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Does Jiu-Jitsu Actually Make You a Better Person? | Stress Test #001

Does Jiu-Jitsu Actually Make You a Better Person? | Stress Test #001

From Holocron Jiu-Jitsu

October 12, 2026

People say jiu-jitsu makes you a better person. But does it?

For our first Stress Test, Nick Kugelman and Jacen Flynn put one of jiu-jitsu’s most repeated beliefs under resistance.

We talk about what decades of training and competition have actually changed in us, what they haven’t, ego, losing, coaching, gym culture, and whether adversity builds character... or simply reveals it.

Then we give the verdict: KEEP IT. MODIFY IT. KILL IT.

SYSTEM Stress Test is a podcast from SYSTEM JIU-JITSU in Meridian, Idaho.

Ideas are easy. Resistance tells the truth.

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