“…is there a dichotomy of strength training for BJJ”?Back in 2018 I picked up a copy Dichotomy of Leadership. If you haven’t read it. It’s about “finding balance” in life and business. It got me thinking, “is there a dichotomy of strength training for BJJ”? … how much is enough? … how much is too much? That’s the […]
Continue readingHave you ever wanted to “Re-Ignite” your Jiu-Jitsu? About a week ago I was talking with a friend of mine and he shared with me, “how over he was bout the idea of ‘rolling hard’ the longer he’s been training Jiu-Jitsu.” It got me thinking…Rolling hard is great–not only will it challenge you mentally and physically, […]
Continue readingThe inevitable finally happened in 2009. It was a Saturday morning after Thanksgiving and I had just received my brown belt about 7 months ago. I was rolling with a new white belt and he had me in a position called “the lockdown”. It was in such an awkward position–it was a borderline kneebar.I remember telling […]
Continue reading“It’s like I’m a junkie who wants to get high daily by hitting my limit”November 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 per day, week in and week out. … Hard warm-ups…. tons of push-ups…. […]
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