What's up, guys?

So this week, I'm going to compete in the ADCC North American trials.

And so with that, we figured we would do a competition-focused podcast.

So we talk about competition preparation, anxiety, overcoming that anxiety, and all kinds of different questions.

And, you know, as Eugene and I often do, we kind of got off in the weeds a little bit.

But I think it's a really good podcast. And so for me, some of you guys that are interested in competing, or maybe

it's just a thought in your head, I think you'll really enjoy this podcast. And guys, as always, I don't,

if you guys watch my YouTube videos, you'll never that we're doing, and we would really appreciate it.

If you like it, let us know. Give us a, you know, a five-star rating, review us and say whatever you want to say whatever you like about it because it really does help.

And it lets us know kind of what you're enjoying. And anyway, guys, with that said, let's get started with the podcast and The Chewy Ramble. I get a ton of questions from you guys, and it probably doesn't go, you know, a day where

I don't get a question about performance anxiety, like overcoming that so that you can compete

well in competitions. And I kind of wanted to touch on it. And I posted this up, and I'm going to

kind of dive into it a little bit, but I posted this up on Instagram. And I'm going to kind of dive into it a little bit, but I posted this up on Instagram, and I'm going to kind of read the post and, you know, phrase it a little bit differently.

But years ago when I competed, like the only thing that I cared about originally when I started competing was getting the W, right?

It didn't matter.

Like when I was competing, that was the only thing that I wanted to do.

I wanted to get that W. But there was a problem because being afraid to lose created a fear in me, right?

Like because I became scared to lose.

I wasn't so much focused on the win anymore.

I wanted to win, but more or less I was just afraid to lose.

And because I was afraid to lose, I had numerous, like numerous lacklustre performances.

On more times that I cared to remember, I remember walking off the mat, completely disgusted with myself and disappointed with the result.

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