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Mindset, Preparation and Close Calls with Ice Climber Will Gadd
Will Gadd is an extreme athlete, perhaps best known for ice climbing Niagara Falls in the winter (video at the bottom...
Full Contact Jousting with Shane Adams
Shane Adams is the star of Full Metal Jousting and has been featured in the New York Times because is the godfather o...
Seph Smith on Sambo, BJJ, and Performing Under Pressure
In this episode of The Strenuous Life Podcast I was thrilled to talk with the articulate and knowledgable Seph Smith....
Podcast Episode 156 with Survivorman Les Stroud
This conversation with Survivorman Les Stroud might be one of my favourite Strenuous Life Podcast episodes ever!
Les...
Emily Kwok Interviews Me About BJJ School Culture and More – Podcast Episode 154
This was a neat interview I did with Emily Kwok from Princeton BJJ and star of the first How to Defeat the Bigger, St...
How to Manage Fear and Adrenaline in Competition
My friend Shane Fazen has fought Muay Thai in Thailand, competed in boxing, and has even challenged himself in some M...
Podcast Episode #72 – Interview with Chad Skands on Managing Chaos
Longtime bouncer Chad Skands talks about managing multiple attacker scenarios, continuing to think and use your brain...
Podcast Episode 91 – The Connection Between Business & BJJ with Jack Wilkinson
It’s amazing how many high level entrepreneurs also enjoy the challenge of jiu-jitsu! In this episode Jack Wilkinson...
Podcast Episode 94 – Coach Rodney King on Survival in South Africa
WARNING: This episode contains graphic descriptions of violence and is definitely not suitable for children.
In this ...
Podcast Episode 84 – 3 Steps To Overcoming Training Plateaus
In this short episode we talk about why training plateaus are actually more frustrating than training slumps, plus I ...
Podcast Episode 77 – Should You Still Train When Exhausted?
I trained BJJ today despite being fresh off the plane, jet lagged and exhausted, so it seemed like a good day to tack...
Podcast Episode #71 – BJJ and Training Q&A With Stephan
What would I do different as a white belt if I could go back in time? What are the best guards that go together with...