This week on The GRYND, we sit down with our own co-host Colten — Google wizard, forklift driver, and one of the toughest “little guys” on the mats — for one of our most honest and personal episodes yet.

Colten gets real about what it’s like growing up with a disability — the everyday challenges most people never see, the mental toughness it builds, and the quiet battles he’s learned to fight without recognition.

We dive into his journey as a brand-new white belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, where size matters and “victim weight” is no joke. From getting smashed to adapting his game, Colten shares how he’s learning to survive, improve, and earn respect on the mats despite the odds.

Then we get into the part people don’t talk about enough — dating. The awkward conversations, the stigma, the rejection, the self-doubt — and what it actu ...