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How to Master a Sport
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Evidence shows that with a well-planned training program, one can go from a beginner to a top-tier competitive level in a sport within five years. The sport of jiu-jitsu does not favor one particular body type over another.

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Immersing yourself in a sport with a well-planned training program can lead to mastering the sport within five years, enough to compete with some of the world’s best.
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Sport Training
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Immersing yourself in a sport with a well-planned training program can lead to mastering the sport within five years, enough to compete with some of the world’s best. Evidence shows that athletes who started a sport from scratch and were competing at a world championship level within five years have achieved mastery of that sport.

Chapter
How to Master a Sport
Episode
#182 – John Danaher: The Path to Mastery in Jiu Jitsu, Grappling, Judo, and MMA
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast
Genetics can play a detrimental or favorable role in sports, from the physical location of your birth to your body type, but for sports like jiu-jitsu, skills and tactics are more important than genetics.
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Genetics
Summary

Genetics can play a detrimental or favorable role in sports, from the physical location of your birth to your body type, but for sports like jiu-jitsu, skills and tactics are more important than genetics.

Chapter
How to Master a Sport
Episode
#182 – John Danaher: The Path to Mastery in Jiu Jitsu, Grappling, Judo, and MMA
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast