Today marks 1 full year since I’ve been doing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. I joined because I’d put my Son into it back when he was 9 years old. I never did martial arts as a kid, I was the ball & stick kid. To one honest, I still am. I still wear Jordans because of it! But now, at the ripe old age of 47 I sit here at 6am, preparing for a 7am “jits” class, as they call it, writing about my experiences. Jiu Jitsu is hard. The learning curve… steep. Being a man and starting at the e

For the last two years, most of my training partners have been white and blue belts. That’s not something I hide or apologize for, it’s simply the reality of being a coach, building a gym and being a consistent presence on the mats. On Sundays, at open mats, I get my rounds in with black and brown belts. Monday through Saturday? I’m training mostly with white belts and some blues. And yet, over the past two years, I’ve improved  significantly .  I would actually say the bigge

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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) is more than just a martial art. It is a transformative journey that impacts your mind, body, and spirit. Many...