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Ep 33. Let kids fight (safely) with 'Guardian' founder Ben Kovacs
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Ep 33. Let kids fight (safely) with 'Guardian' founder Ben Kovacs

From kindergarten to 12th grade, kids only spend about 10% of the life at school. Guardian offers free Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, meals, and mentoring to low-income kids all over the world.

Host: David Riedman, creator of the K-12 School Shooting Database.

Guest: Ben Kovacs, BJJ black belt and founder of Guardian.

Website: Guardian, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, is committed to providing free jiu jitsu scholarships to underserved kids around the world including Ethiopia, Peru, Mexico, Mongolia, and in US cities like Baltimore, Oakland, and LA.


David Riedman is the creator of the K-12 School Shooting Database, Chief Data Officer at a global risk management firm, and a tenure-track professor. Listen to my weekly podcast—Back to School Shootings—or my recent interviews on Freakonomics Radio, New England Journal of Medicine, and my article on CNN about AI and school security.

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