UFC veteran and BJJ Black Belt Din Thomas joins the show to talk about his long MMA career, the never ending pursuit of perfect Jiu-Jitsu and his current role as a coach of some of modern MMA’s elite fighters at American Top Team! Click “Read More” for show notes!
SHOW NOTES:
- Fighters he is currently prepping for fights
- His life before Martial Arts / Why team sports weren’t for him
- Getting bullied as a kid
- The rapid evolution of fighting in the last 15 years
- Technology’s role in the evolution of Martial Arts
- How a brush with the law changed his life’s path to become a martial artist
- His early MMA career
- The never ending pursuit of perfect Jiu-Jitsu
- His interest in learning self defense / Sparring for haircuts
- Jiu-Jitsu being the great equalizer for smaller people
- “Getting Lucky” in striking VS “Getting Lucky” in Grappling
- A reason why many people quit Jiu-Jitsu
- How the appeal of knockouts among fans has changed the structure of MMA
- The importance of a well rounded game
- Jiu-Jitsu’s effectiveness in no time limit situations
- Learning from Master Ricardo Liborio
- His decision to pursue MMA as a career
- Shootfighting in the 90’s
- His quick transition from smaller shows to the UFC
- His UFC debut against BJ Penn
- The mental preparation of fighting
- His defining career moment
- The decision to retire
- Becoming a stand up and improv comedian
- Coaching the new generation of fighters
- Future plans
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