Oct 30, 2017
In this rant I go off about the importance of critical thinking, and include examples from the martial arts, business and life. Somehow I try to wrap things up by bringing the Heaven's Gate cult and the biggest mass suicide on US soil into the discussion. Let me know if this podcast worked on you on Twitter (where I'm...
Oct 24, 2017
I love this episode where I talked with historian Daniele Bolelli. In it we talked about a huge number of topics including...
- His process of researching and producing History on Fire, one of the leading history podcasts
- How to get rid of weight cutting in mixed martial arts competition
- The evidence for and against an...
Oct 18, 2017
It's amazing how many high level entrepreneurs also enjoy the challenge of jiu-jitsu! In this episode Jack Wilkinson and I explore this connection, as well as going down many other rabbit holes...
Oct 16, 2017
In this episode I argue that you should start by teaching and learning the most effective, most proven, highest percentage techniques first. And I share a useful thought experiment that should quickly allow you to identify what those techniques might be (hint: it involves a hypothetical death match).
Oct 12, 2017
In this episode I talk with the amazing Clinton Davies, the blind wrestler who is a 10 time New Zealand national champion who competes against sighted opponents. Clinton has also had a very successful submission grappling and Brazilian jiu-jitsu competition career, and has travelled the world. Listen to this episode...