The Emotional Arena of Competition

Georges St-Pierre is an MMA fighter. John Danaher is a martial arts coach. Gordon Ryan is a submission grappler. Each are considered by many to be the greatest of all time in each of their respective disciplines. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(07:35) – Success
(22:35) – Trash talk
(25:42) – Doubt
(34:06) – Emotions
(46:01) – Gordon’s beef with André Galvão
(50:11) – Diet
(1:00:12) – Training
(1:28:21) – Human nature and combat sports
(1:39:34) – MMA vs Grappling
(1:48:53) – Gordon Ryan vs Felipe Pena
(1:52:40) – GSP and shoot boxing
(2:03:56) – GSP vs Khabib
(2:11:56) – Pankration
(2:15:08) – Effective grappling and takedowns
(2:30:40) – Aliens and Mars
(2:47:20) – Robots
(2:51:15) – Advice for young people