Kaelum Kalista is back for another chat. He has temporarily moved back to the US after covid made running his school in the Dominican Republic difficult. Now based in Georgia, not only has he jumped back into training and competing, he has opened up another school. In this episode Kaelum talks about raising out of diversity, training for competitions and who the most overrated jiu-jitsu competitors are.
•What Kaelum has been up to since the pandemic started (00:25)
•The events that caused him to open a new school in Georgia (01:47)
•Are parents holding their children back from jiu-jitsu training? (04:52)
•Raising out of adversity (07:24)
•Taking responsibility for your training (10:21)
•Competitions Kaelum has coming up (12:06)
•How living in the Dominican Republic puts being in America into perspective (16:56)
•Kaelum’s current projects (19:18)
•An athlete has to be coachable (28:17)
•Who is the most overrated jiu-jitsu competitor right now? (33:05)
•The most underrated competitor (34:28)
•Some discussion on current competitions (36:07)
•Will Andre Galvoa and Gordon Ryan face each other? (40:40)
•How Kaelum is preparing for the IBJFF PAN (43:19)
•The strength training Kaelum does (46:00)
PAN 2020
https://ibjjf.com/events/pan-ibjjf-jiu-jitsu-championship-2020
Nashville
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashville_(2012_TV_series)
Bjj Box
https://www.thebjjbox.com/
Gordon Ryan
https://bjjfanatics.com/blogs/fighters/gordon-king-ryan
Nicki Ryan
https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/fighters/209766-nicky-ryan
Lucas Barbosa
https://www.bjjheroes.com/bjj-fighters/lucas-hulk-barbosa
Leandro Lo
https://www.bjjheroes.com/bjj-fighters/leandro-lo-pereira
Gutemberg Pereira
https://www.bjjheroes.com/bjj-fighters/gutemberg-pereira
Submission Underground
https://www.instagram.com/submissionunderground
Third Coast Grappling
https://www.thirdcoastgrappling.com/
Tony Para
http://main.poliquingroup.com/AboutUs/CoachesWeveTrained/Coach.aspx?ID=20
Sneaky Submissions
https://bjjfanatics.com/collections/new-releases/products/sneaky-submissions-by-kaelum-kalista
Bjj Way of Life
https://bjjwayoflife.com/
