John Clarke: The Art of Fighting and the Pursuit of Excellence | Lex Fridman Podcast #143
John Clarke is a BJJ black belt and MMA coach. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: Theragun: https://theragun.com/lex to get 30 day trial Magic Spoon: https://magicspoon.com/lex and use code LEX to get free shipping Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex and use code LEX to get $200 off Cash App: https://cash.app/ and use code LexPodcast to get $10 EPISODE LINKS: Broadway Jiu Jitsu website: https://www.broadwayjiujitsu.com Broadway Jiu Jitsu instagram: / broadwayjiujitsu Please, Allow Me podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Please, Allow Me instagram: / please_allow_me_podcast PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: • Lex Fridman Podcast Clips playlist: • Lex Fridman Podcast Clips OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 2:43 - The great American road trip 20:13 - Martial arts and philosophy 23:13 - Real vs fake success on Instagram 33:58 - The brutal honesty of Mike Tyson 38:44 - Breaking your opponent in wrestling 46:51 - Genghis Khan 57:57 - It's okay to change your mind 1:02:34 - Why do politicians become inauthentic 1:09:11 - Greatness requires sacrifice 1:11:54 - Whiplash 1:20:02 - Relationships 1:25:39 - Greatest fighters of all time 1:33:20 - Greatest fight of all time 1:47:43 - Khabib Nurmagomedov 1:49:31 - Can Conor McGregor beat Khabib Nurmagomedov? 2:03:47 - Conor vs Khabib 2 2:10:23 - Will there always be war? 2:11:59 - Future of civilization 2:14:10 - Kids 2:20:55 - The meaning of a "like" on social media 2:29:52 - Starting a podcast 2:48:34 - Book recommendations 2:52:04 - Keeping the independence of solitude CONNECT: Subscribe to this YouTube channel Twitter: / lexfridman LinkedIn: / lexfridman Facebook: / lexfridmanpage Instagram: / lexfridman Medium: / lexfridman Support on Patreon: / lexfridman
