Chris Matakas: Jiujitsu and Resistance: The Antidote to Modern Struggle

Enter the Lionheart

Lawrence Dunning

Society & Culture, Business, Entrepreneurship, Philosophy

5 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 March 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Lawrence is joined by jiujitsu black belt, owner of Matakas Jiujitsu and prolific author, Chris Matakas. Chris recently published his thirteenth book: “Jiujitsu and Resistance: The Antidote to Modern Struggle.” His prolific output is only matched by his broad interests. Originally, he began writing about jiujitsu as a tool for self-development. Today his writings and work are often not jiujitsu related. Chris is obsessed with maximizing our human potential and one’s commitment to excellence. Chris believes that the best use of one's life is mastering one's self, and ultimately using this mastery for the service of others. We discuss how embracing the Hero Archetype can unlock maximum achievement and fulfillment and how to find the experience of wholeness that aligns with your soul.

“We are not training for sport. We are training for life”.

“The achievement of becoming what one is destined to be, that deepest and truest self, is only made manifest in proportion to the Resistance we are willing to encounter along the path.”

To find out more about Chris:

https://www.chrismatakas.com/

Transcript

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0:00.0	A single theme is too narrow for great minds and daring hearts.
0:06.6	Get ready to enter the Lion Heart with your host, Lauren Stunning.
0:10.4	Today, I'll be talking to Jiu-Jitsu Blackbel, owner of Metakas Jiu-Jitsu and prolific author
0:22.8	Chris Metakas.
0:23.8	I first found out about Chris when I picked up his very first Jiu-Jitsu book somewhere
0:28.4	around 2015 called My Mastery, learning to live through Jiu-Jitsu and I remember enjoying
0:35.2	it greatly and being very impressed with Chris and how much I appreciate his views on so
0:39.6	many things.
0:41.6	Over the years, I've read most of his books and I'm always inspired by his constant evolution
0:45.7	of his thinking, his publishing output, because to me, it seems like every few months he has
0:49.9	a new book coming out, but also Chris's genuine humility.
0:54.2	Hope you enjoy a conversation.
0:56.4	Chris, so great to see you, brother.
0:58.0	Welcome to the show.
0:59.0	Dude, thank you for having me.
1:00.6	Amazing to see you too.
1:02.2	So Chris, I've been a big fan of your work.
1:04.5	I read your first book.
1:05.5	I think 2014.
1:06.5	It's been a while and then I've been following your reading career.
1:11.4	I keep getting your new books.
1:12.5	I've got some buddies in the gym that love them too and then finally, I know we spoke
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