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Conversations on humans' pursuit of meaning, through the consideration of four broad archetypal categories: Warrior (encountering/overcoming hardships), Poet (recognizing, giving appropriate due to wonder and beauty), Hero (dealing with the questions of finitude and death), and Sage (the pursuit of useful wisdom, rather than simply the accumulation of knowledge).

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    • Nov 3, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 47m AVG DURATION
    • 15 EPISODES


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    The Stag Room Podcast: John Valentine-Full Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2020 74:55


    Combatives instructor, BJJ Black belt, and host of Spotter Up podcast John Valentine talks with us about what "Deeds Of Arms" means, influential mentors along his life, military, and martial arts path, what he finds meaningful about his current training approach and much more!

    The Stag Room Podcast: John Valentine-Full Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2020 74:55


    Combatives instructor, BJJ Black belt, and host of Spotter Up podcast John Valentine talks with us about what "Deeds Of Arms" means, influential mentors along his life, military, and martial arts path, what he finds meaningful about his current training approach and much more!

    The Stag Room: Gino Davenport Full Episode Pt. One

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2020 55:51


    The Stag Room: Paul Sharp Full Episode Pt. Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2020 55:51


    Second portion of our talk with Paul Sharp. Paul runs Straight Blast Gym Illinois (https://www.sbgillinois.com/), is a black belt in BJJ, has competed as a pro in MMA and boxing, and has 20 years of law enforcement experience, including time in SWAT and working as an undercover narcotics detective. He also has extensive knowledge related to weapons training, serving as an instructor at The Site Firearms Training Center, co-developing the internationally recognized ISR Matrix, and serving as a member of the Shivworks collective. He is also a recognized instructor in DR Middlebrooks' Fist-Fire shooting system...see what he has to say about all of this and more in the second part of this episode!

    The Stag Room: Paul Sharp Full Episode Pt. Three

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2020 12:27


    The Stag Room: Paul Sharp Full Episode Pt. Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2020 55:51


    Second portion of our talk with Paul Sharp. Paul runs Straight Blast Gym Illinois (https://www.sbgillinois.com/), is a black belt in BJJ, has competed as a pro in MMA and boxing, and has 20 years of law enforcement experience, including time in SWAT and working as an undercover narcotics detective. He also has extensive knowledge related to weapons training, serving as an instructor at The Site Firearms Training Center, co-developing the internationally recognized ISR Matrix, and serving as a member of the Shivworks collective. He is also a recognized instructor in DR Middlebrooks' Fist-Fire shooting system...see what he has to say about all of this and more in the second part of this episode!

    The Stag Room: Paul Sharp Full Episode Pt. One

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2020 55:51


    Part one of our talk with Paul Sharp. Paul runs Straight Blast Gym Illinois (https://www.sbgillinois.com/), is a black belt in BJJ, has competed as a pro in MMA and boxing, and has 20 years of law enforcement experience, including time in SWAT and working as an undercover narcotics detective. He also has extensive knowledge related to weapons training, serving as an instructor at The Site Firearms Training Center, co-developing the internationally recognized ISR Matrix, and serving as a member of the Shivworks collective. He is also a recognized instructor in DR Middlebrooks' Fist-Fire shooting system...see what he has to say about all of this and more in this episode!

    The Stag Room: Roli Delgado Pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2020 16:23


    The Stag Room: Roli Delgado Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2020 55:51


    Roli Delgado is an MMA fighter and BJJ Black belt who has fought in the UFC and Bellator, among other promotions. He was also a cast member on SpikeTV's "The Ultimate Fighter" in 2008, and currently is co-owner of Westside MMA in Little Rock, AR where he coaches many competitive athletes, to include current UFC fighters Bryce Mitchell and TJ Brown. Roli is also a multi-talented businessman, a father, and a student of life in general, so our discussion, while heavily weighted towards training in the martial arts, also touches on various lessons and thoughts that can be pulled from a life spent in pursuit of excellence in multiple venues.

    The Stag Room: Emile Phaneuf Full Episode Pt. Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2020 55:51


    Second section of our episode where we sit down with Emile Phaneuf for a discussion that covers a few economics topics, some current events, BJJ/MMA ideas, leadership topics, and a smattering of skydiving and bungee jumping stories from New Zealand!

    The Stag Room: Episode One Full Episode Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2020 42:02


    In part two of our introductory episode, we discuss the "Hero" and "Sage" archetypes, as we intend to define and discuss them. The idea of the “Sage” is that knowledge is important in certain ways, but ultimately it is the ability to make wise use of what we know that is actually desired when pursuing meaning. The “hero” archetype encapsulates and permeates the entire life project of reaching for and creating a meaningful life; it relates to the ways in which we face our finite time in life. It speaks to what we do with the question “How to face death”? Time is our most precious resource, and facing our demise, and that of the ones we love, gives rise to all sorts of psychological difficulties. How to deal with this?

    The Stag Room: Lt. Col. Beau Stricklin Full Episode Pt. Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2020 17:30


    Second section of our conversation with Lt. Col. Beau Stricklin, where we touch on Military Leadership, fun stories and lessons from Basic training, mentoring youth who have gotten in trouble with the law, and other general life topics.

    The Stag Room: Episode One-Full Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2020 41:44


    Introducing the first two archetypes (Warrior & Poet), along with a cursory definition a couple of initial ideas related to each.

    The Stag Room: Emile Phaneuf Full Episode Pt. One

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2019 35:24


    In this episode we sit down with Emile Phaneuf for a discussion that covers a few economics topics, some current events, BJJ/MMA ideas, leadership topics, and a smattering of skydiving and bungee jumping stories from New Zealand!

    The Stag Room: Matt Larsen

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2019 55:51


    In this episode, we talk with the current Director of Combatives at West Point, former Army Ranger and founder of the Modern Army Combatives Program, Matt Larsen. We discuss unique benefits and challenges of martial arts training, specifically related to implementing Combatives programs on a large scale, and, since Matt is currently working on his PhD in Psychology, we also cover a number of areas related to this field, ranging from the psychomotor learning process to population dynamics to mate selection strategies and how they relate to conflict.

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