Ryan Hall is a jiu jitsu black belt, UFC fighter, and a philosopher of the martial arts.

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Here’s the outline of the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.

OUTLINE:

0:00 – Introduction

7:22 – Greatest warrior in history

11:48 – Genghis Khan

17:32 – Nature is metal

21:49 – Cancel culture

36:11 – Sci-fi books and movies

44:50 – Essence of jiu jitsu

51:17 – Jiu jitsu is a language

1:01:12 – How to get started in jiu jitsu

1:14:01 – The value of a good coach

1:25:42 – Lex training with Ryan

1:31:06 – Toxicity on the internet

1:34:41 – Joe Rogan

1:42:25 – Alex Jones

2:07:02 – Donald Trump

2:09:45 – The American ideal

2:17:33 – What does it take to be a jiu jitsu black belt

2:49:06 – Elon Musk

2:57:39 – Fighting BJ Penn

3:04:13 – Conor McGregor

3:12:08 – How to beat Khabib Nurmagomedov

3:16:00 – Top MMA fighters of all time

3:24:41 – Mike Tyson

3:41:13 – Fear of death