Best Ando Mierzwa Martial Artist Podcasts (2023)

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Fight for a Happy Life

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#120: Use It or Lose It 26:54

27d ago26:54

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Fight for a Happy Life with Sensei Ando: Martial Arts for Everyday Life

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#120: Use It or Lose It [Video + Podcast] 26:54

1M ago26:54

26:54

Welcome to Episode #120 of the Fight for a Happy Life podcast, “Use It or Lose It.” Some people say martial arts is like riding a bike… I don’t! I say use it or lose it! The fact is that no matter how hard you train, you can’t practice everything all the time, which means some skills will always end up being neglected. But wait—the situation is wor…

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Sensei Ando

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#120: Use It or Lose It [Video + Podcast] 26:54

1M ago26:54

26:54

Welcome to Episode #120 of the Fight for a Happy Life podcast, “Use It or Lose It.” Some people say martial arts is like riding a bike… I don’t! I say use it or lose it! The fact is that no matter how hard you train, you can’t practice everything all the time, which means some skills will always end up being neglected. But wait—the situation is wor…

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Fight for a Happy Life with Sensei Ando: Martial Arts for Everyday Life

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#119: Lighten Your Load – The Double-Weighted Error [Video + Podcast] 33:04

6M ago33:04

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Welcome to Episode #119 of the Fight for a Happy Life podcast, “Lighten Your Load – The Double-Weighted Error.” The art of Tai Chi Chuan is often criticized (or even mocked) in modern martial arts circles. Of course, much of that criticism comes from people who have never researched or practiced the art whatsoever! Typically, the critics have only …

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Sensei Ando

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#119: Lighten Your Load – The Double-Weighted Error [Video + Podcast] 33:04

6M ago33:04

33:04

Welcome to Episode #119 of the Fight for a Happy Life podcast, “Lighten Your Load – The Double-Weighted Error.” The art of Tai Chi Chuan is often criticized (or even mocked) in modern martial arts circles. Of course, much of that criticism comes from people who have never researched or practiced the art whatsoever! Typically, the critics have only …

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Fight for a Happy Life

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#119: Lighten Your Load 33:04

6M ago33:04

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Sensei Ando

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#118: How to Get More from Your Martial Arts Practice [Video + Podcast] 24:49

7M ago24:49

24:49

Welcome to Episode #118 of the Fight for a Happy Life podcast, “How to Get More from Your Martial Arts Practice.” You train hard… but are you getting everything you can out of your martial arts practice? Probably not! Don’t worry—in this episode, I share three practice tips that will pay you back with BIG results. At least they did for me! No, they…

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Fight for a Happy Life with Sensei Ando: Martial Arts for Everyday Life

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#118: How to Get More from Your Martial Arts Practice [Video + Podcast] 24:49

7M ago24:49

24:49

Welcome to Episode #118 of the Fight for a Happy Life podcast, “How to Get More from Your Martial Arts Practice.” You train hard… but are you getting everything you can out of your martial arts practice? Probably not! Don’t worry—in this episode, I share three practice tips that will pay you back with BIG results. At least they did for me! No, they…

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Fight for a Happy Life

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#118: Get More from Your Martial Arts Practice 24:50

7M ago24:50

24:50

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Fight for a Happy Life

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#117: Bad Advice in the Martial Arts 22:03

7M ago22:03

22:03

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Fight for a Happy Life with Sensei Ando: Martial Arts for Everyday Life

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#117: Bad Advice in the Martial Arts [Podcast] 22:03

8M ago22:03

22:03

Welcome to Episode #117 of the Fight for a Happy Life podcast, “Bad Advice in the Martial Arts.” You get a lot of advice as a martial arts student… you probably give a lot of advice, too! But is it possible that all of that good advice is actually bad advice? In this episode, I’m examining five pieces of popular advice that might not be helping any…

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Sensei Ando

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#117: Bad Advice in the Martial Arts [Podcast] 22:03

8M ago22:03

22:03

Welcome to Episode #117 of the Fight for a Happy Life podcast, “Bad Advice in the Martial Arts.” You get a lot of advice as a martial arts student… you probably give a lot of advice, too! But is it possible that all of that good advice is actually bad advice? In this episode, I’m examining five pieces of popular advice that might not be helping any…

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Fight for a Happy Life with Sensei Ando: Martial Arts for Everyday Life

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#116: You Got This! Confidence in the Martial Arts [Video + Podcast] 26:29

11M ago26:29

26:29

Welcome to Episode #116 of the Fight for a Happy Life podcast, “You Got This.” Confidence is a tricky commodity. If you have too much—trouble. If you have too little—trouble! Especially in the martial arts, place too much faith in your skills, you might wind up dead. But place NO faith in your skills, you might also wind up dead! With those high st…

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Sensei Ando

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#116: You Got This! Confidence in the Martial Arts [Video + Podcast] 26:29

11M ago26:29

26:29

Welcome to Episode #116 of the Fight for a Happy Life podcast, “You Got This.” Confidence is a tricky commodity. If you have too much—trouble. If you have too little—trouble! Especially in the martial arts, place too much faith in your skills, you might wind up dead. But place NO faith in your skills, you might also wind up dead! With those high st…

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Fight for a Happy Life

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#116: You Got This 26:29

11M ago26:29

26:29

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Fight for a Happy Life

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#115: Judge and Jury 30:17

1y ago30:17

30:17

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Fight for a Happy Life with Sensei Ando: Martial Arts for Everyday Life

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#115: How to Be a Good Judge in Martial Arts and Life [Video + Podcast] 30:16

1y ago30:16

30:16

Welcome to Episode #115 of the Fight for a Happy Life podcast, “How to Be a Good Judge.” Are you a good judge or a bad judge? In the martial arts (and in life!), I’ve definitely been both. But as I get older, I’d like to think I’m getting better at passing judgement. Whether we’re talking about fighting styles, techniques, and training methodologie…

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Sensei Ando

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#115: How to Be a Good Judge in Martial Arts and Life [Video + Podcast] 30:16

1y ago30:16

30:16

Welcome to Episode #115 of the Fight for a Happy Life podcast, “How to Be a Good Judge.” Are you a good judge or a bad judge? In the martial arts (and in life!), I’ve definitely been both. But as I get older, I’d like to think I’m getting better at passing judgement. Whether we’re talking about fighting styles, techniques, and training methodologie…

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Fight for a Happy Life with Sensei Ando: Martial Arts for Everyday Life

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#114: Driving Without Brakes – A Warning for Martial Arts and Life 24:06

1y ago24:06

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Welcome to Episode #114 of the Fight for a Happy Life podcast, “Driving Without Brakes.” I’ve done some stupid things in my life… but driving without brakes may be the stupidest! Of course, I didn’t plan on putting myself (and everybody on the road around me!) in danger, but it also wasn’t a big surprise. Nope! I’m ashamed to admit that I had ignor…

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Fight for a Happy Life

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#114: Driving Without Brakes 24:07

1y ago24:07

24:07

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Fight for a Happy Life with Sensei Ando: Martial Arts for Everyday Life

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#113: The First Technique in Martial Arts [Video + Podcast] 34:38

1y ago34:38

34:38

Welcome to Episode #113 of the Fight for a Happy Life podcast, “The First Technique in Martial Arts.” Do you remember the first technique you learned in the martial arts? Was it a jab? A block? Maybe a breakfall? Whatever it was, let me ask you—would you say it was also the most important technique? If not— Don’t you think it should be? Over the ye…

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Fight for a Happy Life

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#113: The First Technique in Martial Arts 34:38

1y ago34:38

34:38

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Fight for a Happy Life with Sensei Ando: Martial Arts for Everyday Life

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#112: Lessons from Being Choked Out [Video + Podcast] 29:34

1+ y ago29:34

29:34

Welcome to Episode #112 of the Fight for a Happy Life podcast, “Lessons From Being Choked Out.” When I started training in the martial arts, I practiced a long list of moves to escape from chokes. No air, no problem… right? WRONG! It turned out that there’s a big difference between a “practice choke” and a REAL strangulation. Thankfully, I found ou…

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Fight for a Happy Life

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#112: Choked Out 29:35

1+ y ago29:35

29:35

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Fight for a Happy Life

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#111: How to Make Techniques Work 33:18

1+ y ago33:18

33:18

We all judge whether a martial arts technique is possible or impossible. But before you throw out a move, be sure to pass it through these six stages of learning first.By Ando Mierzwa

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Fight for a Happy Life with Sensei Ando: Martial Arts for Everyday Life

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#111: How to Make Martial Arts Techniques Work [Video + Podcast] 33:17

1+ y ago33:17

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Welcome to Episode #111 of the Fight for a Happy Life podcast, “How to Make Martial Arts Techniques Work.” You see a move. You learn a move. You try a move… …but it doesn’t work! ARGH! So frustrating. The truth is, sooner or later, we all hit a wall in our training. We all get to the point where we have to decide whether a technique is possible or …

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Fight for a Happy Life with Sensei Ando: Martial Arts for Everyday Life

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#110: Close Your Mind to Learn More [Video + Podcast] 35:03

1+ y ago35:03

35:03

Welcome to Episode #110 of the Fight for a Happy Life podcast, “Close Your Mind to Learn More.” We all know that a martial arts student should keep an open mind, right? But should it stay open forever? Is it possible that you can keep learning even when you close your mind to new information?... The post #110: Close Your Mind to Learn More [Video +…

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Fight for a Happy Life

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#110: Close Your Mind 35:03

1+ y ago35:03

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Fight for a Happy Life with Sensei Ando: Martial Arts for Everyday Life

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#109: Panic and Pandemonium | Self-Defense in a Crowd [Video + Podcast] 31:21

1+ y ago31:21

31:21

Welcome to Episode #109 of the Fight for a Happy Life podcast, “Panic and Pandemonium.” In self-defense, facing a single attacker is never easy. Now imagine defending yourself from 80,000 people! That sounds crazy, but that’s basically what happened to me. In this episode, I’ll share the story of a young, inexperienced security guard (that’s... The…

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Fight for a Happy Life

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#109: Panic and Pandemonium 31:22

1+ y ago31:22

31:22

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Fight for a Happy Life with Sensei Ando: Martial Arts for Everyday Life

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#108: The Hardest Part of Self-Defense [Video + Podcast] 39:42

1+ y ago39:42

39:42

Welcome to Episode #108 of the Fight for a Happy Life podcast, “The Hardest Part of Self-Defense.” I have some bad news–the hardest part of self-defense is something you can’t change or stop. What am I talking about? Knowing how far to go when defending yourself. Here’s the problem–bad guys have a plan. They know... The post #108: The Hardest Part …

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Fight for a Happy Life

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#108_The Hardest Part of Self-Defense 39:43

1+ y ago39:43

39:43

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Fight for a Happy Life

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#107_The Art of Moving Furniture 28:39

1+ y ago28:39

28:39

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Fight for a Happy Life with Sensei Ando: Martial Arts for Everyday Life

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#107: The Art of Moving Furniture [Video + Podcast] 28:38

1+ y ago28:38

28:38

Welcome to Episode #107 of the Fight for a Happy Life podcast, “The Art of Moving Furniture.” I moved twice in the last year—first from L.A. to Raleigh and now to a new place 6 miles up the road. That means I have spent a ridiculous number of hours packing, lifting boxes, and hauling furniture.... The post #107: The Art of Moving Furniture [Video +…

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Fight for a Happy Life with Sensei Ando: Martial Arts for Everyday Life

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#106: It’s Okay to Suck at Martial Arts [Video + Podcast] 29:17

2y ago29:17

29:17

Welcome to Episode #106 of the Fight for a Happy Life podcast, “It’s Okay to Suck at Martial Arts.” After almost two years of hiding out from Covid, I finally stepped outside and joined a BJJ school. Well, re-joined, actually. And guess what? I SUCK! Yup. I may only be two years older, but I’m... The post #106: It’s Okay to Suck at Martial Arts [Vi…

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