Chris Odell is the founder and creative director of Datsusara, a martial arts bag and apparel company focused on creating high quality hemp gear for grapplers.

Chris joins the podcast to discuss his start in martial arts, finding BJJ, being a blue belt for 10 years, coming back to BJJ after a 7 year break, the impact moving frequently had on his BJJ, starting Datsusara, working with Joe Rogan and Eddie Bravo, why buying quality items is important, the importance of BJJ for community, his goals for Datsusara, and Chris's love for vintage items. To check out our newest sponsor, Datsusara, head over to https://www.dsgear.com/ and use the code Chewjitsu10 to get 10% off of the highest quality hemp gear for BJJ and also check out https://www.odellsports.com/ for sports and leisure apparel made of help and organic cotton.

Check out "Athlethc" at https://athlethc.com/ and use the code Chewjitsu10 to get 10% off of your order of hemp-derived THC performance mints.

Charlotte's Web CBD.

Head over to https://bit.ly/chewjitsu30 and use the promo code Chewjitsu30 to get 30% off of your total purchase.

Epic Roll BJJ.

Check out https://epicrollbjj.com/ and use the promo code Chewjitsu20 to get 20% off of your total purchase.

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