The Strenuous Life Podcast with Stephan Kesting

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The Strenuous Life Podcast with Stephan Kesting episodes

June 26, 2021 330 - Beating BJJ Instructional Overwhelm, with Sonny Brown
How to learn from instructionals, avoid bad seminars, improve BJJ training methods, the Australian MMA scene, trends in grappling, and much more with the eloquent Sonny Brown from the Sonny Brown Breakdown! And check out the latest Grapplearts instructional on the Closed Guard at https://www.grapplearts.com/closedguard
1 hr 18 min
June 08, 2021 329 - How to Break into Stuntwork from Martial Arts with Steve Koepfer
Steve Koepfer is a Master of Sport in Russian Sambo, and has translated his skills on the mat into a busy career as a stuntman appearing in the John Wick movies, Ray Donovan, The Blacklist, The Punisher and more. In this conversation we go into depth about what doing stuntwork is really like, how fight scenes get choreographed, and Steve's best advice for people wanting to step into the industry. Check out Steve's school - NY Sambo - at ussambo.com and/or follow him on Instagram @sambosteve. Also check out The Strenuous Life Podcast episode 328 to find out more about training Sambo. Finally, a rating or a review in the podcast platform of your choice is always SUPER appreciated, so thank you if you've already done this! Cheers, Stephan Kesting
1 hr 25 min
May 29, 2021 328 - The Russians Are Coming - Combat Sambo, MMA and Jiu-Jitsu with Steve Koepfer
Steve Koepfer is a Master of Sport of Russia in Combat Sambo and the head coach of New York Combat Sambo. In episode 328 we talk about the impending wave of combat sambo specialists coming to the UFC and other MMA events, the differences between training in Russia and North America, the prevalence of leglocks, and much more. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did!
1 hr 19 min
May 27, 2021 327 - A Revelation That's Helped Me Win More Than 10 Streetfights
Here's a story about the first time I 'won' a streetfight when I realised that the other guy - an older, shabbily dressed, homeless man - was almost certainly mentally ill.

A good streetfight is one that you walk away from or de-escalate, because even if you KO the other guy you could still lose (as I discussed in detail in this article here: https://selfdefensetutorials.com/death-after-the-knockout/)

Be compassionate and be strategic my friends,

Stephan

P.S. Sign up for my email newsletter for free at https://www.grapplearts.com/newsletter. I promise you'll get a TON of great training material in your email inbox!
8 min
May 18, 2021 326 - Bringing Jiu-Jitsu into Public Schools, with Dom Hoskins
Dom Hoskins is a BJJ black belt, coach and fierce competitor who is helping bring the lessons of jiu-jitsu to public schools in California's East Bay.

Follow Dom Hoskins on Instagram @dominat10n

Check out his school at @dominat10nma

And follow the Youth Jiu-Jitsu Collective at @yjcbjj
1 hr 2 min
May 07, 2021 325 - Wrestling with Trust, Propaganda, and Conspiracies, with Ami Palmer
Ami Palmer is a wrestler, judoka, and an adjunct professor of philosophy at Ohio Northern University. The topics he researches include how widespread conspiracism and science denialism affect democratic policy making. I was thrilled to have him on the podcast and I think it's a very important conversation! 00:51 - Introduction 02:17 - Wrestling, judo and philosophy 11:15 - Why the BJJ community is so prone to conspiracy theories 20:17 - When is it rational to defer to an expert, and how do you know who to defer to? 32:22 - How do people discern claims from different experts 34:53 - The Great Barrington declaration 38:48 - Commonly used propaganda tools and how to recognise them 48:34 - Brandolini's bullshit asymmetry principle 57:15 - Conspiracies in social media 1:03:19 - The university environment post Covid 11:09:44 - Difference between vaccine refusers and vaccine hesitants 1:11:28 - Training pods 1:16:47 - How to get in touch with Ami
1 hr 19 min
May 06, 2021 324 - Evolutionary Theory and BJJ, with Brazilian Biologist Marcio Pie
Today's conversation with Marcio Pie was a blend of two of my favorite topics: the science of biology and the science of BJJ. Marcio is a professor of zoology at UFPR and practices Jiu-Jitsu in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
01:17 - Introduction to evolution 06:20 - Runaway selection 09:44 - Jiu-Jitsu strategies 14:28 - Evolutionary stable strategies 18:09 - The prisoner's dilemma 21:41 - Evolution applied in jiu-jitsu 25:58 - Mathematical approach to the study of memes 35:10 - How does evolution create complex things 38:46 - Religion and evolution 44:23 - Denialists of fundamental science 50:36 - Basic body types in jiu-jitsu 59:30 - How to contact Marcio
1 hr 1 min
April 26, 2021323 - The Limits of Human Endurance with Mike McCastle
Mike McCastle set a new world record on Jan 23, 2021, immersing himself in ice for 2 hours and 40 minutes and surviving! He joined me on Episode 323 of The Strenuous Life Podcast to talk about this absolutely insane challenge including

The physical preparation and mental strength required to it off,

The limits of the human body,

Tummo (inner fire) breathing and visualisation,

How 'normal' people can use his principles to challenge themselves,

How his father's struggle with Parkinson's motivates him to persist in his 12 Labors project,

And much more!

I'm SURE you're going to love this episode!

Follow Mike on Instagram @mikemccastle

For more Mike McCastle also check out our "Pain is a Universal Language" conversation, episode 240 of The Strenuous Life Podcast, also available on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuYR_wHqW9w
1 hr 1 min
April 23, 2021 322 - Epidemiology 101, with Colin Furness
What exactly is herd immunity? How can we be sure that the vaccine companies aren't lying to us? What is this 'R0' value and why does it matter? What are the proven methods to stop outbreaks? Are what are the reasons for hope? These are just some of the topics I cover on today's podcast with Colin Furness, PhD, a epidemiologist at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto.

Given the amount of deliberate disinformation and malicious misinformation going around please, please, please share this episode with someone who's on the fence about who to believe during the pandemic.

Follow Colin on Twitter at https://twitter.com/FurnessColin
46 min
April 20, 2021 321 - Improving on Outdated BJJ Training Methods with Priit Mihkelson
Priit is a renowned BJJ black belt who has taught his style of defensive jiu-jitsu to thousands of people through his classes, seminars and instructionals. He is known for his unusual approach to teaching jiu-jitsu and is famous for structuring classes in such a way so that people come away from them with the techniques and concepts they can actually use right away. In addition we covered the topic of false positives in jiu-jitsu, programming a long term curriculum, and much more. Find out more about Priit on Instagram at@jitsvulcan on his site https://www.defensivebjj.com/ And if you liked this episode then a rating or a review on the podcast platform of your choice would be INSANELY useful! Thanks so much Stephan Kesting P.S. On a tangential topic, check out the upcoming Grapplearts instructional "The Arm Drag and 2 on 1 Formula" at https://www.grapplearts.com/armdrag
1 hr 24 min

About The Strenuous Life Podcast with Stephan Kesting

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What is it that allows some people to push themselves beyond their limitations? Why can some people survive situations others do not? On this podcast we try to find out the answers. Stephan Kesting, is a lifelong martial artist, BJJ black belt, career firefighter, and outdoorsman. Join us as he talks to fighters, adventurers, competitors, coaches, firefighters, trainers and other people living the strenuous life.