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Philosophy and technique, with John Danaher

[First published in 2008. Scroll down for plain text.]   A visit to Renzo Gracie’s academy means, almost certainly, m...

Getting Your BJJ Black Belt Is Only The BEGINNING!

    This is an excerpt from BJJ GOONS Ep. 26: Black Belt Blues /...

A champion’s mind: Gezary Matuda’s lessons for you to win in BJJ

Although it may not look that way to you, Gezary Matuda is 35 years old. Yes, 35, the typical age of a fighter in the...

João Gabriel on sitting out Worlds, beating the odds at King of Mats

Imagine, if you will, preparing for an entire year for a tournament and then being forced to skip it. It would be a b...

10 Minute Q&A With Black Belt World Champion Paulo Miyao

    This may be the most in depth interview I have ever seen with...

Xande Ribeiro on building one of the best guard systems in history

[First published in 2016. A companion to this piece. Scroll all the way down for plain text.] The main subject of thi...

Lightweight king Lucas Lepri analyzes campaign at the 2019 BJJ Worlds

No one disagrees that Lucas Lepri is the greatest lightweight in BJJ today. With six world titles in the division (20...

Mindset and Motivation in the Martial Arts and the Rest of Life

Brett Piperni has spoken about mindset and motivation on the TED stage and I was very happy to get him on my podcast ...

Mikey Musumeci reveals his pact with Bruno Malfacine prior to the 2019 Worlds

With three world titles across two weight divisions, Mikey Musumeci this year put his name side by side with the like...

Sensei Georges Mehdi’s most valuable lesson in humility, by Marcos Ayala

Master Georges Mehdi (1934–2018), who died six months ago in Rio de Janeiro, left behind many good memories, lessons,...

Interview: The art of beating a favorite in BJJ, with Vinicius ‘Trator’ Ferreira

The men’s heavyweight champion at the 2019 Brazilian Nationals, held in early May in Barueri, Vinicius “Trator” Ferre...

Discipline and Mental Toughness with Brett Piperni {Podcast}

In this episode of The Strenuous Life Podcast I talk to TEDx speaker Brett Piperni about discipline, decision making,...
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