Think Street, Train Sport, Practice Art

Chris Haueter is a 6th-degree black belt and a member of the “Dirty Dozen” — the first twelve non-Brazilian black belts in the history of the art. He was the first American to submit a Brazilian in competition, the first American to compete as a black belt at the Mundials in Brazil, and he has spent the decades since traveling the world spreading a simple, three-part philosophy: think street, train sport, practice art.

He’s also the man who coined “combat base” — the position with one knee up and one knee down — and a whole set of golden rules of grappling. In this conversation with host Pete Deeley, Haueter roams from flow states and honest training to the guard as the heart of jiu-jitsu, competition and ego, aging and injuries, and the primal, human core of it all. His enduring message, in his own words: “just don’t quit.”