THE TAO OF JOCKO

THE RETIRED U. S. NAVY SEALWANTS TO BRING MMASTYLE JIU-JITSU (AND LIFE LESSONS) TO THE MASSES. BUT ARE THE MASSES TOUGH ENOUGH TO TAKE IT?

By MICHAEL J. MOONEY

WE WEREN’T ACTUALLY GRAPPLING. This was purely for demonstration purposes. Still, it all happened so fast. One second I was kneeling there, hunched over Jocko Willink, this hulking beast of a man. A second later, I could feel the strong tug on the collar of my martial-arts-style gi and the powerful whip of his legs—and then suddenly I was on my back, staring up at the ceiling. I was told this move is called a scissor sweep. ¶ There is no shortage of popular podcasters and best-selling authors offering men advice on how to live a more fulfilling life. The lineup includes Jordan Peterson, Ph.D. (the “crisis of masculinity” psychologist), Tim Ferriss (the efficiency and psychedelics expert), Joe Rogan (the pot-smoking, comedic everyman), and, of course, Jocko. Though they all regularly…

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Men's Health (Digital) - 1 Issue, Jul/Aug 2020

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