Stephan Kesting
@stephankesting.bsky.social
Martial artist, scientist, outdoorsman
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Hello Bluesky! I'm a 4th degree BJJ blackbelt with a strong background in microbiology and global warming. I've worked as a firefighter for decades. I believe that reflexive conspiracism is ruining society. I also did a thing once and wrote a book about it: www.amazon.com/Perseverance...
Very few emergencies are made better by panic, so how do we develop the emotional continence required for problem-solving when all hell is breaking loose? www.linkedin.com/pulse/delibe...
On the Deliberate Cultivation of Emotional Self-Control
One of the most impressive things I’ve ever listened to are the Manhattan Dispatch tapes for the New York Fire Department on September 11, 2001. All hell literally breaks loose in those first three ho...
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November 11, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Very few emergencies are made better by panic, so how do we develop the emotional continence required for problem-solving when all hell is breaking loose? www.linkedin.com/pulse/delibe...
Timeline cleanser: I just published a mini-documentary about paddling Great Slave Lake in NWT, the deepest lake in North America, and only a short distance from the Arctic treeline: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyYM...
Paddling Great Slave Lake, the Deepest Lake in North America
YouTube video by Essential Wilderness - Stephan Kesting
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November 9, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Timeline cleanser: I just published a mini-documentary about paddling Great Slave Lake in NWT, the deepest lake in North America, and only a short distance from the Arctic treeline: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyYM...
Everybody is worried about bears in the outdoors, but they’re totally missing the real danger. From episode 437 of The Strenuous Life Podcast
November 9, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Everybody is worried about bears in the outdoors, but they’re totally missing the real danger. From episode 437 of The Strenuous Life Podcast
Just a reminder that we have the evangelical church to blame for Donald Trump getting elected, and it started with Jerry Falwell Jr. from Liberty “University” see goodness in Trump’s heart. Or, more accurately, covering up his cuckolding fetish www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
The Saga of Jerry Falwell Jr.'s Bizarre Relationship With a Miami Beach Pool Boy, Explained
The Liberty University president's 2016 endorsement of Trump may have had something to do with a blackmail attempt involving racy photos.
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November 9, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Just a reminder that we have the evangelical church to blame for Donald Trump getting elected, and it started with Jerry Falwell Jr. from Liberty “University” see goodness in Trump’s heart. Or, more accurately, covering up his cuckolding fetish www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
The great @lukethomas.bsky.social on the Fighting Matters podcast on the UFC betting scandal
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The UFC Betting Scandal, with Luke Thomas
YouTube video by Fighting Matters
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November 7, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The great @lukethomas.bsky.social on the Fighting Matters podcast on the UFC betting scandal
youtu.be/y95VCx8Y4AY?...
youtu.be/y95VCx8Y4AY?...
UPDATE: by this time next year, every American will have lost 347 pounds
November 7, 2025 at 7:48 PM
UPDATE: by this time next year, every American will have lost 347 pounds
I’m shocked, shocked, I tell you
dailyboulder.com/panic-spread...
dailyboulder.com/panic-spread...
Panic Spreading Through GOP After DOJ Reveals Epstein Files Are More Damaging For Trump Than They Thought: Report
Panic is reportedly spreading among Republicans as whispers grow louder about what’s hidden in the unreleased Jeffrey Epstein files — and just how bad they could be for Donald Trump.
dailyboulder.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I’m shocked, shocked, I tell you
dailyboulder.com/panic-spread...
dailyboulder.com/panic-spread...
My friend, Adam Shoalts on the universal allure of wild places. Episode 437 of The Strenuous Life Podcast, available on YouTube and anywhere you get your audio podcast from. youtu.be/VKJnszQ1lmo?...
November 6, 2025 at 4:34 AM
My friend, Adam Shoalts on the universal allure of wild places. Episode 437 of The Strenuous Life Podcast, available on YouTube and anywhere you get your audio podcast from. youtu.be/VKJnszQ1lmo?...
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I know, I know. I’ve been a little tapped out lately. Thanks for the messages and check ins. Life is lifing; A LOT, & the US is on fire. So aside from catching up on Twitter here & there, checking in here-I’ve been a little overwhelmed w/news (& under the weather). All is well, I promise Xoxox -J
November 3, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I know, I know. I’ve been a little tapped out lately. Thanks for the messages and check ins. Life is lifing; A LOT, & the US is on fire. So aside from catching up on Twitter here & there, checking in here-I’ve been a little overwhelmed w/news (& under the weather). All is well, I promise Xoxox -J
Just because you can use AI doesn’t mean you should use AI. Worst podcast pitch ever.
November 2, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Just because you can use AI doesn’t mean you should use AI. Worst podcast pitch ever.
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Please watch.
New Fighting Matters! FASHION, FITNESS, FIGHTING: HOW HATE GROUPS ATTRACT YOUNG MEN
In this episode, Steve Kwan sits down with journalist @colborne.bsky.social of @bellingcat.com to expose how far-right movements use aesthetics and martial arts culture to recruit young men.
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In this episode, Steve Kwan sits down with journalist @colborne.bsky.social of @bellingcat.com to expose how far-right movements use aesthetics and martial arts culture to recruit young men.
youtu.be/lpSN4lNn_IM
Fashion, Fitness, Fighting: How Hate Groups Attract Young Men
YouTube video by Fighting Matters
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October 31, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Please watch.
Congratulation MAGA, the Libs are so owned
October 31, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Congratulation MAGA, the Libs are so owned
Nobody is just going to let you finish the Kimura without resisting, so here are my favorite ways of breaking through that defense! www.youtube.com/watch?v=whRs...
My Favorite Ways to Break the Grip When Attacking with the Kimura
YouTube video by Stephan Kesting
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October 30, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Nobody is just going to let you finish the Kimura without resisting, so here are my favorite ways of breaking through that defense! www.youtube.com/watch?v=whRs...
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Explaining the so-called "last mile problem" and how it applies to Jiu-Jitsu: youtu.be/njclOP6rVyw
Mini Ep. 78: Last Mile Problem
YouTube video by BJJ Mental Models
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October 30, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Explaining the so-called "last mile problem" and how it applies to Jiu-Jitsu: youtu.be/njclOP6rVyw
Tax the billionaires
Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
October 30, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Tax the billionaires
Welcome to the Dunning-Krueger decade
October 29, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Welcome to the Dunning-Krueger decade
BJJ, Judo and Aikido black belt Roy Dean came onto episode 435 of The Strenuous Life Podcast to talk about the history of martial arts in North America. He was an absolute delight to talk to.
October 28, 2025 at 12:27 AM
BJJ, Judo and Aikido black belt Roy Dean came onto episode 435 of The Strenuous Life Podcast to talk about the history of martial arts in North America. He was an absolute delight to talk to.
Great piece on incorporating the punk rock ethos into BJJ roughhands.substack.com/p/infusing-t... by @roughhandsbjj.bsky.social
Infusing the Punk Rock Ethos into Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
I was a punk rock kid.
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October 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Great piece on incorporating the punk rock ethos into BJJ roughhands.substack.com/p/infusing-t... by @roughhandsbjj.bsky.social
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BJJ Mental Models Ep. 361 is now live! @stephankesting.bsky.social teaches the Kimura as both a submission and a positional system.
Listen now by searching for BJJ Mental Models in your podcast app, or visit this link: bjj.plus/361
Listen now by searching for BJJ Mental Models in your podcast app, or visit this link: bjj.plus/361
October 27, 2025 at 9:58 AM
BJJ Mental Models Ep. 361 is now live! @stephankesting.bsky.social teaches the Kimura as both a submission and a positional system.
Listen now by searching for BJJ Mental Models in your podcast app, or visit this link: bjj.plus/361
Listen now by searching for BJJ Mental Models in your podcast app, or visit this link: bjj.plus/361
Great Slave Lake is gigantic and beautiful and dangerous and remote. If you have the skills then I 10/10 recommend. Longform video about this trip coming soon to the Essential Wilderness channel on YouTube here: youtube.com/@essentialwi...
October 26, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Great Slave Lake is gigantic and beautiful and dangerous and remote. If you have the skills then I 10/10 recommend. Longform video about this trip coming soon to the Essential Wilderness channel on YouTube here: youtube.com/@essentialwi...
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Did my best to explain how and why underhooks work.
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💪 When is an underhook NOT an underhook?
A crash course on the underhook concepts that I wish someone had taught me sooner.
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October 25, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Did my best to explain how and why underhooks work.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Here’s one of my concepts for next summers expedition. I don’t know if it’s possible, and even if it is, it will be gut wrenching. Might not be a good idea but I like it…
October 26, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Here’s one of my concepts for next summers expedition. I don’t know if it’s possible, and even if it is, it will be gut wrenching. Might not be a good idea but I like it…
Day 3 of quoting Bible verses to Christian nationalists who worship billionaires and don’t read the Bible
October 25, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Day 3 of quoting Bible verses to Christian nationalists who worship billionaires and don’t read the Bible