Transforming your health, finding your tribe, and training with injuries – Stephen Hand

Alternative Recovery Methods and Injury Prevention with Greg Anderson

What's up guys! Thanks for coming back to the White Belt Mafia podcast after a few month hiatus.  Life got nuts for a while but I'm finally back to recording episodes and sharing the love and knowledge.  Today's episode is an important topic that more than a few people have requested:  Alternative healing and injury prevention.  I asked my professor / our gym's owner Greg Anderson from the Endless Endeavor podcast to come back on the pod, because of his 20+ year background in physically extreme environments. He's experienced most injuries you can think of, and similar to my experience, he's built his own personal toolbag of "alternative" recovery and injury prevention methods that work for him, mostly outside of traditional western medicine.  If you're interested in alternative, weird, " woo woo" stuff, this is the convo for you. We cover everything from red light therapy to fasting to energetic body / spiritual concepts. It was a fun conversation and I hope you get something out of it!  The Endless Endeavor Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5asbMCLRIb014URj6o0aKm?si=7d8e83b1595a41be [https://open.spotify.com/show/5asbMCLRIb014URj6o0aKm?si=7d8e83b1595a41be] Greg's Instagram: @granderson33 https://www.instagram.com/granderson33?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== [https://www.instagram.com/granderson33?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==]

Learning how to learn, bouncing back from injuries, and finding your center – Vince Luci

What's up guys! For this week's pod, I'm pumped to share a conversation with a new brother and someone I know will be a lifelong friend, Vince Luci.  Vince has been training for around 15 years with a couple long breaks for pretty serious injuries, but has always figured out how to bounce back.  He thinks deeply about the learning process, how to improve as a beginner, how to get over the humps/plateaus that we all inevitably experience, and where to focus your energy. I love his view on life and how he filters everything with positivity and gratitude. Really enjoyed getting to know him during his visit, and I'm sure we'll have him on the pod again the next time he's in town! Don't forget to like, follow, auto-download, or leave a review if you enjoy! I'm always open to DMs about topics you'd like to hear about or folks you'd like to hear on the pod (or constructive criticism :)  Vince's instagram: @northsouthsasquatch WBM instagram: @whitebeltmafiapod

Rolling on your terms + Using Jiu Jitsu to Improve your perspective – Jake Thompson

What's up guys, last week got away from me with work, family life, and jiu jitsu, so I forgot to post my episode with my homie Jake!  So you get to enjoy it this week instead.  Jake is one of our big (mean) blue belts. He has a very trappy game, punishes your mistakes, and always teaches you something about yourself.  We cover a number of topics, from using Jiu Jitsu to rekindle the beginner's mindset and ability to have fun in life, to ideas for new white belts to think about their game (in order to progress a little more efficiently). He doesn't sugar coat anything and is obsessed with the game, which makes him a very valuable teammate.  Enjoy the episode - and do your homie a favor and subscribe or auto-download the pod episodes if you enjoy it! If all 3 of my listeners do this we might reach more earholes! ;-)  Also I've had a few people hit me up on instagram (@downstairsdanny) to offer recommendations for episode topics they want to hear more about – please don't hesitate to reach out! I love having more ideas to work with.  Jake's Instagram: @firebear802 Podcast Instagram: @whitebeltmafiapod

Finding your Purpose for Training & Lifting Other up Through Coaching - Wil Ngotel

This week I got to sit down with one of our incredible coaches, Wil Ngotel. I've learned a ton from Wil both on and off the mats – his jiu jitsu, coaching, and parenting skills come from a lifetime of dealing with adversity (with a smile on his face). He's a brown belt under our professor Greg Anderson, and recently started his own podcast as well, Patriotic Islander. Wil is pillar in our community and it's always a pleasure to share space with him. We get into his bjj journey, as well as his evolving "why" for training and the impact you can have on others on this path.  Enjoy. Wil's Instagram: @the_ngotelwilly_project PATRIOTIC ISLANDER Podcast [https://open.spotify.com/show/7KWZUFXk72VDcItWqtwHaH?si=975155d181884e2d]

Transforming your health, finding your tribe, and training with injuries – Stephen Hand

This week we sit down with my friend and fellow white belt Stephen Hand.  Stephen found Jiu Jitsu in his early 40s and decided to use it as a catalyst to completely transform his life. He's approaching the end of a long career in the Navy, dealing with multiple injuries (any one of which would make a "normal" person give up training), and still dedicating himself to the art and to his new tribe here at ENJJ.  Stephen has zero quit in him and it's inspiring to hear his story.  We get into some of the lessons he's learned in this first year of jiu jitsu and what'd he'd tell "Day 1 Stephen" to make the whole process a little easier. Don't forget to share the pod if you enjoy! Stephen's Instagram: @_mister_steve