In this special year-end episode of The Gi Spot, co-hosts Rach and Kaz look back on the year that was 2025 — revisiting their favourite guests, best conversations, most unhinged moments, and all the unexpected gold that came out of interviews, mat chat, and shared chaos.

From deep dives with legends and competitors to raw conversations with everyday grapplers and behind-the-scenes mat brains, 2025 was full of voices that challenged, inspired, and occasionally roasted us into being better.

Rach and Kaz reflect on the lessons, the laughs, and the episodes that hit hardest — plus they each pick the guest that made them see the sport, the culture, or themselves a little differently.

If you’ve been along for the ride, this one’s a chance to celebrate it all. If you’re new to the pod, consider this your highlight reel (and maybe your gateway drug to the full back catalogue).

Cheers to the rolls, the rants, the real talk — and to whatever madness 2026 has planned.

In this episode of The Gi Spot, co-hosts Rach and Kaz dive headfirst into the unspoken rules of gym etiquette — and say the things your coach wishes they could without starting a mutiny.

Whether it’s hogging rolls, ignoring hygiene, rolling like it’s ADCC finals with a white belt, or doing that thing where you explain a move mid-round — this episode breaks down the 10 fastest ways to be labelled a dick in training (and how to stop doing them).

Rach brings the coach’s eye for repeated offences, while Kaz channels the every-student experience of navigating egos, chaos, and cluelessness. It’s blunt, it’s funny, and it’s probably going to make a few people sweat — and not from the warm-up.

If you train BJJ and you want to be someone people actually want to roll with, this episode is your much-needed mirror.

In this episode of The Gi Spot, Rach and Kaz rip the tape off one of the biggest misconceptions in BJJ: that just showing up is enough to get better.

It’s not.

Whether you're hitting four classes a week or barely squeezing in one, how you train matters more than how often. Rach — a full-time instructor — and Kaz — full-time student of chaos — break down 10 sharp, practical, and occasionally uncomfortable truths about how to make your training actually stick.

From mindset shifts and partner dynamics to feedback culture and post-class reflection, this is the ultimate guide to making your hours on the mat actually mean something.

Whether you're a fresh white belt or a purple belt in a plateau, this episode is your roadmap to training with intent and progressing on purpose.