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The Jiu-Jitsu Mindset

Apr 27, 2026

Jason Cruz Rickson Gracie Jiujitsu "Pure Bred"
 
Rooted in tradition, Jason’s journey began at age seven training on wooden floors and makiwara boards. He earned a Traditional Karate Black Belt and is a Guro in both Pangamot and Lameco Filipino Martial Arts, which along with his experience in Jeet Kune Do served as...


Apr 26, 2026

Host Pete Deeley welcomes Coral Belt Professor Dave Meyer to The Jiu Jitsu Mindset, noting Meyer’s Ageless Warrior Lab podcast and his animal welfare work. Meyer explains he began ujitsu jat age six, making it inseparable from his identity, and says martial arts discipline and strategy improved his effectiveness...


Apr 18, 2026

Professor Dr. Jason Shields on Jiu Jitsu, Meditation, Trauma, and Competition

 

Host Pete Deeley welcomes Professor Dr. Jason Shields to The Jiu Jitsu Mindset. Dr. Shields describes how Jiu Jitsu uniquely taught him resilience through losing, regaining control, and finding a “home” community, plus the tap as maximal...


Apr 10, 2026

Rafael Lovato Jr. on Timeless Jiu-Jitsu, Competition, and Overcoming Adversity

Host Pete Deeley welcomes Professor Rafael Lovato Jr. to discuss passion, discipline, and growth through jiu-jitsu. Lovato reflects that, had he not pursued martial arts, he might have followed music or fitness, influenced by his father,...


Apr 4, 2026

Professor Steve Maxwell on Wrestling, Early Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, Challenge Matches, and Training for Longevity

 

Host Pete Deeley interviews Professor Steve Maxwell on Jiujitsu Mindset about how wrestling and strength training shaped his life, his early lifting roots near York Barbell, and how wrestling built conditioning,...