Get A Grip with Kendall Reusing

Episode 38 is suuuper special because it was recorded on site at my Jiu-Jitsu Con booth (which was a crazy experience, by the way 😂).

I’ve been a long-time fan of both Romulo and Xande, and lucky enough to train with each of them as well.

No matter where you are in your journey, this is the episode for you. These guys drop insight after insight… with a big dose of humor, too. :)

I hope you enjoy the convo as much as I did. Please share this episode with a friend who might like it, too.

Always cheering you on, Kendall

PS… here are a few upcoming things to check out. 🤍👇🏼 Join the JJA 1:1 Mentorship Waitlist (re-opening end of Sept): – https://kendallreusing.com/jiu-jitsu-accelerator

Come to JJA IRL Dec. 6 + 7 – Newport Beach, CA – https://kendallreusing.com/jja-irl-jjcon

Come to Hawaii with me (aka PARADISE — my all-inclusive BJJ vacation with Kekoa Collective in Feb. 2026) – https://kekoacollective.com/pages/kendall-reusing-hawaii-jiu-jitsu-camp

K Merch (Discount Code “Champion” for podcast listeners) – https://kendallreusing.com/shop

0:00 Start

0:12 With Out JJ Who Would You Be?

3:19 How To Deal With Imposter Syndrome?

7:56 How To Compete While Running Business?

13:08 Were You Ever Close To Walking Away?

19:27 Drilling Or Rolling For Competition?

On today’s episode, I’m joined by my friend Emily Hayden — IFBB Pro, personal coach, motivational speaker, and host of the Evolve With Emily podcast — for a conversation on realignment, healing, and intentionally designing your life.

We talk about how our darkest seasons can shape us, the 8/8 Lions Gate Portal, meditation, and manifestation (yes, Joe Dispenza too 👀).

Emily brings a grounded and inspiring perspective, and by the end of this episode my hope is that you feel both encouraged and challenged to ask yourself: What shaped me? What am I focusing on now? And how can I realign to create the life I want? ✨

You can connect more with Emily on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/emilyhayden , and through her podcast, Evolve With Emily.

And if you want to hear the tables turned—check out Get A Grip Episode 27, where my interview on Emily’s show was repurposed on this feed.

If you enjoy this conversation, please share it with a friend, drop a rating, and connect with me on Instagram + TikTok (both @kendallreusing), and kendallreusing.com.

Always in your corner, Kendall

0:00 Start

0:01 Intro 

6:00 GAG Questions

8:00 How Do You Realign?

16:00 How We Are Designing Our Lives

23:30 What Darkness Shaped You?

30:20 Do You Pull From That Experience? 

35:00 8/8 Lions Gate Portal

42:26 How Do You Focus In Manifesting? 

47:00 Joe Dispenza & Meditation 

50:23 Outtro 

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)