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EP11 ELI KNIGHT DISCUSSES IMPACT OF MARTIAL ARTS ON MENTAL HEALTH Staying in the Game, A Plum Dragon Herbs Podcast
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Don’t. Miss. This. Podcast. We’re thrilled to have Eli Knight, 2nd degree blackbelt in jiu jitsu as our latest podcast guest. Filmed in video for the first time, we present: “EP11 Eli Knight Discusses Impact of Martial Arts on Mental Health”.⠀Highlights:⠀⠀◉ How martial arts was an outlet for Eli dealing with some emotionally difficult times in his life.◉ How combative arts can actually calm the mind.◉ Eli’s personal advice for getting the most out of the martial arts experience.
Show Notes:
0:22 Eli introduces himself and his background in martial arts and his success on YouTube.
6:35 Eli’s start into martial arts and how he was mentored and eventually got into teaching with Jason Hawkins.
9:48 Impact of martial arts on our mental health.
12:45 How martial arts was an outlet for Eli dealing with some traumatic life events.
13:50 How combative arts can actually calm the mind; you have to be in the moment.
18:18 Benefits of training in martial arts for depression, anxiety, ADHD and autism.
24:14 Martial Arts teaches you what focus is.
29:35 How Eli has seen martial arts improve students’ self-esteem.
“IT’S GREAT TO SEE PEOPLE WHO ARE VERY INTROVERTED COME OUT OF THEIR SHELL.”
34:40 A healthy dose of realism is one of the biggest things you can get from martial arts
37:15 Just because someone is impressive doesn’t mean they’ll be a good coach
39:10 Upcoming seminars and projects that Eli is working on
43:00 Eating clean but not getting too tied up in fads
50:57 How people can reach out to Eli or connect with him online
LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED:
Find out more about Eli Knight and connect with him on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram or at https://knightbjj.com.
CONNECT WITH PLUM DRAGON HERBS:
YouTube | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!
How did you like this episode? We’d love to continue the discussion with you. Share your comments and takeaways below.
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Podcast Music Credit:
Motherlode Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
⠀Please tag your friends on this post that you would like to share this podcast with. WE WOULD ALSO LOVE if you could become one of our subscribers on YouTube so that you can learn of new podcasts as they come.⠀
Don’t. Miss. This. Podcast. We’re thrilled to have Eli Knight, 2nd degree blackbelt in jiu jitsu as our latest podcast guest. Filmed in video for the first time, we present: “EP11 Eli Knight Discusses Impact of Martial Arts on Mental Health”.⠀Highlights:⠀⠀◉ How martial arts was an outlet for Eli dealing with some emotionally difficult times in his life.◉ How combative arts can actually calm the mind.◉ Eli’s personal advice for getting the most out of the martial arts experience.
Show Notes:
0:22 Eli introduces himself and his background in martial arts and his success on YouTube.
6:35 Eli’s start into martial arts and how he was mentored and eventually got into teaching with Jason Hawkins.
9:48 Impact of martial arts on our mental health.
12:45 How martial arts was an outlet for Eli dealing with some traumatic life events.
13:50 How combative arts can actually calm the mind; you have to be in the moment.
18:18 Benefits of training in martial arts for depression, anxiety, ADHD and autism.
24:14 Martial Arts teaches you what focus is.
29:35 How Eli has seen martial arts improve students’ self-esteem.
“IT’S GREAT TO SEE PEOPLE WHO ARE VERY INTROVERTED COME OUT OF THEIR SHELL.”
34:40 A healthy dose of realism is one of the biggest things you can get from martial arts
37:15 Just because someone is impressive doesn’t mean they’ll be a good coach
39:10 Upcoming seminars and projects that Eli is working on
43:00 Eating clean but not getting too tied up in fads
50:57 How people can reach out to Eli or connect with him online
LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED:
Find out more about Eli Knight and connect with him on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram or at https://knightbjj.com.
CONNECT WITH PLUM DRAGON HERBS:
YouTube | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!
How did you like this episode? We’d love to continue the discussion with you. Share your comments and takeaways below.
And if you liked this episode, subscribe to our iTunes and YouTube channels and be sure to follow, like and comment!
Podcast Music Credit:
Motherlode Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
⠀Please tag your friends on this post that you would like to share this podcast with. WE WOULD ALSO LOVE if you could become one of our subscribers on YouTube so that you can learn of new podcasts as they come.⠀
52 min