• 45:25 - 49:47
Believe Anything Is Possible - podcast with Lean Warrior Dean Coulson
Martial Arts, Black Belt Proficiency and Street Confrontation
Dean Coulson discusses his 15-year history in martial arts, explaining that a black belt signifies technical proficiency rather than "superhuman" status. He recounts a personal story of being bullied by a man in a local shop and the subsequent shame he felt for not defending himself in front of his girlfriend. This event led him to seek out more practical self-defense training to address the gap between dojo practice and real-world violence.