CHRIS HAUETER

6th Degree Black Belt

6th degree Black Belt and member of the dirty dozen (the first 12 non-Brazilian black belts). Chris was the first American to submit a Brazilian in competition, the first American to compete as a black belt at the Mundials in Brazil and he continues to travel the world spreading his Jiu Jitsu philosophy of think street, train sport and practice art.

He is also known for his golden rules of grappling, coining the term combat base as the base with one knee up and one knee down, and saying, "It is not about who is good, but who is left. It's time on the mat. You will be somewhere in ten years, you might as well be a black belt too. Just don't quit."

Show Notes:

00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro

00:31 Gi and Shirt Memories

03:24 Dream Academy Vision

05:59 Life Without Jiu Jitsu

08:36 Flow State and The Zone

11:23 Fear and Honest Training

14:03 Combat Sports Compared

15:43 Guard as Jiu Jitsu Core

19:01 Community and Lost Knowledge

21:51 Competition and Ego Fear

26:25 Who Should Compete

27:10 Competing For Fun

27:54 Training To Learn

29:18 Aging And Injuries

29:42 Rehab Role Models

31:26 Combat Based Updates

32:16 Graphic Novel Vision

35:02 Tech Genius Myth

36:24 Primal Nature Explained

38:44 Real Violence Memories

42:56 Jiu Jitsu Changes Lives

44:34 Spiritual Invisible Jiu Jitsu

47:05 Learning Like Calculus

48:59 Superhero Ethics

51:42 Hero Journey Wrap Up