Faith, Fighting, and Manhood | Isaac Tauaefa | Jesus and Jiu-Jitsu | JP Dinnell Podcast 084

In this episode of the JP Dinnell Podcast, JP sits down with Isaac Tauaefa, the president of ⁨@jesusandjiujitsu⁩ for a powerful, honest conversation about manhood, leadership, brokenness, and the transformational power of Jesus Christ. Isaac shares his raw and unfiltered story—from growing up as the son of a pastor and traveling with The Power Team, to pursuing a college football dream that came crashing down. After a devastating knee injury ended his shot at the NFL, Isaac spiraled into a life of partying, violence, and lost identity—until God wrecked his plans and revealed His. Now a leader, mentor, and disciple-maker, Isaac uses jiu-jitsu, faith, and real conversations to challenge men to step into their God-given calling and lead from the front. 🔥 What You’ll Hear in This Episode: ✅ How childhood pressure shaped Isaac’s view of faith and performance ✅ The devastating football injury that led to total identity loss ✅ What it really means to be a man of God in a culture of compromise ✅ Why Isaac turned down fame from The X Factor to follow a higher calling ✅ The founding of Jesus and Jiu-Jitsu USA and its mission to reach men ✅ The power of discipleship, spiritual warfare, and leading with humility ✅ A story of redemption, purpose, and the grace of God in the trenches 💪 Who This Episode Is For: ✔️ Men who feel like they’ve blown it and wonder if God can still use them ✔️ Leaders trying to balance strength, humility, and obedience ✔️ Anyone battling with identity, purpose, or addiction ✔️ Followers of Jesus looking to step into deeper discipleship ✔️ Jiu-jitsu practitioners and warriors of the faith 📢 Take Action 💬 Drop a comment with your biggest takeaway from this episode 📲 Share this with a man who needs to hear the truth 🎧 Subscribe for more real, gritty, and faith-filled conversations 🔔 Turn on notifications so you never miss an episode "God will break your plans to protect your purpose. What you think is a failure might be the very thing He uses to rebuild your life." – Isaac Tauaefa #JesusAndJiuJitsu #JPdinnellPodcast #Faith #Manhood #Leadership #Redemption #Discipline #ExtremeOwnership #ChristianPodcast #JiuJitsuFaith Get your free training from First In Nutrition: https://www.firstinnutrition.com/jppod More from JP Dinnell: https://www.jpdinnell.com/ Join the conversation on instagram JP Dinnell: http://instagram.com/jpdinnell/ Lucas Pinckard: https://www.instagram.com/lucaspinckard Bruiser Arms: https://www.instagram.com/bruiserarms Echelon Front: https://echelonfront.com/ Little Cattle Co: http://littlecattle.co On The Path Printing: https://www.instagram.com/onthepathprinting JP Dinnell is a former U.S. Navy SEAL and now a Leadership Instructor, Speaker and Strategic Advisor with Echelon Front, where he serves as Director of Experiential Leadership Training Programs. J.P. is also a pro team athlete and spokesperson for Origin Maine and Jocko Fuel, an American clothing and supplement company. J.P. has a signature Energy Drink flavor “Sour Apple Sniper” with Jocko Fuel. Jeremiah spent nearly a decade in the SEAL Teams with three combat deployments. Sent to the violent terrorist stronghold of Ar Ramadi, Iraq in 2006 with SEAL Team Three’s Task Unit Bruiser, J.P. served as point man, machine gunner, and lead sniper for Delta Platoon opposite the American Sniper, Chris Kyle, who was in Charlie Platoon. For his leadership and courage under fire, JP was awarded a Silver Star, 2 Bronze Stars with Valor and the Army Commendation Medal with Valor helping Task Unit Bruiser to become the most highly decorated special operations unit of the Iraq War. He worked closely with SEAL Officers Jocko Willink, his Task Unit Commander, and Leif Babin, and was the driving force on many of the daring combat operations Jocko and Leif wrote about in Extreme Ownership. Upon his return, J.P. again worked directly for Jocko as a training instructor at Naval Special Warfare Group One Training Detachment, where he orchestrated realistic and challenging training scenarios for Special Operations Urban Combat training and Close Quarters Combat training to better prepare SEAL units for the real-world battlefield. He also served as a Combatives Instructor, Marksmanship Instructor and earned his Master Trainer Specialist qualification while helping Jocko rebuild and enhance these training programs into the highly effective platforms they are today. J.P. brings exceptional experience and frontline leadership perspective from the winning mindset and culture of Task Unit Bruiser.