Episode 109 - a podcast by Carter Fisk & Mo Siddiqui

How does someone decide to open a jiu-jitsu school? What qualities do you need to be a good instructor and leader? Carter and Mo talk to Steve Hordinski the owner of Katharo Training Center about his journey to opening a jiu-jitsu school. Steve has now moved into the digital space with his platform jiujitsuonthego.com They talk about having the right mindset, learning how to be a great instructor and getting through the hard times.



• How Steve became passionate about jiu-jitsu (01:20)

• Realising he wanted to teach jiu-jitsu (06:03)

• Getting out of the military and trying to figure out what to do next (09:21)

• The decision to open a school (11:08)

• Having a mindset that he was going to succeed (13:07)

• Attracting students to the school (14:25)

• The significance of his school name (18:22)

• Learning to run the school as a business and becoming a leader (23:57)

• How Steve realise that he didn’t need to be the star of the school (27:32)

• Focusing on being a good leader and making your students better than you (31:07)

• Why Steve started documenting lessons and seminars and creating Jiu-jitsu On The Go (31:43)

• Thinking about the best ways to teach timing in jiu-jitsu (34:34)

• Having the same high expectation of yourself as a teacher that you had as a competitor (37:31)

• Advice for someone who wants to open a jiu-jitsu school (41:40)

• 3 books that have impacted Steve (44:44)



Katharo Training Center

https://katharotrainingcenter.com/



Jiu-Jitsu On The Go

https://www.jiujitsuonthego.com



Bob Proctor

https://www.proctorgallagherinstitute.com/



Javier Vazquez

https://twitter.com/javiershowtime



Episode 39: Acres of Diamonds – Finding opportunity everywhere

https://www.thejiujitsuoflife.com/podcasts/episode-39/



Think And Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

https://www.amazon.com/Think-Grow-Rich-Original-1937/dp/1640321101



The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattles

https://www.amazon.com/Science-Getting-Rich-Wallace-Wattles/dp/1984052330/



The Kybalion by Three Initiates

https://www.amazon.com/Kybalion-Centenary-Three-Initiates/dp/0143131680/



Inner Engineering: A Yogi's Guide to Joy by Sadhguru

https://www.amazon.com/Inner-Engineerin

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