Kevin Johnson is a Brown Belt based out of Tennessee, and started out in martial arts with his brother after watching the UFC legend Royce Gracie. Due to lack of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu schools back then, they started MMA, which later lead onto BJJ. Kevin shares his experience of working in Law Enforcement and having a Jiu Jitsu mindset. Growing up as one of six siblings, Kevin shares his experience, and now as a family man, juggling life, teaching and training Jiu Jitsu.

Facing adversity is part of many of our lives. We talk about the mental health benefits of training Jiu Jitsu and move onto the funny side of the sport, with online content creation. Encouraging those individuals that have temporarily paused Jiu Jitsu, back on to the mats is the goal of any gym owners, Kevin shares how he helps those White and Blue Belts back to his gym.

Topics:

• UFC
• MMA
• BJJ Mindset
• Law Enforcement
• Family
• Mental Health
• Jiu Jitsu Memes
• Memorable BJJ moments
• Kids Classes

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Corey is 100% a fan of meeting new people in the sport of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, even more so now he has embarked on his BJJ Referee journey. Corey recalls the early days of his Purple Belt promotion, his match losses and not quite feel worthy at that point. He has grown a great deal in Jiu Jitsu, and learnt things like patience and discipline to apply back to the rest of his life.

Corey shares his first experience as a supervised referee after scoring highly on the Level 3 UKBJJA Referee Course, and has found that it has given him more appreciation and respect for the art of refereeing.

There are many upcoming competitions for Corey, some prize pots, some others, and shares that he feels privileged to be appearing on the Main Card at Grapple Worlds on Saturday 5th July 2025. The support Corey gets from family, friends and everyone around him is deeply appreciated, and he hopes to be able to offer seminars, in the not too distant future.

Topics:

• Purple Belt
• Match losses
• Mindset
• Young Athletes
• Masters
• Los Banditos
• Referee Course
• British Open
• Grapple Worlds
• Seminars

Sponsor of this episode is:

Grapple Worlds: https://www.instagram.com/grapple_worlds/

Corey on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coreykent57/

UKBJJA Referee Training: https://www.ukbjja.org/referee-training/

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JiuJitsuLou

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jiu.jitsu.lou

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jiujitsuloupodcast

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PRODUCTION CREDIT: Kerr Mathieson of Audio Outsource

MUSIC CREDIT:

ARTIST: Maleki Ram | TRACK: Just A Little Boy

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Kerry is a Purple Belt, a BJJ Coach, a Mum and works full-time. She shares how she is inspired by her daughter, and also shares the horrific experience of being a held hostage at gun point in one of her first jobs in Banking.

Feelings of despair and anxiety can take hold of any of us. Kerry shares overcoming feelings of this type, and doing the hard stuff in life, like training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Building up her resilience helped Kerry have the awareness of behaviours when meeting her biological Mother for the first time, and it was the feelings of anger and frustration in life that set Kerry onto her Jiu Jitsu journey, following the inspiration of her daughter. An emotional listen, and one of inspiration for anybody.

Topics:

• Inspired
• Hostage situation
• Anxiety
• Bad Habits
• Expectations
• Fears
• BJJ is for any body
• Open Mindedness
• Coaching Kids Classes
• Team Spirit

Sponsor of this episode is:

KAIROS PRO Jiu Jitsu Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/kairos_pro_jiujitsu/

Kerry on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kerry.a.poulter/

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JiuJitsuLou

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jiu.jitsu.lou

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jiujitsuloupodcast

JIU JITSU LOU Merch Collab with BRUIZEHAUS: https://bruizehaus.co.uk/search?q=jiu+jitsu+lou USE DISCOUNT CODE: JJL30

PRODUCTION CREDIT: Kerr Mathieson of Audio Outsource

MUSIC CREDIT:

ARTIST: Maleki Ram | TRACK: Just A Little Boy

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