“A black belt means I never quit.” “We may not speak the same language, but we can all speak martial arts.” “BKF wasn’t Kenpo — it was the first real MMA school.” “Fear is natural. The trick is to understand it, not run from it.” “Relaxation under pressure — that’s the highest skill.” “We started with 30 students. Only two made it. That’s what being a black belt means.” “Martial arts begins as movement but ends as self-discovery.” “At BKF, we don’t ju...
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“A black belt means I never quit.” “We may not speak the same language, but we can all speak martial arts.” “BKF wasn’t Kenpo — it was the first real MMA school.” “Fear is natural. The trick is to understand it, not run from it.” “Relaxation under pressure — that’s the highest skill.” “We started with 30 students. Only two made it. That’s what being a black belt means.” “Martial arts begins as movement but ends as self-discovery.” “At BKF, we don’t ju...
#10: Alexandre “Xande” Ribeiro – The Iron Mind of a Champion
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#10: Alexandre “Xande” Ribeiro – The Iron Mind of a Champion
“Champions have a very strong spiritual understanding of when is the right moment to throw a perfect technique, using time and timing to understand the right moment. It’s impossible to put into the an equation how it feels, because if you stop to think, you are late, flow is not a motion, flow is a state, it’s a congruence, it’s a rhythm that you acquire and then control, and this allows you to conquer technique.” – Xande RibeiroMy guest this episode is the legendary Xande Ribeiro, who ...
The Black Belt Podcast
“A black belt means I never quit.” “We may not speak the same language, but we can all speak martial arts.” “BKF wasn’t Kenpo — it was the first real MMA school.” “Fear is natural. The trick is to understand it, not run from it.” “Relaxation under pressure — that’s the highest skill.” “We started with 30 students. Only two made it. That’s what being a black belt means.” “Martial arts begins as movement but ends as self-discovery.” “At BKF, we don’t ju...
