#125 – Ryan Hall: Martial Arts and the Philosophy of Violence, Power, and Grace

About this episode

<p>Ryan Hall is a jiu jitsu black belt, UFC fighter, and a philosopher of the martial arts.</p> <p>Please check out our sponsors to get a discount and to support this podcast:<br /> &#8211; <strong>PowerDot</strong>, use code LEX: <a href="https://powerdot.com/lex">https://powerdot.com/lex</a><br /> &#8211; <strong>Babbel</strong>: <a href="https://babbel.com">https://babbel.com</a> and use code LEX<br /> &#8211; <strong>Cash App</strong>: download app &#38; use code &#8220;LexPodcast&#8221;</p> <p>If you would like to get more information about this podcast go to <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a>&#160;or connect with @lexfridman on <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman/">LinkedIn</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">Medium</a>, or <a href="https://www.youtube.com/lexfridman">YouTube</a> where you can watch the video versions of these conversations. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate it 5 stars on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1434243584">Apple Podcasts</a>, follow on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2MAi0BvDc6GTFvKFPXnkCL">Spotify</a>, or support it on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">Patreon</a>.</p> <p>Here&#8217;s the outline of the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.</p> <p>OUTLINE:<br /> 0:00 &#8211; Introduction<br /> 7:22 &#8211; Greatest warrior in history<br /> 11:48 &#8211; Genghis Khan<br /> 17:32 &#8211; Nature is metal<br /> 21:49 &#8211; Cancel culture<br /> 36:11 &#8211; Sci-fi books and movies<br /> 44:50 &#8211; Essence of jiu jitsu<br /> 51:17 &#8211; Jiu jitsu is a language<br /> 1:01:12 &#8211; How to get started in jiu jitsu<br /> 1:14:01 &#8211; The value of a good coach<br /> 1:25:42 &#8211; Lex training with Ryan<br /> 1:31:06 &#8211; Toxicity on the internet<br /> 1:34:41 &#8211; Joe Rogan<br /> 1:42:25 &#8211; Alex Jones<br /> 2:07:02 &#8211; Donald Trump<br /> 2:09:45 &#8211; The American ideal<br /> 2:17:33 &#8211; What does it take to be a jiu jitsu black belt<br /> 2:49:06 &#8211; Elon Musk<br /> 2:57:39 &#8211; Fighting BJ Penn<br /> 3:04:13 &#8211; Conor McGregor<br /> 3:12:08 &#8211; How to beat Khabib Nurmagomedov<br /> 3:16:00 &#8211; Top MMA fighters of all time<br /> 3:24:41 &#8211; Mike Tyson<br /> 3:41:13 &#8211; Fear of death</p>