Problem solving and stories of personal growth, development, and travels with a stuffed monkey.
It is difficult being stoic sometimes. I've trained myself to not worry about the things I cannot control. To a certain extent, I succeed. This last week put these feelings to the test. When I mentioned that there would be a John Hansen Brazilian Jiu Jitsu seminar to my wife on Saturday, and that Cody … Continue reading An Unexpected Promotion
Coach introduced a term to me last Tuesday night at the Criqui Academy for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu: bitchassness. This term, under its current accepted definition, has been in existence since early 2008 at least. My coach described BJJ Bitchassness to us since there is an upcoming IBJJF tournament in Kansas City on November 3, 2019. … Continue reading Bitchassness
In Paulo Guillobel's Mastering the 21 Immutable Principles of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, he describes the Braveheart analogy. It happens to be the 6th immutable principle and applies to life in general. The principle, in a nutshell, is to face your enemy. The enemy in BJJ might be your opponent's guard. Many jiu jitsu practitioners may want … Continue reading Face Your Enemy
While traveling I looked for a few podcasts to listen to since I have not done so in quite a while. The most recent Tim Ferriss podcast at that time was #375 Josh Waitzkin - How to Cram 2 Months of Learning into 1 Day. Since I'm a fan of Josh Waitzkin (first jiu jitsu … Continue reading The Last Three Turns
On April 13, 2019, I dislocated my shoulder during a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competition. It took about 5 minutes and some help from a teammate to get it back in place. A month later during a regular class I dislocated it again (minorly this time; it went right back in) while rolling "nice and easy". … Continue reading Dealing with Downtime
