On this episode of the podcast, Chewy joins me from Costa Rica as he is on vacation at the Puravida BJJ and Surf retreat.

The podcast starts out jiu-jitsu related but transitions to a discussion on meditation, choosing an unconventional path and career in life, adjusting your life to fit your wants and needs, and what Chewy does to “re-set” if he feels he is getting worn out.

Mahamed Aly is a 2018 BJJ World Champion. He joins the podcast to share his progression in jiu-jitsu, his mindset for competitions, and what it was like to win the world championship. Mahamed also discusses how he overcame injuries, learning techniques and growing in jiu-jitsu, and also hangs out for a Q&A session.

On this episode we are joined by MMA analyst Robin Black. Robin discusses his start in martial arts, how a serious health setback changed his life and reignited his passion in martial arts which ultimately led to fighting in MMA, becoming an analyst for martial arts all over the world, how and why he started his "One Minute Breakdown" videos on Instagram, and his plans for the upcoming year.

Follow Robin on social media @robinblackmma.

On this episode we are joined by 2018 No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu World Champion and ADCC East Coast Trials winner Tim Spriggs.

Tim discusses his ups and downs as a jiu-jitsu athlete, quitting jiu-jitsu and working a regular job and then eventually returning to training and becoming a world champion, his training regimen, his toughest training partners, how he drills to improve his techniques, how he feels about trash talking, the origin and meaning of "Mushmaster," and much more.

Follow Tim on Instagram @timspriggsbjj and check out his podcast "The BJJ Goons Podcast" on iTunes.

On this episode, Chewy starts off the podcast with a rant on the importance of diet for jiu-jitsu and the impact of diet in performance.

We also discuss supplementation, caffeine, and when are the best time to eat around training.

We also open the podcast up to questions from the listeners and answer questions on getting back to training after a long lay off, the importance of drilling for jiu-jitsu, how to properly lose weight for jiu-jitsu, how to get better sleep and rest, how to prepare a game plan for a tournament, and much more.

On this episode of the podcast, Chewy and Eugene discuss strategies for longevity in BJJ, using CBD oil for recovery, and give predictions on the Holloway vs. Ortega UFC main event.

Stuart Cooper is a Jiu-Jitsu black belt, head coach at Tiger Muay Thai in Thailand, and is Jiu-Jitsu and martial arts documentary filmmaker.

Stuart joins the podcast to discuss his start in jiu-jitsu and filmmaking, his travels, overcoming injuries and illnesses, and his plans for the future.

Check him out on Instagram @stuartcooperfilms and on Youtube at Stuart Cooper Films.

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.