Episode 41 - Our interview with Robert Drysdale

The one where we talk with Brazilian-American Jiu-jitsu legend Robert Drysdale about the political situation in Brazil, why social media is killing society, and how to keep growing as a person.

Here are some of the sources and notes we used to assemble this episode. Please check them out.

Robert Drysdale - Bloody Elbow article

"“I lost family members over this. I lost friends. I never voted for the Worker’s Party in my life, but I refuse to support Bolsonaro. I have family members who stopped talking to me. They would ask me to go public and make a video with all these other jiu-jitsu guys who supported Bolsonaro. They were like ‘Why can’t you do the same?’. I’ll live under a bridge before I support a guy like Bolsonaro. There’s no way. These people have no plans for Brazil. Their plan was to sell the country to foreign investors. I never thought he was a serious candidate. Brazilians were so fed up with the Worker’s Party that they voted for him out of anger. It was a hate vote.”

Zenith Jiu-Jitsu

Robert’s Academy and Jiu-Jitsu association.

A typical day at Zenith Jiu-Jitsu

Training for competition at Robert's academy in Las Vegas.

Robert Drysdale - "What is the point of winning?"

Robert’s TED Talk on winning

ADCC(Abu Dhabi Combat Club) 2007 Open Weight final

Robert Drysdale vs. Marcelo Garcia. This is the most prestigious championship in Submission Grappling.

Opening Closed Guard

Robert’s book and documentary film about the origins of Jiu-Jitsu in Brazil.

"30 million Brazilians out of poverty"

Oxfam: Brazil has lifted 28 million people out of poverty in the last 15 years, reducing poverty to less than 10 percent of the population. But the rich continue to benefit the most: between 2001 and 2015, the richest 10 percent accounted for 61 percent of economic growth.

"From Dawn to Decadence"

The book Robert referred to.

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Jay and Griff