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BJJ BEGINNER 😧 FIVE BIGGEST LIFE LESSON from BJJ – Power of The Tribe PODCAST Ep. 115
BJJ BEGINNER 😧 FIVE BIGGEST LIFE LESSON from BJJ – Power of The Tribe PODCAST Ep. 115
Podcast: Power of The Tribe Podcast
BJJ BEGINNER 😧 FIVE BIGGEST MISTAKES – Power of The Tribe PODCAST Ep. 114 #bjjpodcast
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Why You Need to TAP MORE in BJJ and Life, Episode 113
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1, BJJ Nerds
2. Is a BJJ Match a Fight?
3. The GAME of Jiu Jitsu
4. The Optimal Rate of TAPPING
5. Calibrating your Jiu Jitsu
6. What Happen When Mikey Musumeci BLACKS OUT?
7. What is COGNITIVE REPLAY in Jiu Jitsu?
8. John Danaher’s PARABLE OF THE PLANK
How to be a GOOD STUDENT for BJJ & Life, Episode 112 of Power of The Tribe Podcast
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1. Be Here to IMPROVE Not to Prove
2. Some Students Unconsciously RESIST Instruction
3. Be a BLANK SLATE
4. Be a Good TRAINING PARTNER / UKE
5. TRUST Your Instructor, But Don’t Overly Seek Their APPROVAL
6. The SHADOW
Also Mentioned: Rory Connors John Danaher Gordon Ryan Garry Tonon Mikey Musumeci Mark DellaGrotte Sityodtong Tyler King Dan Kennedy Knees Over Toes Guy The Tools Phil Stutz Amanda McQuade Brian Glick
How HONEST are you in BJJ and LIFE? Episode #111 of Power of The Tribe Podcast
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How HONEST are you in BJJ and LIFE?
1. SEEKING APPROVAL is a distraction
2, How Many Times Should You Be TAPPING in Training?
3. Why DEVELOPMENT is the Best Training Goal
4. The UNIVERSE Will Set Your LIMITS, Not YOU
5. Everything is ITERATIVE
Also Mentioned: Rory Connors Kevin McHale Sam Harris Bruce Lee Michael Vick Mark DellaGrotte Sityodtong Gordon Ryan John Danaher Vagner Rocha Martin Seligmann
RULES of ETIQUETTE for BJJ and Life, Episode #110 of Power of The Tribe Podcast
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1. Titles – Professor, Coach 2. “Oss” 3. Bowing 4. Bowing onto the mat 5. Lining up by rank 6. Asking a higher belt to roll 7. White Gis only 8. Clean shaven 9. Gis with other academy patches 10. Special Black belts 11. Teaching No Gi to white belts 12. Leg locks 13. Faded belt when competing 14. No Irish goodbyes 15. Keep belt tied? 16. Turn your back tying your Gi and belt 17. Give upper belts room to roll 18. Hygiene, fingernails, clean Gi 19. Introducing yourself to the Professor 20. Water and backroom breaks 21. White belts coaching other students
Also Mentioned: Boston Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Roberto Maia Helio Gracie Rafael Lovato Bruce Lee Rory Connors Paul Rosado Tyler King Chad Lightfoot Cody Lightfoot John Danaher
Mental Management System for BJJ and Life, #109
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1. Over Trying
-John’s Examples for BJJ
-Lanny Bassham’s Story
-Golfer’s Story
2. Self Image
-A Daily System to Raise Your Self Image
3. Three Questions to Ask Yourself Everyday
4. What is the optimal thing to say to yourself Before, During, and After?
5. The Universe is doing things FOR YOU not to you.
Also mentioned: Enigma Invitational Paul Prohodski Psycho-Cybernetics Rory Connors
The Secret to Your BJJ and Life can be Found in this Movie, Episode 108, Power of The Tribe Podcast
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The commitment that makes everything else fall in place for Jiu Jitsu and Life.
What are You Optimizing for?
Personality Inventory
OCEAN Openness Conscientiousness Extraversion Agreeableness Neuroticism Distortions
Also mentioned: Lex Fridman Ayn Rand Georges St. Pierre Rory Connors John Danaher Dr. Doug Lisle Beat Your Genes Podcast
Episode #107, The Secret to Deal with FRUSTRATION in BJJ and LIFE
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1. The Reason You Get Frustrated
2. How You Should Handle Your Frustration
3. FAILURE and FRUSTRATION are Essential for Development
4. The EUREKA Effect
5. The Secret Power of COGNITIVE REPLAY
6. Why You Need to Avoid The FUN TRAP
7. Hard Work is Essential for SELF ESTEEM
Are You Getting STRONGER or WEAKER in BJJ and LIFE? Episode #106
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Are You Getting STRONGER or WEAKER in BJJ and LIFE?
1. We have evolved to conserve energy and eat sugar
2. “You got to be a LOT TOUGHER THAN THAT…” – Dan Gable
3. Fear of Losing Status
4. The Mad Dog Rep
5. Positional Training
6. Cognitive Replay
7. Why Your BJJ Training Should be Like Searching for Treasure
8. First Principle Thinking
9. How to Access Your Aggression
Also mentioned: Rory Connors Tom Brady Dennis Medina Gordon Ramsey Roberto Duran Sugar Ray Leonard Dan Gable Jesse McElligott Kevin Malloy Joe Munro
Six Reasons Every BJJ White Belt Should Compete – Episode #105 of Power of The Tribe Podcast
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Six Reasons Every BJJ White Belt Should Compete
(And Blue, Purple, Brown and Black Belts, too…)
1. You will Get Better in Jiu Jitsu
2. It Will Give Urgency and Motivation to Your Training
3. The Enemy will be Outside the Walls
4. You will Know Where You Stand regarding your rank and ability
5. You will Keep Yourself Honest – no room for phony martial arts
6. You will Learn What You Need to Work on
7. You will Change Your Self Image
8. BJJ is like Virtual Reality Fighting – You will Learn to Master Your Nerves
9. BJJ is a Safe Sport
10. Competition will Keep You Focused on Your Development – Not Petty Status Stuff
11. It will make Your Self Defense Better
12. You will be Motivated to Eat Healthier and Stay at a Healthy Body Weight
13. It’s Fun and Exciting – a Chance for Glory
14. Your Spouse will Let You Train More
15. People who are The Nervous Types have the Most to Gain from Competing
16. You will Learn New Techniques, Tactics, and Strategies from other Competitors
Also mentioned: John Danaher Gordon Ryan Garry Tonon Rory Connors John Burke Dennis Medina Alex Rose Joe Munro Kevin Malloy Robert Wingert Dana Sharpton Jamir Benitez Bobby Venuti Brandon Stivaletta Tyler King Amanda McQuade
Six Ways BJJ White Belts ANNOY Their Instructors – Episode #104 of Power of The Tribe Podcast
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Six Ways BJJ White Belts ANNOY Their Instructors
1. Explaining Techniques
2. Finishing The Instructor/s Sentences
3. Walking Out of Class
4. Talking During Instruction
5. Not Wanting to Pay for Membership
6. Ghosting Your Instructor
7. “I already know this move.”
8. Poor Hygiene
9, Leaving Bandaids on the mat
Also mentioned:
Mark DellaGrotte
Sityodtong
John Burke
Pat Barbieri
Rory Connors
John Danaher
Gordon Ryan
Brandon Stivaletta
Five Reasons You’ll NEVER BE GOOD at BJJ – Episode 103 Power of The Tribe Podcast
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Episode #102 – Are STRIPES Ruining Your JIU JITSU Development?
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1. What’s Better Than STRIPES? 2. The Parable of the Sailboats on a River 3. Why Promoting Students Too Fast HURTS Their Development 4. The Primary Purpose of Belts 5. Why Everyone Should COMPETE 6. The Benefits of Competing 7. Dan Beats Karate Guys in BJJ 8. The Self Esteem Model 9. RECOGNIZE Your Own Development 10. Critique YOUR TECHNIQUE Not Your Self Also Mentioned: Kenny Florian Royce Gracie Steve Whittier Doug Lisle Beat Your Genes Podcast
Episode #101 – Five Ways to Go from Wimp to Warrior in BJJ and Life
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1. The Homer MacDonald Technique
2. The Hollywood Producer Technique
3. The Jaguar Technique
4. The Hero’s Journey Technique
5. Compete Often
Also mentioned: The Parable of The Plank John Danaher Losing Status Dana Sharpton Grappling Industries Rory Connors Fred Villari Mark DellaGrotte Sityodtong
Episode #100 – The Five BIGGEST MISTAKES You Are Making in BJJ (& Life?)
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1. You Are Not Doing Enough KUZUSHI What is Kuzushi? How Does Momentum Work? 2. You Are Not Escaping from The INSIDE OUT 3. You Are Trying To Find Out All The Answers by YOURSELF 4. You Are Not Doing Enough POSITIONAL TRAINING What is the Central Problem? What is “Red Teaming”? 5. You Are Not Obsessed Enough with Your DEVELOPMENT Also Mentioned: Kazushi Sakuraba BJ Fogg Rory Connors Nick Saraf Gordon Ryan John Danaher
Episode #99 – Five Biggest DICK MOVES in BJJ
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How Many Do YOU Do? 1. Pressure Points 2. Forearm across the Neck 3. Shoulder of Justice 4. Elbow in Gut 5. Fist in Neck ***BONUS DICK MOVES*** 6. Knuckles in the Spine 7. Smothering with the Hands 8. Knuckle Under the Nose 9. “Let’s Go Easy” 10. Knee on Face Also mentioned: Vagner Rocha Khabib Tank Abbott GSP Bob Sapp Fedor Cro Cop Grappling Industries Tournaments Romero Roy Harris Scott Miller
Episode #98 – Five Ways to Go From BJJ White Belt to Pro Part. 2
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Five Ways to Go From BJJ White Belt to Pro – PART 2 1. Compete Often 2. Gordan Ryan’s Advice on Competing 3. Learn Optimal Strategy 4. Relax and Let the Technique and Movement Do the Work for You 5. And The NUMBER ONE WAY to Dramatically Improve Your Jiu Jitsu: _____ Also mentioned: Ben Linsky Anthony Twining John Danaher Garry Tonon Ryan Hall Pedro Millet Tyler King Joe Munro Kevin Malloy Mikey Musumeci
Episode #97 – Five Rules to Go From BJJ White Belt to Pro
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1. Video Your Sparring 2. Take Written Notes Before and After Training 3. World Class Instructionals 4. Positional Training 5. Cognitive Replay BONUS RULES: 6. Principles Over Techniques 7. Three Levels of Training Partners Also Mentioned: Rory Connors Tin Nguyen Steven Pressfield Gordon Ryan Kevin Malloy Pedro Millet Wrestler John Smith Jordan Burroughs
Episode #96 – Jiu-Jitsu Over 40 (5 Rules to Roll ‘Til 95)
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1. Is the Boyd Belt Rule BS?
2. The Primary Purpose of a BJJ Belt
3. People Will Pass You
4. Acknowledge Your Ego?
5. Respect The Roller Coaster
6. Follow The Leader
7. The ONE RULE That Solves Everything
Also mentioned: Rory Connors Maria Kipreos Tyler King Joe Munro Kevin Malloy Kenny Florian Gordan Ryan
Episode #95 – SIX HACKS for Your PEAK PERFORMANCE in BJJ and Life
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1. The Only Way OVER-CONFIDENCE Can Hurt You
2. Why DEVELOPMENT is Better Than MASTERY
3. How COMPETITION Guards Against SELF DELUSION
4. Why You Want to Base Your Self Esteem on Your DEVELOPMENT, Not Your STATUS
5. Why You Should Never VISUALIZE ANYTHING NEGATIVE
6. Why the ECOSYSTEM is The MISSION
Also mentioned: Phil Maffetone Bryson Dechambeau Maria Kipreos Rory Connors Steve Chorney Mark Vignali Matt Thornton Lanny Basham
Episode #94 – Six Secrets of Navy Seal Toughness for BJJ and Life
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1. How NOT to Practice Drop Knee Tai Otoshi 2. Why You Want to Work on What You’re BAD at 3. Why DEVELOPING YOURSELF Should Be Your Ultimate Goal 4. Why Your Academy is Your Ecosystem 5. How Joseph Campbell’s HERO’S JOURNEY Can Help You Overcome Performance Anxiety 6. Why You Need to Breathe Thru Your NOSE 7. The LEAST EFFECTIVE Jiu Jitsu SUBMISSION 8. The LEAST STABLE Jiu Jitsu PIN 9. Why You Should Only Learn BLACK BELT TECHNIQUES, even if You are a White Belt 10. THE SIX SECRETS OF NAVY SEAL TOUGHNESS 11. How to GO PRO in Jiu Jitsu 12. How to Get 4 TIMES AS MUCH Out of Your BJJ Traiining 13. What is a BAD DAY in BJJ? Also mentioned: John Danaher Maria Kipreos Rory Connors Paul Rosado Neil Adams Lex Fridman Joe Rogan Joseph Campbell James Nestor, Breath Wim Hof Method Jesse McElligott Steven Pressfield Bryson DeChambeau Mark DellaGrotte Sityodtong Kevin Malloy
Episode #93 – The Jiu Jitsu QUESTION That SOLVES Life’s PROBLEMS
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1. How to LOSE BODY FAT FAST
2. The Jiu Jitsu QUESTION That Solves So Many Life Problems
3. Why OVER EMOTIONALITY is Disastrous
4. What You SHOULD WORRY ABOUT
5. An EMPOWERING ALIEN THOUGHT EXPERIMENT
6. An EASY TRICK to Beat PROCRASTINATION
7. Why Your Goals Should EXCITE YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM
8. How to Formulate Goals So That YOU NEVER FAIL
9. The Six Elements of EFFECTIVE BJJ TAKEDOWNS
10. Why Active Recall ACCELERATES BJJ LEARNING
11. Why You Need to TRAIN BJJ BACKWARDS
Episode #92 – The UNWRITTEN RULES OF Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
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1. Should You ASK Your Instructor for a BELT PROMOTION?
2. Why FIXING YOUR MISTAKES is the Fastest Way to Improvement
3. Should You BOW?
4. Is it OK to Show Up LATE?
5. What if You Feel Like You DON’T DESERVE a Promotion?
6. Should You RETALIATE?
7. What is GREENLIGHTING?
8. Should You Wash Your Belt?
9. What Happens When YOU DIE?
10. The NUMBER ONE RULE of Jiu Jitsu
Also mentioned: Kenny Florian Milton Academy Nate Ryan Kevin Malloy Steve O’Neil Leo Akiki
Episode #91 – How to Spot a PHONY GURU in BJJ and Life
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1. John Explains Why Social Media is SATAN
2. All Social Media Posts Are VIRTUE SIGNALLING
3. PSEUDO ESTEEM vs. REAL ESTEEM
4. How GURUS Get Fame
5. John Tries to NOT FEAR LOSING STATUS
6. Why You Want to Focus on Your DEVELOPMENT
7. Why in BJJ You Should Escape INSIDE OUT
8. Why in BJJ You Should BUILD ON WHAT’S ALREADY THERE
9. Why You Should Learn BJJ BACKWARDS
10. Why Your Instructor Should Limit Presentation Time
11. What is ACTIVE RECALL and How Does It Enhance Learning?
12. Examples of GURU BS
13. Talent is a Real Thing
14. The Zone of Proximal Development
15. Who Should You Train with To Maximize Your Development?
16. Why TRAINING LIVE is Essential for Development
Also Mentioned: Tap Cancer Out Chad Lightfoot Ebrahim Aziz Mark DellaGrotte Matt Thornton
Episode #90 – How to Use RIGHT EFFORT in BJJ and Life
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1. Dan Gets Ratted Out for Not Wearing a Mask
2. John Quits Banana Bread
3. How to Use RIGHT EFFORT
4. The Central Question of a WARRIOR’S TRAINING
5. What if You Had No Fear of Losing Social Status
6. John Resists Banana Bread as a Spiritual Practice
7. How a Warrior Takes Everything…
8. How Shaun White Finds His Flow State
9.Joseph Campbell on The Conquest of The Fear of Death
Also Mentioned: The Mindful Athlete by George Mumford Craig Lewin Doug Lisle Tap Cancer Out John Burke
Episode #89 – How to Access FLOW STATE for BJJ and Life,
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1. A MANTRA to Help You Run 60 Miles
2. How RESISTING Pain, Makes Pain Worse
3. How Everything Feels Connected in FLOW STATE
4. Is There Such a Thing as a HOT STREAK?
5. Is There Such a Thing as a CLUTCH PLAYER?
6. Does a QUEST FOR MEANING Really Matter?
7. Which is Better: CONCRETE or ABSTRACT GOALS?
8. How to Make Jiu Jitsu a SPIRITUAL PRACTICE
9. You Are NOT Your NERVOUS SYSTEM
10. WEAKNESS in MEN is Off Putting
11. How to Design a DELIBERATE TRIGGER for MINDFULNESS
12. What if You Had NO FEAR of LOSING STATUS?
13. What Determines What You ULTIMATELY BECOME?
14. Easy Benefits of PROPER BREATHING
15. Making the AUTOMATIC into the DELIBERATE
Also mentioned: Jesse McElligott Darren Till Robert Whitaker John Kavanaugh SBG Kripalu James Nestor Rory Connors Marilyn Burke John Burke
Episode #88 – How MINDFULNESS Can Help Your BJJ and Life
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1. The Mindful Athlete by George Mumford
2. A Fascination with Excellence
3. The Magic of The Optimal Pace
4. Michelangelo and Bruce Lee
5. Do You Have Stress Hardiness?
6. You Need AOF to Make Change in Your Life
7. Should You Follow Your Bliss?
8. Five Super Powers of Buddhism
Also Mentioned: Phil Jackson Chicago Bulls Michael Jordan Kobe Bryant Henry Cejudo T.J. Dillashaw Jesse Gutierrez Jon Kabat-Zinn Tyson Fury Deonte Wilder
Episode #87 – How BRUCE LEE Can Improve Your BJJ and Life
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1. Take What Works and Discard the Rest
2. What You Need TO DO to Find Out “What Works”
3. Bruce Lee’s Greatest Quality
4. Bruce Lee’s Formula for Charisma
5. Wim Hof “The Ice Man”
6. How Bruce Lee Used The Concept of Future Self
7. The Focusing Question
8. The Question You Should Ask Yourself for Your Jiu Jitsu
Also mentioned: Kung Fu Star Trek Billy Jack Dr. Benjamin Hardy Tim Sylvia Rory Connors Khabib Marilyn Burke Mark DellaGrotte Sityodtong
Episode #86 – The POWER of COMMITMENT for JIU JITSU and LIFE
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1. The POWER of COMMITMENT
2. Pain Urges You to Focus on Yourself
3. What’s Wrong with Karate Kid, Kung Fu Panda, and Rocky
4. “Submission is a Lie…” Teddy Atlas
5. Do One More Thing
6. Musashi
7. Did Ted Williams really see the seams of the baseball?
8. Jiu Jitsu Training as a Spiritual Quest
9. Cat Serenity
Also mentioned: Rick Shea Rory Connors Sam Sheridan