

Jits and Giggles
Jits and Giggles
Alysa Couce interviews the people of the Jiu Jitsu community, asking the hard hitting questions and of course, giggling with the homies.
Episodes
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Jun 21, 2025 • 1h 22min
Ep 68 Brandon Keller
Brandon Keller, one of the owners of American MMA and Wrestling, talks to Alysa about being a coach, running a wrestling gym, balancing students and their parents, and so much more.

Jun 13, 2025 • 1h 2min
Ep 67 Pat Sabatini
UFC fighter and professional grappler, Pat Sabatini, discusses all things MMA and Jiu Jitsu. He talks about many hot takes including pulling guard during MMA, his cardio of choice, and more. He also is REALLY good at matching fish to fighters!

May 29, 2025 • 1h 22min
Ep 66 Devhonte Johnson
Devhonte Johnson, competitor and owner of Bones BJJ, sits down with Alysa to discuss his upcoming match against Daishi Goto, being a coach, competing, having a good mindset, and more!

May 22, 2025 • 36min
Ep 65 Emily Ader & Mila Perez
Emily and Mila are two 8 year old Jiu Jitsu students. They compete regularly, and have adorable and spunky personalities. They share with Alysa what they love about bjj, don't like about it, and the zoo they want to own?!

May 15, 2025 • 1h 18min
Ep 64 Katie Hooven
Katie Hooven, brown belt out of New Wave bjj discusses her experience training with the team, helping to run "Grappling Getaways", what's in John Danahers fanny pack, and so much more!

May 1, 2025 • 1h 1min
Ep 63 Seth Daniels
Seth Daniels, owner of Fight 2 Win, past coordinator of ADCC, sits down to discuss all things bjj, including women being paid in the sport, running a promotion, the highs and lows of working in the bjj world, and so much more.

Apr 26, 2025 • 1h 12min
Ep 62 Karla Shellhammer
Karla is co-owner of the bjj clothing company, Gaidaima, a black belt in bjj, a Venezuelan native, and competitive both on the mats and within her company. This episode is filled with giggles, dogs, bjj talk, business advice, and so much more.

Apr 16, 2025 • 1h 26min
Ep 61 Danny Maira
Danny Maira, co-owner of Movement Art Jiu Jitsu, sits down with Alysa to discuss all things bjj, running a gym, competing, self defense bjj, sport bjj, and so much more.

Apr 10, 2025 • 1h 18min
Ep 60 Albert Davis
Comedian and bjj purple belt, Albert Davis, sits down with Alysa to discuss comparisons between bjj and stand up comedy, training with a purpose, being a dad, and so much more.

Apr 3, 2025 • 1h 13min
Ep 59 Ian Butler
Ian Butler sits down with Alysa to discuss his wrestling career, his non profit wrestling club, Jiu Jitsu, MMA, and so much more!


