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I asked Kurt the difference between ego and honor. He was less concerned about his personal outcome, by how the loss reflected on the academy. If he lost a Jiu-Jitsu match, he would call his instructor to apologize.
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His example seems personal, but the more he explains, the more I understand it is his personal code that fuels his competitive drive. “If I would betray my wife, imagine what I would do to you fuckers,” he says referring to his buddies with a laugh. His response to them is rather elegant when you set aside the comedy that makes a conversation with Kurt so entertaining. When temptation walks through the door, sometimes the guys joke with male bravado because he won’t cheat on his wife who he is very grateful for.
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When I asked Kurt to define honor he replied, “Loyalty to your beliefs, how’s that?” Kurt’s motivation has never been about personal glory, he’s always been driven by fear of dishonoring his clan. “Honor was a heavy thing growing up… I’m not breaking my honor for anything.” “I’m really lucky I had my Dad,” Kurt said. Kurt’s father was a strict coach who drilled loyalty and honor into his athletes to motivate them. What motivates Kurt today is not much different than when he was a boy on the soccer field.
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Not surprisingly, Kurt excelled in soccer, competing on a Junior Olympic team and was on the path to becoming a professional soccer player until he discovered Jiu-Jitsu. Kurt’s father was a high level athlete that coached Olympic and professional soccer teams. Kurt’s competitive drive was nurtured at a young age by his father, Lothar Osiander, a U.S.-German born in Munich. I met with Kurt in San Francisco to discuss what drives athletes that stand out among their peers. Kurt is well known for his Move of the Week YouTube channel which has been viewed over five million times. Kurt has become a cult hero in the BJJ community for his no-nonsense personality which has been featured in two documentary films and Anthony Bourdain’s CNN show, Parts Unknown. He is a multiple time Pan American BJJ champion and has a four win, one loss MMA cage fighting record. Kurt Osiander is an accomplished Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ( BJJ) black belt who runs the thriving Ralph Gracie Academy in San Francisco, California. Those were Kurt’s wild twenties, but today, after living fifty-one colorful years, life is a lot different. That was the day Kurt Oisander realized, “I’m not built for this bullshit.” “I’ll fucking kill you,” the thug said before he demanded money. “I opened it and there’s a motherfucker standing there with a shotgun.” They were rinsing the drugs with acetone, but before they poured it through the coffee filters, there was a loud bang at the front door. It was like a scene from Breaking Bad – but this was real.Ī pound of dirty methamphetamine was spread across the mirrored closet door lying on the living room floor.