{"id":178265,"date":"2023-08-23T07:35:13","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T12:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=178265"},"modified":"2026-09-07T11:41:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T16:41:53","slug":"podcast-921-brazilian-jiu-jitsu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/character\/self-improvement\/podcast-921-brazilian-jiu-jitsu\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast #921: How to Use the Principles of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to Overcome Obstacles in Business and Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, there are certain principles like timing, leverage, and positioning that practitioners must master to successfully overcome an opponent. My guest has found that these same principles that allow someone to be successful on the mat, also apply to being successful off of it.<\/p>\n<p>Rener Gracie is the co-owner and head instructor of Gracie University and the author of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/47GgTH7\"><em>The 32 Principles: Harnessing the Power of Jiu-Jitsu to Succeed in Business, Relationships, and Life<\/em><\/a>. Today on the show, Rener shares how he&#8217;s used some of the core teachings of jiu-jitsu, like the Pyramid Principle and the River Principle, in his business, and how you can use them to grapple with all kinds of obstacles in life.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, there are certain principles like timing, leverage, and positioning that practitioners must master to successfully overcome an opponent. 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