How Analytics Fits into a Competitive Jiu Jitsu Career (Breylor Grout) - KNN Ep. 106

Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Breylor Grout. Breylor is a data analyst who has built his work lifestyle around his full time competitive Jiu Jitsu career. He was born and raised in San Diego, and graduated from Cal Poly Saint louis obispo in 2017 with a major in math with minor in statistics. Since graduating he’s been putting more and more time into Brazilian jiu jitsu, which he has been training since 2010 but did not compete consistently until a after graduating from college. More recently, Breylor won the IBJJF No-Gi brown belt pans and was featured on “Who Next” the jiu-jitsu equivalent of the ultimate fighter. In this episode we talk about how Breylor was able to find a role in analytics that matched his training schedule, the surprising similarities between Jiu Jitsu and data analytics, and why maybe you should explore the sport in your free time. This was a special episode for me because we were able to combine two of my passions. I loved talking with Breylor, and I hope you enjoy it!Breylor's Links:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breylor/?hl=enLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breylor-grout-77a32a8bWatch Breylor Compete Here: https://www.flograppling.com/events/7785463-tezos-wno-whos-next-finale00:00 Introduction05:16 When did you originally get fascinated by data?10:50 Internship learning experience13:29 The importance of failure22:41 Making the transition to remote work31:09 Intersection of data and Jiu Jitu40:49 Lessons that can be obtained from Data and Jiu Jitsu47:11 The power of unconscious resolution54:36 The benefits of pursing Jiu Jitsu01:04:36 How to handle adversity01:14:30 Jiu Jitsu belt system01:20:05 Final remarks