#621: UFC Hall of Famer Bas Rutten on Fundamentals of Real Self-Defense, Savage Fight Stories, How He’s Handled Bullies, Breathing Techniques for Increasing Stamina and Endurance, The Art of Personal Reinvention, and Cultivating the Practice of Prayer

UFC Hall of Famer Bas Rutten on Fundamentals of Real
Self-Defense, Savage Fight Stories, How He’s Handled Bullies,
Breathing Techniques for Increasing Stamina and Endurance,The Art
of Personal Reinvention, and Cultivating the Practice of Prayer |
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Sebastiaan "Bas" Rutten (@BasRuttenMMA) is a
Dutch-American actor, former mixed martial artist, kickboxer, and
professional wrestler. He was a UFC Heavyweight Champion and a
three-time King of Pancrase world champion, finishing his career
on a 22-fight unbeaten streak with a strike accuracy of 70.6%,
the highest ever recorded by FightMetric. 


Rutten was co-host of Inside MMA on AXS TV from 2007 to 2016, and
he has been a color commentator in several MMA organizations,
including Pride Fighting Championships. He has appeared in
numerous television shows, movies, and video games as an actor
and continues to be involved in MMA through his coaching and
publishing of instructional materials. Bas became a naturalized
American citizen in the late 1990s, and in 2015 he was inducted
into the UFC Hall of Fame.


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[08:20] My first exposure to the unbridled might of Bas Rutten.


[10:03] Why is there such a strong martial arts tradition in the
Netherlands?


[12:28] Breathlessness, Bruce Lee, bullies, and birds: a glimpse
into Bas’s childhood.


[20:10] Why Bas walked out on a culinary career path and gave up
modeling.


[23:28] How Pancrase entered the picture.


[33:08] Pancrase rules.


[35:47] Why Ken Shamrock is known as Wayne Shamrock in Japan.


[36:11] On fighting Masakatsu Funaki and Minoru Suzuki.


[41:43] Underrated Japanese fighters.


[44:03] Remembering Pride, UFC’s Japanese predecessor.


[48:52] Pranks.


[54:17] Absolute monsters.


[57:44] Self-defense for beginners and bouncers.


[1:15:33] Why even professional fighters shouldn’t start street
fights.


[1:17:15] Grand Theft Auto IV.


[1:19:28] Now a devout Catholic, Bas explains how the rosary is
like meditation.


[1:32:06] Who picks fights with Bas Rutten these days?


[1:34:19] That time Bas got into a bar fight with five bouncers
in Sweden.


[1:41:00] Re-learning how to breathe with the O2 Trainer.


[2:09:12] Parting thoughts.


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