On episode 114 of Welcome To The Winners Circle, Derek Pang interviews Richard Bresler (IG: @ricard_bresler; www.richardbresler.com)
Rorion Gracie’s first student in the USA, now a 6th degree Gracie Jiu-Jitsu black belt, and the man widely considered to be the first American student of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. He’s been training and teaching Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for 40 years and has been a part of the Krav Maga Worldwide team for over 20 years. His memoir book Worth Defending: How Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Saved My Life co-written with Scott Burr is available now on both Amazon and Audible.
Here are some of the subjects we touched on:
- what he loves about his world right now
- how he discovered Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
- what jiu-jitsu is becoming that he’s trying to steer away from
- why jiu-jitsu is so effective for self-defence
- a discussion about fear
- creating the change you wish to see in your life
- don't should on yourself and start living the life YOU want
- the power of breath work for jiu-jitsu and life
- the importance of relaxation
- forgiveness of others and yourself
- making class fun and his dry sense of humour
- the art of communication
- some of his mentors and key takeaways learnt from them
- the goal of his private classes
- cannabis and jiu-jitsu
- the greatest life lesson he’s learnt thus far
- his book ‘Worth Defending: How Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Saved My Life’
I hope you guys enjoy this podcast as much as we did. We are all on the same path, The Hero’s Journey, just at different points along the way. Thank you so much for listening!
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