Dejan Kajic is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt under Robert Drysdale, Former BFL Champion, and owner of Universal MMA in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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EPISODE LINKS: 

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OUTLINE: 

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(0:00) Intro

(1:31) Growing Up in Bosnia

(6:40) Emigrating to Vancouver

(15:33) Training in Thailand

(23:00) Unique Benefits of Jiu Jitsu

(31:00) Professional Fighter Psychology

(38:00) Martial Artist Mindset

(40:00) "Never Search for Happiness"

(42:00) Eating Pigeon and Rainwater

(45:00) Heart Surgery

(48:00) Ask Good Questions

(52:00) Personalities on the Mats

(57:00) What Fighters Know That Others Don't

(59:00) Breathing, Breathe, and Nasal Breathing

(01:05:00) Respect vs. Happiness

(01:09:00) Making a Fighter

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