This Episode Features Celebrity trainer Mark Wildman, and Mace/Staff Fighting Coach Gareth Hamm AKA GMoneymustache.
The meeting covered a wide range of topics, including history, religion, fitness, and self-improvement.
We discussed the importance of community, radical self-improvement, and the benefits of being in a flow state. They also touched on the history of different cultures and groups, including Mennonites and the evolution of fitness equipment.
(6:14) - GMoney asks about the history of humans befriending horses and the conversation turns to the Mongolian invasions and their impact on Eurasian history
(8:18) - Mark mentions Genghis Khan and his influence on human genetics and history
(22:22) - Danny Cola shares his personal experience with religion and spirituality, including attending Buddhist funerals and finding comfort in the idea of loved ones watching over us
(24:43) - Gmoney and Mark discuss different perspectives on God and spirituality, while Speaker 2 explains the differences between Terravada and Mahayana Buddhism
(32:39) - Mark talks about how the project is an open invitation to anyone and how dismissing something like heavy club or mace swinging as a fad is ignorant of its historical significance.
(33:24) - Danny Cola and Mark discuss how clubs have been a through line in all cultures throughout history
(49:11) - Mark believes that communal training on a clock using landmine stations could create a better sense of community
(53:10) - Danny Cola relates mindfulness to all types of fitness and self-improvement, and emphasizes the importance of adding value to others.