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Episode 138 - Going To War With Yourself
Chewy discusses the book “The 33 Strategies of War” by Robert Greene and the concept of going to war with yourself. We use the concept of “going to war with yourself” to help with combating laziness, accomplishing...
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Episode 137 - The Surprising History of BJJ (Part 2) With Robert Drysdale
Chewy and Eugene are joined by BJJ black belt Robert Drysdale to discuss his new book, "Opening Closed Guard: The Origins of Jiu-Jitsu In Brazil." Robert discusses his start in Jiu-Jitsu, why Jiu-Jitsu was so...
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Episode 136 - The Surprising History of BJJ (Part 1)
Chewy and Eugene discuss the book “Opening Closed-Guard: The Origins of Jiu-Jitsu In Brazil: The Story Behind the Film” written by Robert Drysdale. We chat about the history of BJJ, some of the surprising things we...
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Episode 135 - Chewy’s Guide To New Year’s Resolutions
Chewy discusses New Year's resolutions, New Year’s goals, Chewy’s process of goal-setting, assessing and reflecting on goals, the importance of attracting the things and people that you want in life, how to not get...
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Episode 134 - Training Etiquette When Visiting BJJ Gyms and Q&A
Chewy discusses his trip to Montana to train BJJ and also be a guest on a podcast. Chewy gives his insight on how to get the most out of training when going visiting other BJJ gyms, how to train with visitors at your...
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Episode 133 - BJJ Black Belt Chris Haueter
Chris Haueter is a BJJ black belt and one of the first twelve Americans to receive a black belt in Jiu-Jitsu. Chris discusses why California was a hot bed for martial arts, why you should "think street" and "train...
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Episode 132 - BJJ Coaches Aren't There To Spoon Feed You
On this episode we discuss how your BJJ coaches are there to guide you in your training, why you should train deliberately, the importance of trial and error, doing your own research for developing your game, how...
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Episode 131 - No-Gi Pans Recap and Q&A
Chewy and Eugene recap Chewy’s performance in the No-Gi Pans. We discuss competing during the pandemic, competing at a lighter weight division, Chewy’s diet, tournament prep and strategy, not being needy to win,...
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Episode 130 - Ruts, Blocks, and Grooves
Chewy discusses the difference between ruts, blocks, and grooves and how they pertain to BJJ and life. We talk about why taking a break from something can renew motivation and interest, why its important to not expend...
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Episode 129 - Nick From "Ground Shark Coffee"
Nick joins the show to discuss his venture into coffee and the vision for starting"Ground Shark Coffee," the connection "Ground Shark Coffee" has to BJJ, how coffee can help with recovery, Nick’s favorite way to drink...
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Episode 128 - Police Officer and BJJ Brown Belt Paul Hogan
Paul Hogan is a police officer, BJJ brown belt, and is one of the founders of “Blue Jitsu,” an organization that offers free jiu-jitsu instruction and seminars for police officers in Lexington and the surrounding...
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Episode 127 - BJJ Black Belt Tom Halpin
Tom Halpin is an Irish born BJJ black belt under Roberto "Cyborg" Abreu. Tom is the 2019 ADCC Euro Trials champion and Combat Jiu-Jitsu Champion. Tom discusses his travels from Ireland to Miami and how the training in...
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