Power of The Tribe Podcast

1, BJJ Nerds 2. Is a BJJ Match a Fight? 3. The GAME of Jiu Jitsu 4. The Optimal Rate of TAPPING 5. Calibrating your Jiu Jitsu 6. What Happen When Mikey Musumeci BLACKS OUT? 7. What is COGNITIVE REPLAY in Jiu Jitsu? 8. John Danaher’s PARABLE OF THE PLANK

1. Be Here to IMPROVE Not to Prove 2. Some Students Unconsciously RESIST Instruction 3. Be a BLANK SLATE 4. Be a Good TRAINING PARTNER / UKE 5. TRUST Your Instructor, But Don’t Overly Seek Their APPROVAL 6. The SHADOW Also Mentioned: Rory Connors John Danaher Gordon Ryan Garry Tonon Mikey Musumeci Mark DellaGrotte Sityodtong … Continue reading How to be a GOOD STUDENT for BJJ & Life, Episode 112 of Power of The Tribe Podcast →

How HONEST are you in BJJ and LIFE? 1. SEEKING APPROVAL is a distraction 2, How Many Times Should You Be TAPPING in Training? 3. Why DEVELOPMENT is the Best Training Goal 4. The UNIVERSE Will Set Your LIMITS, Not YOU 5. Everything is ITERATIVE Also Mentioned: Rory Connors Kevin McHale Sam Harris Bruce Lee … Continue reading How HONEST are you in BJJ and LIFE? Episode #111 of Power of The Tribe Podcast →

1. Titles – Professor, Coach 2. “Oss” 3. Bowing 4. Bowing onto the mat 5. Lining up by rank 6. Asking a higher belt to roll 7. White Gis only 8. Clean shaven 9. Gis with other academy patches 10. Special Black belts 11. Teaching No Gi to white belts 12. Leg locks 13. Faded … Continue reading RULES of ETIQUETTE for BJJ and Life, Episode #110 of Power of The Tribe Podcast →

1. Over Trying -John’s Examples for BJJ -Lanny Bassham’s Story -Golfer’s Story 2. Self Image -A Daily System to Raise Your Self Image 3. Three Questions to Ask Yourself Everyday 4. What is the optimal thing to say to yourself Before, During, and After? 5. The Universe is doing things FOR YOU not to you. … Continue reading Mental Management System for BJJ and Life, #109 →

The commitment that makes everything else fall in place for Jiu Jitsu and Life. What are You Optimizing for? Personality Inventory OCEAN Openness Conscientiousness Extraversion Agreeableness Neuroticism Distortions Also mentioned: Lex Fridman Ayn Rand Georges St. Pierre Rory Connors John Danaher Dr. Doug Lisle Beat Your Genes Podcast

1. The Reason You Get Frustrated 2. How You Should Handle Your Frustration 3. FAILURE and FRUSTRATION are Essential for Development 4. The EUREKA Effect 5. The Secret Power of COGNITIVE REPLAY 6. Why You Need to Avoid The FUN TRAP 7. Hard Work is Essential for SELF ESTEEM

Are You Getting STRONGER or WEAKER in BJJ and LIFE? 1. We have evolved to conserve energy and eat sugar 2. “You got to be a LOT TOUGHER THAN THAT…” – Dan Gable 3. Fear of Losing Status 4. The Mad Dog Rep 5. Positional Training 6. Cognitive Replay 7. Why Your BJJ Training Should … Continue reading Are You Getting STRONGER or WEAKER in BJJ and LIFE? Episode #106 →

Six Reasons Every BJJ White Belt Should Compete (And Blue, Purple, Brown and Black Belts, too…) 1. You will Get Better in Jiu Jitsu 2. It Will Give Urgency and Motivation to Your Training 3. The Enemy will be Outside the Walls 4. You will Know Where You Stand regarding your rank and ability 5. … Continue reading Six Reasons Every BJJ White Belt Should Compete – Episode #105 of Power of The Tribe Podcast →

Six Ways BJJ White Belts ANNOY Their Instructors 1. Explaining Techniques 2. Finishing The Instructor/s Sentences 3. Walking Out of Class 4. Talking During Instruction 5. Not Wanting to Pay for Membership 6. Ghosting Your Instructor 7. “I already know this move.” 8. Poor Hygiene 9, Leaving Bandaids on the mat Also mentioned: Mark DellaGrotte … Continue reading Six Ways BJJ White Belts ANNOY Their Instructors – Episode #104 of Power of The Tribe Podcast →

1. What’s Better Than STRIPES? 2. The Parable of the Sailboats on a River 3. Why Promoting Students Too Fast HURTS Their Development 4. The Primary Purpose of Belts 5. Why Everyone Should COMPETE 6. The Benefits of Competing 7. Dan Beats Karate Guys in BJJ 8. The Self Esteem Model 9. RECOGNIZE Your Own … Continue reading Episode #102 – Are STRIPES Ruining Your JIU JITSU Development? →

1. The Homer MacDonald Technique 2. The Hollywood Producer Technique 3. The Jaguar Technique 4. The Hero’s Journey Technique 5. Compete Often Also mentioned: The Parable of The Plank John Danaher Losing Status Dana Sharpton Grappling Industries Rory Connors Fred Villari Mark DellaGrotte Sityodtong

1. You Are Not Doing Enough KUZUSHI What is Kuzushi? How Does Momentum Work? 2. You Are Not Escaping from The INSIDE OUT 3. You Are Trying To Find Out All The Answers by YOURSELF 4. You Are Not Doing Enough POSITIONAL TRAINING What is the Central Problem? What is “Red Teaming”? 5. You Are … Continue reading Episode #100 – The Five BIGGEST MISTAKES You Are Making in BJJ (& Life?) →

How Many Do YOU Do? 1. Pressure Points 2. Forearm across the Neck 3. Shoulder of Justice 4. Elbow in Gut 5. Fist in Neck ***BONUS DICK MOVES*** 6. Knuckles in the Spine 7. Smothering with the Hands 8. Knuckle Under the Nose 9. “Let’s Go Easy” 10. Knee on Face Also mentioned: Vagner Rocha … Continue reading Episode #99 – Five Biggest DICK MOVES in BJJ →

Five Ways to Go From BJJ White Belt to Pro – PART 2 1. Compete Often 2. Gordan Ryan’s Advice on Competing 3. Learn Optimal Strategy 4. Relax and Let the Technique and Movement Do the Work for You 5. And The NUMBER ONE WAY to Dramatically Improve Your Jiu Jitsu: _____ Also mentioned: Ben … Continue reading Episode #98 – Five Ways to Go From BJJ White Belt to Pro Part. 2 →

1. Video Your Sparring 2. Take Written Notes Before and After Training 3. World Class Instructionals 4. Positional Training 5. Cognitive Replay BONUS RULES: 6. Principles Over Techniques 7. Three Levels of Training Partners Also Mentioned: Rory Connors Tin Nguyen Steven Pressfield Gordon Ryan Kevin Malloy Pedro Millet Wrestler John Smith Jordan Burroughs

1. Is the Boyd Belt Rule BS? 2. The Primary Purpose of a BJJ Belt 3. People Will Pass You 4. Acknowledge Your Ego? 5. Respect The Roller Coaster 6. Follow The Leader 7. The ONE RULE That Solves Everything Also mentioned: Rory Connors Maria Kipreos Tyler King Joe Munro Kevin Malloy Kenny Florian Gordan … Continue reading Episode #96 – Jiu-Jitsu Over 40 (5 Rules to Roll ‘Til 95) →

1. The Only Way OVER-CONFIDENCE Can Hurt You 2. Why DEVELOPMENT is Better Than MASTERY 3. How COMPETITION Guards Against SELF DELUSION 4. Why You Want to Base Your Self Esteem on Your DEVELOPMENT, Not Your STATUS 5. Why You Should Never VISUALIZE ANYTHING NEGATIVE 6. Why the ECOSYSTEM is The MISSION Also mentioned: Phil … Continue reading Episode #95 – SIX HACKS for Your PEAK PERFORMANCE in BJJ and Life →

1. How NOT to Practice Drop Knee Tai Otoshi 2. Why You Want to Work on What You’re BAD at 3. Why DEVELOPING YOURSELF Should Be Your Ultimate Goal 4. Why Your Academy is Your Ecosystem 5. How Joseph Campbell’s HERO’S JOURNEY Can Help You Overcome Performance Anxiety 6. Why You Need to Breathe Thru … Continue reading Episode #95 – Six Secrets of Navy Seal Toughness for BJJ and Life →

1. How to LOSE BODY FAT FAST 2. The Jiu Jitsu QUESTION That Solves So Many Life Problems 3. Why OVER EMOTIONALITY is Disastrous 4. What You SHOULD WORRY ABOUT 5. An EMPOWERING ALIEN THOUGHT EXPERIMENT 6. An EASY TRICK to Beat PROCRASTINATION 7. Why Your Goals Should EXCITE YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM 8. How to … Continue reading Episode #93 – The Jiu Jitsu QUESTION That SOLVES Life’s PROBLEMS →

1. Should You ASK Your Instructor for a BELT PROMOTION? 2. Why FIXING YOUR MISTAKES is the Fastest Way to Improvement 3. Should You BOW? 4. Is it OK to Show Up LATE? 5. What if You Feel Like You DON’T DESERVE a Promotion? 6. Should You RETALIATE? 7. What is GREENLIGHTING? 8. Should You … Continue reading Episode #92 – The UNWRITTEN RULES OF Brazilian Jiu Jitsu →

1. John Explains Why Social Media is SATAN 2. All Social Media Posts Are VIRTUE SIGNALLING 3. PSEUDO ESTEEM vs. REAL ESTEEM 4. How GURUS Get Fame 5. John Tries to NOT FEAR LOSING STATUS 6. Why You Want to Focus on Your DEVELOPMENT 7. Why in BJJ You Should Escape INSIDE OUT 8. Why … Continue reading Episode #91 – How to Spot a PHONY GURU in BJJ and Life →

1. Dan Gets Ratted Out for Not Wearing a Mask 2. John Quits Banana Bread 3. How to Use RIGHT EFFORT 4. The Central Question of a WARRIOR’S TRAINING 5. What if You Had No Fear of Losing Social Status 6. John Resists Banana Bread as a Spiritual Practice 7. How a Warrior Takes Everything… … Continue reading Episode #90 – How to Use RIGHT EFFORT in BJJ and Life →

1. A MANTRA to Help You Run 60 Miles 2. How RESISTING Pain, Makes Pain Worse 3. How Everything Feels Connected in FLOW STATE 4. Is There Such a Thing as a HOT STREAK? 5. Is There Such a Thing as a CLUTCH PLAYER? 6. Does a QUEST FOR MEANING Really Matter? 7. Which is … Continue reading Episode #89 – How to Access FLOW STATE for BJJ and Life, →

1. The Mindful Athlete by George Mumford 2. A Fascination with Excellence 3. The Magic of The Optimal Pace 4. Michelangelo and Bruce Lee 5. Do You Have Stress Hardiness? 6. You Need AOF to Make Change in Your Life 7. Should You Follow Your Bliss? 8. Five Super Powers of Buddhism Also Mentioned: Phil … Continue reading Episode #88 – How MINDFULNESS Can Help Your BJJ and Life →

1. Take What Works and Discard the Rest 2. What You Need TO DO to Find Out “What Works” 3. Bruce Lee’s Greatest Quality 4. Bruce Lee’s Formula for Charisma 5. Wim Hof “The Ice Man” 6. How Bruce Lee Used The Concept of Future Self 7. The Focusing Question 8. The Question You Should … Continue reading Episode #87 – How BRUCE LEE Can Improve Your BJJ and Life →

1. The POWER of COMMITMENT 2. Pain Urges You to Focus on Yourself 3. What’s Wrong with Karate Kid, Kung Fu Panda, and Rocky 4. “Submission is a Lie…” Teddy Atlas 5. Do One More Thing 6. Musashi 7. Did Ted Williams really see the seams of the baseball? 8. Jiu Jitsu Training as a … Continue reading Episode #86 – The POWER of COMMITMENT for JIU JITSU and LIFE →

1. The Importance of Deliberate Practice 2. Why You Need to Keep a Future Self in Mind 3. Why You Need a Goal For Deliberate Practice 4. Your Future Self as Your Higher Purpose 5. Goals Shape Your Identity 6. Should You Tell Everyone Your Goals? 7. Why You Should Invest in Your Future Self … Continue reading Episode #85 – How Your FUTURE SELF Is The Key to Your BJJ and Life w/ Benjamin Hardy →

1. “Mentl toughness i learned.” – Greg Jackson 2. You Are Either Getting Tougher or Softer 3. How to Come Back to Jiu Jitsu After the Lockdown 4. The Fight Might Be 15 Minutes, But The Process is a Lifetime 5. The Simple Breathing Method to Help You Keep Your Cool 6. The Method of … Continue reading Episode #84 – How to Use Your BREATH to Improve Your BJJ and Life →

1. Michael Jordan’s Greatest Attribute 2. The Inner Game of Tennis and Self Consciousness 3. Are Team Sports More NOBLE Than Individual Sports 4. In BJJ You Must Train with These THREE TYPES of Training Partners 5. Why You Should Channel Emotions instead of Blocking Them 6. How Much Evidence Do you Need to Form … Continue reading Episode #83 – The SECRET to Overcoming SELF CONSCIOUSNESS →

1. “I Had to LOSE to Move Forward” – Justin Gaethje 2. Investing in a LOSS to Adjust Strategy 3. “Being an UNDERDOG is Freedom.” – Randy Couture 4. The Magic Phrase to Make The Most of a Tough Situation 5. How Michael Jordan Used Disrespect for Motivation 6. BECOMING The Natural 7. How LOSS … Continue reading Episode #82 – Is LOSING Secret to Success in Martial Arts and Life? →

Dan and John’s Breakdown of UFC 249 and Predictions – How Did They Do? 1. INVESTING IN LOSS 2. STUDY YOUR DEFEATS without EGO 3. LET DEFEATS HAPPEN IN PRACTICE 4. IN COMPETITION, RECOGNIZE LOSING AND ADJUST STRATEGY 5. A TEAM (OR TRIBE) CAN SAVE YOU FROM A LOSS Also mentioned: Kenny Florian Sean Sherk … Continue reading Episode #81 – Why You MUST INVEST IN LOSS for Your BJJ and LIFE →

1. The VIRTUE TRAP – Signaling Virtue and Avoiding Competition 2. The SELF ESTEEM Process and Optimizing Happiness 3. YouTube ROAD RAGE FIGHTS 4. Marcelo Garcia: “Do One More Thing” 5. The SECRET of MARCELO GARCIA Also mentioned: Matt Thornton SBG Dr. Doug Lisle Dr. Jen Howk Beat Your Genes Podcast Leo Akiki Marie Kondo … Continue reading Episode #80 – The SECRET of MARCELO GARCIA →

1. Big Cat Energy vs Dog Energy 2. Breaking Somebody 3. The REAL PURPOSE of BJJ 4. Kenny Florian’s Inspiring Quote from Fighter’s Mind 5. Why You Should Identify with Your FUTURE SELF 6. BIG EGO vs Fragile Ego Also mentioned: Steve Chorney Mark Gordon Mike Gordon Ravee Chhay Jay Covitz Ron’s Ice Cream Coen … Continue reading Episode #79 – Why You Need BIG CAT ENERGY for Your Jiu Jitsu/Martial Arts →

1. Possibly The MOST POWERFUL Concept in Jiu Jitsu 2. Why You Need to COMBINE Techniques to be Effective 3. Why You Need To Avoid Falling into a CYCLE OF DEFENSE 4. How to Create a PREDATOR Mindset and Avoid a PREY MINDSET 5. How Positive Visualization and MANTRAS can Take Your BJJ Game to … Continue reading Episode #78 – Five CONCEPTS You NEED for Jiu Jitsu NOW →

Who is more like Mr. Spock? Dan or John? SUBSCRIBE TO THIS CHANNEL NOW AND HIT THE ALARM BELL ICON TO GET NOTIFICATIONS OF NEW VIDEOS Also mentioned: Straw Man Argument Mega Stuff Oreos Blue Light Blocking Joe Exotic Tiger King MIchael Vick Ray Rice The English Game Dave Schultz Mark Schultz Fox Catcher Lachlan … Continue reading Episode #77 – What Would Mr. SPOCK Do? →

1. How to Manage Your FRUSTRATION and a Method to “Leave Your Ego at the Door” 2. Why You MUST Do POSITIONAL TRAINING, and The Best Way to Do It 3. Why “Flow Rolling” is Useless 4. What Kind of BJJ Instructional Videos Should You Be Watching? 5. The BEST WAY to Train TAKEDOWNS (Especially … Continue reading Episode #76 – FIVE MUST DO’s to Accelerate Your Progress in Jiu Jitsu →

1. Professor John Connors offers Private Lessons to his Students in order to Share the Burden of the COVID-19 Crisis. 2. Pat Browning Brings John to Tears HEALTH HACKS TO IMPROVE YOUR HEALTH AND YOUR JIU JITSU 1. John Uses The Oura Ring for Sleep Improvement 2. John explains his Wim Hof Practice 3. HRV … Continue reading Episode #75 – How To Improve Your Jiu Jitsu 15 PERCENT OVERNIGHT →

1. Dan Robin doesn’t hoard toilet paper because he has a Japanese Robotic Toilet with Bidet functions 2. Be The Person Who Calms People Down 3. A look back at 9/11 and Y2K 4. Gotcha Culture 5. Captain Hindsight 6. Dan and John’s Paper Route Stories 7. John Comes to The Aid of a Drunken … Continue reading Episode #74 – The March 13th COVID-19 Episode →

1. Cost Benefit Analysis – The Formula That Controls Your Behavior 2. The Secret Hidden Benefits of Training Jiu Jitsu 3. Which Techniques in Jiu Jitsu Should You NOT Learn? 4. The Most DANGEROUS Jiu Jitsu Techniques for Beginners 5. The ONE THING That Competing in BJJ Guarantees 6. What Your LONG TERM GOAL in … Continue reading Episode #73 – SEVEN SECRETS of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu →

1. Toxic Masculinity is BS 2. ARETE – Excellence for Everyday, Excellence for Everyone 3. Law Enforcement Training Jiu Jitsu Also mentioned: Amanda McQuade Jordan Peterson Rory Connors Tin Nguyen Lucy Robin Matt Dion Rob Curran Dennis Medina Javi Velasquez Luis Velasquez Benny Linsky Anthony Twining Steve O’Neil Pat Browning

1. What is Your Personality Profile? 2. What are The Strengths and Weaknesses of Different Personality Characteristics? 3. The Big Five Personality Inventory – OCEAN 4. The Invincible Mind Film –https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/… 5. ARETE – Excellence For Everyday,

Check out The INVINCIBLE MIND Trailer. How Labels Can Limit you Should You Be BSing More? Also mentioned: Mark Vignali John Madden Joseph Campbell Ronda Rousey Tin Nguyen Bruce Lee JKD Mark Dellagrotte Sityodtong Tony Robbins Lewis Howes Tim Ferriss Tyler King Tom Egan Rory Connors John Burke Ebrahim Aziz Jesse McElligott Matt Tullos

1. Why You Should Never Say “I’m tired” 2. Dan Gets Angry to Get Strong 3. Strategically Disagreeable – How Being Too Agreeable Works Against You and What to Do About It 4. The Need for DELIBERATE Practice 5. Why You Need Both the Cheese AND The Cat 6. Why You Should Slightly Overestimate Your … Continue reading Episode #69 – Why You Need to Be STRATEGICALLY DISAGREEABLE →

1. Dan Berates Himself Out Loud at the Gym 2. How to Get Thru “The Dip” – When to Persist, When to Quit 3. Most People Underestimate Their Own Abilities 4. Mimic The Best in the World -Use Less Trial and Error 5. Active Recall – The Secret to Accelerated Learning 6. What is the … Continue reading Episode #68 – The SECRET to The FASTEST Path to MASTERY →