Ramsey Dewey on MMA Training and Self Defense

Ramsey Dewey is an MMA coach now based in Shanghai, China. I really enjoyed our conversation, including

How wearing headgear in sparring actually makes things WORSE for your brain
His controversey with Master Wong
Why China could take over MMA
What self defense ‘experts’ get wrong
What happens to martial arts that don’t spar
Ramsey’s experience on The Ultimate Self Defense Championship
And more.

Ramsey Dewey on MMA Training and Self Defense (Audio Format)

This conversation was also published as episode 408 of The Strenuous Life Podcast.

You can listen to the audio-only format of the episode on all major podcast platforms, but here are some of the links to get you started…

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Other Episodes of The Strenuous Life Podcast Content

On episode 392 of The Strenuous Life Podcast I’m joined by the amazing Jost Kobusch. Jost is a German mountaineer who spent two seasons on Everest trying to ascend the legendarily difficult West Ridge route and the Hornbein Couloir alone, without oxygen, and in the middle of the brutal Himalayan winter.

We covered a TON of interesting topics, including

00:00 Jost Kobusch’s plans for climbing Mount Everest alone, in the middle of winter, without supplemental oxygen, and using one of the most difficult routes on the mountain.
05:22 The dangers of climbing Everest, the Khumbu icefall, the avalanche that destroyed Everest Base Camp in 2015, and Jost’s closest call in the mountains.
16:29 Mitigating the dangers with route choice, equipment, and good judgement.
23:40 Dietary modifications for high altitude, mimising inflammation, and why Jost favors a vegan diet.
41:48 Minimising risk in avalanche zones and adaptation to low oxygen environments through training and acclimatization.
53:20 Training for high altitude mountaineering with volume training, strength training, and rest.

Click here to check out my interview with Jost Kobusch.

James Pieratt is a hybrid athlete who does things like deadlifting 520 lbs in the morning and then running fifty miles in the afternoon. I caught up with him shortly after he completed a 500-mile, self-supported mountain run along the Pacific Crest Trail.

In this interview, we went deep into…

How to balance strength, endurance, and skill training,
The role of prehabilitation and rehabilitation,
The role of strength and conditioning in jiu-jitsu performance,
The effect of hard training on life expectancy,
What drives someone to these extremes,
And much more.

Click here to check it out – it’s super inspiring!

Robert Drysdale a BJJ and ADCC World Champion and has conducted extensive research into the history of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. In this interview, he reveals some of what he’s discovered, including…

01:54 – The first wave of jiu-jitsu in Brazil – Helio Gracie and Carlos Gracie04:35 – Exhibition and carnival fighting in Brazil06:55 – Traditional jiu-jitsu style vs modified judo12:14 – Training methods of the Gracie Academy in the ’30s, 40s and ’50s18:43 – The second wave practitioners19:47 – Waldemar Santana22:49 – Carlson Gracie and the Rua Figueiredo Magalhães school33:19 – How BJJ rule changes changed the sport42:31 – Rolls Gracie48:51 – Self-defense and Vale Tudo training55:28 – Rolls Gracie death1:00:55 – The Carlson Gracie tragedy1:13:54 – Carlos Gracie Jr.1:21:03 – Future rule changes, luta livre, and the sportification of jiu-jitsu

Click here to listen to my interview with Robert Drysdale.