Leo Akiki overcomes bullies and prejudice as a young man (and family interpreter) and grows to become a successful martial artist and businessman
Leo Akiki overcomes bullies and prejudice as a young man (and family interpreter) and grows to become a successful martial artist and businessman
John talks about competing at the 2018 Pan Am Championships
Discover how UFC Vet John Howard overcame childhood bullying and autism to become a successful MMA fighter and how he walks The Path of a Martial Artist.
Herb Kavet started his Brazilian jiu Jitsu training at age 58 and continues today at age 81. Bullied in Brooklyn by Floyd Miller, Herb went on to be an under cover agent in Soviet Russia during the 70’s. Now he travels around the world in some of the world’s most dangerous places.
Meet Maria Kipreos, BJJ Competitor, Coach, Science Phd and overall bad arse
Having Something to Prove!
Steve Harvey gets humiliated and motivated to be the biggest TV star in the world.
John gets cut from his Pop Warner Football team and comes back with righteous fury.
John makes up sins for his First Communion.
Using Pain to escape your comfort zone and grow.
Al Iaquinta vs. Khabib
Tom Egan – The First Irishman to Fight in The UFC. Listen to how Tom Egan got inspired to study the martial arts, and his path to the UFC. Also, hear some stories from his boyhood in Dublin – and yes, Conor McGregor shows up – and yes some of these stories involve fighting in the street (and the lobby of a movie theater).
Dan fights off muggers in Paris and Cape Cod. John deals with Ecuadorian Tree Muggers in Quito. Dan gets hung upside down 30 feet over the Bronx River. Discover the most important Self Defense skill of all!
Discover the story of Patrice Inda, who struggled to come back from a devastating stroke to train Jiu Jitsu.
Jesse McElligott started as an overweight teenager looking for direction. He transformed himself into a winning Professional MMA fighter, headlining on national TV live!
Dan joins a cult. 3 card monty. Andrew Jones Atlanta Braves. Talent Code. Dan got on a ski lift. Fear of embarrassment. Selfish gene. Richard Dawkins. Penn and Teller. swinging for the fences. The number one human fear. Dan Henderson. Randy Couture. BJ Penn. Going for it. EGO TRAP. GSP. Jonny Hendricks. Tom Brady. Super Bowl. Michael Bisping. Tyrone Woodley. Dr. Doug Lisle. Beat Your Genes Podcast. How to get out of a ego trap. Ben Askren.
Hear about MMA Fighter Nick (The Ice Man?) Fontecchio’s very first fight. Nick took the fight on two weeks notice.
Chad Lightfoot tells his story of going from a bullied band nerd to an undefeated pro MMA fighter.
Pedro takes up Brazilian Jiu Jitsu as a part of his plan to get back to a healthy weight so he can be there for his family.
He ends up losing over 100 pounds and becomes a Brazilian jiu Jitsu Black Belt
John Connors tells how he began his Martial Arts career.
What is Dan’s martial arts “Origin Story’? Tales of Kung Fu, American Combat Karate, Boxing and Street fights, of course (with biting and weapons).