Lex Fridman Podcast

#179 – Georges St-Pierre: The Science of Fighting

Apr 26, 2021

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Is There an Alien?

03:10

Fighting - I Love to Win Better Than I Hate to Lose

02:26

The Best Martial Art to Prepare You for Street Fighting

01:57

Introduction

2min

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2min

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4min

Fighting - I Love to Win Better Than I Hate to Lose

2min

Fighting Mixed Martial Arts - Is There Pleasure in Life?

2min

Fasting

5min

The Three Day Water Fast

2min

The Benefits of Fasting in Martial Arts

2min

Low Carb Diet

4min

10.

I Like Carnivore, but I Don't Know How to Moderate.

2min

11.

How Do You Find Confidence in Mixed Martial Art?

5min

12.

The Transformation of Confidence in Fighting

2min

13.

Do You Have a Plan B?

3min

14.

Dominance in Mixed Martial Arts

5min

15.

Do You Think You're Communicating With Your Opponent?

3min

16.

Fighting to Not Lose

2min

17.

Martial Arts - Is There a Difference Between a Fighter and a Martial Artist?

5min

18.

Boxing Martial Arts - Are You Good at School?

2min

19.

The Benefit of Recuperation in Mixed Martial Art

4min

20.

The Role of the Mind in MMA Training

3min

21.

Judo - Travis' Story

5min

22.

Is Khabib the Most Dominant Carer of All Martial Art?

5min

23.

The Greatest Mixed Martial Arts Fighter Ever

3min

24.

Khabib, I Want It to Happen, but UFC Did Not Want to Happen

2min

25.

Khabib

3min

26.

Is It Possible This Fight Still Happens?

2min

27.

Is There a Best Fighter?

2min

28.

I Believe Everything Is Because There's a Cause to Everything

2min

29.

Is There a Cause, There's No Free Will?

4min

30.

The Power of Consciousness in AI Systems

2min

31.

Is AI Bringing Out the Worst in Human Nature?

3min

32.

Automated Weapons Systems

4min

33.

The Future Looks Very Distributed

2min

34.

The Future of Space Exploration

2min

35.

Is There an Alien?

3min

36.

What's More Powerful Than Military Secrets?

3min

37.

Vladimir Putin - I Don't Know What He Knows.

2min

38.

Is There Any Interaction Between Humans and Aliens?

3min

39.

What's the Connection Between Dreams and Psychedelics?

4min

40.

We Live in an Interesting Time

2min

41.

What Have You Learned From Your Dad?

5min

42.

The Perfect Day in the Life of George St. Pierre

5min

43.

The Silence of the Private Life

4min

44.

The Opposit of Love Isn't Hate

6min

45.

Make Your Training Playful

2min

46.

How to Learn Effectively in Mixed Martial Art?

3min

47.

Is There a Philosophy Behind Bruce Lee?

4min

48.

Martial Arts

2min

49.

The Elements of Surprise in a Street Fight

2min

50.

The Elements of Surprise Are Everything

3min

51.

The Best Martial Art to Prepare You for Street Fighting

2min

52.

The Elements of Surprises Are Everything

3min

53.

What Makes Life Delicious?

3min

54.

Mixed Martial Art

2min

55.

MMA - I'm a Fighter, I've Done It for the Money, but I Don't Want to Do It Again.

3min

56.

How to Control Your Emotions, Be Too Much Extreme

2min

57.

You Don't Want to Be Real With Your Emotions

2min

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GSP’s Website: https://www.gspofficial.com

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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(08:09) – Love of winning
(11:01) – Suffering
(12:03) – Fasting
(22:01) – Carnivore
(28:30) – Fear
(36:02) – Strategy
(39:12) – Mind games
(42:54) – Mental games
(48:00) – Science of fighting
(1:11:39) – GOAT
(1:15:22) – A fight vs Khabib
(1:25:03) – Free will
(1:28:49) – Consciousness
(1:31:05) – AI
(1:41:13) – Aliens
(1:52:21) – Dreams
(1:57:55) – Father
(2:02:58) – Life and love
(2:17:07) – Advice for young people
(2:19:28) – How to learn
(2:22:55) – Bruce Lee
(2:26:04) – Tie choke
(2:32:49) – Best martial art for self-defense
(2:37:28) – Meaning of life