The Strenuous Life Podcast with Stephan Kesting

Stephan Kesting

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What is it that allows some people to push themselves beyond their limitations? Why can some people survive situations others do not? On this podcast we try to find out the answers. Stephan Kesting, is a lifelong martial artist, BJJ black belt, career firefighter, and outdoorsman. Join us as he talks to fighters, adventurers, competitors, coaches, firefighters, trainers and other people living the strenuous life.Stephan also runs Grapplearts.com, where he has published many hundreds of martial...

Episodes (888)

396 - Longevity in Jiu-Jitsu with Mike "The Old Bastard" Mahaffey

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Feb 28, 20241:08:19pending

395 - The English Roots of Catchwrestling, with Oz Austwick

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Feb 12, 20241:12:20pending

394 - The Anatomy of a BJJ Training Camp

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Dec 16, 20231:24:46pending

393 - Historical Bareknuckle Boxing and European Swordfighting, with Oz Austwick

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Dec 8, 20231:01:04pending

392 - Everest, Alone, In Winter, and Without Oxygen, with Mountaineer Jost Kobus...

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Nov 3, 20231:11:19pending

391 - The Most Important Mental Models in BJJ, with Steve Kwan

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Oct 22, 20231:10:56pending

390 - UFOs, UAPs, and Alien Bodies with Skeptical Investigator Mick West

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Sep 27, 20231:07:28pending

389 - How to Train for Strength, Endurance and Jiu-Jitsu Simultaneously, with Wo...

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Aug 14, 20231:14:05pending

388 - The Ultimate Self Defense Championship with Rokas Leo

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Aug 4, 20231:05:57pending

387 - The Most Successful Gracie Fighter Of All Time, with Robert Drysdale

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May 26, 20231:39:10pending

386 - Seven Reasons Why Carlson Gracie Was The First Modern MMA Fighter

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May 23, 20236:02pending

385 - Grappling with the Implications of the 46 Million Dollar Lawsuit for Jiu-J...

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May 6, 20232:12:18pending

384 - Neopagan Vegetarian Authoritarian Heavy Metal Nature Lovers with Jesse Br...

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Mar 30, 20231:24:07pending

383 - Amanda Bruse on Storming the Medals Podium at No Gi Pans

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Feb 10, 202357:58pending

382 - On Learning Jiu-Jitsu with 100% Live Training and No Formal Technical Inst...

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Feb 1, 20231:11:00pending

381 - The Battle Against Disinformation and Information Nihilism, with Brooke Bi...

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Dec 21, 20221:09:44pending

380 - What Do You Need to Know to Be a BJJ Blue Belt?

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Nov 21, 202227:49pending

379 - A Fascism Checklist, with Professor Daniele Bolleli

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Nov 6, 20221:12:12pending

378 - The 5 Most Common BJJ and Judo Injuries and What to Do About Them, with Jo...

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Oct 20, 20221:15:31pending

377 - John Will, Member of BJJ's 'Dirty Dozen' on Sport vs Self Defense Jiu-Jits...

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Oct 3, 20221:10:48pending

376 - Mental and Physical Endurance with James 'The Biking Viking' Benson King

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Sep 28, 202253:01pending

375 - How Skill, Athleticism and Rank Correlate in BJJ, with Rob Biernacki

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Sep 16, 202251:14pending

374 - Adam Shoalt's Amazing 3,400 km Solo Journey to the Arctic

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Aug 25, 20221:47:42pending

373 - Alex Jones, Alt Right Hippies with Guns, and More with Derek Beres from Co...

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Aug 12, 20221:06:29pending

372 - How to Come Back After a Training Layoff!

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Aug 4, 20229:11pending

371 - Battling Bullshit in the Martial Arts and Everywhere Else, with Phrost fro...

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Jul 26, 20221:05:00pending

370 - Inclusive Jiu-Jitsu, with Erin Wedekind

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Jul 15, 20221:09:46pending

369 - How to Add Judo Takedowns to Your BJJ Game, with Chris Round

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Jul 5, 20221:13:30pending

368 - The Red Flags That Indicate You're Dealing with Pseudoscience, with Jonath...

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Jun 20, 20221:06:20pending

367 - Crashed Civilizations and Lost Human Lineages, with Patrick Wyman

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Jun 10, 20221:07:17pending

366 - Covid is Airborne, Here's What to Do About It (with Epidemiologist Dr Coli...

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Jun 1, 20221:20:53pending

365 - Limit Your Training Options to Improve Faster!

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May 27, 202211:27pending

364 - Julie Kedzie on Fighting MMA, Dissing Vladimir Putin, and More

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May 20, 20221:07:48pending

363 - Key Takeaways for Older Grapplers Trying to Stay Competitive in Jiu-Jitsu

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May 10, 202239:48pending

362 - Knockout UFC Win While Partially Blind - Lance Gibson Sr on MMA Training

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Apr 21, 20221:06:39pending

361 - Navigating the Diet Wars, with Kevin Bass

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Mar 17, 20221:00:21pending

360 - Mixing Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai and Weight Training, with Tyson Larone

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Mar 14, 20221:46:18pending

359 - Margot Ciccarelli, Travelling the World While Training Jiu-Jitsu

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Mar 8, 20221:08:07pending

358 - Lower the Cost of Failure to Get Better Faster

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Mar 3, 20227:02pending

357 - How to Find High Percentage Techniques in Jiu-jitsu,

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Feb 24, 202258:30pending

356 - ARMBARS DON'T WORK! What if Armbar Deniers Used Anti-Vaxx Logic?

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Feb 18, 202225:05pending

355 - Extreme Whitewater Canoeing with Paul Mason

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Feb 16, 20221:11:57pending

354 - How to Get Started In Outdoor Adventuring, with Mikaela Ferguson

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Feb 3, 20221:23:58pending

353 - Scientifically Informed Chiropractic Care, with Troy Schott

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Jan 25, 20221:12:07pending

352 - Jiu-Jitsu in a Time of Omicron

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Jan 17, 20221:06:56pending

351 - How to Talk to the Vaccine Hesitant, with Ami Palmer

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Jan 4, 20221:23:37pending

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

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Dec 28, 202112:04pending

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

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Dec 24, 20211:10:07pending

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

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Dec 18, 20211:46:50pending

347 -Pressure Testing BJJ Against Knives, Guns and Sticks (with Burton Richardso...

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Dec 16, 20211:21:16pending

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