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Do something! Yes, I’m talking to you. It’s time. You know that dream you had? It’s still there tucked under years of rejection, or self-doubt—heaped over by time and other things you thought were more important. It’s time to unbury your dream. It’s time to do something.
Your dream is [...]

The new location in Logan
West Side Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Logan is moving. It’s time to move to a little bigger space. We’ve outgrown the space were in now—it was pretty small. Moving is both exciting and dreadful at the same time. Today, Juan Santa Cruz, Kevin Hancey and I worked on [...]

Among other things, I’m trying to learn about marketing. Since I have a couple of businesses, it’s always nice to have customers—marketing helps with that. I’ve read a lot of business books lately and my favorite author right now in the marketing world is Seth Godin; he’s a little different, but I like [...]

I found the perfect representation of how Tap or Die will take off. Right now Tap or Die is this guy in the video, alone and a little weird, the people that read this blog and who have already pre-ordered shirts are the second and third guy to start dancing. Once I get [...]

West Side Jiu-Jitsu Academy at 2417 kiesel, before and after
Tap or Die is still in its infancy. The way the company looks now will be nothing compared to what it will look like in five years. The acorn and the oak are very different. The beginning looks nothing like the end. I’ve [...]

Last night I went to support a fighter and friend from West Side who was doing an MMA fight. I wasn’t planning on helping corner, but things just turned out that way—I was happy to do it. For some reason I get really nervous when I corner, but I think I’ve finally figured [...]

Ducks and seagulls are greedy. I took my kids to the park today; we tried to feed fish pellets to these giant trout that lived in the park’s pond. I say tried because these stupid seagulls and ducks kept eating all the pellets before the fish had a chance–stupid birds. The fish [...]

It’s a little nerve racking to have your first MMA fight—hell, I’m sure it’s nerve racking to have your tenth fight. I think the hardest thing to do before a fight is to control your mind. Our fears start to take control and we start getting visions of defeat, embarrassment, then we start [...]

I used to work at a cheese factory. It was alright. I remember sitting out front of the factory during breaks where they had giant mats at the entrance and exit of the building so you could scrape off any cheese left on your shoes when you left.
One day I noticed [...]

I haven’t been writing lately due to my change in schedule. It’s summer and I don’t really have a schedule so it’s time to focus. Focus is great. In jiu-jitsu it’s zeroing in on a technique you’ve been trying to perfect for weeks. It’s when you tell yourself, I don’t care [...]

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