#125 – Ryan Hall: Martial Arts and the Philosophy of Violence, Power, and Grace

Ryan Hall is a jiu jitsu black belt, UFC fighter, and a philosopher of the martial arts.

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Here's the outline of the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.

OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 7:22 - Greatest warrior in history 11:48 - Genghis Khan 17:32 - Nature is metal 21:49 - Cancel culture 36:11 - Sci-fi books and movies 44:50 - Essence of jiu jitsu 51:17 - Jiu jitsu is a language 1:01:12 - How to get started in jiu jitsu 1:14:01 - The value of a good coach 1:25:42 - Lex training with Ryan 1:31:06 - Toxicity on the internet 1:34:41 - Joe Rogan 1:42:25 - Alex Jones 2:07:02 - Donald Trump 2:09:45 - The American ideal 2:17:33 - What does it take to be a jiu jitsu black belt 2:49:06 - Elon Musk 2:57:39 - Fighting BJ Penn 3:04:13 - Conor McGregor 3:12:08 - How to beat Khabib Nurmagomedov 3:16:00 - Top MMA fighters of all time 3:24:41 - Mike Tyson 3:41:13 - Fear of death

Release date

Lydbog: 20. september 2020