DeAndre Corbe didn't take the obvious path to becoming an elite grappler. He came up through Muay Thai, built a career as an engineer, and somewhere along the way decided the mat was where he was supposed to be. In this episode, he breaks down what that transition actually looked like, walking away from a stable career to go all in on professional grappling, and what it cost him to get there.
We get into his evolution from striking to submission grappling, the mindset shift that comes with competing at an elite level, and what he and his younger brother Gavin built together with Black Box Grappling Club. Running a gym with family is a whole different kind of pressure, and DeAndre doesn't sugarcoat it.
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