Phillip Grapsas Black Belt under Pedro Sauer. Impaired with arthritis I do what it takes to stay on the mats as Stagnation Leads to Suffering. #impairedgrappling
My aim is to share my story as I work to become The Repaired Grappler in a natural way.
I hope to inspire others to keep mobile using Gracie Jiu-Jitsu with a self defence mindset to help them find ways to grapple with impairments, metaphorically and literally.
- Growing up with Pedro Sauer
- Breathing concepts for beginners
- Learning and development of Jiu-Jitsu
- Teaching and empowering people
- Learning from people in other disciplines
- Jiu-Jitsu in modern MMA
- Vale-Tudo Guard
- The Evolution of his Jiu-Jitsu Philosophy from childhood to today
- Finding Order in times of Chaos
- Dead end paths in Jiu-Jitsu
Dave talks about ego, keeping it playful, finding your fun, finding the balance and using what you have.
We talk about his beginnings under John Will, bullying, his Jiu-Jitsu philosophy, his views on nutrition and the Gracie Diet, hunting and Learning from teaching.
David touches on his affiliation with the Gracie Academy and Pedro Sauer
Read MoreModern and Ancient Greece.
Lessons learned from injuries, having kids and from teaching Jiu-Jitsu.
Applying Jiu-Jitsu concepts in everyday life.
Lost knowledge, learning from history.