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The Aggressive Life with Brian Tome

The Power in a Man's Tears with Jason Wilson—Father-Figure and Mentor

The Aggressive Life with Brian Tome

Crossroads

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9756 Ratings

🗓️ 21 September 2021

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Jason Wilson is a man’s man. He’s a martial arts expert, a father-figure changing lives in metro Detroit, and an accomplished best-selling author. But the feat he’s most proud of: learning to cry. It allowed him to overcame the lynching of his grandfather, the murder of his brother and emotional abuse at the hands of his father. Jason is a comprehensive man, who will push you to be both a lion and a lamb. 

Link to Jason’s website and his two books: Cry Like a Man and Battle Cry.

Transcript

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0:00.0

There's an old Irish proverb that says,

0:08.5

Never trust a warrior who can't cry.

0:12.7

Jason Wilson is that warrior.

0:15.1

He fights for freedom that so many men need.

0:17.8

The freedom, wait for it, the freedom freedom to feel that kind of freedom is uncommon among

0:23.9

men he calls it emotional incarceration the need to stuff down emotions in order to be tough

0:30.4

appear manly or just make it to another day his first book cry like a man fighting for freedom

0:36.7

from emotional incarceration is an incredible autobiographical account of his life.

0:42.0

Through the lynching of his grandfather to the murder of his brother and the pain of his estranged relationship with his father, Jason shares his life with others.

0:51.1

He gives them, he gives us, permission and wisdom on how to engage our emotions in order

0:56.9

to move forward. Spreading that freedom has become his life's mission. He's the founder of Metro

1:01.6

Detroit's Cave of Agilom Transformational Training Academy. He spent over 14 years using martial arts

1:07.3

and biblical principles to develop young boys into men. And under his leadership, they've reached over 10,000 youth and young adults.

1:15.5

And Kata, C-A-T-T-A, it's a lot easier to say than Cave of Agilum Transformational Training Academy,

1:22.0

continues to grow, even being featured in an episode of the TV show, This Is Us.

1:27.8

Oh, this is us.

1:29.0

Now I'm ready to cry.

1:32.3

I can't watch This Is Us without crying.

1:34.6

So I have to turn to my man card by saying that I like This Is Us at Katta.

1:38.8

Jason uses expertise in emotional stability training to teach boys how to confront and conquer their negative

1:45.1

emotions before they destroy their lives. The aggressive life is all about taking control of your

1:51.8

life going forward in life. And you might think that means taking control of your emotions.

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