Tap In: Keith Hough’s BJJ Journey

Sorry I have been MIA for a while. Life has been tough lately for my household. But I will get back to posting training videos here soon. I just wanted to let everyone know that with a lot of consideration I will not be doing world this year. After my last two performances I realized I have to get out of the weight bracket I currently compete at. So I am taking this year to focus on weight loss and building my skill even more for next year. I will still compete throughout this year in whatever weight class I am at in my weight loss journey. Thank you all for the continued support.

Honestly yesterday was a hard day for me. No one likes to take a loss. In my five and half years training this is the first major tournament I didn’t podium. It was an eye opener for sure. It showed me that I need to become more disciplined. I take every loss with a lesson and this loss taught me a lot about myself and what I want to accomplish in my life.

I lost a hard fought match. I fought until with 15 seconds left and I had to tap. Just have to focus more on the small details. Thank you to my Professor Bruno Luis Santanna Caglioni for his support and training. Thank you to all my teammates who helped me prepare for today. Thank you to my Uncle Hough Gary for coming to watch me. Thank you to my family and friends for all your support. Thank you to my sponsors Zoo-Jitsu and The HERD.

https://www.youtube.com/live/_98mmHbza4Y?si=g6g4D-r94T2dkfu3

Here is the link. It’s moving times because of matches are going quicker at times.

Indianapolis IO 2026 | Mat 6 (Day 1) Indianapolis IO 2026 | Mat 6

A few pounds under weight so I get to enjoy a good breakfast. Competing today around 3:40. Once the link comes online I will post it.

Sorry I have been MIA lately but life has been kicking me and my family’s butt recently. But I compete on Saturday in Indianapolis. It is a IBJJF event and should be live streamed on YouTube I compete between 3:30 and 4 for my first match. I will be on Mat 6. My first match is the quarter finals. If I win I move to the semifinals and then the finals if I win that match.

Going to have a few months of a lot of competitions.

March 7th- Me
April 18- My daughter
May 2- me
May 30- Possibly my daughter
June 13- Me

Then hopefully we can find something for July and take August off then back to it September. This year my goal is to compete as much as possible.

Breakfast: 2 servings cottage cheese.
Lunch: 2 servings chicken, 1 serving black beans.
Dinner: 2 servings chicken, 1 serving black beans, 1 serving corn.

Roughly 5 pounds to go! 💪🏻💪🏻

5:30 am class done ✅

“As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭27‬:‭17‬ ‭NIV‬‬

When I first started training I heard this in the jiujitsu community a lot. “Iron sharpens Iron.” Little did I know at the time it’s also in the Bible. To me this verse bridges my love for jiujitsu and my faith together.

Proverbs 27:17 (NIV) - As iron sharpens iron, so one perso | YouVersion As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.

One month out from the first competition of the year. I will be traveling to Indianapolis. Have to cut some this month to make weight. Only 7 pounds very do able with diet and discipline.