What does it mean to be a martial artist? Everybody is going to have a different answer and that answer will most likely change as their journey into martial arts develops and evolves. In this episode Carter and Mo give their thoughts on that question. Can you be humble and competitive? Is martial arts just about self development? How do you have the confidence to solve problems and the awareness to know that you don’t have the answers?
•Carter’s experience training at home and making workout videos (00:26)
•The things Mo is missing in these strange pandemic times (08:01)
•How what it means to be a martial artist evolves over time (11:27)
•How Mo views being a martial artist now (13:23)
•That jiu-jitsu amplifies who you already are, good and bad(14:16)
•Why martial arts was always about self-development and self mastery for Mo (15:31)
•The balance between finding solutions and knowing you don’t have the answers (18:04)
•Using training partners to create problems for you to solve (21:47)
•Martial arts should make you humble (23:27)
•How does being competitive play into this? (24:47)
•Being a martial artist is a way of life (26:27)
Steve Hordinski
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On Jiu Jitsu by Chris Matakas
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