As I look back I notice I’ve had some of the best conversations with my BJJ brothers after an intense rolling session. The topics were rarely about BJJ (or the latest BJJ technique of the week). It’s usually about work, personal stuff at home or their faith. To be honest, I’m not sure why I’ve opened […]
Continue readingOne of the most important things I first taught my kids when it came to being successful in Jiu-Jitsu was not [+] how to break fall[+] how to shrimp[+] or how to perform a take down But rather… How to fold their gi Not only did this instill self-discipline–it taught them, the value of expertise, mastery and personal […]
Continue readingI was talking with Jake the other day and we got into the topic of all the non-sense we see in the fitness industry (gosh I hate that word). There’s SO much crap out there it’s ridiculous. So it got me thinking… “what should you look for when choosing a coach”? I came up with a […]
Continue readingNovember 28, 2009 it all finally caught up to me. I had just earned my Jiu-Jitsu brown belt 6 months prior and was training two–maybe even 3 times a day–week in and week out. … Hard ass warm-ups… tons of push-ups… partner drills, solo drills… and ten 5-7 minute rounds of sparring in the awful–humid Corpus Christi […]
Continue readingThe other day I was chatting with one of my private coaching students and we got to talking about Jiu-Jitsu, Wrestling and success in life. He shared this observation with me… … I’ve noticed–most of the successful people I’ve met in life used to wrestleMy student (let’s call him Tom) is in sales and is pretty […]
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