Blake Kasemeier and Uday Malhotra

Grappling with Fatherhood

Kids EN ↓ 31 episodes

Lessons learned in fatherhood and jiu jitsu and where they sometimes overlap. This weekly conversation between Blake Kasemeier and Uday Malhotra unpacks the learning, struggles and triumphs of two dads who also happen to be high-level jiu jitsu practitioners. Topics covered range from raising toddlers with emotional intelligence to balancing jiu jitsu with real-world responsibilities to our weekly snack haul from Trader Joes.

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Blake Kasemeier and Uday Malhotra

Episodes

Grappling with Fatherhood Episode Six: Community 19.09.2023 55:32

In this episode we dig into community - it takes a village to raise a child and you cannot do jiu jitsu without a partner. Topics covered include: struggling with the mental and emotional challenges with job hunting, the importance of community as we get older and how to cultivate it, and a little bit of Masters World Championships. As always thank you for listening. Questions, comments, concerns?...

Grappling with Fatherhood Episode Five: Competition Mindset 11.09.2023 1:01:09

In this episode we Uday and Blake get into competition mindset. What it means to be a competitor vs a participant - in jiu jitsu, fatherhood and life. Blake talks about training on vacation and Uday explains what it takes to get a team ready to take on a tournament. If you have any questions feel free to reach out: grapplingwithfatherhoodpod@gmail.com

Grappling with Fatherhood Episode Four: Overcoming Adversity 28.08.2023 1:21:45

This is a long one, we're sorry and you're welcome. This week we get into some of the challenges going on in our personal lives as well as some challenges in raising kids and pushing ourselves on the mats. We also cover (at length) how we both found Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and how it came to be such an important part of our lives. If you have any questions feel free to reach out: grapplingwithfatherho...

Grappling with Fatherhood Episode Three: Trying to Find a Balance 09.08.2023 53:43

This week Uday and Blake talk about balancing (and sometimes failing at balancing) the many roles we inhabit: dads, husbands, providers, competitors and coaches. If you have any questions you'd like us to address please reach out to grapplingwithfatherpod@gmail.com Show Notes: TWIF (2:00): Uday talks Disneyland and traveling with the kids, Blake talks about the cognitive leaps in his toddler after...

Grappling with Fatherhood Episode Two: Check Your Ego 26.07.2023 1:08:24

This week in grappling and in fatherhood is all about checking our egos.  From getting tapped by lower belts to realizing we don’t have this gentle parenting thing totally figured out, this week was full of lessons in humility. If you have questions you'd like us to address please reach out to: grapplingwithfatherhoodpod@gmail.com

Grappling with Fatherhood Episode One: Welcome! 11.07.2023 59:18

Welcome to the Grappling with Fatherhood podcast. This is our first episode so thanks in advance for rolling with us (see what I did there?) as we work out the kinks. If you have questions you'd like us to address please reach out to: grapplingwithfatherhoodpod@gmail.com In this episode we cover: 3:10 - This week in fatherhood Uday got an unexpected call from a teacher at school and had to handle...