Multiple time World and European champion Margot Ciccarelli joins us take us through travelling and training at different gyms while competing at the highest level, how to feel invincible on the mats, tempo changes, transitioning through different guards, and learning faster vs staying in your comfort zone.

Follow Margot on Instagram @thenomadicmars

And check out my latest instructional, Omoplata 2.0. It's your step-by-step system for adding the most versatile submission in jiu-jitsu to your game!

Cheers, Stephan Kesting

Check out the Nonstop Jiu-Jitsu book published by Brandon 'Wolverine' Mullins and myself, now available on Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/Non-Stop-Jiu-Jitsu-Champions-Aggressive/dp/B08CPNPNDD/

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Paul Mason is one of Canada's foremost whitewater instructors and the son of Paul Mason, the man who introduced canoeing to the world with the "Path of the Paddle" films and book. I was thrilled to talk to him about extreme bigwater canoeing, steep creeking, quantifiable repeated practice, the most common whitewater hazards, and how to get better at difficult sports as fast as possible. Find out more about Paul (including the courses he teaches) at https://www.canoeinstruction.co/

And sign up for free jiu-jitsu tips, tricks, and training methods at https://www.grapplearts.com/newsletter

Cheers, Stephan Kesting

Mikaela Ferguson has been introducing people to the outdoors for years with her guiding and with her writing. In this episode we cover how to get started in the outdoors, paddling safety, dealing with bears, gear choice, surviving thunderstorms and more! Check out Mikaela's blog https://www.voyageurtripper.com/ as well as her premium trip reports site https://tripreports.voyageurtripper.com/

Also follow her on Instagram where she shares a ton of great stuff.

https://www.instagram.com/voyageurtripper/

Finally check out the outdoor skills site I'm currently developing at https://www.essentialwilderness.com

Let me know if you liked this episode, OK?

Stephan Kesting

My conversation with Troy Schott about martial arts, recovering from back injuries, and living healthy. In a world full of woo I really appreciate his thoughtful, skeptical and scientifically informed approach to health.

Troy's site is here: https://schottchiropractic.com/

And check out his Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/schott_chiropractic/

Cheers,

Stephan Kesting

Dr Nicholas Tyau is a BJJ Black Belt and an internal medicine specialist who worked in NYC hospitals during Covid Ground Zero in 2020. Today we discuss the Omicron variant, therapeutics, long covid, hospital capacity, vaccine vs infection-induced immunity, booster shots, and whether you should train during the case spike.

Ami Palmer has been on the podcast before (ep 325) and I was thrilled to have him back. He's a wrestler, judoka, jiu-jitsuka and teaches at the University of Texas. The focus of today's conversation was how to talk to the vaccine hesitant, combat conspiracy theories, and how to figure out who to believe.

Check out the 3 articles Ami wrote to accompany this episode:

https://wrestling-with-philosophy.com/2020/05/26/anti-vaxxers-are-pro-vaccine-moral-arguments/

https://wrestling-with-philosophy.com/2020/06/15/vaccine-skeptics-are-pro-vaccine-moral-arguments-part-2/

https://wrestling-with-philosophy.com/2021/01/18/the-rational-the-reasonable-and-covid-19-vaccine-policy/

Thanks

Stephan

I know people mean well but here's why I don't like them calling me 'Professor' or 'Sifu' or 'Sensei' or 'Guru' or 'Master' or 'Shihan' or 'Kru' or 'Sabom' Or 'Kwisatz Haderach'...

So if we ever meet on the street, at an airport or in a gym please call me 'Stephan'!

There's an inherent danger when lofty titles are used to amplify an already reflexive obedience towards the instructor in a martial arts setting, which is often a hierarchical environment with pseudo-spiritual overtones.

Remember, everybody poops, including your professor grandmaster sifu instructor!

If you have the inclination I'd be honored if you check out my latest instructional, The Omoplata 2.0 at https://www.grapplearts.com/omoplata.