

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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May 9, 2024 • 1h 6min
Ep 18 Becca Burkhart
Becca talks about being a dietitian, a competitor, a mom, her business, and more. She goes into detail about how she prepares food and hydration for her own competitions She answers lots of nutrition questions, gives advice to keep yourself organized, and so much more.

Apr 29, 2024 • 50min
Ep 17 Shama Ko
Shama Ko, program director for Girls in Gis, speaks about her role in Girls in Gis, her jiu jitsu journey, and more. Later in the episode, Nancy and Yara Helmy join in to discuss their experience working with Shama to change the IBJJF ruleset for Muslim women.

Apr 18, 2024 • 54min
Ep 16 Mike Moor
Mike Moor, aka Mindset Mike, explains how important and necessary having the correct mindset is when competing. He talks about being a mindset coach, what sets his athletes apart from others, some tips for athletes, and so much more.

Apr 11, 2024 • 1h 42min
Ep 15 Drew Beech and Joey Bowen (Few Will Hunt)
Co founders of Few Will Hunt, Drew Beech and Joey Bowen, sit down and discuss how their business was started, the difficulties of running a growing business, their advice to new entrepreneurs, their love for jiu jitsu, their new and currently secret announcement, and so much more.

Apr 8, 2024 • 48min
Ep 14 Dylan Royce
Alysa sits down with Dylan Royce, 2nd degree black belt, to discuss his involvement with effective fitness combative training, jiu jitsu's positive influence on police officers, his experience being an officer while also training for over a decade, and so much more.

Mar 27, 2024 • 59min
Ep 13 Marissa Pacelli
Competitive brown belt, Marissa Pacelli (a clockwork arm bar), talks about mental health, competing, her unique instagram handle, cross training, why she would kill a pug, and so much more.

Mar 20, 2024 • 1h 4min
Ep 12 Jonavin Webb
Jonavin Webb, owner/coach of Webb MMA, and retired UFC fighter, speaks on mental health, being a professional athlete, running his gym, coaching, and so much more.

Mar 15, 2024 • 45min
Ep 11 Charlie and Lennox Grimberg
Sisters, Charlie and Lennox, discuss bullying, how jiu jitsu has increased their confidence, their coaches, their favorite jiu jitsu submissions, and so much more.

Mar 8, 2024 • 51min
Ep 10 Molli Zborowski
In this episode, Molli dives into what it means to be a good bjj partner, how to have hard conversations on the mats, her experience competing at all different belt levels, and more.

Feb 29, 2024 • 57min
Ep 9 Cindy Ung and Kelly Zaccheo (Part 2)
In the second part of this episode, Cindy and Kelly discuss keeping bjj rolls safe, competing against younger competitors, how to be successful being new to jiu jitsu, East coast trials, and so much more.


