Greg Porto

Karate Instructor * Former investment Banker

[Greg Porto @GregPorto]

Learning to spar (martial arts, boxing) where u are taking hits is necessary for men.

Why? You learn to stay calm under the worst kind of pressure - physical threat

I'm not saying where you get brain damaged...

Just enough so that you brain sees that punch, kick, clench and says 'I'm going to protect myself and fight back'

In a focused, calm, quick and capable way

Learn this and you can handle anything.

[nomadgeist @nomadgeist]

Learn to fight well, take up any martial art that involves actively (and realistically) resisting other men in sparring on a regular basis, and just keep going no matter how much you hate it. We really underestimate how much of male confidence is rooted in primal survival ability

[Greg Porto @GregPorto]

@KobeissiLetter @Cernovich Is there a breach of fiduciary duty significant enough to warrant dismissal?

[Greg Porto @GregPorto]

@wordsinusername @JoshuaLisec As an investment banker I saw this all the time. Set it up to get the preference, then run it however you want.

[Greg Porto @GregPorto]

@EdLatimore When you answer anyone online, whether they’re capable or clown, you step into a de facto leadership position.

This makes you both a guide and a target

That’s the deal

[Greg Porto @GregPorto]

@BowTiedTrance There’s no ‘yes, but…’ filter

There can’t be. A successful person cuts a new path. Planning , risk mitigation, etc gets you to the start.

Then you go.

[Greg Porto @GregPorto]

@aruvinchan Tienes razón

[Greg Porto @GregPorto]

It’s not so much not crying as it’s learning to channel the emotion and energy to maintain self control in the moment .

Burying emotions is not helpful, obviously your point

Fir example through breathwork. I taught this to my karate students as young as 5.

Never told a crying or frustrated child to stop crying or suck it up.

Had them kick in to breathing to reset then to address whatever upset them.

This is a constructive, empowering approach for a child ( anyone really) to learn.

And switching gears here, breathwork is a great way to maintain yourself mentally and physically , speaking as a man, while going at it in the bedroom

[Greg Porto @GregPorto]

@enhancedathlete If true, this is a disaster for good mental health, which goes hand in hand with developing your body

[Greg Porto @GregPorto]

@ErwanLeCorre Right, not processed which is the real problem

[Greg Porto @GregPorto]

@EdLatimore Critical thinking capacity is declining so it will get worse.

Key is to surround yourself with people who understand and appreciate you.

Which does not mean they agree with you. It means they care about you enough to be honest and you respect them enough to listen

[Greg Porto @GregPorto]

A lot of your advice is getting guys to:
- act deliberately, not by default
- not accept the ‘rules’, eg, act deferentially to women
- take small risks that don’t cost anything

This applies to any endeavor, professional or personal.

It seems simple but it requires:
- letting go of ego. The irony is once this is done, one’s self confidence skyrockets
- developing your own ‘frames ‘ by trial and error

This is the key.

[Greg Porto @GregPorto]

@MyLatinLife No question

[Greg Porto @GregPorto]

@Monsoon_Ledger I considered southern cone, may still go. I am American, Italian by birth. More peaceful here in Siem reap though

[Greg Porto @GregPorto]

@ThosMajor Not yet westernized
Not dopamine’d up
Goes for everyone though

[Greg Porto @GregPorto]

@catturd2 Yep, got in close held his arms so white shirt couldn’t punch him, downhill from there

[Greg Porto @GregPorto]

Haha no.

I did business in Hong Kong and southern China 20 yrs ago and started to learn Cantonese but that ended with the project. Thought it was hard and fun.

It’s the tonal pronunciation that’s tough.

I started to learn Vietnamese 2 yrs ago, also tonal ( best friend Vietnamese). So I’ve worked hard on recognizing sounds and how my mouth mechanically needs to morph. Will that discipline transfer to mandarin ? Hope so , even though sounds are different

I’m not planning on dropping dead anytime soon so if it takes me a good while, I’ll enjoy the ride.

I’m getting the hang of Khmer meanwhile

[Greg Porto @GregPorto]

Risk taking in Southeast Asia is not comprehensible to a Westerner.

It’s not just these cops. It’s everyone on a moto. Weaving in and out, 2 inches from the other moto / car, is routine.

My Western brain screams ‘this is nuts’.

The challenge is to turn off the Western filter without being reckless.

Takes time, patience and calm breathing .

From Mr @jacobincambodia

[Jacob in Cambodia 🇺🇸 🇰🇭 @jacobincambodia]

Watching Pattaya cops chase people through the streets on motorbikes is way more entertaining than watching COPS in the US.

[Greg Porto @GregPorto]

Do not let anyone hostile get inside ‘critical distance’ , where they can hit you in a second

You can’t react fast enough.

Here the soldier is fortunate the attacker is inept.

From Mr @EdLatimore

[Ed Latimore @EdLatimore]

If you're going to talk trash like this, make sure you've at least been in a real fight with someone.

Neither of these guys have good technique, but you can tell the soldier has actually been in a few scraps.

Dude running his mouth ain't even really did anything.