Episode 332 - ADCC Veteran and BJJ Black Belt Elijah Dorsey

The Chewjitsu Podcast

Eugene Tsozik

Wrestling, Wellness, Brazilianjiujitsu, Sports, Interviews, Mma, Bjj, Health, Chewjitsu, Injuryprevention

5 • 643 Ratings

🗓️ 7 October 2024

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of the podcast, we are joined by Team Lloyd Irvin Black Belt, 2024 ADCC veteran, Europeans Champion, and ADCC Trials Champion Elijah Dorsey.

Elijah joins the podcast to discuss his start in grappling, his thoughts on training both Gi and No-Gi, an attribute that’s most beneficial for Gi and No-Gi, how Elijah transitioned from predominantly training Gi to competing at a high level in No-Gi, how Elijah trains his cardio for BJJ, thoughts on drilling and making drilling more effective, the attributes of an effective coach, tournament preparation, and how Elijah got his nickname “Big Breakfast.”

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0:00.0	What up, guys? Welcome to the Jiu-Sitzu podcast. And on today's podcast, we have Elijah Dorsey on the podcast, ADCC competitor, very, very tough jih Tijuana. I came across him. Originally, I was at the, I've seen him a couple times in some other competitions, but where I was really like, whoa, this kid's good was at the trials. I saw him at the trials and I was just watching him and his pace, like,
0:25.1	it's furious, just constantly moving, pressing the action, fun to watch.
0:31.1	And I remember, you know, I talked to you this all this time.
0:33.3	Anytime I go to a big competition, like an ADCC or whatever, I always like keep notes.
0:38.8	I need to like, we need to interview that guy.
0:41.0	Because honestly, what a lot of times determines my drive to interview someone is their
0:45.2	jihitsu style.
0:46.0	Yeah.
0:46.3	Right?
0:46.6	Like I watched them.
0:47.6	I'm like, ooh, they're fun to watch.
0:48.8	Like, let's talk to this person. And so I watched his match in the finals and where he won. And I mean, this got so much
0:55.9	fun to watch. And then, you know, I didn't get to all of my list after the trials. And then I went
1:03.0	to, we went to the ADCC championships and saw him again and, you know, getting really, really good.
1:09.8	And so first trials, he got fourth, I think, yeah, look great.
1:12.9	And so I'm like, well, I was like, I want to watch this guy again.
1:14.9	You know, I got to, I got to watch this guy or I got to talk to this guy.
1:17.0	So let's talk to this guy.
1:18.3	We got him on the podcast.
1:19.2	And so today we're talking to Elijah Dorsey again. a month ago competed at the 80CC championships and fantastic competitor young guy.
1:28.7	So I think he's someone that you're going to you're going to see for some years to come.
1:31.7	And he has a style where I mean, the dude just has an engine on motor just goes, right?
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