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🕑 Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Craigs Jones’ first time in Canada and the guy who threatened to kill him

0:02:00 - Who is Craig Jones?

0:02:57 - The $3 million CJI tournament anonymous donor, and bringing $1 million cash on Joe Rogan’s podcast

0:05:43 - Why Craig started Jiu-Jitsu. MMA was illegal in Australia

0:06:47 - Why Joe Rogan refuses to come to Canada. Would Derek ever leave Canada?

0:12:45 - Jiu-Jitsu vs MMA and the ROI for the risk of brain damage

0:13:23 - Beating drug testing in tested sports

0:14:29 - Who are the most elite Jiu-Jitsu athletes who could also do well in MMA?

0:16:56 - There was no money in Jiu-Jitsu when Craig started

0:18:01 - The misconception that Jiu-Jitsu isn’t gay and weird

0:19:38 - The top 3 martial arts you should learn to defend yourself

0:21:12 - The most important form of combat to learn first before anything else

0:21:59 - The most ineffective combat skill that is often mistakenly believed to be useful

0:24:29 - Bragging rights of winning tournaments

0:25:59 - How B-Team is playing 4D chess by claiming to be the second best

0:27:40 - Craig’s Instagram beefs, and who the weirdest athletes are

0:28:50 - Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) vs. Jiu-Jitsu

0:30:21 - The kids who came up to Derek on the beach asking about building muscle for Jiu-Jitsu

0:31:33 - How train to progress as quickly as possible in Jiu-Jitsu

0:32:41 - The curse of Larry Wheels, and athletes ruining their careers by training stupidly

0:35:52 - The performance downsides of getting juiced out of your mind massive for Jiu-Jitsu

0:37:24 - The Danaher Death Squad and why Craig, Nicky Ryan, Nicky Rod, and Ethan Crelinsten left

0:39:34 - How hard is it to get a black belt and how long does it take? Is it a covert multi-level marketing scheme?

0:47:28 - How to optimize week of training to max out progress in Jiu-Jitsu

0:49:28 - How to learn submissions as quickly as possible

0:51:39 - Craig's tier list for the best and worst submissions

0:55:45 - The craziest submission Craig has ever hit

0:56:44 - Jiu-Jitsu paywalled instructional videos from elite athletes

1:00:00 - Why most of the best Jiu-Jitsu athletes in the world make less than $100K per year

1:02:27 - The top prizes for winning the most elite submission grappling competition in the world (ADCC), and now the $2.6 million at stake for the first Craig Jones Invitational (CJI)

1:03:30 - The identity of the anonymous donor who put up $3 million for CJI

1:05:15 - Why Craig is so motivated to take down ADCC

1:07:18 - Sponsor: Marek Health

1:08:37 - The super fights, custom fight pit to push action, and why CJI will be the most elite, high stakes, grappling tournament on earth

1:18:28 - The origins of the Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC)

1:19:27 - Craig’s blood work and his review of Marek Health so far

1:21:27 - The importance of expert oversight in Jiu-Jitsu to optimize health, performance, and longevity in the sport

1:25:48 - Do you need to be on PEDs to excel in Jiu-Jitsu?

1:29:15 - The world championship combination of autism and steroids in Jiu-Jitsu

1:30:51 - Life changing money at CJI. Winning $1 million at CJI vs. ADCC prestige

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