How To Live Your Life In Flow – Rickson Gracie (Ep. 332)
Elite Man Podcast
Justin Stenstrom
4.2 • 700 Ratings
🗓️ 21 July 2021
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
Rickson Gracie, the greatest Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fighter of all time, 9th-degree red belt in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, retired mixed martial artist, and a man who possesses a legendary fighting record of over 410 wins and 0 losses, joins our show in this special episode of the Elite Man Podcast! In today’s episode Rickson talks about the importance of breathing during fighting and why your breath is so important. He breaks down his approach to fighting and to life and talks about how he was able to become one of the most legendary fighters who ever lived by keeping his composure, maintaining his energy, and utilizing his mind during the most stressful times. If you’re wondering how to live your life in flow despite the stress that life can bring, check this episode out now!
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In our episode we go over:
• Why breathing is such an important aspect to fighting
• Controlling your stress levels before and during a fight
• How to slow down your heart rate even when you are fighting
• The importance of managing your energy during a fight and the advantage of weaponizing your pace
• What made Rickson so much better than everyone else
• Why only stupid men fear nothing
• How to use your fear to your advantage
• Using your mind and thinking clearly during a fight
• How to breathe the right way in life
• Having a greater purpose in life
• Whether or not Rickson actually enjoyed fighting
• The downsides to current jiu-jitsu and whether or not Rickson thinks it’s still a complete martial art
• The real reason why Royce Gracie was picked to do UFC 1 over Rickson
• The fact that Rickson was the greatest Gracie of them all, by far
• Rickson’s unbelievable all-time record
• Why the UFC is not a true measure of fighting in Rickson’s eyes
• What he would like to see changed in the jiu-jitsu world and also in MMA
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Website: www.rickson.academy
Book: Breathe
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| 0:00.0 | What's up guys? You're listening to the most captivating podcast in iTunes. That's right, the Elite Man podcast, where we turn average men into elite men every day. We record episodes and interview the very best experts from around the world and cover topics relating to health, success, mindset, business, and even social issues. And each week, we give you some of the best advice and information on the planet. Subscribe now if you haven't already and enjoy the show. And each week we give you some of the best advice and information |
| 0:21.0 | on the planet. Subscribe now if you haven't already and enjoy the show. And oh yeah, if you really |
| 0:25.4 | enjoy it, leave us a review. Your elite life begins now. On today's episode, episode number 332, |
| 0:33.4 | entitled How to Live Your Life in Flow, I chat with Hickson Gracie. |
| 0:39.0 | Hickson Gracie is the greatest Brazilian jiu-jitsu fighter of all time. |
| 0:43.5 | He's a ninth-degree red belt in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, a retired mixed martial artist, |
| 0:48.4 | and a man who possesses a legendary fighting record of over 410 wins and zero losses. In today's episode, Hickson talks about |
| 0:57.1 | the importance of breathing during fighting and why your breath is so important. He breaks down his |
| 1:02.0 | approach to fighting and to life and talks about how he was able to become one of the most |
| 1:06.3 | legendary fighters who ever lived by keeping his composure, maintaining his energy, and utilizing |
| 1:11.7 | his mind during the most stressful times. If you're wondering how to live your life and flow, |
| 1:16.7 | despite the stress that life can bring, check this episode out now you are going to love it. |
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| 1:54.2 | All right, guys, we're live. |
| 1:55.5 | It's Justin Stenstrom from Elite Man magazine. |
| 1:58.3 | And my guest today is the legendary Hickson Gracie. Hickson, thanks so much |
| 2:03.5 | for coming on the show, ma'am. |
| 2:05.0 | My pleasure. |
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