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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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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There I was, standing there on the third place podium doing my best to hide the embarrassment and humiliation on my face. It has been sometime since I lost a...
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No, I am not a black belt yet. The thought has echoed in my head daily since the weekend when one of my professors facetiously called me out as I...
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I had another post I was working on but couldn't bring myself to publish it. Mostly, I developed writers block during the revision process and just figured screw it, write...
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Since I received my brown belt, I have been adamant that the most important concept I am learning is patience. This not only applies to my JiuJitsu life but my...
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Just recently, while cleaning up some files on my computer, I came across a blurb that I wrote on JiuJitsu. The blurb was titled "JiuJitsu for Everyone Else". That morning,...
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