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Intro
Quote: "Every valuable lesson I have learned about myself, relationships and values, has been reflected to me on the mat." —Matt Thornton
Interview
Quote: "Every valuable lesson I have learned about myself, relationships and values, has been reflected to me on the mat." —Matt Thornton
Interview
John Frankl
John Frankl is a BJJ Black Belt under Roberto Maia and head of John Frankl Jiu Jitsu, as well as the Straight blast Gym representative for Asia. He’s a Harvard trained PhD, and the man responsible for starting and establishing BJJ in Korea. In this interview he discusses his history and journey in the martial arts, including his time with Rickson Gracie and Roberto Maia, preparing for the Masters Worlds comp. Matt Thornton and Straight Blast Gym, the Jiu Jitsu scene in Korea, sword making and brewing, the parallels between evolution of cross-fit and BJJ, yoga, mobility, and breathing, and the role of gratitude in his life…
Make a Difference/Make an Impact:
The power of perspective. Using Victor Frankl, survivor of Auschwitz death camp during WW2, as an example, Marty discusses how perspective determines our experience.
John Frankl is a BJJ Black Belt under Roberto Maia and head of John Frankl Jiu Jitsu, as well as the Straight blast Gym representative for Asia. He’s a Harvard trained PhD, and the man responsible for starting and establishing BJJ in Korea. In this interview he discusses his history and journey in the martial arts, including his time with Rickson Gracie and Roberto Maia, preparing for the Masters Worlds comp. Matt Thornton and Straight Blast Gym, the Jiu Jitsu scene in Korea, sword making and brewing, the parallels between evolution of cross-fit and BJJ, yoga, mobility, and breathing, and the role of gratitude in his life…
Make a Difference/Make an Impact:
The power of perspective. Using Victor Frankl, survivor of Auschwitz death camp during WW2, as an example, Marty discusses how perspective determines our experience.
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