Preparing to roll and rocking some cornrows🤙 Perspective: An important aspect of fighting is the element of surprise. My thought is that one should: Learn how to fight as much as how to hide. Be as comfortable on bottom as on top. Stand up but understand when to go to the ground. Know when toContinueContinue reading “#130 PREDICTABLY UNPREDICTABLE”
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#129 Name Day
First of all, I am overwhelmed with gratitude for the fact that people showed so much love for me on my birthday let alone that they even remembered throughout what has been a trying year for many. A long time ago, a mentor asked me, what the most powerful force in the world was, toContinueContinue reading “#129 Name Day”
#128 Smile.
Have you ever noticed that the strong have little to hide? What I mean by that is they lack the need to show “how tough they are” because they are. In fact, they can often display quite the opposite with beaming smiles, goofiness and silly behavior. Some of the most dangerous people we know areContinueContinue reading “#128 Smile.”
#127 You are great.
We all have our moments of brilliance. We also have moments where we are downright foolish. The key is… Those moments won’t define you. Better days are always ahead for those who possess the right mentality. The champion mentality. There will always be those who remember you for the bad, just as those who rememberContinueContinue reading “#127 You are great.”
#127 Monday
It’s Monday here in the US of A! Somewhere in the world people are sleeping as some are waking up. Some are struggling and some are having the best day of their lives. Some are slaving away while some are out of work. Some are studying hard to educate themselves, some are wasting their yearsContinueContinue reading “#127 Monday”
#126 Train the mind to conquer the body
This weekend I helped my brother move to Austin. If you’ve ever moved an entire house, you know it is a challenge. Navigating large awkwardly shaped pieces of furniture (seemingly designed in the least ergonomic fashion) through doors, up and down stairs and into a u-haul is something everyone should experience. You will quickly becomeContinueContinue reading “#126 Train the mind to conquer the body”
#125 Bruised ego or bruised body?
With everything going on surrounding the riots, BLM, defund the police movement and law enforcement along there is an argument for law enforcement to become more capable physically as well as in hand to hand combat to prevent escalation and consequently the use of force. While many of us are not in favor of actuallyContinueContinue reading “#125 Bruised ego or bruised body?”
#124 Finding Our Why
Every journey comes with it’s bumps in the road. It can cause us to lose our sense of direction and often our motivation as a result. For some it’s as simple as reminding yourself of why you started the journey. Some will need to dig deeper to uncover the meaning of “why they want toContinueContinue reading “#124 Finding Our Why”
#123 Psychology of Jiu Jitsu
While it’s well understood through the BJJ (Brazilian Jiu Jitsu) community, that Jiu Jitsu has a positive effect one’s mood I wanted to look further and find some sort of psychological backing as to why that is. It is quite well known that exercise releases endorphins that are natural mood enhancers, one of the reasonsContinueContinue reading “#123 Psychology of Jiu Jitsu”
#122 Don’t judge a book by it’s cover
In our world today governed by political correctness and man-shaming there is a longing for the times where it was not only accepted but encouraged to be a tough man. That doesn’t mean that because you are a rough and dangerous person you can’t also be a sweet person with a big heart. I knowContinueContinue reading “#122 Don’t judge a book by it’s cover”
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