#143 – John Clarke: The Art of Fighting and the Pursuit of Excellence

John Clarke is a BJJ black belt and MMA coach. Please support this
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the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click
the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) - Introduction (08:25)
- The great American road trip (25:54) - Martial arts and
philosophy (28:55) - Real vs fake success on Instagram (39:40) -
The brutal honesty of Mike Tyson (44:26) - Breaking your opponent
in wrestling (52:32) - Genghis Khan (1:03:38) - It's okay to change
your mind (1:08:15) - Why do politicians become inauthentic
(1:14:52) - Greatness requires sacrifice (1:17:36) - Whiplash
(1:25:44) - Relationships (1:31:21) - Greatest fighters of all time
(1:39:02) - Greatest fight of all time (1:53:25) - Khabib
Nurmagomedov (1:55:13) - Can Conor McGregor beat Khabib
Nurmagomedov? (2:09:29) - Conor vs Khabib 2 (2:16:05) - Will there
always be war? (2:17:41) - Future of civilization (2:19:52) - Kids
(2:26:37) - The meaning of a "like" on social media (2:35:34) -
Starting a podcast (2:54:16) - Book recommendations (2:57:46) -
Keeping the independence of solitude