Jits and Giggles
Jits and Giggles
Alysa Couce interviews the people of the Jiu Jitsu community, asking the hard hitting questions and of course, giggling with the homies.
Episodes
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Oct 17, 2025 • 41min
Ep 80 Brianna Ste-Marie
Canadian black belt, and world champion, Brianna Set-Marie, joins Alysa to discuss all things bjj. They discuss being a full time athlete, competing, and most importantly Brianna's Tim's order.
Sep 23, 2025 • 1h 8min
Ep 79 Jackson Galka
Jackson Galka, owner of North Star Academy, and an athlete himself, sits down with Alysa to discuss all things bjj,muay Thai, mma, being an instructor, and more!
Sep 16, 2025 • 1h 5min
Ep 78 Chris Wojcik
Chris Wojcik, bteam's leg locking athlete, shares his bjj journey, and CJI experience. He also discusses with Alysa his love for writing, and his most recent book, "A Grappler's Diary". Chris speaks about his ambition on and off the mats and how he worked his way to being in an advantageous position.
Sep 8, 2025 • 1h 38min
Ep 77 Gabi Garcia: From Villain To GOAT
Gabi Garcia, aka Craig Jones wife, and right hand woman of CJI, sits down to discuss behind the scenes of CJI, her childhood, her bjj journey, and SO much more.
Sep 2, 2025 • 55min
Ep 76 Maya Nazareth: Alchemize Fightwear
Maya Nazareth is the founder and owner of Alchemize Fightwear. She discusses her journey of starting a clothing business, being an athlete, her women bjj camps, and so much more.
Aug 25, 2025 • 1h 48min
Ep 75 Skyler Munson: I Joined A Cult
Skyler Munson is a competitive Jiu Jitsu athlete. She wasn't always though. Pre Jiu Jitsu, she "joined a cult." During this episode, Skylar talks about the emotional abuse she faced leading up to one of the best turning points of her life.
Aug 17, 2025 • 1h 11min
Ep 74 Jacob Rodriguez (Jayrod) Full Episode
Jacob Rodriguez, sits down with Alysa to talk all things Jiu Jitsu ,even the "elephant in the room."
Aug 8, 2025 • 1h 20min
Ep 73 Rob Ingram "McDojo"
Rob Ingram aka McDojo sits down with Alysa to discuss his popular Instagram and YouTube channel. He talks about how he exposes McDojos, and terrible people in the martial arts community. Rob also talks about his very cool documentary that is in the works! This is an episode you don’t want to miss.
Jul 23, 2025 • 1h 38min
Ep 72 Earl "Trouble" Small
Earl "Trouble" Small talks to Alysa about owning his gym, fighting MMA, his Jiu Jitsu journey, being on "My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding", and so much more.
Jul 16, 2025 • 1h 3min
Ep 71 Nick Albin (Chewy)
Nick Albin, aka Chewy, aka the creator of ChewJitsu, the popular YouTube channel, sits down with Alysa. They discuss all things bjj, being an instructor vs coach, being a dad, running a YouTube channel, how bjj has mental health benefits, and more.
