The Joel Evan Show

This week’s episode, I had the great pleasure of interviewing self-defense expert Grandmaster David Amiccuci. David has a wealth of experience and has been training in martial arts since the fourth grade when he started wrestling. David has been training in martial arts for over 40 years and was a correctional officer for 29 years, where he was the Team Leader for their tactical team for the majority of his career. I was blessed to have trained with Grand Master Amiccuci for eight years and received my black belt. The older I’ve become and the more I’ve grown, I’ve realized how impactful martial arts was on me. It strengthened my mind, molded me to have a warrior spirt and a never quit attitude. Martial artist and self defense expert Tony Blauer has a great article called “The Economics of Violence,” which basically states you can’t afford to get attacked. What will it cost you to be attacked? The emotional, psychological trauma. Self defense is an absolute necessity in my opinion. The ability to protect your family and loved ones should be taught to everyone, and I feel grateful to have been influenced by Grand Master Amiccuci. David is a 9th degree black belt in Kajukenbo. Kajukenbo was founded in 1947 and some credit it as the first MMA. Kajukenbo is a hybrid martial art that phonetically breaks down as Ka (Karate) Ju (Judo/Jiu-Jitsu) Ken (Kenpo) Bo (Chinese Boxing/Gung-Fu). The originators of Kajukenbo wanted to create a martial art that had the best of all these martial arts. They wanted something that was street effective especially on the dangerous streets of Hawaii. Kajukenbo specializes in neutralizing multiple attackers, disarming people armed with weapons such as clubs, bats, knives, and guns. I can tell you from first hand experience, Kajukenbo works and it is one of the most effective martial arts I have experienced. David specializes in improvised weapons and using his environment as a weapon. David is experienced in unorthodox weapons such as the whip and sjambok. David is especially talented and well versed in knife fighting and knife defense. If you’re someone who wants to learn some basic self defense principles, but don’t want to make it an every day thing, I can’t recommend enough David’s yawara seminar. David modified the class over the years and the class includes a tactical flashlight. It’s one of the best self defense classes I’ve taken and afterwards you’ll learn key principles like body mechanics, awareness, pressure points, throws, and more. Timeline 07:45 - David’s first martial art 13:05- How David was introduced into Kajukenbo 16:25- Origins of Kajukenbo 19:20 - Ahgung Tony Ramos and his early days 23:08 - A great story and prank that Ahgung played on students 24:00 - Why Kajukenbo is so effective and history of Ahgung’s street fights 34:50 - David’s two most dangerous weapons 35:45 - David tells a life & death story where he had to use his martial arts to survive 45:40 - The mental gift I received from martial arts 47:20 - The principles of defeating multiple opponents 50:40 - How Tony Ramos Kajukenbo teaches dealing with attackers armed with weapons 51:59 - Why students need a ‘Why’ when training martial arts 55:25 - 97/3 rule 58:50 - What David took out because it didn’t work, and what he added because it was so effective 1:01:45 - Using improvised weapons 1:08:50 - Edged weapons 1:19:30 - David and why he learned to master the whip 1:22:30 - The sjambok (South African Crowd Control Tool) 1:23:26 - Exciting projects that GM Amicucci is working on 1:29:10 - The three martial artists GM Amicucci is inspired by 1:34:15 - GM Teddy Sotelo and the creation of Ho Fi Kuen (Fast Fist) 1:38:10 - David’s personal story with Ho Fi Kuen 1:41:20 - The one thing everyone should know when it comes to self defense 1:46:10 - Top hacks, rituals, daily practices 1:48:37 - Where people can find GM Amicucci David’s Book Recommendation: Paradigm of the Moral Warrior - Lt Dave Rose/Sgt Rocky Warren (https://amzn.to/2vzZ6nt) The Bible (https://amzn.to/2u18PTh) Pursuit: 21 Day Prayer and Fasting Devotional - Dave Patterson (https://amzn.to/3132Aun) David’s Favorite Hacks/Tools Cold Steel Knives The Fascianator by Anthony Chrisco Where to find GM David Amiccuci Tony Ramos Kajukenbo Facebook @tonyramoskajukenbo on IG Email: trkprof@me.com TRK Headquarters 1321 Oliver Rd Fairfield, CA 94533

Sat down with two monster entrepreneurs, Dr. Shawn Dill & Dr. Lacey Book, bestselling authors of the book None of Your Business, and founders of The Black Diamond Club, a membership for service-based providers that want to scale their business so they can have more income, impact, and authority. Dr. Shawn Dill and Dr. Lacey Book are both former chiropractors who franchised their businesses and opened multiple locations around the US. They both realized that most of the practitioners in their industry didn't understand the keys to running a successful and profitable business. Most of them were working insane hours and were extremely time-poor but barely breaking even. This led to the creation of Black Diamond Club, where over 700+ members are in there strong, supporting each other, networking, and learning the same methodologies Shawn and Lacey used to scale their multiple businesses (Note: I recently joined Black Diamond Club just two months ago to see what all the hoopla was about, and honestly, they over-deliver, and just being part of the network and community is well worth the price). In this episode, we get into: ✅ The difference between a business owner & entrepreneur ✅ The importance of having a conviction stronger than your desire to please ✅ The Pendulum Effect, how 2023 is the mark of entering a 'WE' culture ✅ How to create a winning money mindset ✅ Shawn's favorite Brad Lea story ✅ How dodging bullets in Costa Rica led to business success Go follow Shawn and Lacey on social media and see if The Black Diamond Club is right for you. Shawn and Lacey also included several free bonuses at www.gethopetoday.com

Is it really possible to use your DNA to overcome chronic illness and slow the aging process? Using instructions found in his DNA, Kashif Khan was able to heal himself of 5 chronic diseases and reduce his biological age by 10 years. Kashif Khan is the CEO & Founder of The DNA Company, biohacker, celebrity longevity coach, and author of The DNA Way: Unlock the Secrets of Your Genes to Reverse Disease, Slow Aging, and Achieve Optimal Wellness (featuring a foreword by Dave Asprey). With the largest study of its kind globally, Kashif and his team have developed a functional approach to DNA interpretation, overlaying environment, nutrition, and lifestyle on the genetic blueprint to create personalized health outcomes for those they serve. The DNA Company’s functional approach to understanding DNA has made genomic science more accessible to everyday consumers. And as a result, Kashif has successfully transformed The DNA Company from a biotech startup into a $100 million dollar company. But his measure of success is not in dollars earned, but in number of lives improved. Using his personalized approach to health, diet, and fitness, Kashif has worked with elite athletes from the NHL, NBA, and NFL, Hollywood celebrities, US special forces, US Olympic medalists, and Fortune 100 companies and CEOs to perform their best and prepare for the future. The personalized medicine wave is here. Learn how to access your human instruction manual—the DNA way. This is our second podcast recording, be sure to check out the first episode as well where

I sat down with Connor Boyack and Elijah Stanfield, the creators of the hit children's book series, "The Tuttle Twins," to talk about their latest book, releasing July 4th, 2023, America's History, Volume 2 continues the adventure of American history, with some really exciting events happening in 1776 and beyond! This book covers the Revolutionary War, the creation of the Constitution, and the ratification of the Bill of Rights. Go beyond the superficial history tidbits found in other history books for kids, and help the little ones in your life learn more deeply from the ideas of America’s founding! Connor and Elijah created the Tuttle Twins series because for too long, parents have been at the mercy of professional curriculum developers to instruct their children. History is watered down, key principles omitted altogether, and time and attention given to things of lesser importance. Freedom-loving parents have long been left alone to shoulder the burden of educating their children and passing down a love of liberty. While there are many books to teach these ideas to adults, there has been a profound void in the children’s literature market. The Tuttle Twins series closes the gap, helping parents convey the principles of freedom to their kids in a fun way. Each of their books focuses on a different aspect of the principles of a free society: free markets, competition, individual rights, the non-aggression principle, personal responsibility, protectionism, and a variety of other issues—all boiled down to core concepts that children of different ages can easily grasp.

After Taking Faysal's Class I noticed some amazing things...listen in and see what that is and don't forget to watch the full podcast!

Dr Dwight Jennings is not your typical orthodontist. Most dentist and orthodontist treat your jaw and mouth from a very superficial lens, meaning they want your teeth to look straight cosmetically, using things like Invisalign or sleep guards that only help you sleep. However, Dr Jennings looks at the mouth in a very holistic manner. Not only does he fix your mouth so that it cosmetically looks nice, but he uses special retainers to help move your lower jaw forward. This helps move the jaw forward so that you're biting tip to tip. Most dentists leave you with a bit of an overbite or don't even correct the overbite. Dr Jennings has also been studying Substance P for years and is probably the world's leading expert, which he goes into great detail in our full length podcast interview. Substance P can be the cause of overall inflammation in your body, i.e. leaky gut, allergies, learning issues, aggression/anger, autoimmune conditions, firbromylgia, seizures, and much more. I discovered Dr Jennings, because I was a healthy individual, but at age 30 I started snoring. After 3 appts with him, my snoring stopped. I asked him, "Dr J, why don't I just buy a mouthpiece to sleep with that moves my jaw forward to stop snoring, instead of always wearing a mouthpiece 24/7?" Dr Jennings told me that you can buy a mouthpiece to help your sleep, but it'll never fix your Substance P issues, long term health issues, jaw pain and TMJ. Dr Jennings is a master when it comes to solving jaw pain and TMJ. Check out the full interview for more "The Hacked Life" podcast. Head over to www.joelevancoaching.com for more info, resources, and the show notes. Follow me @joelevancoaching

Dr Dwight Jennings is not your average dentist or orthodontist. He specializes in orthofacial and TMJ disorder. He's also a leading expert in the world in Substance P, a neurotransmitter in the body that essentially regulates pain and inflammation. If your Substance P is high in the body, you could be experiencing a host of issues such as mast cell activation, autoimmunity, allergies, migraines, Parkinson's, seizures, learning disorders to even cancer. Find out how Dr Jennings is able to regulate Substance P in the body by simply fixing your jaw and bite alignment. Tune into the full episode on my YouTube channel. For the show notes and additional resources, go to www.joelevancoaching.com Follow me @joelevancoaching on iG.

Dr Dwight Jennings is not your average orthodontist. He specializes in orthofacial pain and TMJ disorder. The body is all connected, and he explains in this microclip why the jaw and bite alignment is such a huge factor in terms of regulating downstream inflammation in the body. If your jaw is not correctly aligned you could be experiencing a range of disorders such as seizures, fibromyalgia, parkinson's, sleep apnea, and even cancer. Go to my YouTube Channel to tune into the full epsisode. For the show notes and more resources go to www.joelevancoaching.com Follow @joelevancoaching on IG.

Could your bite alignment and the positioning of your jaw be the cause of autoimmunity and things like cancer? Find out how Dr Dwight Jennings @jaworthopedics uses a unique approach to getting people better and reversing life threatening conditions by modulating what he calls Substance P. Go see the full episode in my YouTube Channel and subscribe For the resources and show notes go to www.joelevancoaching.com Follow me on IG @joelevancoaching

Dr Dwight Jennings is not your typical orthodontist. Most dentist and orthodontist treat your jaw and mouth from a very superficial lens, meaning they want your teeth to look straight cosmetically, using things like Invisalign or sleep guards that only help you sleep. However, Dr Jennings looks at the mouth in a very holistic manner. Not only does he fix your mouth so that it cosmetically looks nice, but he uses special retainers to help move your lower jaw forward. This helps move the jaw forward so that you're biting tip to tip. Most dentists leave you with a bit of an overbite or don't even correct the overbite. Dr Jennings has also been studying Substance P for years and is probably the world's leading expert, which he goes into great detail in our full length podcast interview. Substance P can be the cause of overall inflammation in your body, i.e. leaky gut, allergies, learning issues, aggression/anger, autoimmune conditions, firbromylgia, seizures, vitiligo, autism, and much more. I discovered Dr Jennings, because I was a healthy individual, but at age 30 I started snoring. After three appts with him, my snoring stopped. I asked him, "Dr J, why don't I just buy a mouthpiece to sleep with that moves my jaw forward to stop snoring, instead of always wearing a mouthpiece 24/7?" Dr Jennings told me that you can buy a mouthpiece to help your sleep, but it'll never fix your Substance P issues, long term health issues, jaw pain and TMJ. Dr Jennings is a master when it comes to solving jaw pain and TMJ. I’ve been seeing Dr Jennings for almost three years to help reorganize my mouth as not only did I have an overbite, but I also had an upper jaw that was not landing correctly on my lower jaw. My experience so far has been amazing and I can’t recommend him enough. Recently, my six year old boy was having “aggression” issues and I was noticing he was mouth breathing a lot and had lots of sinus issues. I recently brought him to see Dr Jennings and after only three-four treatments I’ve already seen a decrease in his aggression. Now, my wife and I have also done a lot of other things to help change the way we parent, just check out my interview with Toscha Shore to learn more, but I truly believe Dr Jennings’ work has helped out immensely. I notice my son snorts his nose a lot less than he used to. Timeline: 2:45 - Why Dr Jenning’s type of orthodontistry is different 4:10 - What is Substance P and why it really matters for your health 7:30 - How can you quantify Substance P 9:00 - Why your bite and jaw alignment correlate so closely with Substance P 16:45 - Why have our jaws de-evolved and degenerated in the last 200 years 21:30 - Substance P and how it relates to COVID-19 22:50 - How diet relates to our poor jaw health 25:30 - How your teeth can still grow even as adults 28:45 - My experience with my six year old boy 34:04 - How Substance P can effect skin melanocytes and reverse vitiligo 36:10 - Could lowering Substance P reverse cancer? 37:50 - The jaw and athletic performance 41:00 - The jaw and posture 47:12 - Why the sensory system is so crucial to health

On this episode I interview the father of Biohacking, Dave Asprey. Dave is the Founder & Chairman, Bulletproof. He is a four-time New York Times bestselling science author, with his latest book, Fast This Way, host of the Webby award-winning podcast Bulletproof Radio, and has been featured on the Today Show, CNN, The New York Times, Dr. Oz, and more. In this episode we talk about all things fasting, even though Dave is one of the first who really popularized the idea of intermittent fasting many years ago back in 2013 with this hugely popular book, The Bulletproof Diet. Although fasting is nothing new, most people don't do it because they think it's so difficult. However, in his latest book, he breaks down all the easy ways to implement fasting into your daily life and make it simple. We talk about why it's probably the highest ROI for any individual if they want to take control of their health and live longer, how women should modify fasting, fasting and exercise, the myth about calories and calories out, and much much more. To learn more about Dave, head over to www.daveasprey.com or pickup some his insanely popular Bulletproof coffee (mixing coffee with butter and MCT oil) over at www.bulletproof.com. Dave was one of the first people to talk about mycotoxins (mold toxins) in coffee and they are so prevalent and probably making you feel weak, lethargic, and chipping away at your health. Before Dave, there is no awareness of this dirty secret in the coffee industry, and he's been a huge pioneer not only in the coffee industry, but also bringing to awareness the mold toxicity epidemic that is highly under-diagnosed and misdiagnosed for other autoimmune conditions. For more of the show notes, links and other resources, head over to www.joelevancoaching.com. Lastly, I'm looking for three motivated and busy men that want to lose weight and feel more confident in the next 60 days. To learn more, DM me "BULLETPROOF" @joelevancoaching or email me info@joelevancoaching.com Timeline 03:20 - Fasting is nothing new, so why come out with a book on fasting now? 7:29 - How would you fast if you didn’t want to struggle? 9:30 - Why low calorie, low fat diets don’t work 10:39 - What does Dave Asprey do for fasting? 12:40 - How should women fast? 14:25 - Calories in and calories out, does that work? 15:00 - Carnivore, is that a good thing for you? 21:30 - Has anything changed since first writing The Bulletproof Diet? 25:58 - Did anything surprise you with the research on fasting? 29:34 - Fasting and exercise? 36:40 - How to hack your fast 42:11 - Lightning round questions

This week on the podcast I have none other than Robb Wolf, a former research biochemist is the 2X New York Times/WSJ Best Selling author of The Paleo Solution and Wired To Eat. Robb has transformed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people around the world via his top ranked iTunes podcast, books and seminars. Robb is also the founder of LMNT, an electrolyte mix that contains the right amounts of electrolytes and salt to help fuel workouts or just maintain healthy energy levels. This has been a game changer I know for myself and many of my clients. We talk a lot in this episode about the truth about salt intake and why you're probably electrolyte deficient. To get a free sample pack head over to www.drinklmnt.com/joelevan We also get into Robb's new documentary Sacred Cow, which probes the fundamental moral, environmental and nutritional quandaries we face in raising and eating animals. In this project, we focus our lens on the largest and perhaps most maligned of farmed animals, the cow. COMMON ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT MEAT... Red meat causes cancer, obesity and heart disease. We’re eating too much meat. Humans don’t need to consume animal products to be healthy. Raising livestock is bad for the environment. It’s unethical to eat animals. If we can produce meat in labs, then why should we eat animals? Timeline 1:21 - How Robb has evolved his thinking of diet/nutrition since his early days of the Paleo Diet 7:00 - Robb and I talk about poop 14:40 - How Robb stumbled into the world of electrolytes and why 16:37 - if you’re eating low carb, you need more electrolytes 19:38 - Athlete’s sodium requirements 23:05 - Is sodium the problem for high blood pressure? 25:30 - Sodium helps reduce cravings and kick start the brain 29:00 - Signs you’re electrolyte deficient 31:05 - Robb’s new documentary Sacred Cow and why meat is not so bad 39:00 - Regenerative agriculture 44:00 - Why you need to double your recommended daily protein dosage 48:24 - Why calorie restriction is bullshit

Sue Baelan is the originator of “The Sacred Body Midwifery” in San Francisco, CA and has been practicing midwifery for over 15 years. I met Sue almost three years ago when she was the midwife for our second son. After having Sue there for our second birth, I wish I had met her years prior and had her there for our first son’s birth. Our first son was born in a hospital, whereas our second son was born in our house. The experience was starkly different and I learned a lot. I wanted to bring Sue on to help educate others about birthing and how many misconceptions are out there. There’s many people out there who probably think you absolutely have to have a child in the hospital, or that’s its safer in a hospital. Sue is going to explain all of this. Sue talks about the history of midwifery, prenatal care, and postpartum care, birthing positions, and much more. As a person who has had the ability to compare both a hospital birth and a home birth, I can tell you without a shadow of a doubt, I wish I had done a home birth.

A woman is just as likely to get an osteoporosis fracture as she is to get breast, uterine and ovarian cancer, and every three seconds someone with osteoporosis breaks a bone. In fact, people spend more time in a hospital because of osteoporosis than for diabetes, heart attacks and breast cancer. But the conventional approach is woefully inadequate. It focuses almost exclusively on improving bone density, even though a bone density test only predicts 44% of women and 21% of men who will break a bone. It doesn’t have to be this way. Blessed to have Dr. John Neustadt on the show today to talk about osteoporosis and how to actually fracture proof your bones. Dr. Neustadt is a naturopathic doctor, internationally recognized researcher, and best selling author of Fracture Proof Your Bones: A Comprehensive Guide To Osteoporosis.

Lindsey Elmore is a former pharmacist turned holistic health practitioner and wellness brand builder. Lindsey tells her story of prescribing people pills over and over again, but just watching them get sicker. On top of that, she started to learn that many of these pills weren't tested properly. We get into the dangers of statins and how after being a pharmacist for almost 10 years, she was unaware of the mitochondrial damage being done by statins, but yet in Japan this was common knowledge, so they prescribed CoQ10 alongside statins to prevent mitochondrial damage. Since leaving and moving to a more holistic side of medicine, she's partnered with health/wellness brands that she aligns with and helps build them and scale. Right now, Lindsey has partnered with Amare, a Mental Wellness company focused on supplements that alter the gut microbiome in a positive way to influence the brain. We also cover the 8 root causes of disease and what to do about them, wellness made simple, and how to look for good quality supplements and think as a pharmacist would.

In this week’s podcast, I interviewed Owen Monroy, the founder of Oxygen Rally in Walnut Creek, CA at The Human Optimization Center. Owen has a background coaching collegiate volleyball, but felt like he wasn’t living his true purpose. Owen is a Human Potential Coach, a biohacker, and has extensive knowledge in health/wellness, but felt like being a volleyball coach limited his ability to truly create change within the environment and people he was directly impacting. So, instead he left and went on to create his own fitness program using oxygen training with adaptive contrast therapy at the center. We talk all bout this therapy and why it has so much impact on athletes as well as just regular people. The type of oxygen training Owen utilizes works as the user must be moving or working out at the same time they are receiving the oxygen. Owen then puts the user in a hypoxic state temporarily or at altitude. This sends signals to the body that they need to produce more oxygen in order to keep moving at the same pace. Then, Owen will have the user switch to a super saturated state, pushing oxygen deep into the tissues. This type of training is great for respiratory fitness, brain health, detoxification, fat-loss, immune readiness and anti-aging. Owen has had people with chronic headaches and neck pain say to them that only after three sessions, 15 minutes each, their pain has subsided and went away. I actually did a 15 minute session with Owen at his studio and found it to be one of the best workouts I’ve ever done, and I hate doing cardio and rarely do it. Not only was it fun, but I felt euphoric after completing the session, and the best part was it only took 15 minutes.