GJJR! EP 157 Sean Patrick Flanery

Sean Patrick Flanery, world renowned actor and 4th Degree BJJ black belt, discusses new movie Nefarious and all that went into doing it, his gratitude for his long movie career, training at Rafael Lavato Jr's academy while filming the new movie, practicing Martial Arts since age 9, his deep obsession for Jiu Jitsu and why it will be the biggest part of his legacy, training at Rickson's academy, Henry Akins' impact on him, his movie Born a Champion and how it came to be, his book Jane 2, meeting his wife and what drew him to her, the three questions that define old school JJ, adding realism to your training, the value of the the early UFCs, the most important things for kids to learn in Jiu Jitsu, the defend-escape-positional control-submission hierarchy, why Jiu Jitsu is unintuitive and a re-learn is needed, the early days at Rickson's academy, why Renzo is the greatest person in Jiu Jitsu and the incredible impact he's had on him, his faith and the importance it has for him, the importance of delayed gratification and why discomfort is key to growth and, how the way you live is "your thank you letter," and more!

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GJJR! EP 157 Sean Patrick Flanery is an episode from Gracie Jiu Jitsu Rocks! podcast by Marty Josey.

This episode is 01:19:06 long.

This episode was published on Apr 5, 2023.

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