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The Strenuous Life Podcast

BJJ and the broader athletic lifestyle — grappling arts and adventure.

Hosted by Stephan Kesting.

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450 episodes
390 -  UFOs, UAPs, and Alien Bodies with Skeptical Investigator Mick West
podcast 1:07:28

The Strenuous Life Podcast

390 - UFOs, UAPs, and Alien Bodies with Skeptical Investigator Mick West

Sep 27, 2023

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podcast 1:14:05

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389 - How to Train for Strength, Endurance and Jiu-Jitsu Simultaneously, with World Record holder James Pieratt of Wild Hunt Conditioning

Aug 14, 2023

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388 - The Ultimate Self Defense Championship with Rokas Leo

Aug 4, 2023

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387 - The Most Successful Gracie Fighter Of All Time, with Robert Drysdale

May 26, 2023

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386 - Seven Reasons Why Carlson Gracie Was The First Modern MMA Fighter

May 23, 2023

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385 - Grappling with the Implications of the 46 Million Dollar Lawsuit for Jiu-Jitsu, with Dan Lukeheart, Alex Kask and Stephan Kesting

May 6, 2023

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384 - Neopagan Vegetarian Authoritarian Heavy Metal Nature Lovers with Jesse Bryant

Mar 30, 2023

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383 - Amanda Bruse on Storming the Medals Podium at No Gi Pans

Feb 10, 2023

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382 - On Learning Jiu-Jitsu with 100% Live Training and No Formal Technical Instruction, with Greg Souders

Feb 1, 2023

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381 - The Battle Against Disinformation and Information Nihilism, with Brooke Binowski

Dec 21, 2022

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380 - What Do You Need to Know to Be a BJJ Blue Belt?

Nov 21, 2022

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379 - A Fascism Checklist, with Professor Daniele Bolleli

Nov 6, 2022

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378 - The 5 Most Common BJJ and Judo Injuries and What to Do About Them, with Joshua Arellano, Pt

Oct 20, 2022

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377 - John Will, Member of BJJ's 'Dirty Dozen' on Sport vs Self Defense Jiu-Jitsu

Oct 3, 2022

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376 - Mental and Physical Endurance with James 'The Biking Viking' Benson King

Sep 28, 2022

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375 - How Skill, Athleticism and Rank Correlate in BJJ, with Rob Biernacki

Sep 16, 2022

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374 - Adam Shoalt's Amazing 3,400 km Solo Journey to the Arctic

Aug 25, 2022

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373 - Alex Jones, Alt Right Hippies with Guns, and More with Derek Beres from Conspirituality

Aug 12, 2022

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372 - How to Come Back After a Training Layoff!

Aug 4, 2022

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371 - Battling Bullshit in the Martial Arts and Everywhere Else, with Phrost from Bullshido

Jul 26, 2022

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My goal is to build the most comprehensive BJJ encyclopedia anywhere — but good, accurate data is genuinely hard to come by. Records, gyms, belts and nationalities are pieced together from public and community sources, so some of it is incomplete, outdated, or flat-out wrong.

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