I will be the first to admit that I am not a huge fan of supplements so my jiu-jitsu preworkout has always been a cup or two of black coffee....
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As a jiu-jitsu practitioner, there is no denying that your body takes some pretty intense punishment. Over the last few months, I've stayed busy trying to compete as often as...
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Today marks my 7 year anniversary training jiu-jitsu. It's crazy when I stop to think about the time I've invested in an art that has given me so much back....
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This past weekend I had the opportunity to compete at the Texas Subhunter 10 here in Austin, Texas. I had an incredibly tough match with a game opponent that I...
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I've heard it said that most of life is just showing up. This is very frequently one of the greatest challenges of training jiu-jitsu. In other words, the ability to...
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If every person in a community gives and gives, then everyone else in the community has much more to give to others. If, however, every person in a community takes,...
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...And why black belts realize they know very little I was listening to a Joe Rogan Podcast with Robb Wolf (Check it out here; it's a good one) and in...
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Recently my friend Ashleigh Van Houten started hosting the Paleo Magazine podcast and had a chance to interview Robb Wolf. Robb is an author and host of the Paleo Solution...
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I keep a journal. It isn't a jiu-jitsu journal but everyday, I wake up in the morning and after brushing my teeth, chugging water and BCAA's, making my coffee, I...
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Last week I wrote Lessons in Humility about my recent losses at the Houston Open. The losses were tough to deal with. I haven't been dealt losses like that in some...
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