"Water will kill you, you will die" - Jocko 2020

"Water will kill you" *looks at glass fill with water suspiciously*

when God was making cats: 1:05

"One guy was crying" "I don't like that guy"

Almost died while surfing in Peru when my shoulder went off, thanks my mate pushed me back to sand. One thing he told me and I never forget and apply for everything is, DO NOT PANIC, keep calm, FEAR IS LIFE, PANIC IS DEATH! 👊🏽

Jocko "I don't like that guy" Willink

Almost died doing 2 days ago doing exactly what that SEAL instructor did. Held my breath way to long underwater and triggered a seizure that lasted 20 minutes even after the lifeguards pulled me out. Be careful, no joke, cuz the water can kill you. Thanks Joko for the important lesson. Definitely will be more careful next time in the water.

I love water. I can spend hours emerged, especially in the sea. For me it came from taking lots of swimming classes at a very early age, it just ingrained that notion in my head that bodies of water were not only safe but also fun places to be in.

I used to swim 2-3 hours continuously in the ocean, usually parallel with a beach with my feet unable to touch the ocean floor. I went to my usual beach after a few months absence, and they'd changed the structure of the beach and wave breakers. I swam out a hundred yards, reached a point where a wave breaker ended, and suddenly I was exhausted. I began to panic, and tried to swim back to the beach. I knew I wouldn't make it, so I swam to the wave breaker. I just made it, rested and swam back to the beach. Haven't swum long distance in the ocean since.

What Jocko said is absolutely true. Even at a gym that has an indoor pool - don’t swim without a lifeguard. The best way to get comfortable in my opinion, find a diving well and tread water on your back right in the center.

"the Geneva convention called and was like 'bro, just no'" 😂

I grew up swimming in the ocean, surfing, diving etc. I love it. Nothing beats how i feel after coming out of the ocean. I always have a huge respect for it though. I never get too comfortable in there, especially when she started bringing in big swells

“water will kill you” Me: *sips and chokes on water* this is how it ends!!!

Hello... in our holidays we had a house with a Swimmingpool. My wife and the Kids went out for a walk while i was working out. I was listening to this video while i tried to improve my distance diving. Because of the stories you told in this video i stopped being to careless and waited for them to come home. I want to honor the sacrifices of the three people that you talked about. There tragic death was a warning for me and i'm thankful for hearing these stories. Great podcast ...

Jocko trains in the water. The water DROWNS💎

I'm from Hawai'i as well, I really recommend finding a swim buddy who surfs or has spent a lot of time in the ocean. There's things we're taught as kids in Hawai'i that just became normal to us. Constantly watching the ocean is a big one. You never, ever turn your back to the ocean. Don't fight currents, work with them. Dive into waves and under them. The ocean is no joke.

If you want to be comfortable in the water, play water polo. Really fun to play, great workout, and it’s intense. If you play center, it’s kind of like wrestling in the water, with a ball and swimming. Plus, water polo athletes have the highest chance of becoming seals compared to other athletes

It seems plausible that “Jock Up” would come from a jockstrap, as in “Gird your loins” for battle, as in God’s statement to Job when he pushes a bit too far.

4:48 It's like when you move your hand closer and closer to a vacuum cleaner.

Jocko your referencing our good friend, Navy Seal Brett Marihugh, and Seth Lewis that both lost their lives during the training accident in 2015. Brett was one of the most HARDCORE mf'ers I know... RIP Brother, you are never forgotten. Talk about a small world, Representative Dan Crenshaw was in Seal Teams with Marihugh. Marihugh was a Deputy at Oakland County Sheriff Office, and the video you just sent out to our buddy Garza fighting cancer was a friend of Brett's also.....

This applies to anything! Spend more time with anything and you’ll be more comfortable and get better at it! Good stuff

"First things first: Water. Will. Kill you. You will die." As a Marine this hits home bc I love the water and I'm at home in it. But I've seen what Jocko is referring to firsthand. Water will humble you very quickly if you don't respect it.

Jocko, you gotta reach out to hotones. Would be awesome watching you do the gauntlet while dropping good advice.

"Jocko, I'm homeless" Jocko: "Man up and buy a house"

Large masses of water freak me out. So I signed up for swimming lessons with 7 year old kids since it was the only thig available in my area. The coach and the kids helped me get over my fear and now I don’t sink like a rock to the bottom of the pool. They taught me to respect the water instead of fear it.

As a endurance athlete on land and in the ocean you learn to respect the ocean. The same way l respect the mountains. Things can go bad very, very quickly so you have to know when to push and when to back off and more importantly when to 'pull the pin'. I know experienced people who made the wrong call and died because of it. As Jocko said to feel comfortable in water you have to spend time in the water but do it safely.

My life truly began when I started surfing in 2015. I surf in the U.K. all year round, including January and February when the air temperature is often below freezing. It's amazing for the mind and body.

sounds like shallow water blackouts are one of few circumstances where Jocko does not say "good" thank you for taking that much time to spell out how dangerous water is you talk in reference to high-end training, yet it applies to simple swimming.

I've always had a deep phobia of water, Needed to hear this one Jocko ✊

When Echo asks THE question you wanted to ask.

I have this routine after working out I get in my car, drive to the ocean and swim for a bit even if its already dark outside or night. Today wasnt different, it was dark, around 7pm, there were no lifeguards or people around and I got in for my occasional swim. 30 seconds in - I look back at the shore and I realize I got extremely carried away and fear settles in. I immediately panic, water covers me, gets in my nose and mouth, I desperately call for help but there was no one around to hear me. I quickly realize that if I dont start acting I wont survive. It is time to fight for your life. I was able to shake off the panic, calm down and make the right moves. I somehow find ground under my feet and fight my way out. Nearly got dragged off the ground back in a couple of times as well. Once I get out and couple of minutes go by, I can see EMT on the shore, Police Boats going back and forth on the water shining projectors in, flares go off and all that business. I quickly call 911 to let them know Im okay and they can call it off. I was ignorant, proud and stupid. I thought the water is my friend and since I know how to swim and am a diver with plenty of experience, Km safe from danger. Learn from my mistakes. The water is your enemy. It will try and suck you in and drown you. Never go in alone, especially in the ocean, especially in the dark. I was lucky, but nobody promises you the same.

Great topic one thing my father pressed being comfortable in water I love swimming in the ocean hear in Myrtle Beach but I'm careful not to push myself to much I respect the environment mother nature is brutally honest

Needed to hear this before going spring breaking at Matagorda state park Texas, kayaking 6 miles there from the shore

Divemaster - San Diego, 1979 - Drowning is a primal horror. PANIC is the enemy. For 40 years I've seen it, intervened in it, & SAR'ed in it's aftermath. Train to extend your panic threshold. Frantic thought & movement must be banished to the cornfield forever. And NEVER forget! Acquiring & refining skill sets is an infinite process. There's a ZEN to it. Just be sure to file it all in your mind under the heading, RESPECT! -all Caps.. In this game the opponent plays for keeps. After all it is still innerspacewalking. When I'm put out to pasture I hope it's on a Kelp bed, coral reef, or bottomless blue blowing rings. Rings which will rise, expand, & burst into a space I tend to prefer less. Be safe all.

"One man was crying" "I don't like that guy" Idk don't know why but that made me laugh lol.

had a guy from Ranger Training Brigade drown in the middle of the day at Smith gym in Benning a few years back. Same deal, he was training for something and there was no lifeguard

I was not a frogman, but some of my best memories was doing water comp drills at the pool in Sasebo Navy base in Japan with a friend of mine who was headed back to BUDs. Bricks, breath holds, bottoming, etc... I grew up in South Florida. I was in the ocean, a pool, or an empty pool on a skateboard all the time till I joined the Navy (Surface GM). Ended up in Yokosuka on a destroyer and Sasebo for a short time after the 2011 earthquake and Tsunami. Did a lot of real world shit on that ship. The one constant all real sailors know is mother ocean. It's 75 percent of the world. Whether your a SEAL, a GM, or a cook being comfortable in the water is good for the body and the soul. TLDR learn to fucking swim and your life will be that much better. The surf is definitely up my dudes!

A nice thing about water exercise is that you never have that uncomfortable feeling of overheating and sweating so long as the water is max about 82 degrees.The water cools you off in real time. The exception would be when the water exceeds 82 degrees... which is extremely dangerous because the body can’t sweat in water to cool you.

The more you swim, the more you learn when you're not breathing properly, or when you're going too hard, or staying underwater for too long where it could become dangerous. You learn that you shouldn't be hyperventilating before/when working out. This confidence in your ability and expertise makes you relax and you become a better swimmer, same for scuba diving and surfing. Serious freediving is the base jumping of water sports, so I wouldn't ever do that shit. Knowledge of water safety is power.

Swimming is an essential skill needed for life!

I been to the pool at naval surface warfare and came away with mad respect for the navy guys. Dude had arms like legs and we're bad ass.

I'm not the most confident swimmer. I have been in pools all my life but only learned relatively recently proper form. But after almost dying due to panic last summer I have a "respect" for the ocean. Some might call it genuine fear lmaooo. Even though I know I can tread water well and for long periods of time. Even though I know how to float both on my back and stomach and survive. Even though I am a better swimmer than some lifeguards. I refuse to be where my feet don't touch the ground. I recall that time I panicked and the panic always returns. I look towards the lifeguards that weren't there when I needed them, and my brain wants to preemptively call them over so I have the least amount of mental anguish while I battle for my life, before fatigue takes me under. Every time this happens it's a mental battle to stay calm, and not raise my hand for help, "You're not in danger, you're safe, you are competent" I have to remind myself. I could be 1 stroke from ground contact yet the feeling I'll just fall into the sea and no one will notice pervades me. I will see braver swimmers do their laps further out to avoid people. And here I am doing my laps near the children in the shallows because I'd rather deal with ducking waves every now and then, then be in deep water. I'm not sure when I'll get over this fear. But I know one thing. I doubt I'll die living like this.

Most of us just need a designated driver. Navy seals need a designated training-watcher.

Jocko, how do I get more comfortable on land? I need to lower my heart rate!

Jockos podcast deserves more listeners !!

"He got Corona virus and died" "I dont like that guy"

I read the title and was like "hey, finally a standard I might be able to live up to", and now he made me paranoid of water...

Grow up in so cal lol. I learned how to swim when I was like 3 or 4, simply because everyone else was having fun in the water all the time and I didn't want to miss out

To "jock up" is somewhat related to jock straps, but essentially it's like saying "gird your loins". Get prepared, get ready.

Man: Cries Jocko: "I don't like that guy" Ron Swanson: "He wasn't even at the grand canyon."

Didn't think someone could actually be murdered by words but the tone of Jocko's "I don't like that guy" seems to do it.

6:32 Thank you Echo for asking the real questions!

It's simple just be relaxed, common sense, if you have pain or can't swim just swim and stop feeling pain

Does taking extra long baths count?

Yikes 😳 Bear crawling a mile with tanks on would suck! Also I think Echo is right on the “Jock-Up” theory.👍

I've always been bothered by the fact that I'm a weak swimmer. Been trying to improve it for a while now.

Every time I see Jocko and Echo, I'm reminded of my terrible bicep genetics

One of the best public service announcements ever made: "Water will kill you". So, that being said learn to swim, know your limitations and ALWAYS have respect for the water.

Talking about those who died: not a single German navy seal (Kampfschwimmer) to this date has died in training...I think even the Navy seals can learn from others!

Growing up in south Louisiana, I was always in, on or around the water. Still am for the most part. I worked as a lifeguard and I hold several SCUBA certs. Water is definitely an equalizer. I’ve seen grown men, the size of NFL linemen, get into a 4’ deep pool with floaties on their wrists. Calm, clear pool water will kill you just as fast as murky, flowing river water.

360 million people, 3600 do his job. These pros make your fucking life exist. Respect. Vote for our Country and read history.

“More time in the water” with corona it’s tough but it’s worth it!

"I don't like that guy", LOL! Awesome.

Yeah I’m with you man, never drinking water again

I can relate to what the point is. I did some crazy azz sh-t up until five years ago. Somehow I developed epilepsy as I got older. After the denial stage of saying to myself I didn’t have a problem and I could control it, I realized I was being a complete dumb shit putting myself and others in danger. I mean simple things like driving a car. Like walking down the street to someone waking you up out of nowhere not knowing jack. It was a good wake up call for a lot of things in my life. So what they’re talking about be true man.

I fuckin love water. The weightless feeling and the moving almost feels like flying but with pressure

Water is expensive to play in :) I love water, my father tough me how to swim. I nearly drowned two times after that, i learned to respect it, the hard way. But i still love it, especially in the summer, when there is a cloudy day.

After listening to this I would have thought the question was "how do I get more comfortable with commercials in the middle of podcasts." Great advice on water though, especially the one in one out.

Maybe “Jock Up” has something to do with Jacques Cousteau.

Thank you for sharing your experience.

Yeah. Think what you want. He is not wrong!

Echo is wild, comparing jock up to a jock strap.

Be Water,My Friend.

For such a bad ass jock looking guy he's pretty intellectual.

That almost happened to me in a hotel swimming pool that was heated . I was doing underwater holds too... ( going from one end of the pool to the other underwater) . I had a sensation that I wanted to sleep and got out immediately. I barely got out when my legs stopped working and I got lightheaded . I won’t dare workout in a pool alone after that. I was alone too when it happened

Had a friend who was recon died the same way. Very very sad. Got to have a swim buddy.

“I don’t like that guy.” Classic!

Theres a life guard at the Olympics, the risk can be lessened but never eliminated.

"Jock Up" made me think of a high school Jocky. Gett'in Jocky! :p

Jocko is a mind wizard!

Jocko jumps in the water... the water jumps out.

Water gives you life

Water is the great equalizer.

When Echo was talking about that guy crying and Jocko said he doesn't like him I felt bad. In a bootcamp I had a moment where I started crying too. It wasn't like whining, just the tears were spontaneously coming out. We had this training with stupidly heavy and old backpacks. I would depict them as a cube. Just cube with 2 ridiculously small straps. After like hour with it it just happened. 🤷‍♀️ I suppose no one from the platoon noticed. But still I am kind of in doubt of myself now when Jocko said he doesn't like that guy. I mean Jocko and Jordan Peterson are my two internet dads so I feel like disappointment 😶

Thanks for looking out. I shouldn't have done that by myself.

It's totally referring to the jock-strap

Guy: *Cries* Jocko: "I don't like that guy"

😆😂 "I don't like that guy" almost exactly what I thought

TRAINING FOR BUD/S!! Thanks for the video Jocko, you're the man🤘🤘

People: HELP I AM IN THE WATER I AM NOT COMFORTABLE! Our ancestors 300 million years ago: ...Shame.

Jocko Up

I have no affiliation but if you want to learn swim technique then Swimsmooth and Total Immersion are great. Swimming is all technique.

"Water will kill you, you will die!..." Laughed so fucking hard

My uncle used to say “jock up” he was In Vietnam but I’m fairly certain the term originated in football. I’ll ask him when I see him next

Jock up, jocky up, saddle up, get your gear on your horse, racing get ready to go @Sheepdog Mindset Podcast 😁👍🏻

Jocko "water will kill you" wilink

Right sir, I can comment on black outs in the water, I was tearing down a swimming dock ,with a diston hand saw, and being in the watersawing the the pie piling, ,and having wrapped my thighs around the slimy nutrient rich pulling , sawing wildly, ,and having to push the time envelope , I started , too max push myself the position , and the leg hold, biceps sawing motion too keep the sawing , I started to go black, it was stars starting, good job , bud,

Fuck yeah jocko mate bloody champion.

Did someone say water?! -Eddie Hall

Bro Echo is right on this, not everything goes back to the SEALS, lol