I’ve met Frank at a early screening of The Wheelman on the Sony lot. We were both lost and looking for the Milton Berle Screening Room. He stopped me and asked where the Room was and I said, “I’d like to know because I’m looking for it, too.” He said, “C’mon brother, let’s go find it.” I mentioned that “we” were late and the screening was supposed to have started 10 mins ago. He laughed and in a very perfectly timed comedic reply, “Don’t worry, I’m the star and I’ll say it’s your fault.” I got to walk with him laughing our asses off into the screening room full of people waiting for Grillo, who, true to his word, blamed me and the room erupted into laughter. He is a genuine badass, but better yet, a truly funny guy.
I see what you're saying, but it would apply more to Muay Thai and kickboxing fighrers. There are many successful MMA fighters that have competed all the way into their forties
Well said. People like to talk crap about Bruce Lee because he didn’t compete in sport, but he also didn’t go around picking fights or looking to cause trouble. This mindset you see from a lot of ufc/mma fans is just ridiculous. Wanting to fight everyone and everything as if it proves something. Only idiots get into fights for the sake of fighting. That’s not how a decent person conducts themselves.
@@axelstone3131 It is why a lot of people have a problem with the way he was portrayed in Once upon a time in Hollywood, because Bruce Lee IRL was a funny, charming guy who avoided fighting. He wasn't the arrogant asshole, he is potrayed as in that movie.
@@yokiryuchan7655 correct. Only ever had a real fight when he was pushed to the point where it wouldn’t stop or it was unavoidable. The character in once upon a time was a caricature of him. Did you know the film is banned in Hong Kong because of the way they portrayed him.
I’m Trey’s high brother. I feel you. I have a 36x48 big canvas I painted of “Jay Kulina” displayed in my home. When I painted it Jonathan Tucker reposted it on his story and liked it on IG. I was so humbled by that.
I trained in Shorin-Ryu Shotokan and American Kickboxing for 15 years, concurrently. I can tell you, i've won every single encounter......because i WALK AWAY! I don't like being hit. I don't want to hit others, or hurt. People that get very physical on a whim, have nothing to lose and it can easily go past just a beating. I have nothing to prove to anyone. Call me any and every name in the book, call my mother any name you want. I DON'T CARE ABOUT WORDS!! Touch me, or my daughter, then we'll see who wins. I'm not cocky at all. I know there are MANY that can beat me. Many that will kill me and many i can easily beat. I'm not taking any of those odds. I'll tuck tail and walk away and LIVE. I may have saved my life, but i also may have just SAVED YOURS.
I mean he’s trained in wrestling, boxing and is a brown belt in BJJ he’s more qualified for fighting than at least 75-85% of the people in the United States at least. A person that versatile unless he’s fighting multiple guys and especially at 5’10 and 172 lbs. Meaning he won’t always be at a massive physical disadvantage. He probably wouldn’t lose a whole lot.
EVERY natural born fighter has lost fights. I've lost more than a few fights and I've been fist fighting since 6th grade. I'm retired by the way hahaha I'm an old man now.
@@thomaschristopherwhite9043 If you train its not hard to beat normal guys, the gap between a trained and untrained person is pretty crazy. Also most guys don't actually want to fight, they want to appear to want to fight, but sometimes they talk themselves to a point where their ego is too much to let them back down, those guys make up a lot of guys you might fight and they are pretty easy to beat. Plus if you arent a psycho its pretty easy to avoid getting your ass kicked just in general, you don't run your mouth, you don't look for trouble, and it lets you decide when a fight will happen or not. I haven't been forced to fight a guy I wasn't comfortable with fighting since middle school.
A well-rounded and trained fighter can fight random schmucks all day long and never lose. The gap is insurmountable. The people who can handle themselves typically don't go around looking for fights, so it's not implausible that Frank has only fought guys who were hopelessly outmatched.
Even if you didnt know anything about Frank, something would tell me "he knows how to fight"... Btw if they ever would do a Punisher movie again, for gods sake cast Frank Grillo, dude practically screams that character.
Underrated and under used actor, and bigtime directors and filmmakers need to give him bigger and bigger roles! Tired of seeing the same old "Ken Dolls" play tough guy roles, when there's a bunch of actors out there with legit backgrounds who could really sell a pivotal film role and film itself!
being well trained in things like grappling & boxing helps but there are people who carry concealed knives & even with training there is still a very high likelyhood of getting stabbed before you can get control of the person
Done security for a long time. You be sursprised how many regular guys and gals carry knives. I dont think getting into street fights is wise for anyone really. 9 out of 10 times people get jumped or a weapon comes out
"Most guys run from fights 'cause they don't want the answer to the inevitable question that they whisper to themselves... "am I one of the weak? Or am I one of the strong?" - Kingdom
Yeah but that’s a stupid quote. Best thing you can do is avoid fighting, after military service I use to get in fights. I accidentally hurt a guy pretty bad, he started the fight, and was facing jail time. Lucky they had film and witnesses, still not worth it because it could have gone a different way and I’d be in jail because I wanted to be a tough guy.
Hear Hear! But Michael should be the kick ass cop and Frank, the by the book let's not fight guy, but at the halfway at the inciting moment they switch roles! Where Frank shows his true badassery and Michael learns really how to buddy cop! Comedy fighting gold!
The show we need but we didn't know😂 Seriously i wonder why isn't Michael in more movies, dude is talented as heck, has a great speaking voice and is charismatic as they come. I love the podcast, but i'm looking foward to see more films & shows of him.
talk to any real fighter and they all are nervous before any physical confrontation. The truth is, when you are trained you learn composure and proceed despite fear or nerves, because you have learned to manage your nervous system. Guys who aren't fighters and haven't faced real life or death always talk like this guy. The nerves before any physical confrontation never go away unless you are drunk or high on something.
"99% of the people out there don't want an altercation, nor do I" 5 seconds before "yeah, and i'm like let's step outside". The things with fighters is, they are a protected class, they live in safety... They don't live in dangerous areas nor do they deal with people who would shoot them simply for fun or to just to have a bed in prison. Not even Anderson Silva will live in Brazil LOL that tells you what you need to know
and it doesn't matter if you got a black belt in jiu jitsu or some shit, a bullet doesn't care how many black belts you got. look at what happened to Leandro Lo.
Yeah, but he was talking about some pampered Hollywood d-bag who would probably cry if they skinned their knee. Through fame/wealth/status they've basically become bullies, though only verbal ones. As any man knows, sometimes the only way to handle a bully is to fight back, or at least show them you're willing to fight back.
Man, I used to like that dude...He is almost 60 talking about fighting bouncers and never loosing a fight and challanging guys to go out side....I've watched interviews with professional boxers, champions that will straight up tell you - keep your cool and keep moving, dont get involved in street stuff.... But I guess this actor, whos job is to be pretty on TV is the real tough guy.
Come on now…he was talking about things he did in the past when he was younger. This is a 5 minute clip of a more than an hour long interview. Just be honest. You were looking for a reason to dislike the guy.
@@TB_479 Fair point, I didnt watch the whole thing. if you are right and those are old stories, I am back to liking the guy. That Lamborghini movie he did is still on my watch list.
Here in 2024 and rewatching “Kinhdom”. All I can say is Frank Grillo is no joke man. His training and passion. Frank is the real deal. Every word he says is on point. Especially the part of buff guys thinking they can fight and acting hard. The calmest guys are the most dangerous. I’ve lived it. I’ve seen it. Great podcast.
Frank is legit I can tell you that. Hidden gem and the most underrated tv show ever is Kingdom where he is one of the main roles. He is the coach at MMA gym. You guys just need to watch it. Its a must for everyone not only for fighting lovers. And yes... I've watched breaking bad, peaky blinders and true detective season 1. Thanks me later. 🤙
Interesting to hear FG's thoughts. I've trained BJJ and kickboxing on and off for decades (now nearly 50) and never once had to use it. I grew up in a pretty tough part of Australia where fighting was fairly commonplace and I thank whoever is looking over me for that. Sometimes I think it's because I'm not an easy target ( I'm 6"5, 100kgs), but ultimately I think I was just very very lucky. I've known plenty of big guys who got in heaps of fights, so who knows?
You are very lucky I grew up in a very rough part of OZ and couldn't walk to and from my house without either fighting or giving up whatever I had on me almost once a week for years
As somebody that grew up as a scrawny kid in Belmore in the 90s, I have some appreciation for what you're saying. I'm grateful because it got me into martial Arts as I got older, but I'm even more grateful my parents kept me away from that bs when younger.
as an actor, I do my best to keep this mindset on set, because there isn't enough of it and it creates an environment for other actors to behave like entitled brats. This kind of energy is one of the biggest problems plaguing Hollywood, and we need for of the mindset that Frank has.
When i put kingdom on i never heard of it and was just scrolling through Netflix and i said f it ill give it a shot . Little did i know and this guna sound dumb but it changed my life ... how a show can do that idk but it touched my heart so much cuz the place i was in, in my life . Saved my life
i just dealt with this a week ago ... when i trained hard in my prime i was 205 . i walk around now with a dad bod at 265 but i know what im doing . i got appraoached in a parking lot in my home town buy a guy who acused me of killing his brother 21 years ago .. truth is i had 0 to do with it and the guy who did it is in prison but this guy was high on meth and had 5 warrants. after his 3rd time to attack me i choked him out with his own arm and laid him down softly on the sidewalk while others videod and called police . i didnt want to press charges nor did i harm the man anymore more then putting him to sleep breifly with his his on arm ... lesson is people ... dont be douche... theres guys walking around that are husbands and a father like myself that are nicest guy ever and would do anything to help someone. i dont wanna hurt anyone but!!!!!!! if your gonna be that guy dont ever under estimate the guy your trying to attack .... it can end really bad
This reminds me of a stand up comedienne that, I forgot his name, but basically he was saying how if someone started heckling him, when he was onstage, he would destroy them, except one time it was Chuck Liddell that was heckling him. This comedienne was so confident in his ability to fight, that it took the number one ranked mma fighter at the time, before he even got nervous. Frank says it would take Cerrone or GSP before he is going to feel a challenge. But Frank must be the luckiest actor in the world, that he can challenge other untrained for fighting, actors to fight on sets, and never get barred from working in movies.
@@HealthHorror Is that arrogance or confidence? I think the guy is just confident in his abilities. He knows his weakness and owns it. People hear what they want to hear.
@@HealthHorror Arrogance is rooted in a lack of self awareness. Frank may lack in something but self awareness isn’t it. Its evident in the full interview to this clip as well as similar interviews he’s done that he is very self aware. He owns his weakness and strengths equally. He’s actually quite self deprecating at times. The guy is just very direct and doesn’t have much of a filter. Some people can’t handle that.
The first thing I do if someone is causing trouble is look at their ears. Cauliflower ear is a dead giveaway that they were at least high school wrestlers and can probably handle themselves. No one with cauliflower ear ever starts fights though. They are too disciplined and confident.
In Brazil specifically there is - or at least was - a general sense that fighting with your bare hands is an effective way of settling minor disputes revolving around a fundamental lack of respect for someone. Certainly not as english gentlemen, by the way. It’s normal to become friends after fighting, as if it were some sort of rite of passage into respecting a person you have every reason not to respect. One could say it’s a cultural phenomenon, for it happens at all social strata…
Tough and skilled dude for sure. But why even take the risk in a street fight unless it's 100 percent unavoidable. All his skill and toughness is equalized if the opponent is packing heat or a decent knife. Both of which are pretty common.
it's not that human beings are meant to run away. They are meant to survive. and most human beings don't know how to fight. thus running away is a better survivial strategy then fighting. and running away is a perfectly legit strategy. The best way to win a fight is to avoid it all together. Even guys like Jocko Willink and Tim Kennedy ( you can't get anymore tough or badass then these two) have said that. it is ALWAYS better to avoid fighting if you can. even if you know how to fight, it's still better to avoid fighting because lots of bad things happen in fights.
@@battlevain legit tough guys never brag about how tough they are. And fighting is never glamourous or pretty. It's ugly and scary anyone who has been in a lot of fights will tell you that. Jackie Chan talks about how he and his stuntmen friends got into a street fight with a biker gang and even though they won the fight it was the scariest and most traumatic experience of his life. Hong Kong stunt men are not like Hollywood stuntmen. They are legit scrappers and you don't wanna mess with them.
I too have this inner peace of knowing that another man needs to be a bad mo fo . So I also embrace the same mentalality. . It brings peace knowing . You can tell when people realaoze how real you are. . It’s satisfying for a lack of better words
Great Video. I saw a Former Marine I believe, Big in Shape Dude who said he would run from a fight. Not that he was Scared but about the results that could happen. What If I Paralyzed the Guy, What If I Killed The Guy.
Am a big Grillo fan. Loved Kingdom. Would love to fight him, in a cage of course. Am two years younger, 6’, 215 with heavy Muay Thai/ no gi jj so who knows what would happen but then have some tequila post fight. I agree with him. The real fighters at ATT where I train are amazing and I have such respect for them.
I know Krav Maga and hate fighting. I will do everything I can to avoid a fight. But I think that tends to be the thing with people who know how to fight, we dislike it.
Idk why but if I always picture myself being in a movie with Frank Grillo, Jim Caviezel, Scott Adkins, Daniel Dae Kim and Winston Duke. And it is a story about werewolf warriors. And I am the red riding hood.
This guy gives me a lot of the same vibes as Frank Dux. Had a whole JCVD movie “blood sport” and all made after his exploits in underground Kumites and shit. Even claimed to ACTUALLY know how to pressure point kill someone or something to the like. Yeah Tom of BS on this one. “The toughest guys I know all don’t lift weights” sure dude. Funny thing about highly trained fighters, at least the ones that have bright careers on the international level - you’ll never see them randomly rushing headlong into street fights.
Hard to believe he's trained that much and is still so willing to fight. Myself and many other fighters I know, fought far less as we became better trained. Very easy to kill someone accidentally, nothing to prove either since we've already put in work and already know our capabilities. Not worth getting arrested or killed when someone pulls a gun or knife. So few reasons to fight when you're well acquainted with violence.
yep he's lost. You could tell by the pausing, hesitating, then answering. But I like Grillo a lot and he's a great actor and human being. And the quietly asking them to go outside is a good tactic used by Terence Crawford. He just hate's bullies. Good on him. Grillo's a legend.
I like the guy but what he says is BS. Human beings aren't made to fight, he's never scared? Hell, GSP, Diaz brothers, Rogan, etc. Have all said they're scared before a fight. No matter where it takes place. He's never lost a fight. I know he has trained but the ego and BS is so strong on this one. He's a short Italian guy so what do you expect. I don't get notifications so enjoy talking to yourself
Street fighting is probably the dumbest life decision you can ever make. If you win, you might go to prison. If you lose, you might suffer irreparable brain damage or worse.
I’ve met Frank at a early screening of The Wheelman on the Sony lot. We were both lost and looking for the Milton Berle Screening Room.
He stopped me and asked where the Room was and I said, “I’d like to know because I’m looking for it, too.”
He said, “C’mon brother, let’s go find it.” I mentioned that “we” were late and the screening was supposed to have started 10 mins ago. He laughed and in a very perfectly timed comedic reply, “Don’t worry, I’m the star and I’ll say it’s your fault.”
I got to walk with him laughing our asses off into the screening room full of people waiting for Grillo, who, true to his word, blamed me and the room erupted into laughter.
He is a genuine badass, but better yet, a truly funny guy.
Frank Grillo is an awsome guy❤️
The toughest people I know stopped fighting by the time they were early thirties.
Only the idiots headed for trouble continued that life.
Early thirties. Don't you mean early twenties.
I see what you're saying, but it would apply more to Muay Thai and kickboxing fighrers. There are many successful MMA fighters that have competed all the way into their forties
Well said. People like to talk crap about Bruce Lee because he didn’t compete in sport, but he also didn’t go around picking fights or looking to cause trouble. This mindset you see from a lot of ufc/mma fans is just ridiculous. Wanting to fight everyone and everything as if it proves something. Only idiots get into fights for the sake of fighting. That’s not how a decent person conducts themselves.
@@axelstone3131
It is why a lot of people have a problem with the way he was portrayed in Once upon a time in Hollywood, because Bruce Lee IRL was a funny, charming guy who avoided fighting. He wasn't the arrogant asshole, he is potrayed as in that movie.
@@yokiryuchan7655 correct. Only ever had a real fight when he was pushed to the point where it wouldn’t stop or it was unavoidable. The character in once upon a time was a caricature of him. Did you know the film is banned in Hong Kong because of the way they portrayed him.
Kingdom is in my top 5 best series list. The acting and drama was unbelievably real.
The best tv show ever for me. Hidden gem!
Kingdom is my favorite show man
I’m Trey’s high brother. I feel you. I have a 36x48 big canvas I painted of “Jay Kulina” displayed in my home. When I painted it Jonathan Tucker reposted it on his story and liked it on IG. I was so humbled by that.
I trained in Shorin-Ryu Shotokan and American Kickboxing for 15 years, concurrently. I can tell you, i've won every single encounter......because i WALK AWAY! I don't like being hit. I don't want to hit others, or hurt. People that get very physical on a whim, have nothing to lose and it can easily go past just a beating. I have nothing to prove to anyone. Call me any and every name in the book, call my mother any name you want. I DON'T CARE ABOUT WORDS!! Touch me, or my daughter, then we'll see who wins. I'm not cocky at all. I know there are MANY that can beat me. Many that will kill me and many i can easily beat. I'm not taking any of those odds. I'll tuck tail and walk away and LIVE. I may have saved my life, but i also may have just SAVED YOURS.
Facts
Wisdom
Loved your comment. I feel the same way 🙏
Smart.
Very very well said sir. Wishing you well.
He's the man...his voice and skills are apparent in everything he does.
Love Frank Grillo. He was to this day in the best of The Purge films.
I have been a big fan of Frank since watching his Netflix show about fighting. He is the real deal 🤙🏻
He’s done fuck all. He’s never really competed, he’s just an actor with too much money and an inflated ego.
The monologue at the end of that show was so so good.
What's the name of the show? I'd love to watch!
@srbeyond its called Fightworld and it's awesome 👌
Kingdom was a great show too.
He’s a tough dude, but never losing a fight accept to multiple opponents is hard to believe. If what he is saying is true, more power to him.
Sounds like he hasn't fought too much.
I mean he’s trained in wrestling, boxing and is a brown belt in BJJ he’s more qualified for fighting than at least 75-85% of the people in the United States at least. A person that versatile unless he’s fighting multiple guys and especially at 5’10 and 172 lbs. Meaning he won’t always be at a massive physical disadvantage. He probably wouldn’t lose a whole lot.
EVERY natural born fighter has lost fights. I've lost more than a few fights and I've been fist fighting since 6th grade. I'm retired by the way hahaha I'm an old man now.
@@thomaschristopherwhite9043 If you train its not hard to beat normal guys, the gap between a trained and untrained person is pretty crazy. Also most guys don't actually want to fight, they want to appear to want to fight, but sometimes they talk themselves to a point where their ego is too much to let them back down, those guys make up a lot of guys you might fight and they are pretty easy to beat. Plus if you arent a psycho its pretty easy to avoid getting your ass kicked just in general, you don't run your mouth, you don't look for trouble, and it lets you decide when a fight will happen or not. I haven't been forced to fight a guy I wasn't comfortable with fighting since middle school.
A well-rounded and trained fighter can fight random schmucks all day long and never lose. The gap is insurmountable. The people who can handle themselves typically don't go around looking for fights, so it's not implausible that Frank has only fought guys who were hopelessly outmatched.
The toughest guys I know are the nicest and calmest. And most of them are trained to kill people.
It’s a mixed bag for me. Some are nice, some are assholes. Being good at fighting doesn’t make someone necessarily nicer or calmer.
@@ivaningram5452 yeah, there's jerks in every bunch
I met him and I can say one of the nicest guys out there
Even if you didnt know anything about Frank, something would tell me "he knows how to fight"... Btw if they ever would do a Punisher movie again, for gods sake
cast Frank Grillo, dude practically screams that character.
He basically plays Punisher in "The Purge: Anarchy"
He's abit short, dont let Jon Berthal fool you dudes a great punisher
Except he’s 100 years old
Underrated and under used actor, and bigtime directors and filmmakers need to give him bigger and bigger roles! Tired of seeing the same old "Ken Dolls" play tough guy roles, when there's a bunch of actors out there with legit backgrounds who could really sell a pivotal film role and film itself!
Him and Jon Bernthal have very similar energies
Crack baby energy
I agree. I often get them confused
Yeah, both fake tough guys lol
It’s being a post 40s adult male with no significant other and no children.
@@mofishin2648 bernthal was a pro boxer look at his nose he's legit enough, so is grill 30 years of mma you can fight mate.
being well trained in things like grappling & boxing helps but there are people who carry concealed knives & even with training there is still a very high likelyhood of getting stabbed before you can get control of the person
Done security for a long time. You be sursprised how many regular guys and gals carry knives. I dont think getting into street fights is wise for anyone really. 9 out of 10 times people get jumped or a weapon comes out
You can train kali for defense but when. Weapons comes to play the risk goes higher
FRANK GRILLO is a genuine guy, Big fan of him.
He’s an actor. If the camera is rolling, he’s playing a character regardless . He’s full of it!😂
I believe him that he can fight but the dude is also almost 60. Talking that crazy shit at that age is kind of whack.
Yeah he is full of it, he’s pushing 60 and still talking like a young dude that hasn’t gotten beat up yet.
I think he was talking about when he was younger. He can still throw down and he’s a Brown Belt in BJJ. So he can beat up easily 95% of men.
"Most guys run from fights 'cause they don't want the answer to the inevitable question that they whisper to themselves... "am I one of the weak? Or am I one of the strong?" - Kingdom
The best tv show ever. Truly hidden gem!
Yeah but that’s a stupid quote. Best thing you can do is avoid fighting, after military service I use to get in fights. I accidentally hurt a guy pretty bad, he started the fight, and was facing jail time. Lucky they had film and witnesses, still not worth it because it could have gone a different way and I’d be in jail because I wanted to be a tough guy.
*Michael and Frank should star in their own buddy-cop web series. (I'd Patreon the &%#@ out of that.)* 🙌
Hear Hear! But Michael should be the kick ass cop and Frank, the by the book let's not fight guy, but at the halfway at the inciting moment they switch roles! Where Frank shows his true badassery and Michael learns really how to buddy cop! Comedy fighting gold!
The show we need but we didn't know😂 Seriously i wonder why isn't Michael in more movies, dude is talented as heck, has a great speaking voice and is charismatic as they come. I love the podcast, but i'm looking foward to see more films & shows of him.
I member seeing Frank in The Purge movie, black car, full tac gear. He's our Punisher.
Grillo has great presence on screen; interesting talk.
talk to any real fighter and they all are nervous before any physical confrontation. The truth is, when you are trained you learn composure and proceed despite fear or nerves, because you have learned to manage your nervous system. Guys who aren't fighters and haven't faced real life or death always talk like this guy. The nerves before any physical confrontation never go away unless you are drunk or high on something.
"Oh yeah I never lost a fight" bullshit he's probably lost tons of fights.
@@yokiryuchan7655 if he has ever had any real fights
Ya I lost a lot of respect for Grillo on this one. I wish Rosenbaum would just look at him and say "you don't gotta lie to kick it bro"
@@gumbygreen14 yeah man just be you non need for the extra
100%, it's the natural human response even if you are the GOAT like GSP said the same thing. These hollywood tough guys are hilarious
Most real fighters, I know are pretty humble.
Yes, this is the mark of the true Warrior.
RIP Anthony B. Who didn’t love that dude. Fucking LEGEND
I didn’t.
"99% of the people out there don't want an altercation, nor do I" 5 seconds before "yeah, and i'm like let's step outside". The things with fighters is, they are a protected class, they live in safety... They don't live in dangerous areas nor do they deal with people who would shoot them simply for fun or to just to have a bed in prison. Not even Anderson Silva will live in Brazil LOL that tells you what you need to know
and it doesn't matter if you got a black belt in jiu jitsu or some shit, a bullet doesn't care how many black belts you got. look at what happened to Leandro Lo.
Yeah, but he was talking about some pampered Hollywood d-bag who would probably cry if they skinned their knee. Through fame/wealth/status they've basically become bullies, though only verbal ones. As any man knows, sometimes the only way to handle a bully is to fight back, or at least show them you're willing to fight back.
Man, I used to like that dude...He is almost 60 talking about fighting bouncers and never loosing a fight and challanging guys to go out side....I've watched interviews with professional boxers, champions that will straight up tell you - keep your cool and keep moving, dont get involved in street stuff.... But I guess this actor, whos job is to be pretty on TV is the real tough guy.
Come on now…he was talking about things he did in the past when he was younger. This is a 5 minute clip of a more than an hour long interview. Just be honest. You were looking for a reason to dislike the guy.
@@TB_479 Fair point, I didnt watch the whole thing. if you are right and those are old stories, I am back to liking the guy. That Lamborghini movie he did is still on my watch list.
like TB_479 said, those stories - for all we know - could be from 20 or 30 years ago
A lot people in comments are just letting all their insecurities fly with all the tough guy talk because this guy is talking about fighting
Here in 2024 and rewatching “Kinhdom”. All I can say is Frank Grillo is no joke man. His training and passion. Frank is the real deal. Every word he says is on point. Especially the part of buff guys thinking they can fight and acting hard. The calmest guys are the most dangerous. I’ve lived it. I’ve seen it. Great podcast.
Frank is legit I can tell you that. Hidden gem and the most underrated tv show ever is Kingdom where he is one of the main roles. He is the coach at MMA gym. You guys just need to watch it. Its a must for everyone not only for fighting lovers. And yes... I've watched breaking bad, peaky blinders and true detective season 1. Thanks me later. 🤙
Interesting to hear FG's thoughts. I've trained BJJ and kickboxing on and off for decades (now nearly 50) and never once had to use it. I grew up in a pretty tough part of Australia where fighting was fairly commonplace and I thank whoever is looking over me for that. Sometimes I think it's because I'm not an easy target ( I'm 6"5, 100kgs), but ultimately I think I was just very very lucky. I've known plenty of big guys who got in heaps of fights, so who knows?
6ft 5 if you got some muscle on that frame too guys won’t even bother brotha lol
@@keaninishigaya6761 ha ha maybe. I'm just glad I've gotten this far and never had to use it.
You are very lucky I grew up in a very rough part of OZ and couldn't walk to and from my house without either fighting or giving up whatever I had on me almost once a week for years
As somebody that grew up as a scrawny kid in Belmore in the 90s, I have some appreciation for what you're saying.
I'm grateful because it got me into martial Arts as I got older, but I'm even more grateful my parents kept me away from that bs when younger.
@@merkins87 Belmore was a much tougher area than where I grew up, so your words carry weight. Sounds like you had good parents 👍
I ain't buying what he's selling. Road rage street fights and taking people outside? Suspect.
Most great fighters are also humble in interviews. I never like anyone who acts like they are invincible to most people.
Lol
He's a Rickson Gracie black belt
Believe me, I’m not buying it either bro
@@hybridhermit007 If he were threatening people on a movie set, his career would have been over a long time ago.
I need this full episode
Grillo is one of the best, he needs to brought back in marvel.
as an actor, I do my best to keep this mindset on set, because there isn't enough of it and it creates an environment for other actors to behave like entitled brats. This kind of energy is one of the biggest problems plaguing Hollywood, and we need for of the mindset that Frank has.
I just watched Lights Out(2024), and realised that this man is 59 years old, but I can hardly process it.
I don’t know this guy but just looking at him I can tell he knows how to fight. This is coming from a guy who doesn’t know how to fight.
On top of that, while he may not look like it, he's almost 60 years old. My favorite role of his is in "Warrior", with Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton
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The last part of your sentence invalidates the first part.
When you brag about how tough you are,you aren't.
When someone says let's take it outside I know they ain't shit
When i put kingdom on i never heard of it and was just scrolling through Netflix and i said f it ill give it a shot . Little did i know and this guna sound dumb but it changed my life ... how a show can do that idk but it touched my heart so much cuz the place i was in, in my life . Saved my life
i just dealt with this a week ago ... when i trained hard in my prime i was 205 . i walk around now with a dad bod at 265 but i know what im doing . i got appraoached in a parking lot in my home town buy a guy who acused me of killing his brother 21 years ago .. truth is i had 0 to do with it and the guy who did it is in prison but this guy was high on meth and had 5 warrants. after his 3rd time to attack me i choked him out with his own arm and laid him down softly on the sidewalk while others videod and called police . i didnt want to press charges nor did i harm the man anymore more then putting him to sleep breifly with his his on arm ... lesson is people ... dont be douche... theres guys walking around that are husbands and a father like myself that are nicest guy ever and would do anything to help someone. i dont wanna hurt anyone but!!!!!!! if your gonna be that guy dont ever under estimate the guy your trying to attack .... it can end really bad
Amen to that brother
The toughest guys I know lose as much as they win, a true street fighter knows this, or simply you ain't fought nobody worth talking about. Fact.
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Frank GRILLO when he is acting in a movie you know it’s going to be a good movie 👍👍👍👍👊👊👊👊👊👊🦾🦾🦾🦾🦾🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
worked with him on Into The Ashes, super cool and real dude, love Grillo!
Frank Grillo and Jon bernthal are 2 Legit hard man Actor's!
Pulling guard on a street fight? Yeah, you getting your teeth kicked in
That's why I love Frank Grillo movies his action movies feel real
First rule of fighting is not to get into one unless you have to protect yourself.
Well said.
This reminds me of a stand up comedienne that, I forgot his name, but basically he was saying how if someone started heckling him, when he was onstage, he would destroy them, except one time it was Chuck Liddell that was heckling him. This comedienne was so confident in his ability to fight, that it took the number one ranked mma fighter at the time, before he even got nervous. Frank says it would take Cerrone or GSP before he is going to feel a challenge.
But Frank must be the luckiest actor in the world, that he can challenge other untrained for fighting, actors to fight on sets, and never get barred from working in movies.
Just when you think you can’t love Grillo anymore
You love arrogant people with big egos huh?
@@HealthHorror Is that arrogance or confidence? I think the guy is just confident in his abilities. He knows his weakness and owns it. People hear what they want to hear.
@@TB_479 The most modest person in the world can also be the most confident. The most arrogant confident person is still, however, arrogant.
@@HealthHorror Arrogance is rooted in a lack of self awareness. Frank may lack in something but self awareness isn’t it. Its evident in the full interview to this clip as well as similar interviews he’s done that he is very self aware. He owns his weakness and strengths equally. He’s actually quite self deprecating at times. The guy is just very direct and doesn’t have much of a filter. Some people can’t handle that.
The first thing I do if someone is causing trouble is look at their ears. Cauliflower ear is a dead giveaway that they were at least high school wrestlers and can probably handle themselves. No one with cauliflower ear ever starts fights though. They are too disciplined and confident.
Found this watching vids from kingdom . Miss that show !
haha "dont bring up his death". Wait a second, didnt you just...?
Real fighters don’t trust who does and doesn’t know how to fight…. They avoid it at all cost
exactly. plus, he's in America, where it only takes one idiot with a gun to ruin your street fight record
Grillo is spot on. Every time this man speaks I see no lies.....
In Brazil specifically there is - or at least was - a general sense that fighting with your bare hands is an effective way of settling minor disputes revolving around a fundamental lack of respect for someone. Certainly not as english gentlemen, by the way. It’s normal to become friends after fighting, as if it were some sort of rite of passage into respecting a person you have every reason not to respect. One could say it’s a cultural phenomenon, for it happens at all social strata…
Tough and skilled dude for sure. But why even take the risk in a street fight unless it's 100 percent unavoidable. All his skill and toughness is equalized if the opponent is packing heat or a decent knife. Both of which are pretty common.
Well said. He has not learned to use his head instead of his fists. He still has much to learn.
LOL, get a dashcam so we can watch Crossbones knockout some roadrager.
it's not that human beings are meant to run away. They are meant to survive. and most human beings don't know how to fight. thus running away is a better survivial strategy then fighting. and running away is a perfectly legit strategy. The best way to win a fight is to avoid it all together. Even guys like Jocko Willink and Tim Kennedy ( you can't get anymore tough or badass then these two) have said that. it is ALWAYS better to avoid fighting if you can. even if you know how to fight, it's still better to avoid fighting because lots of bad things happen in fights.
Totally agree and this proves that Frank is more talk than walk.
@@battlevain legit tough guys never brag about how tough they are. And fighting is never glamourous or pretty. It's ugly and scary anyone who has been in a lot of fights will tell you that. Jackie Chan talks about how he and his stuntmen friends got into a street fight with a biker gang and even though they won the fight it was the scariest and most traumatic experience of his life. Hong Kong stunt men are not like Hollywood stuntmen. They are legit scrappers and you don't wanna mess with them.
I don't train to fight in the street but pull over for road rage every chance I get. Lol
I too have this inner peace of knowing that another man needs to be a bad mo fo . So I also embrace the same mentalality. . It brings peace knowing . You can tell when people realaoze how real you are. . It’s satisfying for a lack of better words
Scott Adkins would whoop this guy's ass!
Frank is amazing
The dude on the other end sofa is sweating bullets at the moment...thinking, this guy could flip at any moment. 🤯
Frank is a very underrated craftsman, great in all his roles, great person, not used nearly enough in more complex action roles.
With great power comes great responsibility. Don't hurt for reason, protect and defend for purpose.
So many tough guys come to a MMA gym and get there ass kicked its hilarious. Maybe Frank should stop by and get his ego put right into check
Like this dude but this is silly 😂. Come on franky.
Where's the laugh button? I've heard that speech more times than I can count.
Be careful. This is actually great.
People are born to fight. Fight for food, fight for mate, love.
This guy said Israel is impoverished 😂😂😂😂, it’s about the dirt…you can’t make this shit up😂
I love Frank Grillo he is the true bad ass!
And you say this because???
Saying “don’t bring up his death” is actually bringing up his death
Frank: "Toughest guys I know don't lift weights"
Me too, Frank. Me too.... (nods to Frank's physique)
Michael! LET FRANK TALK!!!
He’s a “tough” guy actor who lives in a fantasy.
Are you being serious? Hes the most humble man ive seen
Great Video. I saw a Former Marine I believe, Big in Shape Dude who said he would run from a fight. Not that he was Scared but about the results that could happen. What If I Paralyzed the Guy, What If I Killed The Guy.
Footage of him fighting? Even once?
Love to see Grillo vs Rogan, celebrity fight
REAL Tough Guys, street guys not promoting their fight, DONT TALK ABOUT IT
I call BULLSHIT
Am a big Grillo fan. Loved Kingdom. Would love to fight him, in a cage of course. Am two years younger, 6’, 215 with heavy Muay Thai/ no gi jj so who knows what would happen but then have some tequila post fight. I agree with him. The real fighters at ATT where I train are amazing and I have such respect for them.
I know Krav Maga and hate fighting. I will do everything I can to avoid a fight. But I think that tends to be the thing with people who know how to fight, we dislike it.
Nobody wants to fight, they want to beat your ass. There is a big difference. More often than not the willingness to actually fight is a deterrent.
well said
The only reason why people join fight-gyms and compete, is bc they want respect. It’s that simple.
I’ve trained and fought with so many humans. Met 2 who could 50 /50 me in grappling strength and control
By the time you get good it gets old LOL
hmmmmm.... idk about all this lol. The toughest guys I don't know have nothing to say about how tough they are.
Watch out, we got a badass over here!
Nobody wins a fight
-Dalton “Road House”
Fight World was incredible
Where is Frankie from?.
Idk why but if I always picture myself being in a movie with Frank Grillo, Jim Caviezel, Scott Adkins, Daniel Dae Kim and Winston Duke. And it is a story about werewolf warriors. And I am the red riding hood.
This guy gives me a lot of the same vibes as Frank Dux. Had a whole JCVD movie “blood sport” and all made after his exploits in underground Kumites and shit. Even claimed to ACTUALLY know how to pressure point kill someone or something to the like.
Yeah Tom of BS on this one.
“The toughest guys I know all don’t lift weights” sure dude. Funny thing about highly trained fighters, at least the ones that have bright careers on the international level - you’ll never see them randomly rushing headlong into street fights.
Hard to believe he's trained that much and is still so willing to fight. Myself and many other fighters I know, fought far less as we became better trained. Very easy to kill someone accidentally, nothing to prove either since we've already put in work and already know our capabilities. Not worth getting arrested or killed when someone pulls a gun or knife. So few reasons to fight when you're well acquainted with violence.
I bet you could not force GSP into a street fight.
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@donventura2116 Well said my friend. He has learned nothing about ego, self control or humility. He is no Warrior.
yep he's lost. You could tell by the pausing, hesitating, then answering. But I like Grillo a lot and he's a great actor and human being. And the quietly asking them to go outside is a good tactic used by Terence Crawford. He just hate's bullies. Good on him. Grillo's a legend.
He’d make a great Punisher
He basically played Punisher in "The Purge:Anarchy". I would love for him to get the chance to shine more. Definitely an underused actor
I like the guy but what he says is BS. Human beings aren't made to fight, he's never scared? Hell, GSP, Diaz brothers, Rogan, etc. Have all said they're scared before a fight. No matter where it takes place. He's never lost a fight. I know he has trained but the ego and BS is so strong on this one. He's a short Italian guy so what do you expect. I don't get notifications so enjoy talking to yourself
He said human aren’t made to fight and that goes against our nature.
Dam this italian goofball is so up himself.
Ok frank U can box n do Ur Jean Claude Van Gayboe kicks
I'd love a second season of fight world
MAN CRUSH. no shame.
Street fighting is probably the dumbest life decision you can ever make. If you win, you might go to prison. If you lose, you might suffer irreparable brain damage or worse.
Crixus is his best character for sure and by far haha.