Black Belt Speech | Lex Fridman

I got my BJJ black belt yesterday from Phil Migliarese and Ricardo Migliarese at Balance Studios after 9 years of hard training and competing. I've learned more about life from martial arts than any other endeavor I've undertaken. The biggest lesson is that I'm not special, far from it, and that to get better at anything, you have to work hard. There are no shortcuts.

[TheKingofpop]

He's probably wearing a suit underneath

[charathcutestory]

the entirety of Lex’s outfits on this planet:
1. jeans and black t shirt
2. black suit, white shirt, black tie
3. black belt 🥋

[asecmimosas]

This guy is seriously going to become batman in the city of Boston...

[Jakule]

"Two things I'd like to thank you for, pain and the love." ~ Lex Fridman

[friendofilah]

Black belts are just white belts who never stopped.

Tilts hat**

[oussamaaatiq]

"healthy body, healthy mind" !

[solomonchishko]

" learned more about life on these mats than I have at all my years in school."
Man that's a good statement and so true. I come from a background in wrestling starting at age 5 and eventually becoming a 2x all american in college. All that hard work, defeats and suffering built me as a person more than years of school and college education. The human spirit needs tough grueling physical challenges to develop to its maximum potential I truly believe that. Sadly, I think too many people dont understand how important doing difficult psychical things is and they miss an opportunity to better their personhood.

[RUdigitized]

This was my speech when I won chick files 100th customer eats free.

[robertmiller]

Lex is so impressive on so many levels. He is a renaissance man

[christophermartinez]

Mr Fridman, the more I watch your videos, the more I admire you. I love that no matter who you have in the room, you level with them and treat everyone equally. What an amazing quality. On top of that, there's no subject too difficult for you to converse and dissect, and then even practice. What a champ. Cheers

[TheArtofGuitar]

Congrats Lex, as a purple belt I know how hard it is to move up in this art. Major props, and I hope you defy Rogan's advice just this once and read my comment. hehe.

[majeedhussain]

Congrats Lex!!!! you have maintaned a very good balanced life .

[Buntaqwerty]

Wow. From an engineering student working toward my purple belt, thanks for all the great content, and congratulations. A black belt is a real accomplishment.

[MohaymenPK]

"The humbling reality that i am not special"

[TheTibbott]

Can we just reflect on how *lucky* we all are to see and know and hear and love Lex? Twenty years ago this kind of communion didn't exist. I'm kinda old, and lately I've been possessed more and more by gratitude. (It's effing wonderful). I am so grateful that someone like Lex is in the world, and that I get to know about it.
Thank God for podcasts.

[rubenmalaga]

You are becoming my hero, little by little

[deimos]

0:35 guy on a left is what you call nerd assassin

[stank]

The dude with the glasses in the back brings the smoke you can see it in the stance

[dlythgoe]

I knew you did jujitsu but I had no idea you earned your black belt. Huge respect

[jameswhipple]

When I went to my black belt examination, I gave my all, I didn't know I fared yet, but driving home I had tears, knowing I had reached the chance to even try to get that belt.