This is a video of GSP and I training & discussing jiu jitsu and MMA, including Khabib and the fight between Elon and Zuck.

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0:00 - Lex and GSP training
1:12 - Wrestling
2:54 - Khabib and MMA
7:50 - Fighting on the ground
11:11 - Training with Elon

Pierre, probably the greatest fighter of all time and also 1 of the nicest guys of all time.

Standing position, I think, sometimes you reach a little bit too much.

So if you reach out to me, it's easy for me to take a good position, or reach out to me, I can probably like climb back on you.

So what I would suggest is don't reach, like get closer with your feet before you seek contact with me.

So how is it different if you're doing MMA?

Well, there's a lot of difference because in grappling you set up, for example, you take down from him fighting.

I like to be using proactive and reactive takedown.

Very often, I use 1 of my longest weapon as a decoy to get in your leg.

Use my jab to create a distraction, then I can get in.

Other guys, for example, like Khabib, are more like chain wrists, or they shoot sometimes, but they're very good at using, for example, the defense as, like, pushing you to the fence, and then from there, they're using their, they're resting from there.

So, I'm more of a, more of a dynamic, yeah, I like to explode.

So that's 1 of my strengths, which Khabib is very good at, for example, at very good technically, and he's very strong in isometric strength I heard so he's very good with this style of dressing Do you think you can take Khabib down?

I think I could yeah, I think he could take me down as well, but So how do I defend against this?

First you need to be aware of the distance control.

That's 1 of the thing that was the best step.

To master the distance control, you need to master the footwork.

To be always in balance and ready to explode.

A lot of guys, they don't know how to manage distance control also because they don't have good footwork.

They cross their leg, they go all over the place.

So when you move, it's important when, if I go left, I push off with my right.

I don't trust, if I go right, I push off with my left.

Thereafter, you can use different illusion.

So if I'm here, I look like I'm more of a threat to you than if I'm here.

So 1 of my favorite ways to set up a takedown, a single or double, I use my jab, which is 1 of my longest weapon.

Of course, my legs are longer, but I like the jab to create the distraction.

I'm here, and like a cobra, like a snake will launch itself on its prey.

So you have a false feeling of security now, because you think I can't touch you, but because of my leg, boom.

And my jab start outside of your field of vision.

I'm doing purposely, I'm putting it down and I'm here.

And I'm attracting your attention here because I'm moving my hand.

Once I tag you once or twice, now I have a perfect setup because in fighting, you have a short term memory.

You always remember what hurts you the last.

And if it's my jab, then I can, I plant a seed in your mind and I can go hop and get in easier?

The best, highest percentile move is the elbow deep double leg.

So When I get in, I try to look across when I step across.

The reason why I don't only go with my legs is because if you're stronger and bigger than me and you sprawl from there, I can have a hard time.

But if I go elbow deep, because of the leverage, you can't sprawl.

Once I'm in, I look across and I drive across.

Sometimes you'll fight a guy, like for example, Bespin was very strong, and I couldn't drive across.

So when that happened, if you can't drive across, you turn the corner.

You guys, that's, they open up on the other side.

And if I give you resistance, once you get in, I'm struggling and I'm sprawling my leg if you turn your corner.

So if he's too strong, you go on the other side.

Don't force, don't waste your energy for nothing.

Try to be as economic as you can, as possibly you can be.

What about on the ground, what's the difference in Jiu Jitsu for you and MMA?

I believe in Jiu Jitsu, especially in the guard, You can't stay mid-range.

ground, my muscle of my abdominal are contracted.

to do damage here, but because I'm contracted, it's less likely.

So I want to focus all the protection on my head.

So there's a gap where I can see you here.

If I'm here, it's not as efficient because you can go on the side.

And it's easy for you to grab my wrist, put it down

If I'm here, it's harder for you to control my arm.

If you want to grab it, it's hard for you to grab.

Another thing, if your hand is over here, I want to take away your hand on me.

I want to control your head and your arm.

I like to take that clamp because it control your elevation and you can't hit me.

It's either I'm very close to you or I'm very far.

I'm using my leg to push you away, or I can use the tip of my feet to create distance.

So if I'm on top, the best position for me to be, ultimately, is not even mount, is to have your back, let you to the floor, from this position.

Because now you cannot hit me, I can hit you, and I can either knock you out or submit you.

Mount is the second best, because I'm having a lot of control.

Mount and also with my knees under your armpit, the worst would be in your guard.

So it's not as bad as if you would be in a jujitsu competition, because I have the gravity on my side.

But if I'm here, I need to respect 3 rules.

I never want you to put my hands on the floor and go submission, all kinds of things.

You can very easily wrap my arm and wrap my head, close the distance, and now it's a thing for me.

I don't want you to have your head higher than my head.

Because if your head is higher than my head, you have a guillotine, it's very hard for me to control and do anything to you if my head is lower than your head.

And another thing, the third thing, is I don't want to let you take an angle of me.

So if you take an angle, you do a jujitsu kata on me.

So if I take away that angle, I kill your offense.

So my hands always on you, never on the floor.

Are you hitting, are you trying to hit a little?

If you try to raise your head up, I don't accept that you're my head high.

If you try to take an angle, I put you back in line.

So if I respect these 3 rules, as I'm respecting these 3 rules, I can cause damage, even if I'm in the guard.

My goal is always, eventually, to pass the guard, get to a more dominant position.

It's in a nutshell, that's what it's about.

You guys got a chance to train with Elon, to watch him train, take steps on his martial arts journey.

I think he's very strong, much stronger than the average man.

So, I've always found that by far and away the most important thing when 2 people get into a clash, skill level trumps everything else in terms of what's going to turn the outcome.

That's not to say other things aren't relevant, but skill is more relevant.

From what I understand, his proposed opponent has almost 2 years of training experience, which is a big advantage.

I will say, however, though, that he deeply impressed both George and myself with his overall ability to grasp the subject very quickly, he is extremely intelligent and sees what is the crux of the problem, identifies what would need to be done, but I also believe that he is probably 1 of the busiest human beings on the planet.

That said, these guys doing martial arts, training martial arts is pretty damn

I think ultimately the deepest lesson is that both of these guys have had an amazing impact on 21st century society, and they still have a lot of work to do.

And I think they're 2 people who put themselves in a position where they can create greater benefits for humanity than almost anyone else can afford.

And so there's a sense in which I wish they would focus more on that than fighting each other.

This is for the greatest fighter of all time.


Speaker 0: I'm here training with George St. Pierre, probably the greatest fighter of all time and also 1 of the nicest guys of all time. Not the nicest guy, not today. Not today, Nex. You came on the wrong thing, my friend.

He's breathing hard. Yeah! You need a bite Sean? I'm about to die. If he dies, he dies.

You die, you die. Any advice? I'm gonna dive. Any advice? Well, It's actually pretty good.

Standing position, I think, sometimes you reach a little bit too much. So if you reach out to me, it's easy for me to take a good position, or reach out to me, I can probably like climb back on you. So what I would suggest is don't reach, like get closer with your feet before you seek contact with me. Don't go here, go closer to each other's

Speaker 1: shoulder. Yeah.

Speaker 0: Yes. So how is it different if you're doing MMA? Well, there's a lot of difference because in grappling you set up, for example, you take down from him fighting. In MMA, there's different styles. I like to be using proactive and reactive takedown.

Very often, I use 1 of my longest weapon as a decoy to get in your leg. Use my jab to create a distraction, then I can get in. Other guys, for example, like Khabib, are more like chain wrists, or they shoot sometimes, but they're very good at using, for example, the defense as, like, pushing you to the fence, and then from there, they're using their, they're resting from there. So, I'm more of a, more of a dynamic, yeah, I like to explode. So that's 1 of my strengths, which Khabib is very good at, for example, at very good technically, and he's very strong in isometric strength I heard so he's very good with this style of dressing Do you think you can take Khabib down?

I think I could yeah, I think he could take me down as well, but So how do I defend against this? So there's many ways. First you need to be aware of the distance control. That's 1 of the thing that was the best step. To master the distance control, you need to master the footwork.

To be always in balance and ready to explode. A lot of guys, they don't know how to manage distance control also because they don't have good footwork. They cross their leg, they go all over the place. So when you move, it's important when, if I go left, I push off with my right. I don't trust, if I go right, I push off with my left.

I go back, I push with my lead. I go forward, I push with my back. This is the basic. Thereafter, you can use different illusion. So if I'm here, I look like I'm more of a threat to you than if I'm here.

But I'm at the same distance. So 1 of my favorite ways to set up a takedown, a single or double, I use my jab, which is 1 of my longest weapon. Of course, my legs are longer, but I like the jab to create the distraction. So if I'm here, you see me coming. So I use a distraction.

I'm here, and like a cobra, like a snake will launch itself on its prey. I'm using my body to, boom. So you have a false feeling of security now, because you think I can't touch you, but because of my leg, boom. And my- Oh, you're shifting the weight. Yes.

And now you can explode off that. And my jab start outside of your field of vision. So I'm not doing this. I'm doing purposely, I'm putting it down and I'm here. And I'm attracting your attention here because I'm moving my hand.

Boom. Once I tag you once or twice, now I have a perfect setup because in fighting, you have a short term memory. You always remember what hurts you the last. And if it's my jab, then I can, I plant a seed in your mind and I can go hop and get in easier?

Speaker 1: When you finish

Speaker 0: how do you drop? There is many ways. The best, highest percentile move is the elbow deep double leg. So When I get in, I try to look across when I step across. So I get in, I go elbow deep.

The reason why I don't only go with my legs is because if you're stronger and bigger than me and you sprawl from there, I can have a hard time. But if I go elbow deep, because of the leverage, you can't sprawl. Once I'm in, I look across and I drive across. To put you down. Sometimes you'll fight a guy, like for example, Bespin was very strong, and I couldn't drive across.

So when that happened, if you can't drive across, you turn the corner. Nice. You guys, that's, they open up on the other side. Would you like to try?

Speaker 1: Sure.

Speaker 0: Yeah. So, I'm here. Yes, go with your elbow deep here. And now you're gonna drive across. Yes, step across with your, yes.

If you do it again, jab, set it up, jab. Now go ahead, go for it. Up, yes, yes, exactly. And if I give you resistance, once you get in, I'm struggling and I'm sprawling my leg if you turn your corner. So jab, set it up if you're fine, jab.

I'm sprawling, yes, Very nice. You feel the difference? Yeah. So if he's too strong, you go on the other side. Don't force, don't waste your energy for nothing.

Try to be as economic as you can, as possibly you can be. What about on the ground, what's the difference in Jiu Jitsu for you and MMA? Well, there's a lot of difference. I believe in Jiu Jitsu, especially in the guard, You can't stay mid-range. I don't want to cover like this,

Speaker 2: like if I'm in a standing position.

Speaker 0: I want to cover like this. My head is off the

Speaker 2: ground, my muscle of my abdominal are contracted. So it's possible for you

Speaker 0: to do damage here, but because I'm contracted, it's less likely. So I want to focus all the protection on my head. You're okay with this?

Speaker 2: Yeah it's okay, it's okay, but I want to

Speaker 0: be here. So there's a gap where I can see you here. If I'm here, it's not as efficient because you can go on the side. And it's easy for you to grab my wrist, put it down

Speaker 1: and hit. Yeah.

Speaker 0: If I'm here, it's harder for you to control my arm. If you want to grab it, it's hard for you to grab. So that's the first thing. Another thing, if your hand is over here, I want to take away your hand on me. I want to pull you, pull you to me.

I want to control your head and your arm. And from there, there's many option. I like to take that clamp because it control your elevation and you can't hit me. It's either I'm very close to you or I'm very far. Can you try to get up?

I'm very far. Yeah, if I can't get up, no problem. I'm using my leg to push you away, or I can use the tip of my feet to create distance. So you need to be aware that

Speaker 1: I can kick you in the

Speaker 0: head too. So It's either very close or very far. Or on top. On top, yeah. So if I'm on top, the best position for me to be, ultimately, is not even mount, is to have your back, let you to the floor, from this position.

Because now you cannot hit me, I can hit you, and I can either knock you out or submit you. This is the worst. Mount is the second best, because I'm having a lot of control. Mount and also with my knees under your armpit, the worst would be in your guard. So it's not as bad as if you would be in a jujitsu competition, because I have the gravity on my side.

But if I'm here, I need to respect 3 rules. I never want you to put my hands on the floor and go submission, all kinds of things. You can very easily wrap my arm and wrap my head, close the distance, and now it's a thing for me. So no hand on the floor. I don't want you to have your head higher than my head.

Because if your head is higher than my head, you have a guillotine, it's very hard for me to control and do anything to you if my head is lower than your head. And another thing, the third thing, is I don't want to let you take an angle of me. So if you take an angle, you do a jujitsu kata on me. You see, you need to take an angle. So if I take away that angle, I kill your offense.

So my hands always on you, never on the floor. Are you hitting, are you trying to hit a little? Yeah, I can hit them at the same time. If you try to raise your head up, I don't accept that you're my head high. If you try to take an angle, I put you back in line.

So if I respect these 3 rules, as I'm respecting these 3 rules, I can cause damage, even if I'm in the guard. My goal is always, eventually, to pass the guard, get to a more dominant position. I love it. It's in a nutshell, that's what it's about. Well, thank you, Jere.

Nah, man. You guys got a chance to train with Elon, to watch him train, take steps on his martial arts journey. What do you think? I think he's very strong, much stronger than the average man. He's got a lot of heart,

Speaker 1: he's very tough. So, I've always found that by far and away the most important thing when 2 people get into a clash, skill level trumps everything else in terms of what's going to turn the outcome.

Speaker 0: Skill beats heart. Skill beats heart.

Speaker 1: That's not to say other things aren't relevant, but skill is more relevant. From what I understand, his proposed opponent has almost 2 years of training experience, which is a big advantage. So it will be an uphill battle. I will say, however, though, that he deeply impressed both George and myself with his overall ability to grasp the subject very quickly, he is extremely intelligent and sees what is the crux of the problem, identifies what would need to be done, but I also believe that he is probably 1 of the busiest human beings on the planet.

Speaker 0: That said, these guys doing martial arts, training martial arts is pretty damn

Speaker 1: awesome. I think ultimately the deepest lesson is that both of these guys have had an amazing impact on 21st century society, and they still have a lot of work to do. And I think they're 2 people who put themselves in a position where they can create greater benefits for humanity than almost anyone else can afford. And so there's a sense in which I wish they would focus more on that than fighting each other.

Speaker 0: Alright, so 1 more round. This is for everything. It's a submission. Yes, sir! This is for the greatest fighter of all time.

Speaker 1: Thank you,

Speaker 0: Lex.

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