#286: Not Afraid

The Art of Manliness

Society & Culture, Education, Philosophy

4.7 • 14.5K Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2017

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

One of the most heart-wrenching things that can happen to a man is losing his young wife to death. Becoming a widower but also being left alone to father a baby compounds the heartache. It’s something that happened to Theodore Roosevelt and also to my guest today on the show. His name is Daniele Bolelli, he’s a professor of history, host of the podcasts History on Fire and The Drunken Taoist, an amateur mixed martial artist, and the author of several books, including "Not Afraid" and "On the Warrior’s Path." Today on the show, Daniele and I discuss why a bookworm like himself started fighting, how combat sport fighting grounds us in reality, and the forgotten philosophy of Bruce Lee. We then talk about his experience losing his wife to an aggressive brain tumor, what it was like raising a child by himself, and how martial arts and Theodore Roosevelt provided him strength and inspiration during a harrowing time in his life.

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0:00.0	[♪ INTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
0:14.9	Brett McKay here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness Podcast.
0:18.1	Now one of the most heart-wrenching things that happened to a man
0:20.7	is losing his young wife to death.
0:22.8	Becoming a widower, but also being left alone to a father or a baby,
0:26.4	compounds the heartache.
0:27.9	It's something that happened to Theodore Roosevelt and also to Mike Guest Day on the show.
0:31.0	His name is Daniel Bolelli. It's Professor of History, host of the podcast,
0:34.7	History on Fire and the Drunken Taoist.
0:36.8	A name of true mixed martial artists and the author of several books including Not
0:39.6	Afraid and On the Warriors' Path. Today on the show Daniel and I discuss why a bookworm like him
0:44.6	started fighting, how combat sport fighting grounds us in reality,
0:48.2	and the forgotten philosophy of Bruce Lee. We then talk about his experience losing his wife
0:52.8	to an aggressive brain tumor, what it was like raising a child by himself,
0:56.4	and how martial arts in Theodore Roosevelt provided him strength and inspiration
1:00.0	during a harrowing time in his life.
1:02.0	After the show's over, make sure to check out our show notes at aowm.is slash Not Afraid,
1:05.8	where you can find links to resources, where you can delve deeper into this topic.
1:22.2	Daniel Bolelli, welcome to the show.
1:24.3	Thank you so much for having me.
1:54.3	I'm curious. You, you, you, egghead types, Professor types, who also
1:59.5	punch people in the face. I mean, what got you started with martial arts and,
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