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Ethan Pringle is back on the podcast! We talked about our first few weeks in Rocklands, the style of climbing here, his plans to try Monkey Wedding 8C, nemesis boulders, micromanaging holds, two habits that Ethan does every day, taking your time while executing hard moves, adjusting on holds, and Ethan talked about his dad’s life after his stroke, his final weeks, and his passing on November 6, 2022.

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Show Notes:  

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Nuggets:

0:03:49 – Princess Pringle

0:06:13 – Rocklands Trip update

0:11:24 – Feeling fit for bouldering after sport climbing

0:14:14 – Ethan’s haphazard approach, and following the psych

0:20:04 – Monkey Wedding (8C/V15)

0:21:43 – Being surprised at the tactics of some really strong climbers

0:24:03 – Rapid firing dynamic moves

0:26:09 – The style of climbing in Rocklands

0:32:37 – Bonus cruxes and nemesis rigs (Black Mango Chutney and Dangle)

0:40:20 – Munchy holds

0:41:12 – Micromanaging holds

0:44:56 – Pause

0:45:57 – Ethan-ism #1: Rolling out

0:48:33 – Ethan-ism #2: Drinking lots of water

0:51:03 – The lacrosse ball, and lubricated tendons

0:54:00 – The injurious style of Rocklands

0:55:54 – Ethan-ism #3: “Take your time.”

1:03:12 – Perfectionism and being detail oriented, and accessing beast mode

1:07:12 – Wanting moves to feel good, and committing when they’re not

1:08:39 – More about the style in Rocklands, and funky moves

1:10:02 – Adjusting on holds, and Adam Ondra on Perfecto Mundo and La Dura Dura

1:15:18 – His dad’s stroke

1:20:12 – Ethan’s sleeping injury

1:26:08 – His dad’s quality of life in the final years of his life

1:33:10 – Honoring his dad, which parts of Ethan feel most like him, and how his dad didn’t how to process and talk about feelings

1:39:22 – How Ethan developed his emotional intelligence, and giving space to other people’s thoughts and feelings

1:44:21 – A shared life philosophy

1:47:58 – The loniless of thinking your inner messiness isn’t ok

1:49:11 – What made Ethan feel the best when his dad passed away

1:53:46 – His dad’s passing on November 6th, 2022

2:03:19 – Living

2:06:22 – Thinking about the future

2:10:10 – Goals and evolution

2:12:39 – Inspiration, the unpleasant nature of hard rock climbing, and Seb on Bibliographie

2:16:59 – Goals for the rest of the Rocklands trip

2:19:07 – Plans to do trip updates, and my first two weeks in Rocklands

2:22:57 – Indoor camping vibes, and plans for the podcast

Today two tired teachers sit down and discuss the powerful do less and get more theory! We hope you will join us.

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This week on the show Maine and Zak talk about the DDS Breaking Up, Recap F2W 178, and Preview BJJ Bet 2, and F2W 179.

In the news section of the show we discussed the breakup of the Danaher death squad and the creation of a possible Gym by Gordon and John in Austin Texas, as well as the B Squad members that would potentially be taking their training elsewhere. We discussed Eddie Cummings, and some team break up history in the sport.

We discussed the date announcement of the 2021 IBJJF  World Championships and the announcement of 2 different GP both a heavyweight and a middleweight event.

We discussed the Stacked lightweight bracket for the upcoming WNO championship event being put on by Flograppling,  and discussed some of the possibilities for matchups in the bracket.

In our recap of fight to win 178 we discussed the late come-from-behind victory that Xande Ribeiro took over Felipe Trovo, with an armbar attempt in the closing moments of the match.   we discussed the chain attacks from Trovo,  and how he was able to attack both the upper and lower body seamlessly.

In our discussion of Osvaldo "Queixinho" Moizinho vs Pedro Dias,  we discussed the Fantastic lapel work and defensive ability of Dias, coupled with a great elevator sweep from Queixinho.   We also discussed the great guard pull timing, and tactical adjustments made in the match.

In Victor Hugo vs Guilherme Augusto, we took a look at the numerous leg entries that Hugo attempted on Augusto,  and discussed the range play that prevented Victor from being able to turn his hips into the knee bar.

In our preview of BJJ bet II who's next,  we discussed a number of the super fights on the card including A rematch between Felipe Pena and Nicholas Meregali, That we had a very difficult time picking due to the level of activity both competitors and had recently,  we took a look at Tayane Porfirio vs Gabi Pessanha, in an exciting woman's heavyweight match, plus Matheus Gabriel vs Luan Carvalho.

In one of the most exciting 88 kg brackets,  we discussed both the A and B side of the bracket featuring And absolutely stacked lineup, Leandro Lo in his first No-Gi match in 5 years, Lucas "Hulk" Barbosa, Our clear front-runner on the right side, Mauricio Oliveira, the outstanding new black belt prospect Micael Galvao, Rafael Paganini,  making a return from MMA Rousimar Palhares, The only American in the bracket William Tackett, and Servio Tulio.

In the outro section Maine discuss is hurting himself swimming, and Zak  discusses hurting his leg demonstrating a butterfly guard sweep.

Recorded 7-26-2021 

On this week's show Maine and Josh recap The Road To ADCC, Recap F2W 177 and Preview Fight to Win 178.

In the news section of the show we discuss Ryan Maguire president of Third Coast grappling taking over as Matchmaker for Seth Daniels On fight to win.   we also discuss some belated black belt promotions and our excitement for the upcoming kickoff to ADCC season.

In the recap section of the show we discuss the road to ADCC  featuring a champion versus Champion matchup between Kaynan Duarte the +99kg champ vs Matheus Diniz the -88kg champ.  We talk about the Texas Cloverleaf finish in just over 2 minutes that shocked the whole team, and how calm Kaynan looked.   We discussed the 34 point victory Lucas "Hulk" Barbosa, took over William Tackett, in their rematch, plus Ana Carolina Vieira showing off her ADCC game vs Elisabeth Clay.  In what's beef 2021 we talk about Mikey Musumeci vs Geo Martinez, that saw Mikey get as heated post match as we've ever seen him,we talk about his leg lock entries and back taking ability now the number one ranked grappler at every weight class below 155.  We talked about the tactical performance of Nicky Ryan vs Dante Leon That saw the young Grappler injured his knee and still pull off a highly Tactical points victory over Dante.  Plus we discussed Roberto Jimenez taking a dominant submission victory over Kade Ruotolo, who filled in on short notice coming off vacation.  We also discuss the rules of the event and how happy we were with the matchups and the card in general we talked about how we want to see more events contested under these rules and look forward to the upcoming East Coast trials which are the first ADCC trials for the 2022 World Championships.

We also we caps fight2win 177 that featured Rafael Lovato Jr earning a decision Victory and the Masters light heavyweight title over Alexandro Ceconi.  We broke down Maria Malyjasiak toe hold victory over Kendall Reusing, with a great counter toe hold, and tackled about Pedro Marinho defeating Davi Ramos via decision. 

In the preview section of the show we briefly discussed fight to win 178 headlined by Xande Ribeiro vs Felipe Trovo, and Osvaldo "Queixinho" Moizinho vs Pedro Dias in the co-main event slot, plus six blades Victor Hugo vs Guilherme Augusto, in a Heavyweight matchup. 

In the outro section of the show Josh discusses opening up a new restaurant and working absolutely crazy hours and Maine  talks about continuing physical therapy and a surgery follow-up that allowed him to increase his activity level.

Recorded 7-18-2021