The Missouri Line

Todays episode is packed with great stories. Though more importantly it sheds light on several very important facets of our system; with a plan to make them better.  I met Allan Sharrock when he was the Lieutenant of 3rd platoon in C-company 110th Engineers. I was a Specialist (E4) in 1st platoon. This year we all met up and celebrated that tours 20yr anniversary. It has been a pleasure to catch up with the old crew and see what am...

I was honored to have local gym owner, Airforce veteran, entrepreneur, strong-man, power-lifter, and body-builder Luke Gabriel on the podcast for the first time today.  I knew Luke would be a great episode because of the little I already knew about him.  Though, like with all great stories, I could have never predicted the magnitude of his actual journey told in a raw and unfiltered form.  I am extremely thankful to Luke for his wi...

The man, the legend, Mark Short came by after training to record today's episode.  Mark is a Veteran, a competitive Jiu Jitsu ultra-heavyweight, a coach, a father, and transitioned into the healthcare field after his service.  We have a great conversation where Mark describes his journey and when he has drawn lines in his life which led him to this point in time.  I highly appreciate Mark not only as a fantastic training partn...

During the Summer of 2024 I was in the middle of some major home renovations.  Yet, when this episodes guest Coty Kellison traveled in to coach some classes for our gym I made time to have him over and record this fantastic episode. Now, months later, after finally getting back in a place to start publishing episodes again I was able to relisten to this one with fresh ears.  What a fun and rewarding process this is!

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Having trained for and conducted 100+ combat missions with someone creates a certain connection, a respect, a bond that allows them to relate to each other regardless of anything else.  My good friend "Neus" and I linked up to record this episode almost directly 20 years after we volunteered to deploy on the tour did together.  Its been a blessing catching up recently, and with any luck it looks like we will be able to co...

Living an intentional life requires setting and working towards goals. Once we have made our intentions obvious it adds pressure. Todays guest understands this well, and Nicolas Arnel has made it his intention to win multiple jiu jitsu championships including adult black belt worlds. 

It is important for us to consider the generational differences in our frame of reference. Within only the last few decades things have chan...

This is Josh Turkewitz's second time on the podcast (espisode5). Today we dive into the concept of authenticity; which is his primary focus philosophically.    

This was a fun and thought provoking conversation that I hope you will enjoy. 
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This action packed episode was a pleasure to record. My guest, Dave Vinson, is the Gracie Humaita bjj gym owner in Camdenton, MO, and serves the Lake of the Ozarks area.  He has also been a bail bondsman and bounty hunter for several decades. Some of the stories we get into have graphic elements, though the ultimate message is very positive.  

During this fantastic roller coaster ride of a conversation we touch on the inte...

 There is a growing movement in America leading people to seek out therapeutic experiential treatments for their persistent PTSD, addiction, or whatever other personal reason; in the form of psychedelics.  My friend, and todays guest Jamie has such an experience, and shares it with us during this extremely important conversation.
 
  We do our very best to describe something that there are no words for.  Much like many othe...

Today I take the project down south to the Cape Girardeau, MO area for an episode for Brian Matthew Imholz; who is a Gracie Humaita gym owner and coach.   Our conversation touches on discipline, taking responsibilities for our choices, building competency through consistency, and I bring up an old favorite quote of mine in question form: perhaps it is our damage that defines our boards?  Our boarders referring to the line drawn aro...

It was a great pleasure to record this conversation with Ty Loethen.  Ty is an internationally accomplished wrestler, fitness coach, and local entrepreneur.  You can find him on instagram @thecoachty.  We discuss coming back from injuries, the importance of hard work, making space for different ways of life, finding common ground, the martial arts of wrestling, and more. Having taken the road less traveled, over coming adversities ...

today I am thrilled to sit down with my Jiu Jitsu coach Shawn Woods.  He is a highly accomplished life-long martial artist and second degree Jiu Jitsu black belt.  in this episode we go in depth on self defense, law enforcement training, competitive training, casual martial arts training, youth athletics, and how all of these can be maximized with Jiu Jitsu serving as the anchor.  

We discuss the gyms humble beginnings, th...

Today I journey to my home town to sit down with a long time roll model and mentor of mine, Rhys Thomas.   Rhys is a highly accomplished PHD chemist, educator, family roll model and so much more.  Having been a highly productive member of our community for literally longer than I have been alive; I find his perspective incredibly valuable.  

Our conversation highlights the importance of being grounded in something with gra...