Rafael Lovato Jr: Philosophy of Fighting & Mastering the Art of Peace | EP 374

Align Podcast

Aaron Alexander

Society & Culture, Philosophy

4.8 • 923 Ratings

🗓️ 3 February 2022

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

What's the difference between a fighter and a true martial artist? How does an MMA champion deal with a career-ending diagnosis? In this episode, I'm joined by International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) World Champion and Professional MMA Fighter Rafael Lovato Jr. We talk about the events leading to his brain disorder diagnosis and how it propelled him to power through what he calls the "pinnacle challenge" of his martial arts journey. Here, he reveals more details on his disorder, his secrets to defeating his opponents, what separates a martial artist from a fighter, and why we shouldn't train only to win but to continuously learn. Also, we reflect on the meaning of success and death and how martial arts teaches us the art of letting go – a skill that will save us from life’s most difficult moments. What we discuss: 00:00 - Introduction to Rafael Lovato Jr. 1:00 - His childhood, first losses, first wins, & what success means 4:00 - The life-changing diagnosis 10:40 - How he used his diagnosis to fuel his drive to win 16:00 - What martial arts can teach us about the power of letting go 21:30 - What retirement taught him about life & relationships 26:00 - How to win a fight by detaching yourself from your emotions 30:00 - The marks of a true martial artist 35:00 - Rafael reacts to Morihei Ueshiba quotes 48:00 - Secrets to becoming a world champion & a better human being 53:00 - Why you should practice martial arts Learn more from Rafael Lovato Jr.: Website: https://okbjj.com/ Instagram: @lovatojrbjj Related Links: The revised version of the Align Method book is now available with 22 brand-new exercises! Pre-order here: alignpodcast.com/alignbook alignpodcast.com/alignmethod for a special discount magbreakthrough.com/alignpodcast and use ALIGN10 during checkout to save 10%. neurohacker.com/qualia-mind and use AARON during checkout to save 15% www.organifi.com/align and use ALIGN during checkout to receive 20% Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome back to the Aline Mother Flippin podcast. My name is Aaron Alexander and this is a place
0:06.6	that we bring together some of the world's leading experts in all things health and
0:10.8	wellness. This conversation was with my friend Raphael Lovato Jr.
0:14.6	He is an absolute legend in the world of mixed martial arts in the world of Jiu-Jitsu.
0:18.9	He is a multi-time world champion in both ghee and no Gee he has a undefeated record in
0:25.4	MMA of 12 and oh and then he had an abrupt stop to a brain condition
0:30.5	called cerebral havernoma. Really interesting life in this conversation we condition. the founder of Aikido with the modern version of what would be considered a master of the
0:45.0	Craft of Martial Arts being Lovato, Mr Lovato, and go through the book Art of Peace together, which I think is pretty
0:51.1	exciting to get to have the opportunity to get to bring together the mind of a master of the old being a shiba, founder by Kido, with a present day living legend in the space of mixed martial arts and martial arts in general.
1:05.9	So really exciting stuff if you are interested in learning some more movement-based practices,
1:11.2	we're getting to see some experiences I had with Lovato before this
1:14.4	conversation. Jump over to the YouTube page at Align Podcast. On there you can find a
1:20.1	little mini workout that I went through with Lovato or he went through with me rather and we get through mobilization of the hips get through mobilization of the knees the ankles opening up some space around the spine and just it's like the go to pre workout pre training blow that I'd recommend for anybody
1:36.7	so jump over to the YouTube page at Aline Podcast and that will be up there today We also did a post together on the Instagram
1:44.0	so you can joke over and check out the online podcast page and the Raphael Lovato
1:48.6	Jr. Page. That's it. That's all. Thanks for reviews. Thanks for sharing this. I hope that it is
1:53.2	supportive for your mind, support of your body. And that's it. Let's get to it.
2:00.3	What will the Raphael Lovato junior book be?
2:05.0	It's a bit of obviously me sharing my story
2:08.0	with like the lessons that I've learned
2:11.0	and how I apply them to help me prevail and kind of overcome a lot of obstacles like being an American kid from Oklahoma and reaching world champion status in Jiu-Jitsu without a black belt at home where I lived.
2:27.0	I'm from Oklahoma.
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