016 - "life is a wild ride" From the Delta to Iraq, the Mats and everything in between with Matt Jackson

On this fun, heavy, and rabbit-hole-filled episode of The GRYND we welcome Matt Jackson — National Guard veteran, regional manager for a security company (with heavy cannabis industry clients), husband, father, and dedicated Jiu-Jitsu practitioner.

Matt shares his full journey:

• Growing up between Mississippi and Texas, joining the National Guard in high school, and deploying to Iraq in 2005

• Starting Jiu-Jitsu in 2019 and becoming addicted to the grind (including the injuries, quitting blue belt for 6-9 months, and now pushing to improve open guard, sweeps, and subs)

• Life as a regional security manager in the cannabis world

• His many hobbies over the years — from owning a rashguard business to being a hypnotist, camping, and fishing

• Defining life moments: marriage, starting a family, war, career, and the mats

• What keeps him showing up every day and wanting to be remembered as “a real one”

This episode is packed with laughs, wild stories, military perspective, fatherhood, and plenty of BJJ talk. Matt brings serious life experience with a great attitude and tons of personality.

If you love real-talk episodes with military background, career pivots, family life, and unfiltered Jiu-Jitsu grind — this one delivers.

Drop a comment: What’s one wild life chapter that shaped who you are today?