Suppose surgery is coming soon that will inhibit you from doing several things that you love to do for 1-2 months. What frame of mind is best? How do you prepare yourself for this? My shoulder surgery is Thursday. Once it is over, there will be a period of time on pain medication and living … Continue reading Post Surgery Suck
Category: Jiu Jitsu
Positive Near Death Experiences: A How To Guide
In jiu-jitsu, one has countless opportunities to enter into a submission of which they cannot escape. Many submissions involving the arm, ankle, knee, wrist, or neck don't give you a whole lot of time to think about your situation. When these get compromised, you quickly tap out. There are situations, one of which I will … Continue reading Positive Near Death Experiences: A How To Guide
An Unexpected Promotion
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
Bitchassness
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
Face Your Enemy
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
The Shaw Show 