Social Gelo with Angelo
Exploring life, culture, and combat with Angelo Ferrer
Social Gelo with Angelo
Exploring life, culture, and combat with Angelo Ferrer
About Social Gelo with Angelo
Exploring life, culture, and combat with Angelo Ferrer
Social Gelo with Angelo is a podcast where martial arts, culture, and real-world experience come together. Hosted by martial artist, coach, and content creator Angelo Ferrer, each episode dives into the journeys of fighters, instructors, and thinkers from around the world.
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Recent Episodes
243-What's up with East Coast Kajukenbo?
Social Gelo with Angelo • Nov 26, 2025
242-Why Is Competing Important?Why Competing in Karate & Jiu-Jitsu Matters
Social Gelo with Angelo • Nov 19, 2025
241-Old School Karate vs New School Karate
Social Gelo with Angelo • Nov 12, 2025
240-Uncle Frank’s Untold Story:The Ordonez Kajukenbo Ohana
Social Gelo with Angelo • Nov 5, 2025
239-Why your Kajukenbo/Kenpo needs Jiujitsu
Social Gelo with Angelo • Oct 29, 2025
238-Fighters, Athletes, and Brain Trauma: What You Need to Know
Social Gelo with Angelo • Oct 22, 2025
237-Kajukenbo Then and Now
Social Gelo with Angelo • Oct 15, 2025
236-The Future of Kajukenbo
Social Gelo with Angelo • Oct 8, 2025
235-What is Kajukenbo? The Sequel Nobody Asked For
Social Gelo with Angelo • Oct 2, 2025
234-BJJ Isn’t Just For Pros
Social Gelo with Angelo • Oct 2, 2025
234-Who Owns Jiu Jitsu? Brazilian vs Japanese vs American
Social Gelo with Angelo • Sep 10, 2025
233-Is Kajukenbo Really Filipino Martial Arts? | GM David Ducay
Social Gelo with Angelo • Sep 3, 2025
232-Before the Algorithm – Training for the art, not the clout.
Social Gelo with Angelo • Aug 27, 2025
231-Living — and Training — with Brain Injuries: Lazarus Hunter’s Story
Social Gelo with Angelo • Aug 20, 2025
230-Will Contact Jiu Jitsu Beat BJJ to the Olympics?
Social Gelo with Angelo • Aug 11, 2025
229-BJJ Over 40: Mike Bidwell’s Martial Arts Journey from Kenpo to the Pride Era
Social Gelo with Angelo • Aug 6, 2025
228-Martial Arts Over 40 – Coaching, MMA Hype & Why Doing Everything Right Still Isn’t Enough
Social Gelo with Angelo • Jul 30, 2025
227-Training Over 40 – Martial Arts, Recovery, and Real Talk w: Carlos Del Valle & Claude Lawson
Social Gelo with Angelo • Jul 30, 2025
226-Martial Arts Gatekeeping: Ego, Protection, or Business Survival? | GM Ron Esteller x Angelo Ferrer
Social Gelo with Angelo • Jul 11, 2025
225-Coaching Time, Point Sparring Belts, and Inclusivity in Martial Arts | Social Gello with Angelo
Social Gelo with Angelo • Jul 2, 2025
224-The Myth of 'Original' Martial Arts: What Would Bruce Lee Say About Modern JKD and MMA?"
Social Gelo with Angelo • Jun 24, 2025
223-Why Everyone Thinks Karate Doesn’t Work And Why They’re Dead Wrong
Social Gelo with Angelo • Jun 17, 2025
222-The Black Belt Burnout: Why So Many Quit After Getting Ranked
Social Gelo with Angelo • Jun 10, 2025
221- Wrestling Is a Martial Art: Why Belts Don’t Define Tradition
Social Gelo with Angelo • Jun 3, 2025
220-From Gang Violence to Law Enforcement: Frank Charmoli’s Real World Martial Arts Journey
Social Gelo with Angelo • May 27, 2025
219- Learning Kenpo from Mitose in Prison | Eugene Sedeno Interview
Social Gelo with Angelo • May 20, 2025
218-The Kajukenbo History No One Knew | Mitch Powell Interview
Social Gelo with Angelo • May 13, 2025
217-The Fight for Relevance: Is Your Martial Art Still Effective? (John Hackleman vs Tim Hartman)
Social Gelo with Angelo • May 5, 2025
216- Why Old School Martial Arts Need to Evolve | Barron Sheppard on Dynamic Kajukenbo
Social Gelo with Angelo • May 1, 2025
215-Chuck Sullivan on Ed Parker & Kenpo History
Social Gelo with Angelo • Apr 21, 2025
214-Hero or Lawsuit? A Lawyer Breaks Down the Airport Hostage Self-Defense Case
Social Gelo with Angelo • Apr 21, 2025
213-The Best Martial Arts for Real-World Self-Defense in 2025!
Social Gelo with Angelo • Apr 14, 2025
212-Why Are People Banning Sparring? The Controversy Explained!
Social Gelo with Angelo • Apr 14, 2025
211-How Personal Branding Can Grow Your Martial Arts Program | Social Gelo Podcast
Social Gelo with Angelo • Mar 25, 2025
The First Black Owned Dojo in NYC Chinatown: The Nathan Ingram Story
Social Gelo with Angelo • Mar 18, 2025
208 Part II - James Mitose: Con Man or Genius?
Social Gelo with Angelo • Mar 11, 2025
208 Part I - James Mitose – Conman or Genius?
Social Gelo with Angelo • Mar 4, 2025
207- Social Gelo with Angelo Podcast: James Mitose – Conman or Genius? (Part 1)
Social Gelo with Angelo • Feb 26, 2025
205- Why Being an MMA Coach Kinda Sucks (The Harsh Truth)
Social Gelo with Angelo • Feb 11, 2025
#204 When is it okay (if ever) to self promote?
Social Gelo with Angelo • Feb 4, 2025
203- Mixing Kenpo with BJJ: Tom Theofanopoulos Combines Kajukenbo with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu!
Social Gelo with Angelo • Jan 28, 2025
#202 Who brought Kajukenbo to the U.S.? The Kenpo/Kajukenbo Connection
Social Gelo with Angelo • Jan 21, 2025
#201 William Chow: Martial Arts Genius or Fraud? The Controversial Truth
Social Gelo with Angelo • Jan 14, 2025
#200 Kajukenbo vs. Jeet Kune Do: Hollywood Myths Debunked
Social Gelo with Angelo • Jan 6, 2025
#199 Does Martial Arts Unify People?
Social Gelo with Angelo • Jan 6, 2025
#198 Trolling’s Impact on Martial Arts : A Community Breakdown
Social Gelo with Angelo • Dec 24, 2024
#197 What's going with Judo in France,Japan and the U.S.?
Social Gelo with Angelo • Dec 17, 2024
196- Is Jeet Kune Do a Hollywood Art? #podcast #martialarts #jeetkunedo #mma
Social Gelo with Angelo • Dec 10, 2024
#195 Rickson Gracie BJJ vs Modern BJJ: What’s the REAL Difference?
Social Gelo with Angelo • Dec 3, 2024
#194 How do you switch from Karate to MMA?
Social Gelo with Angelo • Nov 26, 2024
#193 Evolving Your Martial Arts as You Age
Social Gelo with Angelo • Nov 19, 2024
#192 Is Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Being Watered Down for the Masses?
Social Gelo with Angelo • Nov 12, 2024
#191 Leg Grabs in Judo are Back? #Judo #MartialArts #CombatSports #LegGrabs
Social Gelo with Angelo • Nov 5, 2024
#190 Should Martial Arts Titles be Abolished?
Social Gelo with Angelo • Oct 29, 2024
#189 How Does Martial Arts Lineage Impact You?
Social Gelo with Angelo • Oct 22, 2024
#188 Pyramid Schemes and Martial Arts
Social Gelo with Angelo • Oct 15, 2024
#187 The Streets vs MMA
Social Gelo with Angelo • Oct 8, 2024
#186 How and Who Owns Gracie Jiu Jitsu?
Social Gelo with Angelo • Oct 8, 2024
Mental Health and BJJ
Social Gelo with Angelo • Sep 24, 2024
Should Judo Honor BJJ Ranks?
Social Gelo with Angelo • Sep 17, 2024
#183 Top 5 Martial Arts Books
Social Gelo with Angelo • Sep 10, 2024
#182 Sacrificing Everything for Jiu Jitsu
Social Gelo with Angelo • Sep 3, 2024
#181 Making Money with Martial Arts?
Social Gelo with Angelo • Sep 3, 2024
#180 Surviving a Top Fight Team
Social Gelo with Angelo • Aug 20, 2024
#179 Competing Internationally with Team USA
Social Gelo with Angelo • Aug 20, 2024
#178 How is Okinawan Karate Relevant?
Social Gelo with Angelo • Aug 6, 2024
#177 Psychopaths Ego and Martial Arts
Social Gelo with Angelo • Jul 23, 2024
#176 Sport Karate for MMA?
Social Gelo with Angelo • Jul 22, 2024
KSDI Announcement Kajukenbo MMA
Social Gelo with Angelo • Jul 22, 2024
#175 Is BJJ Becoming Tae Kwon Do?
Social Gelo with Angelo • Jul 22, 2024
#174 Don't Compete Over 40
Social Gelo with Angelo • Jul 9, 2024
#173 Training for the UFC with Luke Cummo "Master Lukey"
Social Gelo with Angelo • Jul 2, 2024
#172 The Problem with Krav Maga
Social Gelo with Angelo • Jun 25, 2024
#171 Evolving Kajukenbo in France
Social Gelo with Angelo • Jun 18, 2024
#170 White Belts Shouldn't Spar
Social Gelo with Angelo • Jun 11, 2024
Ron Esteller's Gaylord Kajukenbo Black Belt Requirments
Social Gelo with Angelo • Jun 4, 2024
Why Mix Jiu-Jitsu with Karate?
Social Gelo with Angelo • May 28, 2024
Is Competing a Waste of Money?
Social Gelo with Angelo • May 28, 2024
Old School Jiu-Jitsu vs New School Jiu-JItsu
Social Gelo with Angelo • May 14, 2024
Shaolin Kempo and the Lost Branch of Karazempo
Social Gelo with Angelo • Apr 30, 2024
#164 What does Martial Arts Lineage do for you?
Social Gelo with Angelo • Apr 16, 2024
#163 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu vs Karate
Social Gelo with Angelo • Mar 29, 2024
#162 How was Kajukenbo Founded Really?
Social Gelo with Angelo • Mar 20, 2024
#161 Kata vs Bullshido
Social Gelo with Angelo • Mar 20, 2024
#160 Ordonez Kajukenbo Black Belt Requirements
Social Gelo with Angelo • Feb 27, 2024
#159 JKD with T Kent Nelson
Social Gelo with Angelo • Feb 10, 2024
#158 American Karate vs Japanese Karate
Social Gelo with Angelo • Jan 24, 2024
#157 Mike Shaw`s Martial Arts Journey
Social Gelo with Angelo • Jan 23, 2024
#156 Kajukenbo Black Belt Requirements: Emperado Method
Social Gelo with Angelo • Jan 23, 2024
#154 Al Dacascos (Social Gelo with Angelo Podcast) (Christmas Special)
Social Gelo with Angelo • Jan 16, 2024
#155 Kingi's Kajukenbo Black Belt Requirments with GM Kingi
Social Gelo with Angelo • Dec 5, 2023
#153 Hybrid Martial Arts vs MMA (Social Gelo with Angelo Podcast)
Social Gelo with Angelo • Nov 21, 2023
#152 Growing up under a Master with Joseph Bautista Jr.
Social Gelo with Angelo • Nov 7, 2023
#151 All About Capoeira with George Robert Sanders
Social Gelo with Angelo • Nov 7, 2023
#150 Folk Wrestling to Kajukenbo with Coach Larry Gordon
Social Gelo with Angelo • Nov 7, 2023
#149 From Sambo to Kajukenbo with Aaron Dodson
Social Gelo with Angelo • Oct 17, 2023
#148 When did Kajukenbo go Public? with KSDI Historian Mitch Powell
Social Gelo with Angelo • Sep 22, 2023
#147 Anger Management and Kajukenbo with Bob Gomez
Social Gelo with Angelo • Sep 12, 2023
#146 A Martial Life (Social Gelo with Angelo Podcast)
Social Gelo with Angelo • Sep 5, 2023
#145 What is Muay Thai Kickboxing?
Social Gelo with Angelo • Sep 5, 2023
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