In this episode, Carter and Mo welcome special guest Kaelum Kalista. Kaelum not only competes in jiu-jitsu but also runs a school in the Dominican Republic. He recently produced an instructional called Secret Submissions and has 2 more instructionals on the way. With his school currently closed due to Covid-19 he is exploring other ways of teaching both through instructional and online classes.
The trio discuss how learning jiu-jitsu evolves, gi vs nogi training and some of the issues with instructionals.
•How Kaelum got into jiu-jitsu after getting into boxing and taekwondo (02:16)
•Why he moved to the Dominican Republic and started a jiu-jitsu school there (05:17)
•The events that caused Kaelum to open a school when he previously had no desire to teach (07:04)
•Will tourism start up again at the start of July? (10:03)
•The jiu-jitsu scene in Austin (12:41)
•You have to learn how to learn before you can really master jiu-jitsu (13:58)
•How Covid-19 has impacted Kaelum’s jiu-jitsu both as a competitor and as a teacher (17:28)
•Making his instructional (19:00)
•The MMA instructional Kaelum has also produced (22:32)
•Is training in a gi beneficial to no-gi? (24:08)
•Why Kaelums techniques seem better suited to nogi (25:33)
•Why Sneaky Submissions is different from other instructionals (28:13)
•A couple of stories about loop chokes (31:04)
•Hard work can overcome lack of natural talent (35:36)
•Training and competition are two different animals (39:11)
Sneaky Sumbissions
http://bjjwayoflife.com/
3rd Coast Grappling
https://www.3rdcoastgrappling.com/
TRAPP BJJ
https://www.trappbjj.com/
Lachlan Giles
http://lachlangiles.net/
Kit Dale
https://kitdaletraining.com/
