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The Mindset of History-Making NCAA Champ Anthony Robles

As a long-time grappler myself, I can’t help but admire NCAA wrestling champion Anthony Robles.  He and I spoke a few years back during my days at UFC and his notorious achievement — defying the odds and winning a national championship minus one leg — has crescendoed into a Nike sponsorship, a book about his…

Mikey and Tami Digitsu

MindJitsu: Inside the Diabolical Mind of BJJ Genius Mikey Musumeci

Inside the diabolical, obsessive mind of Brazilian jiu-jitsu phenom Mikey Musumeci, the No. 1 ranked light featherweight in the world who at merely 20 years young already boasts four wins over Jiao Miyao and another over multiple-times world champ Gabriel Moraes. Watch interview here: In this 3 and 1/2 minute interview, the fast-rising protege of…

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MindJitsu: Converted Couch Potato Sets Guinness World Record

The kind of ordinary-people-doing-extraordinary-things journalism we need more of. Converted couch-potato Ernestine Shepherd: 80 years young, looks spectacular with a mega-watt smile, and a Guinness Book World Record holder in 2010, 2011. Now world-renowned for her age-defying feats, there is much to be learned from this soft-spoken, Baltimore-based giant. One of the most important factors…