How to Use the Principles of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to Overcome Obstacles in Business and Life

The Art of Manliness

Society & Culture, Education, Philosophy

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🗓️ 23 August 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, there are certain principles like timing, leverage, and positioning that practitioners must master to successfully overcome an opponent. My guest has found that these same principles that allow someone to be successful on the mat, also apply to being successful outside of it. Rener Gracie is the co-owner and head instructor of Gracie University and the author of The 32 Principles: Harnessing the Power of Jiu-Jitsu to Succeed in Business, Relationships, and Life. Today on the show, Rener shares how he’s used some of the core teachings of jiu-jitsu, like the Pyramid Principle and the River Principle, in his business, and how you can use them to grapple with all kinds of obstacles in life.

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0:00.0	In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, there are certain principles like timing, leverage, and positioning
0:16.4	that practitioners must master to successfully overcome an opponent.
0:19.8	My guest has found that these same principles that allow someone to be successful on
0:23.3	the mat also apply to being successful off of it.
0:26.4	Intergracy is the co-owner and head instructor of Grace University, and the author of The
0:30.4	32 Principles, harnessing the power of Jiu-Jitsu to succeed in business, relationships, and
0:35.0	life.
0:36.0	To the show, Inter shares how he's used some of the core teachings of Jiu-Jitsu, like the
0:39.6	Pyramid Principle and the River Principle, in his business, and how he can use them to
0:43.4	grapple with all kinds of obstacles in life.
0:45.8	After the show is over, check out our shownotes at awm.is slash BJJ Principles.
0:56.4	All right, Hiner Gracie, welcome back to the show.
1:05.9	What a pleasure, bro.
1:06.9	How long has it been?
1:09.0	I think the last one was 2018, maybe?
1:12.6	I don't know.
1:13.6	Maybe that was the podcast, right?
1:14.6	But then we did those awesome videos like over 10 years ago now, right?
1:18.4	Yeah.
1:19.4	Yeah.
1:20.4	That's a blast from the past.
1:22.4	Our audience who followed us on YouTube, they probably are aware of your Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
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