Why I Quit MMA, Cutting Weight in BJJ, My Chipped Tooth - 8 Questions With Chewy

So I get a lot of questions that are either really short and don't require a full on Chewy ramble, or they aren't Brazilian Jiu-jitsu related at all! Some of them are even kind of funny.
So what I wanted to do is take a few minutes and have fun with you.
In this video I answer 8 short questions.
Here are the questions. . .
1. Is it a green screen behind me in my Chewy ramble videos?
2. How did I get my chipped tooth?
3.What kind of music do I like to roll to?
4. Why did I quit MMA?
5. Do I sell Chewjitsu T Shirts
6.Do I cut weight for BJJ tournaments?
7. What are my favorite BJJ tournament medals?
8. How did I get my nickname in BJJ?
I hope you enjoyed the video. I know it's different than the normal Chewjitsu content.
See you soon with more Brazilian Jiujitsu content coming up!
Thanks for watching!
-Chewy
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[@creamsoda20090]

Cauliflower teeth

[@Necrometalfist]

creamsoda20090 hahaha

[@dirtmcgirt01]

Lmao!

[@loidreem1948]

lololololol

[@theengineer704]

OMG, that is a winner comment.

[@dogtiredguitars]

And creamsoda20090 just won the internet.

[@chaos_omega]

Such a 90's story. Tooth got chipped by a flying SNES cartridge after watching the Land Before Time...

[@edwardhanna86]

80s

[@lacewavy]

@@edwardhanna86 SNES was released in the early 90’s so no 90’s story

[@the_real_ch3]

Bro you're in Kentucky. All things considered those teeth are pretty good.

[@missioncontact4370]

Ha

[@Titanfredi]

I like the backhanded nature of this burn, first it makes you think you’re being let off easy, only to realize he buried you & your entire state. Very Kentucky.

[@HUMANEHAVOC]

Change your youtube channel to Chewlessjitsu.

[@vincenzom6632]

Mihigh Mcfly Best One Yet

[@Chewjitsu]

haha.

[@GhostRider-hy9zt]

Your comment is great

[@sonicfx5431]

😂😂

[@binaryglitch64]

This joke is so stupid, idk why I can't stop laughing ... it's been 2 minutes.

[@hob976]

Seriously though, why don't you sell Chewjitsu mouth guards....

[@Chewjitsu]

Chewjitsu mouth guards : "So your teeth don't look like mine." Haha.

[@eddiemagana8955]

Sell mouth guards that look like your teeth!!! Seriously! Haha

[@brandonkiplinger4961]

Chewjitsu seriously man make some with the teeth printed on there with the front one chipped lol I’d buy one and I haven’t even started BJJ but I’m a wrestler

[@itscork]

That’s seriously a great idea.

[@itscork]

That’s seriously a great idea.

[@shnark4274]

Holy shit Chiewie's got some damn good green screen technology, the digital effects are so good!

[@Chewjitsu]

shnark4274 🤣🤣

[@RobertJohnson-xr4gy]

Fix it so you can run tabs as Dan Bilzirian. 😂

[@RoyalHurtado]

Robert Johnson Bilzerian *

[@ashigaramii__]

Robert Johnson brailzierian jit jiusu

[@gregstokes7117]

That was GOLD MEDAL WINNING answer dude as he ALWAYS reminds me of Dan B. ha ha ha

[@LouisVDon]

just realized that they are two different people

[@ahlulbaytthetruesalaf2724]

@@ashigaramii__ nice lol

[@sovincine8279]

When he smiles his tongue looks like it's staring at me through the tiny window at a psych ward.

[@Chewjitsu]

That gave me a good laugh. Thanks for joining in.

[@sovincine8279]

Chewjitsu to be fair it never bothered me, but you said be clever so I felt challenged. I do appreciate being acknowledged for the effort.

[@charlotte22]

bahahaha!

[@laars8015]

😂😂😂😂

[@nathangonzalez8683]

Lol, funny

[@DaveRobinson.]

Chewy I got my first submission today! It was a terrible collar choke, but it felt so good to finally feel like I earned it.

[@MarreLirre]

You fucking suck

[@MarreLirre]

jk jk you da real mvp, good job, no homo.

[@Chewjitsu]

Congrats brother!

[@axekickperformance]

You must've choked Mr Bateman.

[@MarreLirre]

Haha, yeah one could think so. I was just having a lil goof

[@checkform8345]

If you fix your tooth I'm gonna follow you for days, find out what your favourite food is, and then one day you're gonna walk outside your front door and see that specific food item sitting on your doorstep. You'll bite into it, but you realize too late that it's actually a brick painted like your favourite food, and now instead of having one messed up tooth, you'll have no teeth at all

[@Fat_Thor]

morgan maguire ex girlfriend? lol

[@Chewjitsu]

This one made me laugh out loud.

[@pedrovillelabjj3163]

you sir just won the comment section

[@Chewjitsu]

Send me a IG, FB or Contact me through my website. I'll send you a t shirt for the most thumbs up comment in the thread.

[@5stargrim]

This, too, is malsumis.

[@redrizzla1989]

I relate to the quitting MMA thing. I did kickboxing for 2 years, won my first amateur fight, went into MMA, and one day in sparring just go knocked out. Was bad for a few days after getting confused and forgetting shit. Sparred a couple weeks later and got rocked with a fairly light shot. Asked myself the same questions you did. Gone into Judo now.

[@SingaporeFriedrice]

Judo isn't that great for concussions either.

[@jw045]

It’s refreshing how open and honest you are

[@Cogito1978]

Chewy - your authenticity, perspective and candor is refreshing and entertaining. Thanks!

[@longwalking3882]

Not a green screen, but where did you learn how to teleport around the mat like Nightcrawler?

[@Chewjitsu]

It's a guarded ancient secret.

[@Daluris]

I'm really enjoying the variety you've been throwing out here as of late Chewy, loving these vlog type videos which allows you to showcase even more of your great personality and get to know you bro. I'm diggin it alot! Thanks so much for all you do.

[@ryanhamilton273]

Your videos got me back on the mats after a 7 year hiatus. Thanks Chew!

[@cooldood9597]

I thought that you flossed your teeth with a band saw.

[@Chewjitsu]

XD

[@bossrabbit]

Alpha move.

[@kevdawg7194]

cool dood bahahahaha

[@Dragasen]

Chipped tooth adds character and history. It's you, so be you, man. Respect

[@xKingx1693]

Jacked teeth = Beer opener

[@JayFe0]

Opening beer with teeth = jacked teeth

[@chadelliottfahlman]

Delicious cycle.

[@Seegie16]

happened to me. opening up a sam adams

[@xy5844]

When i was younger i lost a very small part of one of my teeth trying to open a beer hahhaha

[@12mak]

you have a talent of keeping an audience engaged lol. I don't know why I watched this whole video but you're entertaining for sure

[@JimGiant]

Never noticed the tooth before now I can't unsee it.

[@darkonyx6508]

The best laugh about jiujitsu I've ever had was in a book called "Jiujitsu on the brain" where the author said, "Wear a mouth guard.... unless you want your mouth to look like a game of tetris." It's all good Chewy, keep droppin' that knowledge, we don't care what your teeth look like.

[@Chewjitsu]

Haha. In my case it was wear a mouth guard when you're around your little sister.

[@kristophertibbets5986]

That's a bad ass book! That's my professor. What's funny is most of us don't wear mouth guards in his school. 😂

[@SteveAlcock93]

the wrestling story with the chipped tooth made me laugh haha! just play along with it badass, no one needs to know;)

[@Chewjitsu]

Man, I was in highschool and my cool meter went up a few notches. I wasn't going to mess that up.

[@itsahsaladdays3226]

Keep the tooth, it’s character an a great story👍 Thanks for the videos, as a white belt you’ve answered a bunch of questions for me that have improved my roll.

[@Chips009]

love the videos man, been binging on them. lol

[@darnellhill143]

This video got a sub from me. I love this man's spirit. Awesome vids!!

[@lilbeezyspc]

Bro, your videos are awesome... you have that "KZbin voice" like you're talking as a news caster, but then you say a lot of real and informative things. You Rock!

[@lilbeezyspc]

you just earned a sub.

[@Chewjitsu]

Blizzard Blades haha thanks for the message brother.

[@tonymalmquist2921]

Dude you could eat an apple through a tennis racquet haha

[@kyleworrall680]

The phenomenon you discussed in this video about how rhythm affects performance is called 'Rhythmic Entrainment' there are some great papers on it!

[@noelcontreras9909]

Can you Whistle out that thing? Lol love your Chanel! Just waiting for those grey gi pre order

[@FolkMagician352]

Great video lol need more of these

[@Lost.dudelol]

RIP BUDDY BRENT I’m really new to bjj I’ve only gone to like 2 classes so far and Watching your videos have really helped me make up my mind on training in jiu jitsu

[@Light.Persona]

You're awesome the way you are Chewie, don't change a thing.

[@mannypedrozajiu-jitsu1688]

Thanks for mentioning something about cutting weight. I'm a 42 years old Purple belt. Training out of Gracie Barra in Chino California. One of my sons is 13 years old. Were both going to compete on October 5th in the Gracie Barra world Summit 2019 competition. I'm currently 208 pounds. I wasn't sure if I should stick to the this weight or try to cut down to 195. I used to compete a lot when I 1st started training and actually did well, placed in all except 1. I used to weigh about 270+. The last time I competed I weighed in at 165. I felt a little faster. But I noticed I was lacking in strength. So, I think sticking to this weight I would feel a little more comfortable, stronger and can concentrate more on training and less on cutting. Anyway, what you said reminded me of my past mistakes and the way I would push myself. So thank you, I appreciate your advice.

[@bobgoodnoe4583]

Cool vid, bro. Good entertainment! Well done.

[@jasongentel1619]

Looks cool and adds character to your channel bro

[@PeacefulVictorytoTruth]

Like your outlook brother!!

[@Ezio214]

You're awesome and I love watching your videos. They have helped me get through many struggles of being a white belt. I have a funny observation.. your manurisims remind me of a BJJ Elliot Hulse.

[@96money96]

I have the thought the same exact thing! It’s crazy. Except his background is a weight room haha.

[@pauldejonge5039]

Man I would give anything to live in ur area to train under you Chewy I hope ur students know there blessed to have u as their teacher.....Love the videos and will be buying some videos once I get a lil more into this beautiful called jujitsu

[@JordanSeibert]

Great video Chewy!

[@47RokuW]

Your chipped tooth looks badass honest my dude!💪 Awesome videos too👏👏👍

[@TheJitsGuy]

Always love your videos! Been watching you since the beginning on my personal account and inspired me to start documenting and sharing my jits with people as well! Oss! P.s. Tooth chips are the first step to a grill :P

[@Chewjitsu]

Glad the videos have helped! Appreciate the message.

[@adeadetayo]

Don't change anything, the tooth is now your brand.

[@gregstokes7117]

Love your videos and sense of humor bro. ha. Oss!

[@Chewjitsu]

Thanks Greg! Glad you enjoy it. :)

[@bendover4393]

Keep the jacked up tooth bro! You wouldn't be you without it

[@bobkin611]

I love Chews sense of humor. He loves his gym so much he made the gym a part of him by matching the left side mats with his bottom teeth :')

[@hermiedrotschie2857]

Question here. You talked about the semi loss of vision you had, or the blue spot. I have gotten the same spot a few times after MMA class (sometimes after a hard BJJ class). Not sure if this means I should stop training? or fighting? Or just have it checked out (again)? Any advice would be helpfull?

[@MNaeem5]

The type of music definitely changes the mood in the gym

[@j03y224]

Thank you for the demonstration 🤣

[@bradn.2287]

You’re a martial artist named Chewy... the tooth adds character. Shit im a striker rarely grapple but i love your videos haha

[@AussieDad79]

Keep the chip!! I'm a fellow chippee in Australia 👍

[@brycejonpetersonmma4805]

Dude my sisters name is Faith. I have been watching your videos for a while now. Love em!

[@freekismijnnaam]

Hahaha i love the way you point out that there is a Ambulance coming by

[@TheSkyBlitz]

Thank you chewy your the reason I had the confidence to train for the first time . 2 months in got my first stripe and I'm addicted

[@charlotte22]

I'm glad you said your age at the end because every time you say something that reveals your age, I totally relate to it. So I was curious how close in age we are.

[@VickyHK1]

If you took the Adirondack mountains and flipped them upside down, that is the line that your teeth make.

[@ignisninja5867]

dude you're freaking awesome

[@ginnystaton2679]

I hadn’t even noticed before you pointed it out!

[@Win94ae]

Very funny stuff!

[@Docinaplane]

I'm a DMD, MD facial surgeon. If you're seeing your dentist regularly and your chipped tooth doesn't have any sharp edges that cut your tongue or lip and the chip is not getting worse, "knock yourself out", do what ever feels good to you :-) I have a front tooth that was hit when I wrestled back in the day that eventually needed a root canal, but it's still hanging in there. Best to you!

[@TheMboe76]

Man, Chewy.... I for the longest time I was wondering where you were located..... Then you smiled and I knew. LOL. j/k. You rock man!!

[@TheMboe76]

It's okay man, I had my 2 front teeth knocked out during a wrestling match in HS, but I couldn't resist the invite to roast ya!! :)

[@Dabtrain]

Ur chipped tooth is a part of you now! Keep it!

[@bryandodson7476]

Just be yourself chewy, everybody has flaws, no matter how big, or small they may be, my teeth are in pretty bad, and it doesn’t matter to me and neither the people I care about, and. That’s all that matters. You’re doing an amazing thing here man, I’ve been in a really bad place in my life, I’ve always been interested in mma and fighting, then my life went down a really bad path for a long time, drugs, crime, violent, terrible things, and recently lost custody of my only son, but I’ve been watching you’re videos and it’s gotten me to want to start putting my life in order, and even to get back into mma, more exclusively, BJJ, I feel like it will give me some structure in my life, something that I also happen to love, I don’t make very much and the only legitimate Bjj class I could find was around an hour long drive, because there’s only like “ninja academy’s” and other fake mma around my area, I’d just like to ask if you have any words of wisdom for me, like, do you think it would be worth it?

[@Saltydogwilm]

make a rash guard!! I'd rock it

[@bravoshd2488]

Adam J same!!!!!!!!

[@binaryglitch64]

Anyone else rock rash guards on bikes in place of a cycling shirt?

[@bobbybolling7796]

for the first month i watched chewies videos i was in the car and didn’t physically watch them i just listened ,so when i went to tell my friend about how much i liked the videos and showed him, it was the first time that i had seen your fucked up tooth and after like 15 seconds of him not saying anything he just goes i can’t hear anything he’s saying over that tooth and i had to agree lol, i got used to it tho and now you shouldn’t change it. Love the videos man

[@bjjneuwied6733]

wow hes very good at editing these greenscreen videos, almost got me

[@just_josie4414]

Gap in your smile is so big, I don't know if I should smile back or kick a field goal. Lol. I also happen to have a chip on the same tooth you do. I had to wait a weekend to get it fixed and the boys on my brother's baseball team kept telling me that joke. Looking back, it's hilarious. I did get a partial permanent cap put on mine as the root was exposed. It's made for some very interesting jiu-jitsu moments all because I'm always looking out for my mouth. Leave your teeth, it's a hassle to keep up with the cover ups, especially if you're a coffee drinker like I am. Thanks for the fun video!

[@Chewjitsu]

I'm definitely a coffee drinker. Thanks for the comment and sharing Josie.

[@Montclar73]

Hey...I'm a 45 year old guy... finally getting my first BBJ lesson next week.. thanks for giving me the inspiration to finally act on something I wanted to do for a couple of years now... BTW check out the podcast hardcore history, with Dan Carlin.. I think you will love it... Great angels and narration...

[@Izzy267NZ]

You the man bro

[@DougglesMagnificent]

I had the exact same chipped tooth! I was a competitive freestyle skiier and on a training day a friend and I were skiing the cliffs off Fraggle Rock at Blackcomb. I dropped 20+ feet right into a well-hidden bomb hole, dead stop, chin into my knee, pulverized my tooth and made a hell of a bloody mess. By the time I skiied myself to the First Aid hut my nice new team jacket was DRENCHED red with blood. Shitty shitty day.

[@Samos900]

Both my front teeth are chipped, and they happened on separate occasions! I was a kid when that happened but it’s so weird because nobody really notices... I actually often get complimented on my smile!

[@oscars4608]

You’re really good at green screen effects for a BJJ KZbinr

[@Chewjitsu]

. . . .

[@eatmyshorts110]

At least you can now watch Toothless with Faith...... Nothin wrong bro, I love the tooth!

[@billbee235]

With the land before time theme, if you leave your tooth alone you can be a sharptooth 😄

[@MemoTraining]

Fair enough on the MMA point. I felt the same way with boxing. I think a lot of people stay in because they feel they want to impress people.

[@DentalThings]

Your tooth could be fixed with a full jacket porcelain crown(not a veneer). That would allow you to not need to wear a guard that is supposed to protect a "Filling" from chipping again which is common for Anterior Incisal restored tooth. The crown would be the best long time solution that would secure your tooths appearance for the future.

[@chipsnegativeharmonyrips7187]

Really good CGI pylon throwing on the green screen there

[@ApolloSe7en7]

Keep it as is. The chipped tooth adds to the Chewie "character"!

[@kerrywilliams43]

I like how his top teeth fit into his bottom teeth like a puzzle

[@ABICK23]

I agree with you on the leaving MMA part, I am a former professional MMA fighter (3 pro fights) and I left it to start Gi BJJ. My heart wasn't in it and I always loved grappling. Now after a year and half I am a purple belt and compete regularly. I am so happy I made the move and my quality of life is much better training Gi then getting punched in the face everyday. Thanks for the great videos!!

[@rickt9569]

Purple belt after a year and a half holy shit dude

[@killroy2014]

@@rickt9569 mcdojo maybe? it sounds strange tho...

[@Zenitself]

Faith has the power of the wookie, it first manifested when she knocked out Chewy’s tooth.

[@divanavitch]

My teeth are all chipped up from dumb shit when I was young. Used to be Self-conscious about it. Not now but it’s cool to see you saying what I wished I’d learned when I was younger. Lol.

[@wraith_7353]

I've been thinking about finding a dojo that teaches bjj in my area but want to know if it'd be easier or a hinderence to know a different style? I already practice kyokushin and want to know if and how I can tie bjj into that to become a more rounded out fighter so I'm not just good at stand up.

[@paranrmlgrl]

It’s funny. I was a very competitive bowler (qualified for the Jr Olympic team in 2002). One of the guys I bowled with was called “Rhino”. He’s a pro bowler now, still under than name. His real name is Ryan, but he won’t answer either because he’s so used to “Rhino”! 😁👍

[@metalmayfantasy]

You have an awesome backstory for that tooth, I'm jealous, I was just born with mine.

[@johnathant6735]

I didn’t even notice your chipped tooth, and now I can’t stop seeing it.

[@jerrylancaster4386]

Land before time was my jam back in the day.

[@michaelspoto8720]

nah man it gives you character. makes you look like a badass.

[@logansams1559]

With that razor tooth you never have issues severing a loose gi thread or ripping open a bag of cereal, and it’s always ready for a knife fight! Fellow KY guy, btw. :)

[@ankryth]

Littlefoot was my favorite stuffed animal when I was a kid haha. I still have it saved in a memory box at 33

[@ricardocabeza5761]

Chewy you're awesome!!!!!!

[@DerexWolfheart]

ok when im on mount for some reason my feet keep getting caught under people as they turn. how do i slide without relieving pressure?

[@daniel-zh9nj6yn6y]

Our hero's origin story 😁

[@AdrianosThaGreat]

I love the highschool story 😂😂😂

[@gw2macken757]

Don't fix it. You gotta love training with a teacher who can laugh at him/her self and not take offense even when it may be given as one. I love your videos.

[@successfulinternetpsycholo7685]

Guile's theme from street fighter 2 makes me invincible. Can never lose to that ever.

[@jediknight2627]

Tour of the academy? I'd love a video like that

[@g0thboi_hc]

Chewy you should do a Anburlamce interruption compilation hahaha lol

[@sebastianobando131]

Bro I love his videos, but damm!!! I study dentistry and looking at your chipped teeth I CAN´T!! (Not a hate comment tho I really love this guy)

[@joaquinruedavi5991]

Chipped tooth gang. Rock on sensei