Episode 130

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 2020https://ibjjf.com/events/pan-ibjjf-jiu-jitsu-championship-2020Nashvillehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashville_(2012_TV_series)Bjj Boxhttps://www.thebjjbox.com/Gordon Ryanhttps://bjjfanatics.com/blogs/fighters/gordon-king-ryanNicki Ryanhttps://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/fighters/209766-nicky-ryanLucas Barbosa https://www.bjjheroes.com/bjj-fighters/lucas-hulk-barbosaLeandro Lohttps://www.bjjheroes.com/bjj-fighters/leandro-lo-pereiraGutemberg Pereirahttps://www.bjjheroes.com/bjj-fighters/gutemberg-pereiraSubmission Undergroundhttps://www.instagram.com/submissionundergroundThird Coast Grapplinghttps://www.thirdcoastgrappling.com/Tony Parahttp://main.poliquingroup.com/AboutUs/CoachesWeveTrained/Coach.aspx?ID=20Sneaky Submissionshttps://bjjfanatics.com/collections/new-releases/products/sneaky-submissions-by-kaelum-kalistaBjj Way of Lifehttps://bjjwayoflife.com/