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Podcast Episode 64 – Your Marital Arts Instructor Does Not Know it All!

June 6, 2018 by Stephan Kesting

In this rant I take on the myth perpetuated in many martial arts and by many martial arts instructors, namely that they are the source of all the knowledge you'll ever need.  The truth is that everyone has holes in their knowledge and that the good instructors will admit that they don't know everything. This podcast episode, along with all my others, are available on my Strenuous Life Podcast, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Podcasts, Training Tagged With: BJJ, Grapplearts, Rant, Stephan Kesting, The Strenuous Life BJJ Podcast with Stephan Kesting

Podcast Episode 62 – Rant: It is NOT About the Colour of the BELT!

June 6, 2018 by Stephan Kesting

It's not about the color of your martial arts belt

I'm on fire for this one because it really gets under my skin when people focus on the wrong thing in their martial arts training.  Boys and girls, it's about skill acquisition and NOT about the color of your belt.  Get this wrong and it will destroy your relationship to the martial arts! You can watch a video I did about this on You Tube below: To listen to this conversation you could … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grappling Techniques, Podcasts, Training Tagged With: Belt, BJJ, Grapplearts, Martial Arts, Rant, Skill Aquisition, Stephan Kesting, The Strenuous Life BJJ Podcast with Stephan Kesting, Training

Podcast Episode 54 – Quick Rant on Should You Still Train When You Are Sick?

June 6, 2018 by Stephan Kesting

Here's a quick rant about whether you should still train if you're beginning to come down with something.  The lessons in this particular podcast have repeated themselves many times until learned... This podcast episode, along with all my others, are available on my Strenuous Life Podcast, which you can subscribe to with a few easy clicks! Choose your audio player below and click on it to open … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health & Nutrition, Podcasts, Training Tagged With: BJJ, Grapplearts, Injuries, Rant, Stephan Kesting, The Strenuous Life BJJ Podcast with Stephan Kesting, Training

Podcast Episode 52 – Rant on the “Too Deadly to Spar” Myth

June 6, 2018 by Stephan Kesting

It's a HUGE mistake to focus on techniques like biting, finger breaks and eye-gouging and avoiding techniques you can try out under pressure and against resistance in sparring.  Here's why that's the case, and why most martial sports participants are actually far deadlier than most martial artists. To listen to this conversation you could press play on the embedded audio player below, but then … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Podcasts, Self Defense, Training Tagged With: BJJ, Grapplearts, Injuries, Martial Arts, Rant, Stephan Kesting, The Mental Aspect, The Strenuous Life BJJ Podcast with Stephan Kesting

Podcast Episode 46 – Three Fundamental Elements for Every Martial Art

June 5, 2018 by Stephan Kesting

In this 13 minute rant I go into the 3 essential components that make up every martial art on the planet, a concept I learned from the famous Filipino martial artist (and protege of Bruce Lee) Mr Dan Inosanto!  Lots of examples from Judo, Boxing, Wrestling, BJJ, MMA, Kali, Capoeira, and Kung Fu... To listen to this conversation you could press play on the embedded audio player below, but then … [Read more...]

Filed Under: For Beginners, Podcasts, Self Defense Tagged With: BJJ, Grappling, Rant, Sparring, Techniques, The Mental Aspect, The Strenuous Life BJJ Podcast with Stephan Kesting

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