Episode 50 - Floating and Jiu-Jitsu; Albert Ohanian and Master Carlos "Caique" Elias

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Episode:

  • From surfing to fighting
  • The transformation of jiujitsu from martial art to sport
  • The difficulties of selling a Brazilian form of grappling in a culture that expects martial arts to be Asian and to focus on strikes
  • Lively Brazilian crowds: memories of Renzo Gracie vs. Eugenio Tadeau
  • From the mat to the float tank
  • Getting to know yourself by floating
  • The medical benefits of floating
  • Brazilian Jiujitsu and Floating: two paths to meditation
  • Solving problems in your sleep, in a tank, while driving...
  • Accessing your creative brain
  • Entering a state of flow
  • The Tao of Jiujitsu
  • Floating brings good luck :)
  • Competition and fear
  • Fear in daily life
  • Footlocks and takedowns
  • About pulling guard
  • Thank you to the podfather, Joe Rogan
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  • Caique's school
  • Float Clinic
  • If you are not in Southern California and need to find a floatation place near you, you can check www.floatationlocations.com
  • And anyone who can help Jared Kimball in his love-quest in Turkey, please check out jaredtkimball.blogspot.com

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