Jiu Jitsu Idiots

Juan Orozco is a brown belt in Brazilian jiu jitsu and founder of UpRise where he is empowering coffee bean farmers from his native Colombia to connect directly with coffee roasters throughout the world. Juan "The Mongoose" is back to training at 10th Planet Chicago after life got in the way for a few years. We also discuss a gi drive at the end of the podcast so please reach out to us if you would like to donate a gi that we will box up and ship to Poland so locals and refugees from the Ukraine war can have easier access to the mat therapy that we all know and love.

10th Planet Chicago's Adam Fernandez joined the podcast this week. We discuss his experience competing at Midwest Finishers Sub Only hosted by black belt Omar Ocasio at his gym 10th Planet Lombard. Greg and Russell sponsored a $200 cash prize for the submission of the night chosen by 3rd degree blackbelt and commentator for the event Jeff Serafin. This was an epic tournament that included a 205 pound 8 man bracket as well as an Absolute 8 woman bracket along with multiple superfights intermingled throughout. Omar delivers a fast paced tournament utilizing EBI overtimes and zero lull in the action. We recommend that you watch the replay on FloGrappling if you missed it live. Brad Schneider won the submission of the night but ending up losing in the finals to Andre Porfirio. Make sure to follow Andre on Instagram @andreporfiriobjj as he heads to NoGi Worlds next weekend with a little extra money in his bank account thanks to Omar and the spotlight he is creating for Jiu Jitsu here in Chicago.

Greg "The Butcher" Witek is a 10th Planet Chicago brown belt under black belt Josh Passini. Russell is a blue belt under 3rd degree blackbelt Jeff Serafin in Niles, IL a suburb of Chicago. We love Brazilian Jiujitsu and love talking about jiu jitsu. We go in depth on d'arce choke details and other techniques we have been working on this past week. Greg reveals that he is well versed in the rubber guard but has implemented it fewer than fifty times in live rolls. Russell is prepping for IBJJF nogi Worlds coming up in two weeks in California. We also mention a few friends and training partners that will be hitting the stage at Midwest Finishers next weekend. Omar Ocasio owner of 10th Planet Lombard and 10th Planet Naperville created Midwest Finishers as a platform to spotlight local talent in the American midwest and Midwest Finishers 11 will not disappoint. 10th Planet Chicago phenom Jack Bullock will be competing in the 205lb 16 man bracket. Adam Fernandez from 10th Planet Chicago and Blayne Beale from Serafin BJJ also have super fights at Midwest Finishers on Saturday, December 3rd. Check them out live on FloGrappling or in-person at 10th Planet Lombard.

Greg "The Butcher" is a fun Polish guy who loves talking about jiu jitsu and life. His best friend Russell produced this podcast purely to spread Greg's positivity to the world on a weekly basis.

Alex Kim is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt and our first repeat guest. We discuss Robert Drysdale's book, "Opening the Closed Guard" along with many other jiu jitsu related topics.

Greg "The Butcher" is a fun Polish guy who loves talking about jiu jitsu and life. His best friend Russell produced this podcast purely to spread Greg's positivity to the world on a weekly basis.

Jeff is a 3rd degree black belt and owner of Serafin Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Skokie, IL.

Greg "The Butcher" is a fun Polish guy who loves talking about jiu jitsu and life. His best friend Russell produced this podcast purely to spread Greg's positivity to the world on a weekly basis.

Javi is a black belt from 10th Planet Chicago. He also has a black belt in the gi from LCCT.

Greg "The Butcher" is a fun Polish guy who loves talking about jiu jitsu and life. His best friend Russell produced this podcast purely to spread Greg's positivity to the world on a weekly basis.

Mickey is a black belt from 10th Planet Chicago and is Josh Passini's first student.

Greg "The Butcher" is a fun Polish guy who loves talking about jiu jitsu and life. His best friend Russell produced this podcast purely to spread Greg's positivity to the world on a weekly basis.

Greg "The Butcher" is a fun Polish guy who loves talking about jiu jitsu and life. His best friend Russell produced this podcast purely to spread Greg's positivity to the world on a weekly basis.

Mike Pak is a black belt under Josh Passini from 10th Planet Chicago. He currently trains and teaches at Red Schafer MMA in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was in town for the Jean Jacques Machado seminar so he stopped by the house. We found out his jiu jitsu origin story, learned some 10th Planet Chicago history, detailed multiple techniques, and had a ton of laughs.

Greg "The Butcher" is a fun Polish guy who loves talking about jiu jitsu and life. His best friend Russell produced this podcast purely to spread Greg's positivity to the world on a weekly basis.