Victory in Austin Last night was a reminder, through experience, of why we fail. Why do we put ourselves through the nerves, the stress, the anxiety, the doubt, the pressure, the pain, the losses, the frustration, and the hard work? The price we pay is a never ending debt of sweat equity, you MUST workContinueContinue reading “Daily blog #43”
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Daily blog #42
Fight Day It’s fight day and after a great sleep and some coffee I’m ready to start preparing for the rest of the day, starting with easy tasks like making my pullout bed and brushing my teeth. Life comes in waves, so after some hard weeks of training and working at Six Blades BJJ LaContinueContinue reading “Daily blog #42”
Daily blog #41
Peace As I sit outside on this balcony in Fort Worth, Texas sipping my coffee in beautiful eighty degree weather looking at green grass, clear skies and brick houses I am filled with gratitude. I feel blessed to have the opportunity to showcase my art this weekend and also to have an amazing team andContinueContinue reading “Daily blog #41”
Daily blog #38
Give to get Jiu Jitsu, like life is full of ups and downs. Recently I’ve been trying to change some of my habits in the way I fight which can result in me struggling with lower belt levels. In one of my later rounds when I was tired, there was a situation where I startContinueContinue reading “Daily blog #38”
Daily blog #33
Do it for the thrill Today I applied to be on the Fight 2 Win BJJ card in Austin, Texas on July 10th. I hadn’t planned to fight until August but my brother, who is scheduled to fight in that event suggested it and I agreed. Shortly after applying, I was greeted by the excitementContinueContinue reading “Daily blog #33”
Daily blog #30
Food means family Yesterday after my sixteenth training session for the week I indulged in the best sandwich in the world (sandwiches actually =P) at TKB (The Kids Business) in Indio, California not ten minutes from my academy. On my way there, my friend and I were joking that eating good food would be ourContinueContinue reading “Daily blog #30”
Daily blog #27
Fuel to the fire It feels like yesterday was the day I started doing a daily blog which makes it hard to believe tomorrow will be my 40th blog post. It’s fascinating how quickly time can slip by. A quote comes to mind by one of the Greek philosophers, Seneca or Marcus Aurelius, that IContinueContinue reading “Daily blog #27”
Daily blog #24
Gold is in the heart Over the course of the weekend some of the core members and I went shooting. We had a blast, no pun intended, getting outside for some sun seemed to be the perfect follow up to our morning Jiu Jitsu training. Later that day we watched my good friend Victor HugoContinueContinue reading “Daily blog #24”
Daily blog #23
For the 23rd blog post I felt inspired to talk about the greatest athlete of all time, number 23, Michael Jordan but with all that’s going on and the amount of interest our Jiu Jitsu academy is receiving, I refocused my sights. In an earlier post I talked about how Cyber Bullying is not aContinueContinue reading “Daily blog #23”
Daily blog #17
Inhale.. Exhale “Inhale through the mouth… and let go” are words often heard during a guided Wim Hof breathing session. If you haven’t heard of Wim Hof, you’re in for a surprise. Beyond the insane feats and world records is a meditative practice with numerous health benefits that is yours for the taking. If youContinueContinue reading “Daily blog #17”
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