The Strenuous Life Podcast with Stephan Kesting
What is it that allows some people to push themselves beyond their limitations? Why can some people survive situations others do not? On this podcast we try to find out the answers. Stephan Kesting, is a lifelong martial artist, BJJ black belt, career firefighter, and outdoorsman. Join us as he talks to fighters, adventurers, competitors, coaches, firefighters, trainers and other people living the strenuous life.
Stephan also runs Grapplearts.com, where he has published many hundreds of martial arts videos, articles and tutorials.
His free guide to learning Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, A Roadmap for BJJ, has been downloaded more than 10,000 times and has become a foundational text for the art.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 47 minutes
- Episodes
- 427
- Years Active
- 2009 - 2025
371 - Battling Bullshit in the Martial Arts and Everywhere Else, with Phrost from Bullshido
From Steven Segal getting choked out on set to health influencers and how to develop information literacy I think you'll like this conversation with Phrost.
Follow Bullshido on Twitter @bullshido, Ph…
370 - Inclusive Jiu-Jitsu, with Erin Wedekind
Erin teaches jiu-jitsu in Appleton Jiu-Jitsu. In this episode we have a great discussion of trans athetes in jiu-jitsu and a little bit of polite debate about trans athletes competing in elite sport.…
369 - How to Add Judo Takedowns to Your BJJ Game, with Chris Round
Chris Round is a Judo black belt under Jimmy Pedro. In this episode we talk about how to add Judo throws to your BJJ arsenal, old school vs new school Judo training methods, Kosen Judo which focuses…
368 - The Red Flags That Indicate You're Dealing with Pseudoscience, with Jonathan Jarry of the OSS
367 - Crashed Civilizations and Lost Human Lineages, with Patrick Wyman
- Large civilizations that disappeared (12:22)
- The human evolutionary family tree and paleogentics (17:41)
- The explosi…
366 - Covid is Airborne, Here's What to Do About It (with Epidemiologist Dr Colin Furness)
Covid is Airborne, So What Can We Do About It?
No, the answer is NOT lockdowns. In this interview University of Toronto epidemiologist Dr Colin Furness, PhD, goes into detail about Covid transmissi…
365 - Limit Your Training Options to Improve Faster!
Today's episode is also available in video form at https://www.youtube.com…
364 - Julie Kedzie on Fighting MMA, Dissing Vladimir Putin, and More
Julie Kedzie is a retired MMA fighter who now works as a fight commentator, interviewer and matchmaker for Invicta Fighting Championships.
In this episode she shares her experience of meeting Vladimi…
363 - Key Takeaways for Older Grapplers Trying to Stay Competitive in Jiu-Jitsu
To celebrate the launch of the new BJJ for Old F***s instructional (available at grapplearts.com/oldguard) here are some of the most important takeaways for the older grappler.
In this episode Rob Bi…
362 - Knockout UFC Win While Partially Blind - Lance Gibson Sr on MMA Training
361 - Navigating the Diet Wars, with Kevin Bass
Kevin Bass has a background in medical anthropology, is both a medical and a PhD student, a grappler, and a weightlifter who has been deep in the trenches of the diet wars. In this episode we discus…
360 - Mixing Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai and Weight Training, with Tyson Larone
359 - Margot Ciccarelli, Travelling the World While Training Jiu-Jitsu
Multiple time World and European champion Margot Ciccarelli joins us take us through travelling and training at different gyms while competing at the highest level, how to feel invincible on the mats…
358 - Lower the Cost of Failure to Get Better Faster
357 - How to Find High Percentage Techniques in Jiu-jitsu,
356 - ARMBARS DON'T WORK! What if Armbar Deniers Used Anti-Vaxx Logic?
355 - Extreme Whitewater Canoeing with Paul Mason
Paul Mason is one of Canada's foremost whitewater instructors and the son of Paul Mason, the man who introduced canoeing to the world with the "Path of the Paddle" films and book. I was thrilled to t…
354 - How to Get Started In Outdoor Adventuring, with Mikaela Ferguson
Mikaela Ferguson has been introducing people to the outdoors for years with her guiding and with her writing. In this episode we cover how to get started in the outdoors, paddling safety, dealing wi…
353 - Scientifically Informed Chiropractic Care, with Troy Schott
My conversation with Troy Schott about martial arts, recovering from back injuries, and living healthy. In a world full of woo I really appreciate his thoughtful, skeptical and scientifically inform…
352 - Jiu-Jitsu in a Time of Omicron
Dr Nicholas Tyau is a BJJ Black Belt and an internal medicine specialist who worked in NYC hospitals during Covid Ground Zero in 2020. Today we discuss the Omicron variant, therapeutics, long covid, …