On this episode of the podcast, we answer a question from Scott who asks how becoming a parent has changed our perspective about Jiu-Jitsu. He also asks if there is anything wrong with being a stereotypical 40 year-old dad who trains 2-3 times per week. Chewy shares his story of adopting his son, the importance of play and situational sparring, the importance of environment to improve your Jiu-Jitsu, working hard to be a man worth respecting and leading by example, becoming more efficient when you become a parent, why busyness can disguise itself as laziness, constantly analyzing yourself, not taking your training for granted, and if there is anything wrong with being a 40 year-old dad hobbyist. Thanks to our podcast sponsors: Datsusara, head over to https://www.dsgear.com/ and use the code Chewjitsu10 to get 10% off of the highest quality hemp gear for BJJ. Check out "Athlethc" at https://athlethc.com/ and use the code Chewjitsu10 to get 10% off of your order of hemp-derived THC performance mints.  Epic Roll BJJ. Check out https://epicrollbjj.com/ and use the promo code Chewjitsu20 to get 20% off of your total purchase. Check out podcast exclusives including conversations with guests, Q&A sessions, and tons more at https://patreon.com/thechewjitsupodcast

On this best of episode we recap 3 more rules for Jiu-Jitsu. The Chewjitsu Podcast #236 - Rules For Jiu-Jitsu #13: Chase Abilities, Not Belts On this episode Chewy and Eugene discuss why you should chase abilities and not belts, and why you should focus on your development not the destination. Chewjitsu Podcast #255 - Rules For Jiu-Jitsu #14: The Magic Is In The Preparation On this episode we discuss why the set up and the prep work is vital for success. Chewjitsu Podcast #261 - Rules For Jiu-Jitsu #15: Use Jiu-Jitsu To Overcome Your Fears On this episode Chewy discusses the difference between "Classical Martial Arts" and "Combat Sports" and how to use combat sports such as Jiu-Jitsu to overcome fear. Thanks to our podcast sponsors: Datsusara, head over to https://www.dsgear.com/ and use the code Chewjitsu10 to get 10% off of the highest quality hemp gear for BJJ. Check out "Athlethc" at https://athlethc.com/ and use the code Chewjitsu10 to get 10% off of your order of hemp-derived THC performance mints.  Charlotte's Web CBD. Head over to https://bit.ly/chewjitsu30 and use the promo code Chewjitsu30 to get 30% off of your total purchase. Epic Roll BJJ. Check out https://epicrollbjj.com/ and use the promo code Chewjitsu20 to get 20% off of your total purchase. Check out podcast exclusives including conversations with guests, Q&A sessions, and tons more at https://patreon.com/thechewjitsupodcast

Jeremy Brick is a BJJ black belt and Master World's Champion. Jeremy discusses starting BJJ at over 300 lbs., changing his lifestyle to become healthier, how his BJJ training has changed as he has gotten older, how he incorporates light days, the importance of guarding your recovery days, trying not to catch up to more experienced grapplers, how he is improving on the mental and emotional side of BJJ, how having a panic attack started his health journey, coming back to BJJ from a long layoff, the main diet changes that helped with his weight loss, competing against larger opponents, and his most memorable tournament wins. Thanks to our podcast sponsors: Datsusara, head over to https://www.dsgear.com/ and use the code Chewjitsu10 to get 10% off of the highest quality hemp gear for BJJ. Check out "Athlethc" at https://athlethc.com/ and use the code Chewjitsu10 to get 10% off of your order of hemp-derived THC performance mints.  Charlotte's Web CBD. Head over to https://bit.ly/chewjitsu30 and use the promo code Chewjitsu30 to get 30% off of your total purchase. Epic Roll BJJ. Check out https://epicrollbjj.com/ and use the promo code Chewjitsu20 to get 20% off of your total purchase. Check out podcast exclusives including conversations with guests, Q&A sessions, and tons more at https://patreon.com/thechewjitsupodcast

Chewy and Eugene briefly discuss the new ADCC rules changes regarding code of conduct. We then dive into the idea of "all is lost" and how to become an even better grappler if you reach this point in you BJJ. We discuss what to do when someone reaches the point of no return as a grappler, the warning signs that you are heading to this point in BJJ, the importance of finding something to run towards, and how to use this point to improve your grappling. Thanks to our podcast sponsors: Datsusara, head over to https://www.dsgear.com/ and use the code Chewjitsu10 to get 10% off of the highest quality hemp gear for BJJ. Check out "Athlethc" at https://athlethc.com/ and use the code Chewjitsu10 to get 10% off of your order of hemp-derived THC performance mints.  Charlotte's Web CBD. Head over to https://bit.ly/chewjitsu30 and use the promo code Chewjitsu30 to get 30% off of your total purchase. Epic Roll BJJ. Check out https://epicrollbjj.com/ and use the promo code Chewjitsu20 to get 20% off of your total purchase. Check out podcast exclusives including conversations with guests, Q&A sessions, and tons more at https://patreon.com/thechewjitsupodcast

On this episode of the podcast, Chewy and Eugene are joined by BJJ black belt Mike Colley. Mike discusses working as a paramedic and using BJJ as an outlet for stress, advice for someone with an unpredictable schedule, warning signs that you should take a rest day, the importance of being a "doer," how a health scare helped Mike take his heath more seriously, making the most of your time, fighting MMA in the early 2000's, Mike's favorite BJJ competition ruleset, his gameplan against bigger grapplers, why Mike doesn't do "training camps" when prepping for a, crazy BJJ tournament stories, and how he gave Chewy his nickname. Thanks to our podcast sponsors: Datsusara, head over to https://www.dsgear.com/ and use the code Chewjitsu10 to get 10% off of the highest quality hemp gear for BJJ. Check out "Athlethc" at https://athlethc.com/ and use the code Chewjitsu10 to get 10% off of your order of hemp-derived THC performance mints.  Charlotte's Web CBD. Head over to https://bit.ly/chewjitsu30 and use the promo code Chewjitsu30 to get 30% off of your total purchase. Epic Roll BJJ. Check out https://epicrollbjj.com/ and use the promo code Chewjitsu20 to get 20% off of your total purchase. Check out podcast exclusives including conversations with guests, Q&A sessions, and tons more at https://patreon.com/thechewjitsupodcast

On this episode of the podcast, Chewy and Eugene discuss fights at BJJ competitions and trashy coaches. Chewy discusses an altercation that happened between coaches during a teens match at the recent ADCC Nashville Open, thoughts on coaches yelling at referees at ADCC opens, bad coaching advice, coaches encouraging their students to cheat at weigh ins, if talking to the referee as a coach have any effect, the importance of developing yourself, and why cheating and winning in deceptive ways is not supportive of yourself in the long-term. Thanks to our podcast sponsors: Datsusara, head over to https://www.dsgear.com/ and use the code Chewjitsu10 to get 10% off of the highest quality hemp gear for BJJ. Check out "Athlethc" at https://athlethc.com/ and use the code Chewjitsu10 to get 10% off of your order of hemp-derived THC performance mints.  Charlotte's Web CBD. Head over to https://bit.ly/chewjitsu30 and use the promo code Chewjitsu30 to get 30% off of your total purchase. Epic Roll BJJ. Check out https://epicrollbjj.com/ and use the promo code Chewjitsu20 to get 20% off of your total purchase. Check out podcast exclusives including conversations with guests, Q&A sessions, and tons more at https://patreon.com/thechewjitsupodcast

On this episode, we are joined by BJJ Black Belt Zach Sahuque. Zach joins the podcast to discuss his start in Jiu-Jitsu and initially learning Jiu-Jitsu from the Gracie Combatives videos, his constant travels and training across the country, and "Red Flags" and "Green Flags" to pay attention to when dropping into a gym, how he developed his unique BJJ game, weird gym experiences, advice for dropping into a gym, his thoughts on drop in fees, and the worst gym Zach has ever visited. Thanks to our podcast sponsors: Datsusara, head over to https://www.dsgear.com/ and use the code Chewjitsu10 to get 10% off of the highest quality hemp gear for BJJ. Check out "Athlethc" at https://athlethc.com/ and use the code Chewjitsu10 to get 10% off of your order of hemp-derived THC performance mints.  Charlotte's Web CBD. Head over to https://bit.ly/chewjitsu30 and use the promo code Chewjitsu30 to get 30% off of your total purchase. Epic Roll BJJ. Check out https://epicrollbjj.com/ and use the promo code Chewjitsu20 to get 20% off of your total purchase. Check out podcast exclusives including conversations with guests, Q&A sessions, and tons more at https://patreon.com/thechewjitsupodcast

On this live recording episode of the Chewjitsu Podcast, we are once again joined by Strength and Nutrition Coach Eli Coffey. Eli joins the podcast to discuss cutting weight for BJJ competition, when to start a weight cut, best foods for cutting weight, building a good relationship with food, rehydration, peaking for competition, two big mistakes when gaining weight, the importance of strength training for gaining weight, and a Q&A segment. For coaching inquiries and to work with Eli click here: https://www.elicoffeycoaching.com/ Thanks to our podcast sponsors: Datsusara, head over to https://www.dsgear.com/ and use the code Chewjitsu10 to get 10% off of the highest quality hemp gear for BJJ. Check out "Athlethc" at https://athlethc.com/ and use the code Chewjitsu10 to get 10% off of your order of hemp-derived THC performance mints.  Charlotte's Web CBD. Head over to https://bit.ly/chewjitsu30 and use the promo code Chewjitsu30 to get 30% off of your total purchase. Epic Roll BJJ. Check out https://epicrollbjj.com/ and use the promo code Chewjitsu20 to get 20% off of your total purchase. Check out podcast exclusives including conversations with guests, Q&A sessions, and tons more at https://patreon.com/thechewjitsupodcast

On this episode, Chewy and Eugene discuss content creation and how to create content to help your business. We discuss whether you need to create content for your business, the importance of having a "grand strategy" for your content, what to focus on and what do avoid when making content, why AI content can create a crash in content creation, how to be a good story teller, the importance of creating content that you enjoy, how to choose what content to create, and why you shouldn't chase views. Thanks to our podcast sponsors: Datsusara, head over to https://www.dsgear.com/ and use the code Chewjitsu10 to get 10% off of the highest quality hemp gear for BJJ. Check out "Athlethc" at https://athlethc.com/ and use the code Chewjitsu10 to get 10% off of your order of hemp-derived THC performance mints.  Charlotte's Web CBD. Head over to https://bit.ly/chewjitsu30 and use the promo code Chewjitsu30 to get 30% off of your total purchase. Epic Roll BJJ. Check out https://epicrollbjj.com/ and use the promo code Chewjitsu20 to get 20% off of your total purchase. Check out podcast exclusives including conversations with guests, Q&A sessions, and tons more at https://patreon.com/thechewjitsupodcast

On this episode of the podcast, Chewy and Eugene discuss an important paradigm shift in BJJ. We discuss why BJJ practitioners initially get too fixated on making a technique work, but with experience and skill, you will need start to focus more on getting deeper into a position rather than a technique. Why also discuss why you should focus on purely holding position, thinking differently about what a "dominant" position is, "control before position," the best positions to control your opponent in BJJ, how to help less experienced grapplers focus more on position, the importance of keeping a consistent pace as an older grappler, positions older grapplers should be good at and positions to avoid, and watching matches to get inspiration for techniques and positions in BJJ. Thanks to our podcast sponsors: Datsusara, head over to https://www.dsgear.com/ and use the code Chewjitsu10 to get 10% off of the highest quality hemp gear for BJJ. Check out "Athlethc" at https://athlethc.com/ and use the code Chewjitsu10 to get 10% off of your order of hemp-derived THC performance mints.  Charlotte's Web CBD. Head over to https://bit.ly/chewjitsu30 and use the promo code Chewjitsu30 to get 30% off of your total purchase. Epic Roll BJJ. Check out https://epicrollbjj.com/ and use the promo code Chewjitsu20 to get 20% off of your total purchase. Check out podcast exclusives including conversations with guests, Q&A sessions, and tons more at https://patreon.com/thechewjitsupodcast