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Today, I chat with Noah Shaffner from the Standard Jiu-Jitsu Grappling Team, mentored by Greg Souders. Unlike my usual guests who are coaches or academics, Noah stands out as a student who has embraced the ecological approach to skill development. Despite being only 17, his insights into the sport and its methodologies are profound. While many might assume he's echoing Coach Souders, Noah showcases a unique understanding. He's definitely one to watch in the sport's future.

After recording with Greg and Kit Dale, known for championing live resistance training, I spoke with Noah. He even invites anyone interested to visit the Standard team in Rockville, Maryland.

While I aim to delve more into MMA, the upcoming episodes remain grappling-focused. Your support and feedback inspire me to continue this journey.

Today I talk with Coach Rory Singer.  Rory is the younger brother of Coach Adam Singer and together they have run and coached MMA in Athens Georgia for several Decades.

Rory is an UFC Vet and lifelong martial artist.

In this convo we spoke about the expectations we have for new students entering the sport and particularly those who have the aspirations to fight at a high level.

We talk about gym culture, duty of care for fighter and of course our philosophies of aliveness and ecological learning.

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Today I am chatting with Ed Ingamells. (Aka the Partybear).

Ed is a black belt and coach at the Institute of Grappling in North London, UK.

As a former Neuroscience PhD student, Ed has a deep understanding of cognitive psychology. Ed talks about his shift in recent years to a more ecological approach and how ecological psychology and direct perception make more sense to him from a skill development and motor-learning perspective.

If you enjoyed the convo you can find other podcast appearances by Ed here and here.

If you'd like to reach out to Ed, you can do so here and here. 

In the first part of the chat, we talk about the role of memory and cognition in skill development before moving on to discussing our ever evolving endeavors to optimize practice design. 

Thanks to all that download and listen. 

Adam Singer joins me today to talk coaching, culture and continuing the SBG philosophy of aliveness through an ecological lens. 

What’s up and welcome to our 2022 recap. On this year’s recap we will play some of the most impactful clips from the past year and discuss our biggest takeaways from a year that brought you incredible guests like, Kenny Florian, Ricardo Almeida, Matt Thorton, Ryron Gracie, and Bernardo Faria just to name a few..

But first, we have to say thank you to all of you, the listeners. Without your support, we wouldn’t be able to share the stories and insights from those wonderful guests.

So here it is, the 2022 recap.

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Episode Highlights:
3:41 How it Started
8:56 Who’s Listening and from Where
13:10 Why Don’t We Plays Some Clips
13:28 Victor Estima
18:12 Sebastian Brosche
25:44 Matt Thornton
32:26 Rick Ellis
39:04 Rick Ellis Part 2
45:53 Adam Singer
55:27 The Biggest Takeaways of 2022

Watch the video of this conversation here.

Now that the first season of All Things Re-Considered has concluded, Peter Boghossian and Matt Thornton met to discuss viewer feedback. The vast majority of feedback has been positive, but a few criticisms are addressed: why Peter and Matt used Rachel Levine’s preferred pronouns, the “Kazoo Dilemma” (who is responsible for its inclusion and who performed the devil’s instrument), why we chose to examine NPR, if/how NPR could be fixed, the possibility that NPR “has always been this way,” what news we can trust, and the future of All Things Re-Considered.
 
We received several requests to release excerpts from the episodes that would be easier to share with friends than full videos. We think that’s a great idea, so individual show segments will be available over the next few weeks—just in time for lively discussions with friends and family throughout the holiday season. 

During Jiu Jitsu when do you use your physical attributes and when do you use a more mental game? After a long day of rolling are you more mentally taxed or physically depleted? Does your approach change as you age?

After speaking with Leah Stumpf, Thomas and Gary discuss the above and how they approach the physical and mental aspects of their Jiu Jitsu.

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On today’s episode, Leah Stumpf of SBG joins Thomas to discuss who she looked up to as she moved up the ranks at Straight Blast Gym, her perspective on females having no choice but to train with men, her transition from traditional martial arts to Jiu Jitsu, and a ton more.

Here is The RŌL Radio with multiple Masters's degree holder, 2018 and 2019 IBJJF Masters Worlds Black Belt Gold winner, fitness and Jiu Jitsu coach at SBG Kalispell Montana, and first-degree black belt under Matt Thornton and Travis Davison, Leah Stumpf.

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Episode Highlights:
5:04 Looking Up to Lily Pagle
7:42 Replicating Fighting with Women While Training with Guys
13:66 Universal White Belt Problem
19:12 Small Wins
22:50 Karate to Jiu Jitsu
36:51 Seeking New Answers
41:41 The Instruction Evolution
46:21 Education on and Off the Mats
54:24 Hardest Thing About Teaching
1:06:55 Dan Hart’s Question

Episode 2 of All Things Re-Considered explores the dangers of free speech, James Damore, academic harassment, where NPR gets its "experts," how Ira Glass broke a woman's heart, how the ACLU is breaking Ira Glasser’s heart, similarities between NPR and Fox News, and much more. A former public media journalist explains how NPR’s fashionable ideology facilitates bad journalism and former listeners share the stories that pushed them over the edge.  

This podcast is taken directly from the video released on YouTube. 
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After speaking with Matt Thornton, Thomas asked Gary if the legends of Jiu Jitsu were being forgotten due to the massive influence of younger practitioners on social media?

On this Takeaway, they discuss who has the responsibility to carry the torch for the older instructors and the people who built Jiu Jitsu into what it is today.

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On this episode we have a guest whose contribution to Jiu Jitsu and MMA can not be overstated. Matt Thornton himself, and his gym along with their affiliates have coached some of the biggest names in BJJ and MMA. We are lucky enough to have Matt share his journey and great stories like training with Rickson Gracie, why the Fundamentals of Jiu Jitsu are so important, what made him switch from the striking arts to BJJ, and a ton more.

Here is The RŌL Radio with writer, entrepreneur, coach, instructor, the man behind Straight Blast Gym, and the Dirty Dozens Chris Haueter’s first Black Belt, Matt Thornton.

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Episode Highlights:
4:03 Chris Haueter and Randy Couture
6:22 $50 to Fight Fabio Santos
9:29 Matt’s Obsession
13:06 Rickson Changes Everything
20:52 Matt’s Passion for Coaching
26:17 The Focus on Fundamentals
30:37 Aliveness
37:10 Welcoming Everyone
42:25 Culture
45:08 Old Man Jiu Jitsu
51:26 Hidden Jiu Jitsu
54:37 Preserving the Past
58:07 Robert Degle’s Question

In this episode Matt explains how Boxing, JKD and his love of Jiu Jitsu has created this system he is using to train students and fighters all over the world.  He breaks down some universal truths across multiple ranges of combat and gives some great leadership perspective.