What up guys? So today's podcast episode is just yours bearded. Walking around Costa Rica right now,

it's been really difficult with the schedule that I've had traveling, which should be letting up.

Actually, I think I have less travel this coming year in 2026, which I'm looking forward to.

Last year was really rough. I was traveling. There was one month, no, no, two months where I was gone every single weekend, four or eight weeks out of the summer. And every weekend, you know, I'm gone. And, you know, I didn't really care for that. And my son was starting to have these moments where, you know, I would come home. And as soon as I would like walk out the door, he would be like, dad, no, don't leave me. I didn't really care for that. So trying to travel a little bit less this year, but down here for a fun traveling session. It's the Costa Rica trip. And anyway, being down here right after the Chiu-Jitsu Open competition, it just did not give us the ability to record the podcast like normal. We're trying to keep the schedule alive

because a lot of you guys listen to it and you say, Chewy, like when episodes don't come out,

I get messages, right? Like if you guys are on my daily email list, which you know, you should be

if you're listening to this, you can join by going to jujitsu.net slash join or just look at

my website. You'll find it. And, but anyway, but anyway a lot of people like if i don't send my emails out i don't do my weekly podcast people send messages like hey shoot what the hell's going on you guys don't pay anything but you're like hey we're used to this we're used to this rhythm it's like what uh going to your gym for a class time that you're used to and all of a sudden the coach isn't there like hey what the hell's going on you're supposed to be here anyway with that said if wanted to chat about

an idea with you guys I think it'd be fun to chat about it's something that's becoming

more and more common you know I think this stems from the need for people to sort of

differentiate a need for marketing a need need for attention, and so forth.

I'm sure some people probably have like real reasons as to why they do it, but I think a lot of

it probably stems from everybody's just trying to gain eyeballs and say things that are maybe

controversial or whatever. But anyway, maybe I'm wrong. Could be, could completely be wrong, right? But there's this

idea of American jitsu. Thanks for our sponsor for helping make the podcast happen. Athletic.

A. T-H-L-E-T-H-C, as the name implies it is a THC meant to sort of like microdosed. I've seen

it called like the daily microdose where you take it.

You're not going to be buzz out of your brain and be slobbering around and whatever else.

It's just to help get you into a particular state that could be useful for certain activities.

So for instance, they have one mint called flow. And the whole idea about flow is it's formulated

to help you get into a more flow state. Sometimes I'll

take it during rolling sessions where, especially if I'm playing with something new and I just want to like play. I don't really want to win the role, so to speak. I don't want to try to get any, I just want to like see where it goes. It's, I find it helpful. It helps me get into a more relaxed state. I don't feel any groginess from it.

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