Stephan Kesting, Black Belt, Firefighter, Author, Podcaster, Outdoorsman - Beyond the Belt #17

Stephan Kesting is a black belt out of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Stephan is a fireman, outdoorsman, podcaster, author, and BJJ instructor and OG jiujitsu content creator. He is currently making the rounds promoting his new book, "Perseverance, Life and Death in the Subarctic."   Episode Links: * Book: Perseverance, Life and Death in the Subarctic: https://btb.fan/17-persevere * Strenuous Life Podcast: https://youtube.com/channel/UCxFCWZJbnlRyhw3vmDx0Rlg * Grapple Arts: https://www.grapplearts.com/ * Outdoors Site: https://essentialwilderness.com/ * Personal Site: https://www.stephankesting.com * Instagram: https://instagram.com/stephan_kesting * YouTube: https://youtube.com/@stephankesting * Threads: https://threads.net/@stephan_kesting * TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@stephankesting * Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/stephankesting.bsky.social * German Jiujitsu Commercial: https://youtube.com/watch?v=X6wpRVqD5VQ * Book: Non-Stop Jiujitsu: https://btb.fan/17-nonstop * High Percentage Leglocks: https://btb.fan/17-leglocks   Contact: * Be a Guest: https://btb.fan/newguest   Outline: 00:00 Intro 00:36 Journey to Black Belt 09:29 The Early Years of BJJ 13:01 Online Content Creation and Teaching 19:20 BJJ as You Age 23:07 Protect Ya Neck 27:15 Firefighter Combat Challenge 31:50 From Biologist to Firefighter 35:14 First Fire Rescue Operations 42:51 Team Dynamics in High-Stress Situations 45:00 Prank Culture in Firefighting 50:43 Toxicity in Martial Arts 55:07 Loneliness and Finding Solitude in Nature 01:00:43 The Mental Focus of Wilderness Survival 01:06:13 The Importance of Sleep and Recovery 01:08:54 Journaling and Reflection 01:11:22 Grit, Perseverance, and Risk 01:15:50 Toughness is Transferable 01:20:57 Why Canoe in Canada 01:24:55 Luck and Averages 01:27:45 Work-Life Balance 01:29:17 The Power of Momentum in Taking Action 01:33:11 Lack of Future Plans 01:36:06 Perseverance and Promotion 01:39:05 Outro   Podcast Links: * Podcast Website: https://www.beyondthebeltpod.com/ * Spotify: https://btb.fan/spotify * Apple Podcasts: https://btb.fan/apple * RSS: https://btb.fan/rss   Social: * Instagram: https://instagram.com/beyondthebeltpod * Tiktok: https://tiktok.com/@beyondthebeltpod * Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/beyondthebeltpod.bsky.social * Youtube: https://youtube.com/@beyondthebeltpod * Facebook: https://btb.fan/fb