094 - Carnage and Survival in South Africa with Coach Rodney King - a podcast by Stephan Kesting

from 2017-11-01T15:04:12

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WARNING: This episode contains graphic descriptions of violence and is definitely not suitable for children.

In this episode I talk with boxing and BJJ coach Rodney King about the epidemic of violence in modern day South Africa, how training helps you prepare for confrontations, and how dangerous a 'romantic' notion of fighting is.

Some of the topics we covered include:

00:17 - Who is Rodney King?

01:16 - Growing up in South Africa

08:47 - Bouncing at nightclubs

13:57 - Johannesburg today

26:42 - Some reasons for the South African crime epidemic

33:10 - How much does training help?

40:09 - Prevalence of techniques

46:52 - Self defence and conflict de-escalation

54:21 - Training vs real life

64:03 - Ventures outside martial arts

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