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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
The Strenuous Life Podcast
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The Strenuous Life Podcast

350 - "Don't Call Me Professor", Why I Don't Like Fancy Titles in Jiu-Jitsu and Martial Arts

Dec 28, 2021

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349 - Three Ways to Immediately Improve Your Jiu-Jitsu Defense, with Steve Kwan

Dec 24, 2021

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348 - Nate 'The Rock' Quarry on MMA, the UFC, and Being Raised in a Cult

Dec 18, 2021

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347 -Pressure Testing BJJ Against Knives, Guns and Sticks (with Burton Richardson from JKD Unlimited)

Dec 16, 2021

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346 - A Deep Dive into the Omoplata as Submission, a Sweep, and a Position

Nov 29, 2021

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345 - Out of Date Training Methods in Modern Martial Arts, with Richard Bejtlich

Nov 27, 2021

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344 - Reporting on the State of Jiu-Jitsu, with Averi Clements

Nov 17, 2021

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343 - Update: Four Weeks In After a Total Hip Replacement

Nov 14, 2021

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342 - Exploring the Remote Northern Wilderness with Adam Shoalts

Nov 9, 2021

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341 - Why Conspiracy Theories Are So Damn Hard to Disprove, with Dr Hanan Bushkin

Nov 3, 2021

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340 - Why I'm Getting a Hip Replacement Tomorrow...

Oct 15, 2021

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339 - The Five Exercises All Grapplers Should Do Every Week

Oct 1, 2021

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338 - An Epic Rant Against Conspiracism

Sep 10, 2021

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337 - Lessons from Competing in 25 Matches in 8 Divisions in 1 Tournament with Jeff Shaw

Sep 8, 2021

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336 - Why Some People & Groups are More Prone to Conspiracy Theories, with Julian Walker from Conspirituality

Aug 12, 2021

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335 - Rescuing People Trapped in Cults, Stephan Kesting with Joseph Szimhart

Aug 9, 2021

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334 - Ten Guru Warning Signs with Dr Dr Chris Kavanagh

Jul 20, 2021

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333 - Sometimes to Win the Fight You Have to Move the Fight

Jul 9, 2021

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332 - Trolling Anti-Vaxx Rallies, with Walter Masterson

Jul 7, 2021

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331 - A Gameplan for the Closed Guard with Jon Thomas

Jun 28, 2021

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