Ryan Hall: Value of Competition | Take It Uneasy Podcast
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- Опубликовано: 4 июн 2014
- Ryan Hall is an American black belt and instructor in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and a professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is known for a number of competitive achievements, ranging from Mundial and ADCC victories to dozens of Grapplers Quest championships. He is the winner of The Ultimate Fighter Season 22. He holds notable victories over former UFC Lightweight and Welterweight Champion BJ Penn, former UFC Lightweight Title challenger Gray Maynard and Artem Lobov.
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That quote about the pursuit of freedom and discipline wa DOPE
Yeah I know. I haven't read Dune, but now I have to.
Lex Fridman It's thick. Be patient with it because you probably wont get everything the first read.
Discipline =Freedom
3:43
he's incredibly articulate, the whole thing is dope.
I really go back to this every few months
same
Thats very wise of you sir. I love to listen to other wise people as well. Congrats
Where you at bro?
same
This is an old friend of mine. I remember sitting with him at the school lunch table after he got cut from the baseball team. He was so fucking pissed. Cracking me up with his jokes. We lost touch but I am happy to see he did not give up. Truly awesome and inspiring.
Great story man.. and even better you’re inspired by him! 👊🏾
"if you search for freedom, you end up becoming a slave to your own desires. if you search for discipline, you find liberty"
He really hit the nail on the head here. The truth is, if I’m being honest with myself, I’ve been a coward most of my life when it comes to almost everything I’ve done. I’ve always given myself an out. I’ve made excuses, and that way if I fail, I don’t really have to take responsibility for it. Now I’m 40 years old, and I think I have enough time left to really start to change that part of who I am. Thank you Mr. Hall.
Discipline = freedom. I've been living in my teenage years for far too long "I only want to do the things I want to do now", I'm not in the place I want to be in life right now... I'm going to try discipline it may bring more fulfillment
Man, so many good nuggets of wisdom in here. Great talk. I needed to hear some of this. Saved, favorited, and will come back to this frequently. Love getting to see how Hall’s mind works
THE most life changing condensed information that 9 minutes video includes that I HAVE EVER WATCHED IN MY ENTIRE LIFE!
I recently discovered Ryan Hall when he submited BJ Penn with that mind-blowin kick to imanari roll to leg lock. Hes awesome and this talk is pure gold
:MOST PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO LOOK LIKE THE THING THAN BE THE THING:
On the dedication necessary to achieve the pinnacle of an endeavor: "Show me a well-adjusted person and I'll show you someone that's not a high achiever"
Came for some jiu jitsu insight, stayed for the inspiration on discipine. Thanks Ryan, I really needed to hear this. Had no idea you were this well spoken man. Cheers!
I don't know if it's because I'm high or what, but that speech seemed amazing. He speaks so much wisdom and he doesn't even realize it.
+quito85869 oh he realizes, thats why i think he blinks too much, he is thinking so hard about his responses, he isnt saying anything randomly.
fuck man same here was just thinkin about that. smoke weed every day
Bro this is some life changing qoutes
Im high too now, fistbump. I feel u
@@lucasoscar he has tourettes thats why he blinks lol
A very intelligent man indeed. Nice to hear intelligent thoughts unlike most of what I hear these days
Competition make you improve, fix things, try new ones and make step forward in ur game
Exactly, and as Ryan says, you learn the most from both wins and losses when you prepare well.
These three videos of Rian Hall have tons of "make sense" wisdom. Highly recommend them and thanks.
I could listen to him talk all day. Thank you for posting this
Really inspiring quote about discipline being a tool to achieving freedom, I've read Dune a few times but it's always good to be reminded. Also people that pretend to work hard instead of really doing it, I do that a lot.
This dude is so well spoken.much respect
'show me someone who's super well adjusted and i'll show you someone who's probably not a high achiever", hmmm, i'll take super well adjusted over being a high achiever any day, why? because to be a high achiever means all eggs have to go in that one basket, they have to be obsessed, which means everything else suffers. so what good is it to have a high level of success in one area to the detriment of all others? and what happens when you can no longer do that thing you've been obsessed with for so long either through injury or old age? what then? that's a recipe for deep depression folks.
Good interview though, he's quite the talker. it never ceases to amaze me how eloquent and fluently fighters talk given the punishment their brains must receive on a day to day basis. i have nothing but the highest respect for MMA fighters, they are a joy to behold. And congrats on your last win Ryan, you make it look so easy, probably the most relaxed fighter i know.
this is gold! sick interview.... I've been a fan of Ryan ever since I saw that sick back take he did on Hermes Franca... But man this was something else....
I don't know how I ended here but I need to listen to this guy.
Insanely profound words by Ryan Hall.
I find truth in your message and I respect the principles that you present. Thank you for sharing. Salute
Unreal vid. So many people need to watch this
i regularly listen to this. i found it about 5 years ago before i knew who ryan was the day after i was forbidden from taking part in my first grappling tournament, coz i was too late to register because i'd been bumming around travelling and lying on beaches and bragging to people how i do jiujitsu and i'm competing next week and yadayada .. talk about timing! felt like he was talking directly to me, scolding me
as an aside, there's lex friedman, who i also didn't know, who's a reg on joe rogan
This guys is legit. Can't wait to see him fight again.
Can’t believe I haven’t seen this yet. Valuable insight, for sure!
3:50
Discipline equals freedom.
This video is ABSOLUTELY GREAT for anyone who has ambition
Ryan gives prophecy here
I keep coming back to this interview now and then since I first found it back in 2015 or so. Is talent important for high-level competition? Yeah, sure. But you're not going to get ANYWHERE in life without dedication and heart. It's about showing up and doing the work every day no matter how you're feeling. While my friends are playing CSGO or at the bar, I'm studying for an IT certification to put myself into a better career with upward mobility and opportunity for good pay. When they're sleeping off a hangover I'm already awake exercising outside, because physical fitness is important to me. I am constantly reading to improve my knowledge about the world around me. Would it be more fun to load up Steam and play video games for the rest of the night after I get off work, instead of sit down to study? Yeah. But how would I feel in 20 years when I'm still making shit pay and worrying about how I'm going to retire? That is what the Dune quote means. Being disciplined doesn't mean you can never have fun, it just means that you CONTROL how much fun you have and balance it with shit that needs to get done.
I'd love to see this guy on Joe Rogan
Joe wouldn't have him on, he'd make him look too stupid.
Precisely why he is on Lex's podcast. Lex is extremely intelligent man himself, made Joe look a little foolish on jre.
2 years later. Joe’s website shows Ryan as an upcoming guest.
Alexander Lorenzo Does it really?
Even better, he went on Lex Friedman’s Podcast
We need to get this guy on more podcasts
Respect. Well said, and obviously the voice of experience.
Really important nuance there because when people say “don’t focus on the result” people assume that means don’t try as hard. It’s important to give it all you have in competition so that, win, lose or draw, you know where you stand and what you need to get better. Which is why we do things like BJJ in the first place really. Not necessarily winning all the time but rather improving all the time.
I have the same exact tics as him, and he’s such an inspiration to me.
My IQ went up after watching this
I always knew this guy is smart, but he turned out to be even smarter than I thought😮
Never heard of Ryan Hall in my life before, but he's apparently a pretty wise dude. Good message for peeps here.
This is so interesting... I think inadvertently he's highlighted a psychological characteristic of Jon Jones. JBJ always gave himself a psychological out - he would go partying and not train too hard so if he lost he could say 'oh well I didn't really try that hard or I was on cocaine'... How Hall explains that's actually a cowardly way of thinking is actually pretty spot on.
Of course I'm the same way. I'll happily admit to being a coward but it still hit me hard. I'm a pretty ordinary guy with an ordinary life paying an ordinary mortgage with simple goals. It IS however a strange attitude to find in the person so many people still consider the GOAT in terms of fighting.
In my opinion the true goat has to be DC... man never gave himself an excuse. He doesn't have any of the physical advantages that Jones has but he'll get in there all the same.
Yeah DC's desire for competition overrides all else along with his work ethic is why he's P4P #1.
Yo Lex found you two days ago from being on the Joe Rogan experience. I recommend for you to interview Thomas Campbell and thank you for your work this interview was dope. Ryan is definitely right about that last statement because sometimes i think im a little nutty and neurotic ha.
POWERFUL
Great stuff!
Such an amazing martial artist.
Why isn't he an analyst or a commentator? He has a much higher fight iq then Joe Rogan, robin black etc.
Tre' Roney I think its bcz most people watching ufc wouldnt really understand what hes saying, ufc is too commercialized.
Because the general population are dummies. (Including myself)
I like Joe as a commentator. Hes biased sometimes, but so are most people. He does really well at breaking things down, and he can break it down to where even the casual fan could understand it. Not alot of people are that good at it. Hes also pretty good at explaining what a fighters game plan is, and he explains how he noticed it. Not to mention Joe has a good personality that more people like then dislike. Dont get me wrong alot of people dont like him, but way more people like him. The dude honestly has 4 million subscribers to his RUclips channel. He wouldnt have half of that if he wasnt such a good commentator that people also find funny and down to earth. And although ryan has a better understanding of jiu-jitsu, it doesn't mean he has a higher fight IQ. It also doesnt mean hed be a good commentator. He could easily be one of those guys who gets sucked into the fight and stays silent while he watches
Rogan is a faux intellectual.
Maybe they don't like his blinking, and maybe he's too smart. Might go over the average person's head too much
Thank you
Discipline is to freedom... Freedom is to discipline ❤️ hello 2022
nuggets of wisdom!
why does this video only have 2.5k likes?
it is a great f***ing video. ryan is amazing!
This man is a genius
the smartest fighter out there
holy shit this is the 3rd time I watched this and just realized your the guy on joes podcast a few times :)
great comments and follow-up questions discussion
wth im a new fan
Smartest martial artist I have ever known.
Bars!
The value of competition is, it gives you the most honest feedback. Am I good? Enter the tournament and you'll find out.
Anyone got an archive of the take it uneasy podcast? It was pretty good
Not only that if you go into a competition half hearted you cheat your opponent of a chance to test themselves against your best. You're wasting their limited time and that's obviously dishonorable.
How come I never knew Ryan Hall was on Lex's show?
Rick Hawn was the best judo athlete I ever competed against.
Tapping BJ Penn is his greatest achievement
Good.
i think theres a big difference to get better to get a medal compared to get better for knowledge of the skill
Take it to the bank that keep jousting the most difficult competition mentally or physically you will get better and better
well adjusted = not a high achiever ! hilarious and brilliant :) usually true !!!
I loved that part too, you got to be a little off in whatever your into to truly be great
This guy is' wicked smart' kinda like a cross between Good Will Hunting protagonist and Chale Sonnen!
He should have his own podcast!
BTW, is he retired from the UFC?
He just fought n won.
This guy is clearly ridiculously smart.
I used to think about and analyze things in the same manner, and then explain my points in the same clear but thorough way as him, but then I got concussed three times in four months and it all just kind of vanished. I'm happier now, I think, but it sure was nice to get people commenting on my intelligence every other moment. Oh well...
oss
i didnt get it, is he saying that the real benefit of competition is that you learn to deal with any result? 3:00 or that you learn to put in all the effort no matter the result?
If you search for freedom, you end up becoming a slave to your own desires, if you search for discipline, you find liberty.
Wow
I hope Mr. Hall goes in to commentate or something else that keeps him
In the public eye after his MMA career. I also hope he starts reading more. :)
Dang I wish I would have started training earlier in life.
Ryan started in college, Travis started at 26, I dabbled into martial arts at 14 and got serious at 16.Keep at it my friend. ☺
Tre' Roney Yeah I played around for a few months as a teenager in karate, and some boxing, but I never went through with it like you and some of these guys.
Now I'm in my mid 30's trying Grappling and its so difficult, Shit at this point I think I'll be almost 40 by the time I get a purple belt being that it takes 4 to 6 years just to get it lol.
Be happy you're ahead of the game now and don't stop.
+Roy W yeah martial arts is definitely my passion. I would drop out of school and fight full time if I could. Haven't quite had my big break yet.
+Markoi Green I started MMA in kickboxing at 16 and I'm eighteen now. I guess you can consider that a late start guys start at 5 or 6. my Achilles heel is right now I'm in school and I work. my dream is to be world champion and you movies part-time too. I'm going to apply at a MMA gym first thing tomorrow
Just started at age 63 .. never too late ..
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Feeling bad about myself now...
Lex sounds exactly the same as he does now.
shai hulud Ryan Hall
DUNE. With arguments for why its the preeminent Scifi novel of all time. My fucking dude.
Okay i just realized im a coward
Same. I need to have the courage to find out how good I can be, without giving myself any excuses.
My IQ went down after reading all of the cringy IQ comments in this section
Blinky McHeelhook
Well...... Fuck. I'm gonna get off RUclips and go to the gym.
Smart guy. Blinks a lot
Basketball players are not better today because of the competition, there has always been competition...
There are no Michael Jordans now. Sick of hearing about lebron James. He is not even in the GOAT debate
Ben Affleck studied this man before filming The Town...jus' sayin.
Lol jon jones
Why 5f is he blinking so much
Shit Head seems like the twitchy, smart, fast kind of guy. Maybe that’s what allows him to access martial arts so well. Idk 🤷🏾♂️
He's high on neurocity I guess.
I believe he has tourettes and it’s a tick
This is probably the only thing I have disagreed with is the coward thing in my opinion I think it's bull. Then again I could just not get the context and how its being used.
You blink too much do you have turrets or something?
Yes he does I believe
He's got dual mounted turrets.
@@Anonymous501 oh ok I was wondering
Find other people to listen to that are smarter than you then suckem dry of knowledge 😂 kidding. Couture just grappled Demian Maia and won grappling at age 60 a new gen middleweight ufc who has respected jiu jitsu in that community.
What’s wrong with his eyes?
ryan has tourette's
In my opinion competition makes jiu jitsu players more like wrestlers, as well as their coaches which isn't a good thing. They become much more aggressive than the original Gracie Jiu Jitsu sport/self-defense system. So once bjj guys were taught to be patient, calm, have fun, be playful, but now coaches yell get pissed off if you're not taking rolling seriously. Also as the system of Jiu Jitsu was created to be a self-defense system it has drifted away from it's intended propose. People claim to honor Helio Gracie's memory with competitions but their not, they've Americanized the intended self-defense system into a sport, watered down with arrogant aggressive competitors. Now am I saying all BJJ schools and their students teach this way? Hell no. But a lot of them do these days. I'm fine with sport as long as a school teaches rolling with striking on the ground, punches in mind, hell there's been purple belts beaten by random bar thugs because they didn't know how to defend punches. A guy who's trained in the Gracie Jiu Jitsu system of self defense for one year using a punch block series has better chances of defending himself against a untrained thug than a purple belt of sport jiu jitsu.
+Jake Gage I believe you have a bias for the propaganda the Gracie Jiu Jitsu system has taught you. Gracie Jiu Jitsu self defense students dont win competitions so I understand you being so defensive. Good luck beating up people in bars and stuff, sounds very tough! ;)
Chad Keel I don't remember what I wrote but my perspective is not jiu jitsu all the way. I train now as a Kali / karate guy. I do jiu jitsu once a week at home with my brother using the Gracie DVDs.
I do believe that jiu jitsu is important or at least wrestling because you can definitely go to the ground eventually in a fight. But I don't believe that jiu jitsu is the ultimate all around fighting style. Every martial art style is good for what it was created for.
So between Kali knife fighting/boxing, karate, and some jiu jitsu and carrying a glock on me everyday, I'm not worried about a bar fight son.
coming from a dude who learns martial arts from DVD's. GOD help this soul! You are a serious danger to society, you think you know martial arts from DVD's and carry a fucking gun around. You need to go to the nearest Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy and sign up and get grounded bro. Good luck with the gun and stuff man, you sound like a very tough dude. I would avoid you at all cost with your knife fighting skills! wow hardcore
Wow, I'm not about to argue with some random internet warrior troll. I've trained at a jiu jitsu school for two years, now I'm keeping up with a DVD big freaken whoop. You don't know me, you don't know my life or head. Learn to respect people or fuck off. I learn martial arts to protect my family and myself I carry a gun with me to protect those around me and my home not be to tough. But quite frankly I don't need to explain myself to a child.
then stop explaining yourself to me bro. So you are a white belt if you trained for 2 years. This explains a lot bro...Thanks white belt boi.....A white belt who carries a fing GUN!