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.
Former Navy Seal, Jocko Willink joins The Impaired Grappler from Jocko's studio in San DIego.
Jocko is a New York Times best selling author, successful podcaster and his Company provides leadership solutions for businesses.
Topics Covered Include:
Order / Chaos
Extreme Ownership
Using Jiu-Jitsu in combat
His history of injuries and how he deals with injuries
Honesty / Leadership
Depression and PTSD
Negative aspects of News Media
Rollcast with former UFC star George Sotiropolous.
Topics Include:
George's new school
His personal martial arts and Jiu-Jitsu history
Training and UFC Schedule
Drilling each technique 1000 times
His history of injuries and lessons learned
Adam Deane & Brent Lillard are the latest (as of filming date) Black Belts in the Pedro Sauer Jiu-Jitsu Association.
Brent is the CEO and Co-Founder of GovSmart and Adam is the Vice President.
GovSmart is one of the top 100 fastest growing companies in the USA over the last 4 years.
Read MoreKyle Sefcik is the latest Black Belt in the Pedro Sauer Jiu-Jitsu Association. He received his black belt from Professor Sauer during the current camp in Brazil, January 2018.
Read MorePedro Sauer is an 8th degree Master (Coral Belt) in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu under Helios and Rickson Gracie.
He has had a direct impact on my life and I wouldn't still be on the mats if it weren't for him.
Read More- 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
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