"title":"Grapple Asia Interview Ep. 41 | Haris Matsakas | BTC Head Coach - People first","slug":"grapple-asia-interview-ep-41-haris-matsakas-btc-head-coach-people-first","published_at":"2026-02-07T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grapple-asia-podcast-6696229/grapple-asia-interview-ep-41-haris-matsakas-btc-head-coach-people-first","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grapple-asia-podcast-6696229","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bjjasia/episodes/Grapple-Asia-Interview-Ep--41--Haris-Matsakas--BTC-Head-Coach---People-first-e3el0sh","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/ece727e0/podcast/play/115032401/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-4%2F417471857-44100-2-113e76eb6b326.mp3","summary":"Haris's Socials: BTC Website: https://bkktraining.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/haris__btc/?hl=en BTC IG: https://www.instagram.com/btc.sukhumvit/?hl=en Sponsors:Fight Aesthetic is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu brand founded in the UK by Malaysian British visionaries of the Gentle Art in 2012. Get 10% OFF Code: GRAPPLEASIA https://www.fightaesthetic.asia Soft Spot Açaí https://www.instagram.com/softspot.acai/ Creontes.com The memetic lifestyle brand in grappling and performance sports. They create stylish Jiu-Jitsu apparel with a twist of humour. They've got quite the cult community and following. Use the discount code GRAPPLEASIA for 10% on all orders. Give them a follow on instagram at @chiefcreonte. Your one-stop shop for high quality Jiu-Jitsu gear! Bangkok BJJ https://bkkbjj.com Instagram: BKK.BJJ.Shop Recorded and Edited by Modal Creative Studio: https://www.modalstudio.co Our mission here at Grapple Asia is to show case the hard work Jiujiteros in Asia doing what they love and making an impact through the power of Jiu-Jitsu. =========================== Connect with us! ============================= IG: ➡︎ https://www.instagram.com/grplasia/ IG: ➡︎ https://www.instagram.com/grappleasiapod/ FB: ➡︎ https://www.facebook.com/grplasia/ =========================== Subscribe and Listen to the Grapple Asia Podcast HERE =========================== ➡︎YT: https://www.youtube.com/@GRPLASIA ➡︎Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/grapple-asia-podcast/id1717848251 ➡︎Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2XC4Ct28MhyxJRHe8dpP0j?si=4893974dfb24499f Description: In this episode of the Grapple Asia Podcast, we speak with Haris Matsakas, a strength coach and co-owner of Bangkok Training Center (BTC) in Thailand. The gym culture is one of uplifting each other and as a coach his b…","meta_description":"Haris's Socials: BTC Website: https://bkktraining.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/haris__btc/?hl=en BTC IG: https://www.instagram.com/btc.sukhumvit/?hl=…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3615,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/grapple-asia-podcast-6696229/episodes/grapple-asia-interview-ep-41-haris-matsakas-btc-head-coach-people-first/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grapple-asia-podcast-6696229/grapple-asia-interview-ep-41-haris-matsakas-btc-head-coach-people-first.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}