1. The Importance of Deliberate Practice 2. Why You Need to Keep a Future Self in Mind 3. Why You Need a Goal For Deliberate Practice 4. Your Future Self as Your Higher Purpose 5. Goals Shape Your Identity 6. Should You Tell Everyone Your Goals? 7. Why You Should Invest in Your Future Self … Continue reading Episode #85 – How Your FUTURE SELF Is The Key to Your BJJ and Life w/ Benjamin Hardy →

1. “Mentl toughness i learned.” – Greg Jackson 2. You Are Either Getting Tougher or Softer 3. How to Come Back to Jiu Jitsu After the Lockdown 4. The Fight Might Be 15 Minutes, But The Process is a Lifetime 5. The Simple Breathing Method to Help You Keep Your Cool 6. The Method of … Continue reading Episode #84 – How to Use Your BREATH to Improve Your BJJ and Life →

1. Michael Jordan’s Greatest Attribute 2. The Inner Game of Tennis and Self Consciousness 3. Are Team Sports More NOBLE Than Individual Sports 4. In BJJ You Must Train with These THREE TYPES of Training Partners 5. Why You Should Channel Emotions instead of Blocking Them 6. How Much Evidence Do you Need to Form … Continue reading Episode #83 – The SECRET to Overcoming SELF CONSCIOUSNESS →

1. “I Had to LOSE to Move Forward” – Justin Gaethje 2. Investing in a LOSS to Adjust Strategy 3. “Being an UNDERDOG is Freedom.” – Randy Couture 4. The Magic Phrase to Make The Most of a Tough Situation 5. How Michael Jordan Used Disrespect for Motivation 6. BECOMING The Natural 7. How LOSS … Continue reading Episode #82 – Is LOSING Secret to Success in Martial Arts and Life? →

Dan and John’s Breakdown of UFC 249 and Predictions – How Did They Do? 1. INVESTING IN LOSS 2. STUDY YOUR DEFEATS without EGO 3. LET DEFEATS HAPPEN IN PRACTICE 4. IN COMPETITION, RECOGNIZE LOSING AND ADJUST STRATEGY 5. A TEAM (OR TRIBE) CAN SAVE YOU FROM A LOSS Also mentioned: Kenny Florian Sean Sherk … Continue reading Episode #81 – Why You MUST INVEST IN LOSS for Your BJJ and LIFE →

1. The VIRTUE TRAP – Signaling Virtue and Avoiding Competition 2. The SELF ESTEEM Process and Optimizing Happiness 3. YouTube ROAD RAGE FIGHTS 4. Marcelo Garcia: “Do One More Thing” 5. The SECRET of MARCELO GARCIA Also mentioned: Matt Thornton SBG Dr. Doug Lisle Dr. Jen Howk Beat Your Genes Podcast Leo Akiki Marie Kondo … Continue reading Episode #80 – The SECRET of MARCELO GARCIA →

1. Big Cat Energy vs Dog Energy 2. Breaking Somebody 3. The REAL PURPOSE of BJJ 4. Kenny Florian’s Inspiring Quote from Fighter’s Mind 5. Why You Should Identify with Your FUTURE SELF 6. BIG EGO vs Fragile Ego Also mentioned: Steve Chorney Mark Gordon Mike Gordon Ravee Chhay Jay Covitz Ron’s Ice Cream Coen … Continue reading Episode #79 – Why You Need BIG CAT ENERGY for Your Jiu Jitsu/Martial Arts →

1. Possibly The MOST POWERFUL Concept in Jiu Jitsu 2. Why You Need to COMBINE Techniques to be Effective 3. Why You Need To Avoid Falling into a CYCLE OF DEFENSE 4. How to Create a PREDATOR Mindset and Avoid a PREY MINDSET 5. How Positive Visualization and MANTRAS can Take Your BJJ Game to … Continue reading Episode #78 – Five CONCEPTS You NEED for Jiu Jitsu NOW →

Who is more like Mr. Spock? Dan or John? SUBSCRIBE TO THIS CHANNEL NOW AND HIT THE ALARM BELL ICON TO GET NOTIFICATIONS OF NEW VIDEOS Also mentioned: Straw Man Argument Mega Stuff Oreos Blue Light Blocking Joe Exotic Tiger King MIchael Vick Ray Rice The English Game Dave Schultz Mark Schultz Fox Catcher Lachlan … Continue reading Episode #77 – What Would Mr. SPOCK Do? →

1. How to Manage Your FRUSTRATION and a Method to “Leave Your Ego at the Door” 2. Why You MUST Do POSITIONAL TRAINING, and The Best Way to Do It 3. Why “Flow Rolling” is Useless 4. What Kind of BJJ Instructional Videos Should You Be Watching? 5. The BEST WAY to Train TAKEDOWNS (Especially … Continue reading Episode #76 – FIVE MUST DO’s to Accelerate Your Progress in Jiu Jitsu →