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The Strenuous Life Podcast: New Episode with Extreme Kiteboarder Jack Rieder
I really enjoyed talking with kiteboarder and extreme athlete Jack Rieder (in part because I’m dying to try kiteboard...
Christmas Office Party Jiu-Jitsu
Tis the season, and there’s a very good chance that you’ll be going to one or more Christmas parties in the next few ...
Podcast Episode 102: Ken Johnson on What He Learned in 34 Years of Firefighting
In this episode of The Strenuous Life Podcast I sat down with Ken Johnson, retired Battalion Chief of Training, to ta...
Grandmaster innovates, trading red belt for white belt
At the age of 80, Grandmaster Flávio Behring has reached a historic milestone: 70 years in the gentle art. Unable to ...
Older Grappler Training Q & A
In this episode of The Strenuous Life Podcast I answer lots of questions by older grapplers about continuing to train...
Cults, Comets and Critical Thinking!
I’ve just released a new podcast episode (episode 093) just out that starts with martial arts training and ends up ta...
Jiu-Jitsu for the Zombie Apocalypse
As we get closer and closer to Halloween it’s important to shift your priorities from training jiu-jitsu to surviving...
Watch a criminal get foiled after breaking into a BJJ school
A peculiar episode was caught on tape recently in Rio de Janeiro state. A criminal tried to break into a Gracie Barra...
Are You Just Not Getting Any Better? Here are 3 Steps to Bust Your Training Plateau
When you’re training hard, hitting a training plateau can be incredibly frustrating.
But first of all, let’s hit on a...
McGregor vs Mayweather: Don’t Waste Your Money
Unless you’ve been living under a rock you know that Conor McGregor, the reigning light-heavyweight UFC champion, is ...
Don’t Be Afraid of Admitting that You Don’t Know Everything
This is rant was brewing inside me for a long time, and I’m sure it’ll upset some people and ruffle some feathers. O...
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What is Facebook Live? Facebook live is when yo...