How to Train Martial Arts WITHOUT Destroying your Brain & Body
The Blueprint to getting all the upsides of Martial arts..
The Brutal Truth About Martial Arts Training
Listen up, because what I’m about to tell you could prevent traumatic brain injury, or a visit to the hospital, avoidable surgeries and crippling chronic injuries that impact the rest of your life.
If you're like I was when I started, you probably think this journey inevitably leads to a broken body and a scrambled brain. And how can you not?
I didn't just want to train; I needed to prove I could overcome my own body's limitations.
After a 5-year shoulder injury ordeal and multiple surgeries, I entered the martial arts arena to develop a system that would allow my body to handle whatever life throws my way.
But within 2 weeks of following what everyone else in my BJJ gym was doing, I tweaked my shoulder & was out for 3 months. Fucking brilliant, right?
This forced timeout gave me time to reflect on the brutal reality of fighting:
Look at all of the professional fighters we all adore & look up to, Muhammad Ali, once the epitome of a Lethal Gentleman – whip-smart, charismatic, unstoppable.
By the end, he couldn't even string a sentence together.
Or our favourite UFC fighters, getting into domestic violence disputes, gambling, drugs & crippling alcohol addictions - all propelled further by early onset brain damage.
The truth is, you only need 1% of what a professional fighter has to be a Lethal Gentleman.
And if you’re a career professional or businessman.
Your brain & body are billion dollar assets.
Combat sports can be a brutal game that can take everything from you.
IF YOU LET IT & IF YOU DO WHAT EVERYONE ELSE IS DOING.
BUT it doesn't have to be this way.
You can harness all the benefits of martial arts
Violent explosive power
Unshakable confidence that comes from being able to defend yourself
The euphoric flow state of pushing to physical exhaustion.
WITHOUT sacrificing your long term health in the process:
Jiu-jitsu doesn't need to wreck your joints.
Striking doesn't have to turn your brain to mush.
You can master the beautiful art of violence without destroying yourself in the process.
And I am going to give you the exact frameworks to train martial arts, without it destroying your brain & body.
Let’s start with the most important decision of your life in health & fitness, choosing a gym.
GYM CULTURE & WHAT TO LOOK FOR
You can’t change the culture of a gym. If they are notorious for hard sparring & having ‘gym wars’, that is not changing anytime soon.
Attempting to do this would be like getting someone obsessed with politics to completely change their political views - it’s not even worth trying.
Instead, you should be looking for gyms with the following characteristics: