In this episode, I sit down with my personal technical coach since blue belt, WNO competitor, school owner, and great friend, Saul Viayra!

Saul is a 2nd degree black belt, and a BIG part of my competitive journey and success. He manages the teams of 4 academies, still teaches full time, and also works with my clients inside Jiu Jitsu Accelerator.

I’m really excited about this episode, because Saul and I got to deep dive into a few topics I know will bring y’all lots of value.

We discuss how he has excelled professionally in jiu jitsu while maintaining multiple full time jobs,

some of the “taboo” topics in jiu jitsu around ego and big name gyms,

finding purpose in what you do — and using that as your guiding light,

the keys to writing your competition camp (for athletes and coaches),

and the pros and cons of big teams versus more personalized coaching.

Whether you’re a big BJJ person or not, this is an incredible episode focused on finding your purpose and chasing your dreams, even when things get really, really hard.

Make sure to follow him on IG here: https://www.instagram.com/saulviayra?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

And join the JJA waitlist if you’re interested in working with either of us more closely in the future: Kendallreusing.com

(Or come to our JJA IRL training event in Newport Beach, CA on 8/16!! See my recent IG post for details: https://www.instagram.com/kendallreusing?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==)

Thanks for listening to another episode, please subscribe / rate / share if you enjoy, and I’ll see you soon for the next. 🤍

0:00 Start

0:16 Intro

1:42 GAG Question

6:21 Excelling Professionally in BJJ

17:38 How Did You Find Purpose Along The Way?

27:15 What Are The Keys To Writing a Competition Camp?

42:15 Big Teams VS 1on1 Coaching

52:47 Outro

Ready for a reset? In this solo episode, I’m walking you through 4 simple, but powerful, steps to upgrade your life this week.

… to get you over the plateau, or add a little fuel to your fire.

Don’t let the cheesy title fool you. :) This stuff WORKS.

Based on the same pillars I use with my private clients inside Jiu Jitsu Accelerator (JJA), this game plan is here to help you feel more clear, confident, and aligned… on and off the mats. 💫

And for those who don’t train in Jiu Jitsu, don’t worry — you can substitute that part with something else important to you (work, family, faith, etc.).

If you want to feel and operate your best, you’ve got everything you need already inside you. I’m just here to remind you (and myself!) how to access it. 🤍

And if you enjoy the episode, please give it a rate / follow / share to someone else who might benefit from listening, too. It really means a lot to the growth of the podcast.

👇🏼 Connect with me.
🌐 www.kendallreusing.com
📸 Instagram: @kendallreusing
🎥 TikTok: @kendallreusing

Timecode 

0:00 Start

01:06 Performance Pillars

5:00 One Small Change

12:00 Addition VS Restriction 

15:00 Simple Magic 

19:00 Outro

In today’s episode, join Buchecha and me at a jiu jitsu camp we taught together in March 2025 called Destination BJJ in Zihuatanejo, Mexico. We deep dive into some FAQ from attendees, and I was able to learn a lot from Buchecha, as well as share some of my knowledge. I hope you enjoy it.

Join the “waitlist” here for info on my future camps / seminars / JJA availability (I only have one email list so everyone gets everything here - 🤗). 👉🏼 kendallreusing.com

And make sure to follow along on IG  / TikTok as well. 🤍

IG: https://www.instagram.com/kendallreusing?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

TT: https://www.tiktok.com/@kendallreusing?_t=ZP-8vq40IM9bB9&_r=1

Show Notes 

0:00 Start

0:01 Rate Us

0:26 Q&A 

1:10 How do you keep structure when traveling?

7:46 How to teach for upper and lower belts?

13:00 Favorite training philosophy?

24:05 When did you realize it was possible to be the best?

34:00 Not tapping out

35:00 I know when im going to lose 

Lock in, baby. The podcast is back in action and we are in fullll “make 2025 your best year mode.” But, like… in a real life sh*t way. Aka:

What can you do TODAY to change your life.

What can you do TODAY to upgrade your energy, finances, relationships, health, happiness.

What can you do TODAY to step into the *you* you’re excited to become.

Today’s episode is a short, sweet solo pod — inspired by getting MYSELF out of my little funk, and teaching you how to, too.

It’s a no bs, real-time look into how I change my energy TO change my frequency TO change my life. Little by little.

And you and I can both do it right now, today. 📈

If you enjoy the ep, please like / follow / rate / subscribe / share. It really means the world. 🤍

And, like I mentioned at the end of the ep…

🚀📣 If you want to apply for my signature 1:1 mentorship program, Jiu Jitsu Accelerator (which only opens its doors for new clients 1-2x per year), click here. —> kendallreusing.com

Apps just re-opened *today* for the first time since Sept. ‘24, and will close again March 2nd.

See you inside. ✨

Show Notes

0:00 Start 

0:01 Intro  

2:20 Change your state 

5:00 No one will save you 

7:50 How badly do I want to feel good 

12:46 Change something 

17:55 It's in your hands 

21:08 Outro

Join me in today’s solo episode as I walk you through a guided visualization exercise. Before we jump in, I discuss the value of utilizing the tool of visualization WHILE you are conjuring up / leaning into the next version of your evolution. ❤️‍🔥

Whether you’re listening while seated with your eyes closed, driving, doing laundry, or on a walk… you can do this.

So tune in and tap in. This is for you.

If you enjoy the episode, please follow / share / rate the podcast, wherever you’re listening. Really means a lot and helps us grow. 🙏🏼

To learn more about 1:1 coaching with me to make 2025 your best year on and off the mats, please see (and join the waitlist) my site regarding my signature program: Jiu Jitsu Accelerator. ✨

We finally re-open our doors in a couple weeks (I only do so 1-2x/year), and while spots are very limited, my waitlist gets first access to apply (and free bonus trainings via email!).

See here: kendallreusing.com 📈🔥♥️🥋

Welcome back to part 2 of this episode Becky & I recorded together. Re-dropping the description from pt. 1 below for y’all… and just know that this episode gets deeper and deeper as it goes on. We touch on some very sensitive topics I don’t hear talked about enough in the jiu jitsu world, but I know many can relate to. Hope you enjoy the convo as much as I did. ❤️🙏🏼

Today, I have the privilege of sitting with my friend Becky, who generously deep-dives into her experiences with:

❤️ mindfulness, meditation, and finding peace within chaos,

❤️ finding her career as a courtroom translator,

❤️ moving abroad and then having to secretly plot her escape later on,

❤️ discovering jiu jitsu and dance as forms of self-defense and personal transformation,

❤️ struggling in jiu jitsu to feel safe due to reliving past trauma,

❤️ developing her new company, Mil Usos Skincare,

and so much more.

Thank you to Becky for her time, honesty, and generosity.

You can follow her here:  https://www.instagram.com/milusos_bybecky?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

And you can follow her company here: https://www.instagram.com/milusos_skincare?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

If you’d like to try Mil Usos for yourself (or as a gift 🎁), you can do so here: www.milusosskincare.com (code Kendall10 will save ya $ at checkout!)

🌟 As always, thanks for listening, and please rate / subscribe / follow / review / comment / share etc. if you enjoyed the episode. Really makes a big different in the growth of the pod, and directly affects the caliber of guests I can bring in etc. 🌟

Xoxo,
Kendall

0:00 Start
0:01 The Fight Continued
6:30 The Escape
9:25 How Did You Find JJ?
15:45 Expression Difference in Dance & JJ
28:40 Cant Date Who I Can "Kill"
33:00 JJA
33:56 Mil Usos
36:00 Skin Care Science
39:40 GAG Question Again
48:43 Outro

Today, I have the privilege of sitting with my friend Becky, who generously deep-dives into her experiences with:

❤️ mindfulness, meditation, and finding peace within chaos,

❤️ finding her career as a courtroom translator,

❤️ moving abroad and then having to secretly plot her escape later on,

❤️ discovering jiu jitsu and dance as forms of self-defense and personal transformation,

❤️ struggling in jiu jitsu to feel safe due to reliving past trauma,

❤️ developing her new company, Mil Usos Skincare, and so much more. Thank you to Becky for her time, honesty, and generosity.

You can follow her here: https://www.instagram.com/milusos_bybecky?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

And you can follow her company here: https://www.instagram.com/milusos_skincare?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

If you’d like to try Mil Usos for yourself (or as a gift 🎁), you can do so here: www.milusosskincare.com (code Kendall10 will save ya $ at checkout!)

🌟 As always, thanks for listening, and please rate / subscribe / follow / review / comment / share etc. if you enjoyed the episode. Really makes a big different in the growth of the pod, and directly affects the caliber of guests I can bring in etc. 🌟

Xoxo, Kendall

( PS: this is only part 1! second half of this ep. will be released next week 🙏🏼 stay tuned)

0:00 Start

2:20 GAG Question

8:40 Uncomfortable is OK

13:00 Life’s story

20:00 Peru

Alrightyyyy my friends, we are back with Q&A podcast / YouTube hybrid!! This is episode 29 of my podcast, Get A Grip with K. This time… I deep dive into questions asked from the live audience at the alchemize warrior women’s weekender in Austin, Texas. We talk about competition mindset strategies, how to train with different types of partners, self-esteem, and so much more.

Really hope you enjoy it, and, if you do, don’t forget to like/subscribe/comment/share it with someone it might help etc. ❤️❤️❤️

Till next time,
K 💖

0:00 Start
0:01 Intro
0:06 Question 1 Are you back to competition or still injured?
0:27 Question 2 Saying no to rolls
6:27 Question 3 How to mentally overcome injuries?
11:45 Question 4 Mental fight prep
17:00 Question 5 How to be comfortable with your weight?
21:49 Question 6 How to deal with comfortability in cross training?
25:42 Question 7 How to deal with pre training anxiety?
29:58 Question 8 How did you regain mobility post injury?
35:10 Question 9 Technical question on knee tap
35:32 Question 10 Inside trip details
36:31 Question 11 Under hooks and posture
37:05 Question 12 Finding joy in training (again)

 Today, I sit with the brand new IBJJF GI WORLD CHAMPION (although, no stranger to the top of the world's most prestigious podiums in jiu jitsu), Nathalie Ribeiro. Nathalie is one of bjj's most well known and loved competitors, not only for who she is on the mats, but for what she intimately shares with us off of it.

In this episode, Nathalie generously opens up about how this year's internal transformation changed her life, and ultimately led to finally conquering a new level of success at the Worlds in June. You can expect to be inspired around:

- embodying and believing in your worthiness,
- building new mindset (and jiu jitsu) habits quickly,
- using people around you as feedback loops,
- accepting your darkest, "ugliest" parts,
- turning acceptance into an automatic practice,
and so much more.

I can't thank Nathalie enough for sharing herself so vulnerably and inspirationally with us in this interview. It was also my first ever in-home interview in my new space! Such a treat. I know y'all are going to love this one. ❤️

Follow Nathalie here: https://www.instagram.com/tatawribeiro?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

All of my discounts / links / JJA waitlist to work inside my mentorship program (which re-launches next week, btw 👀) / camps / seminars etc: https://linktr.ee/kendallreusing

Don't forget to please share / like / subscribe / rate / comment whateverrrr you know the drill lol if you enjoyed the show. Thanks so much for being here and being a part of the journey.

0:00 Start

1:00 Tata Introduction

3:30 Becoming a Gi World Champ

8:03 Feeling Worthy Brought the Win

11:40 “I Couldn’t Like My Ugly Parts”

12:40 GAG Question 1

9:00 Life's Story

39:00 What Kept You Going?

45:35 Accepting Our “Dark Parts” 

56:00 Acceptance as an Automatic Practice 

58:50 What Helped You Build The Habits?

01:05:22 Who Do You Want To Be?

01:11:32 People Are Feedback For Us

01:14:50 GAG Question Again

01:20:21 Where to Find Tata 

01:21:46 Outro   

Books Mentioned: A Return To Love by Marianne Williamson, Atomic Habits by James Clear, &  12 Rules For Life by Jordan Peterson 

Today is a special episode filmed on my good friend Emily Hayden’s podcast from February 2023. Below is Emily’s description of her takeaways and who this is a good listen for. ♥️ PS: she and I MAY have a special, in-person event coming up to offer for a small group of people… stay tuned. 🥰

“In today’s episode, Emily interviews JiuJitsu 7x world champion Kendall Ruesing. Kendall has been through a lot of life experiences at such a young age that truly has shaped her mindset towards life. Her perspective, vulnerability, & willingness to share her “not so pretty” moments in this episode will leave you feeling empowered to go out there and truly live life. Knowing that failure & missing the mark, is simply a PART of the journey to your personal “world championship”.

In today’s episode you will hear about:
1. The pathway to personal development
2. Overcoming shame & guilt
3. Eating disorder recovery & healing journey
4. Publicly going through injuries, changes in body comp, etc
5. Living a full Fck yes life
6. You’re going to fail anyways
7. A mystical experience
8. The art of Surrender
9. Masculine vs. feminine
10. What changed between her first championship and her 7th.

Connect with Kendall here:
Instagram: www.instagram.com/kendallreusing

Connect with Emily Here:

All links: https://linktr.ee/evolvewithemilypodcast

https://linktr.ee/emilyhayden

Connect with Emily here: Instagram | YouTube | TikTok

Subscribe to The Evolve With Emily Show here:
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3v10YPs
iTunes: https://apple.co/3aqW5Ye
Soundcloud: https://bit.ly/3dtNINp”