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#165 – Josh Barnett: Philosophy of Violence, Power, and the Martial Arts

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Martial Arts - The Value of Competition

I think part of my success is that when I win, I'm brutal. And there is no in between. So it's hard to be a bullshit person when you're literally trying to tear each other's arms off. You really get to see somebody who there are a couple instances where you really see who people are on the mats in the bedroom. It just it's anything that has a goodness in its purity can also have a detriment in its perversion. There's a value to competition. Anything less than that is not good enough. My top five movies: Blade Runner, The Godfather, Forrest Gump and Star Wars.

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