The tale of a ragtag group of athletes living in the gym at Pedigo Submission Fighting and chasing their dream of becoming jiu-jitsu world champions.
Watch Every Episode (So Far) Of Daisy Fresh Season 3 Right Here
Aug 3, 2023
The series finale of Daisy Fresh: An American Jiu-Jitsu story is fast-approaching and you can catch up with every episode from season 3 right here.Jacob Couch Transforms Into A Grappling Icon In Daisy Fresh S3E1
Apr 5, 2023
Back for its third and final season, Daisy Fresh: An American Jiu-Jitsu Story's first episode opened on a fiery note. Following the journey of Pedigo Submission Fighting and its meteoric rise in competitive jiu-jitsu, season three begins in the weeks leading up to the 2021 Who's Number One Championship, where Andrew Wiltse is set to compete in the middleweight division. Due to injury, Wiltse has to drop from the competition; rising colored-belt star Jacob "the Hillbilly Hammer" Couch replaces Wiltse in the competition in the eleventh hour.Jacob Couch Is The Hillbilly Hammer of Jiu-Jitsu
Nov 26, 2020
Jacob Couch, aka 'The Hillbilly Hammer', claimed instant fame when he first appeared on the documentary, Daisy Fresh: An American Jiu-Jitsu Story in Episode 3.What's Daisy Fresh? Series Watch Guide
Oct 18, 2020
When we first visited Pedigo Submission Fighting in Mt. Vernon, Illinois, it was for this highly praised photo essay about the life of the Wiltse brothers and their life literally living on the mats. That photo essay became the base for what would eventually become one of our most successful film projects to date, Daisy Fresh: An American Jiu-Jitsu Story.Six Andrew Wiltse Matches That Perfectly Showcase His Breakneck Style
Mar 31, 2020
Daisy Fresh the series introduced the world of jiu-jitsu to America's most blue-collar jiu-jitsu team, Pedigo Submission Fighting, and emerging as their unofficial team captain and unlikely celebrity is Andrew Wiltse.Who Is Daisy Fresh Black Belt Andre Wiltse?
Feb 26, 2020
You wouldn’t expect to see a tribe of dedicated martial artists in middle-of-nowhere Mt. Vernon, Illinois, to be making waves on the competition scene. You wouldn’t expect that their star student and model athlete is not from Brazil, but instead from Drummond Island — just south of the Canadian border. And you wouldn’t expect jiu-jitsu to be in their DNA.Mikey, Roberto And Other Professionals React To Daisy Fresh
Feb 25, 2020
The first episode of our Daisy Fresh series was met with positive reviews from the community. Tons of fans tuned in and enjoyed the story of the young men living on the mats at Pedigo Submission Fighting. Our next episode will follow the guys as they travel from Mt. Vernon to Anaheim, California, for the IBJJF World No-Gi Championships.What Makes Pedigo Submission Fighting AKA 'Daisy Fresh' Unique?
Feb 18, 2020
If you’re unfamiliar with the small midwest-based team Pedigo Submission Fighting you're in luck, because tomorrow we premiere the newest FloGrappling documentary film focused on the unconventional lives of the Daisy Fresh crew.Flashback To The Heartland: Daisy Fresh Photo Essay
Feb 17, 2020
In February 2017 I completed my first project working freelance for FloGrappling, a photo essay titled "A Trip To America's Unseen Jiu-Jitsu Heartland." I lost money on the project, slept on the mats with the guys in the cold Illinois winter, and ended up having to change my friend's tire in the middle of nowhere in freezing weather on the way back to Chicago from Southern Illinois. But it was successful and opened up doors for me.