Martial Arts Journey

While many of us consider ourselves good critical thinkers in this talk with Peter Boghossian it becomes quickly clear that critical thinking is not as evident as it seems, be it in martial arts or any other field. Join me and Peter Boghossian in this talk on how to develop critical thinking, how to be honest with yourself, how to test your ideas against reality and much more. Follow Peter Boghossian on Twitter: @peterboghossian Check Peter Boghossian's website: http://peterboghossian.com/ Peter Boghossian is a philosophy instructor, activist, author, speaker, and atheism advocate. He is a full-time faculty member at Portland State University. Check Peter Boghossian's podcast at Joe Rogan's: 1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZvucbACmZQ&t 2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZZNvT1vaJg&t

The question of whether BJJ work in the street is a commonly asked question with a lot of misunderstanding, especially from traditional martial artists. To debunk this question I am joined by coach Matt Thornton, founder of Straight Blast Gym International with years of experience in both traditional and functional martial arts to help answer this question.

Amanda Loewen is a world level Brazilian Jiu Jitsu athlete who successfully competed in numerous world level BJJ tournaments. She has also reached the level of black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in an astonishingly quick time. Join us in this Martial Arts Journey Podcast where I talk with coach Amanda of Straight Blast Gym Portland about what is the path to becoming a world class Jiu Jitsu athlete. 

In this Martial Arts Journey Podcast I talk with Brian Walsh - an Olympic Boxing coach with decades of experience about the importance of always leaving your comfort zone when practicing martial arts, among other important, martial arts related subjects. Brian Walsh is the head coach of Boxing in Straight Blast Gym Portland.

What makes a martial arts instructor bad? If the student get's hurt in a self defense situation because of bad instruction, is that the responsibility of the martial arts instructor? These answers and more in the new Martial Arts Podcast - House of the Monkey. The House of the Monkey Podcast features four different martial arts youtubers: Santiago of Liquidcadmus, Sergio of Practical Combat Martial Arts, Sakan Lam (same channel as name) and Rokas Leonavicius of Martial Arts Journey. This also marks the first video in the newly created channel Martial Arts Journey Podcast, which is an extension of the original Martial Arts Journey YouTube channel. This channel will exclusively feature all future Martial Arts Journey podcasts, including some of House of the Monkey episodes. House of the Monkey podcast is the creation of Santiago and Sergio, where Rokas Leonavicius is occasionally a guest. Based on communal agreement, HOM episodes are published on each of the participated YouTubers channel.

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu expert Matt Thornton talked with me about the benefits of training smart vs hard in BJJ and MMA. Professor Matt Thornton is the founder of SBG International.

Meditation can enhance many attributes to our lives and martial arts training. In this talk Miles Kessler, a professional meditation teacher shares his knowledge about the subject. • For more, check out Miles’ free 3-part training on “Meditation For Aikidoka” here: https://store.theintegraldojo.com/a/10141/oBYFKXYG • Download the "Spectrum Of Consciousness" PDF here: https://store.theintegraldojo.com/p/mfa-spectrum-of-consciousness

Recently a friend of mine participated in Steven Seagal's seminar in Moscow and since he had some fascinating things to share, we've recorded a conversation together. We'll also be talking about the video I've made analyzing Steven Seagal's Aikido and what mistakes I've made in my assessment. To learn more about Alex Grant check these links: www.aikiflow.uk https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGCXdENWWu2Dg8Ve_8_LMHA Footage from the seminar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3TIdX_zhrQ&feature=youtu.be Video in question about Steven Seagal's Aikido effectiveness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9u8aPbcV4g8j

A year after Aikido vs MMA I once more had a chance to talk with Roy Dean, a professional BJJ instructor who is also a Aikido, Judo and Japanese Jiu Jitsu black belt, who has made the transition from Aikido to BJJ. In the talk we look at what changed during this year in Aikido and also our professional lives.

In this interview I talk with Sergio Perez, founder of Practical Combat Martial Arts YouTube channel about moving from traditional martial arts to MMA.