Martial Arts Expert, Author and Historian Derek Galanis’ new book Warrior of the Light

1:54 Derek’s background and how he became a martial arts historian

3:03 What makes a great trainer

5:03 Derek is not a fan of Teddy Atlas

8:32 In between rounds is not a time for Anthony Robbins quotes or histrionics. It is time for technique adjustment.

9:18 The time he roomed with a Bonanno family associate

10:30 Evander Holyfield is a much better fighter than Mike Tyson

15:40 what makes a good prospect

17:43 what it was like coming over to be a boxer after being a lifelong practitioner of karate

23:10 the importance of making in between round adjustments

24:45 Why large muscle mass isn’t necessarily a good thing

27:45 the day Rick Roufus had his butt kicked by a small Muay Thai fighter

33:05 performance-enhancing drugs in martial arts

40:45 Dana White is worth half 1 billion...what is the name of the game for him now

43:40 how martial arts keeps kids out of jail

46:05 Royce Gracies initial submissions in the early UFC’s were actually very amateurish and rudimentary...he would get yelled at by today’s trainers

47:50 Pankration

50:50 McDojo’s exposed

56:25 the time he lived next-door to Vince McMahon of WWE

1:00:55 Sparring Joey Beltran

1:02:05 Derek is a Gambino crime family associate

1:02:30 Derek used to beat up Joey Beltran and calls him out for a BKFC bare knuckle fight

1:06:35 how Derek is using his mistakes to make sure kids don’t make the same mistakes

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