Podcast Episode 94 – Coach Rodney King on Survival in South Africa

16 Jun, 2018

WARNING: This episode contains graphic descriptions of violence and is definitely not suitable for children.

In this episode I talk with boxing and BJJ coach Rodney King about the epidemic of violence in modern day South Africa, how training helps you prepare for confrontations, and how dangerous a ‘romantic’ notion of fighting is.

Some of the topics we covered include:

00:17 – Who is Rodney King?

01:16 – Growing up in South Africa

08:47 – Bouncing at nightclubs

13:57 – Johannesburg today

26:42 – Some reasons for the South African crime epidemic

33:10 – How much does training help?

40:09 – Prevalence of techniques

46:52 – Self defence and conflict de-escalation

54:21 – Training vs real life

64:03 – Ventures outside martial arts

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Stephan Kesting