Chewjitsu

Lachlan Giles is a BJJ Black Belt and high-level Jiu-Jitsu competitor from Australia. He is the head jiu-jitsu coach at *Absolute MMA* in St. Kilda, Australia. Lachlan joins the podcast to discuss his start in martial arts and jiu-jitsu, coaching, training, overcoming injuries, competition prep, and he also shares some of his favorite memories from jiu-jitsu training and competition.

On this episode of the podcast we are joined by 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt Brandon Mccaghren. Brandon shares his start in jiu-jitsu, his philosophies on training, coaching, doing seminars, and he also shares the back story of his viral youtube video where he was challenged to a grappling match in front of his students.

On this episode, Chewy talks about competing and getting 3rd place in the 98.9 kg division of the ADCC East Coast Trials. We talk last minute tournament prep, how to recover between matches, the ADCC ruleset and strategies, and end with another great Q&A session.

Chewy and Eugene discuss overcoming competition anxiety, the benefits of competing in a jiu-jitsu tournament, why you should or shouldn't compete, and Chewy talks his preparation for the ADCC trials.

On this podcast, we start off with a "Chewy Ramble" on "what is your biggest enemy in Jiu-Jitsu?" Chewy and Eugene also discuss traditions and uniforms in BJJ, "Suit Rolling," and a Q&A full of great questions.

This episode starts with a "Chewy Ramble" on setting an intention for your BJJ training. We then discuss the events that occurred before and after the Khabib vs Conor fight, what our opinions are on trash talking in martial arts, and we end with a Q&A session from the listeners.

On this episode, we are joined by Jiu-Jitsu Brown belt and EBI 17 Combat Jiu-Jitsu Champion Jon "Thor" Blank. Jon joins the podcast to discuss his recent tournament win and becoming The Eddie Bravo Invitational Combat Jiu-Jitsu Middleweight Champion. Jon also talks about his start in jiu-jitsu, choosing a gym, his training regimen, how wrestling has influenced his jiu-jitsu, and how he has gotten to such a high level of grappling so quickly.

Our guest on the podcast is Rob from the Instagram channel, @mcdojolife. This channel uses humor to expose what Rob considers "fake" or ineffective martial arts. On the podcast, Rob discusses what he considers to be a fake martial art, what makes these martial arts ineffective, some great stories from his experience with running the channel, and exciting new projects he has in the works.

This recap episode of the podcast is a collection of videos from the Chewjitsu Youtube channel where Chewy answers questions on getting good at BJJ. The first video is " Can Anyone Get Good At BJJ?" The second video is "Can I Get Good At BJJ Without Competing?" The third video is "Why Do Some People Get Better At BJJ Faster?"

On this episode of the podcast Chewy and Eugene sit down with BJJ black belt Chad "The Beast" Hardy. We discuss a funny story from the No Gi Pans, following your path in life and BJJ including making tough decisions and taking risks, and Chad discusses his decision and plans for leaving the gym and moving to Tennessee.

This recap episode of the podcast is a collection of videos from the Chewjitsu Youtube channel where Chewy tackles the debate of Gi or No-Gi BJJ. The first video is "Should Beginners Focus on Gi or No Gi BJJ (Is the Gi Unrealistic)." The second video is "Should I Train Gi or No Gi (Which One Is Right). The third video is "BJJ Gis Are Stupid and We Should Stop Wearing Them." The fourth video is "Should I Quit Gi BJJ and Do 10th Planet (Frustrated With Grips).

This episode of the podcast is a recap of two videos from the Chewjitsu Youtube channel. Both videos discuss Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and its use in self-defense. The first video is "Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu of Japanese Ju Jutsu?" The second video is "How I Used BJJ In A Street Fight and Why I Like The Belt Gauntlet."

On this episode of the podcast, Chewy and Eugene discuss recovery tips for BJJ including diet, supplements, stretching, meditation, tips for improved sleep, and much more.

This episode recaps three videos from The Chewjitsu Youtube channel all dealing with tough lower belts beating upper belts. Video one is "Why am I a 1 stripe white belt (I'm smashing people." Video two is "Frustrated higher belts are upset with this tough blue belt." Video three is "Beating a purple belt when I was a white belt."

In this episode, Chewy and Eugene discuss how to find BJJ gyms when traveling to cross-train, the do's and don'ts when visiting a new gym, how hard should you train when visiting a gym, and what to look for in a good vs. bad gym environment.

This podcast episode recaps two videos from the Chewjitsu Youtube Channel. Both videos are dealing with aggressiveness in BJJ. Part 1 of the podcast is the video "How to handle aggressive guy who injures his female training partners." Part 2 of the podcast is the video titled "Tips for a non-aggressive white belt."

On this episode Chewy and Eugene discuss the weekend's IBJJF Master Worlds, rule changes that we would like to see implemented for the IBJJF, learning and implementing new techniques, training around injuries, and Q&A from Youtube live.

This episode is another recap of two videos from The Chewjitsu Youtube channel. Video 1: "Training BJJ 2 Days A Week Is A Waste Of Time" Video 2: "Tips To Improve With Only 2-3 Days A Week Of BJJ Training"

On this episode of the podcast Chewy and Eugene interview Eli Knight. Eli is a BJJ Black Belt who also has experience in numerous other martial arts. He is the head instructor of Three Rivers Martial Arts Academy and runs a successful Youtube channel.

This podcast episode is a recap of two of Chewy's popular Youtube videos from The Chewjitsu Youtube Channel. Video 1: How I Gave Up My Purple Belt At A New Gym (And Why You Shouldn't) Video 2: What Is A "Dick Move" In BJJ?