002: Ricardo Migliarese|One Punch Changed Everything

The Hard Way w/ Joe De Sena

Spartan Races

Fitness, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, 792700

4.7 • 870 Ratings

🗓️ 6 January 2015

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Like a Rocky of Brazilian Jujitsu, Ricardo Migliarse harnessed the brutality of the mean streets of South Philly to his advantage. He learned to stand up to the daily harassment of bullies and transformed that raw toughness into something that could help others. He followed his brother into jujitsu and quickly rose to be a top competitor. In the process, he discovered that the truly tough people in life aren't the ones with the chips on their shoulders. Ricardo describes what it takes to be a champion.

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Lessons:
1. Establishing a work ethic early in life is important.
2. Surround yourself with positive people and become a part of a supportive community.
3. There are no excuses for not making time for fitness and good health.
4. Life is all about the basics.
5. Life is about constantly growing and learning regardless of your accomplishments.
6. Mission: To reach out to children and young adults and get them off the streets and into the gym as a way to teach them a lifestyle of discipline, hard work and education.

Panel Notes:
Joe Desena: This guy will twist you into a pretzel in about 5 seconds. I showed up at his house and he is doing pull-ups from a tree out front. He does an insane number of pull-ups each day. I love that his road to becoming humble started by punching someone in the face.

Col. Nye: He learned the importance of delayed gratification early in life, a crystallizing moment that shaped his future and his philosophy. “I will no longer be bullied or be a target.” Ricardo evolved from victim to fighter to teacher and took the positives from his surroundings.

Sefra Alexandra: When you see your surrounding landscape through a Mowgli lens, the trees become jungle gyms and the urban landscape your training grounds. Regardless of where you live there are inspirations, motivations and tools to help you grow stronger and more resilient.

Johnny Waite: Don't be defined by anyone but yourself! Be around motivated people. This will cause you to dive right in or drop right out. Do things for others and not just yourself. It will always lead to more. Stay busy and you will stay sharp. Everything in life is a fight. Put in the training and you will be ready.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	All right, we are in search of grit for Spartan nation, and so we came to one of the most
0:07.4	badass MMA gyms in the country here in Philly, and we're probably going to be doing
0:12.3	this around the world and so my buddy Jimmy's in here
0:15.8	He's going to introduce us to a few guys and probably throw me into a headlock or something Ready?
0:33.0	It's Joe, we are here at Spartan up the podcast with my team, Colonel Nied on my left.
0:40.0	Medicine Woman Seffert to my right.
0:44.0	And Dr. Johnny from Canada
0:46.0	all the way over on the end.
0:48.0	And I saw Ricky Miglerisi.
0:51.0	Guy was awesome.
0:52.0	MMA fighter, trained with the Gracie Brothers,
0:55.1	hanging from a tree when I show up at his house,
0:57.2	doing pull-ups, does like, I don't know,
0:59.4	a hundred plus pull-ups a day, absolute animal.
1:03.3	I type of workout.
1:04.3	Your time.
1:05.3	Tar's end training.
1:05.4	Yeah, he's got the right head, as you'll dive into when you watch it.
1:10.8	Clearly, is able, like we've seen in the past, to juggle both business and fitness, right?
1:16.6	Not going to be one of those successful business people that drops dead of a heart attack later in life.
1:21.6	He may give a few people. I don't know.
1:25.0	Right head, as in ballistically perfect, or are you talking right mentality?
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