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The game never ends, and it is up to us to excel at our own games. I want to improve my jiu-jitsu, so I’ve been thinking about private lessons. Just to be on top of my game. The problem has always been time—not enough of it—but a good teacher is a great student, and I’ll [...]

The problem with passion is it can lead you to the poor house. If you’re not careful your desire and focus can be seduced by your passions, you’ll be poor, but you’ll probably be happy. I think there’s a fine line between the blissful and blind following of one’s passion and the careful and methodical [...]

. . . I watch too much television, but sometimes I do get something out of it. I was watching the Iron Chef Challenge, a reality show where contestants compete to be the next Iron Chef and earn a spot on the show Iron Chef America. My wife and I were watching the finale and [...]

So, Brent Atwood is a pretty cool cat–owns Pharaoh’s Horses Tattoo Parlour in Ogden, UT (1742 Washington Blvd. (801) 605-8270). He bombed a wall for me at the old West Side Academy that I hated to leave behind, but you can’t tear down walls and take them with you–landlords don’t really like that. Brent has [...]

My marketing lady, Niki, has suggested I update the logo for my school. I must admit it isn’t the greatest logo, but it has become the symbol of West Side; nevertheless, it’s time for it to go. A friend of mine, Brent Atwood, the owner of The Pharaoh’s Horses Tattoo Parlor, has agreed to draw [...]

These notes were buried in a box I unearthed from a closet hidden in the depths of my basement. These are a couple of pages of some notes I took circa 1998, the beginning of my jiu-jitsu training. I’m a big fan of notes, or taking video, or whatever you have to do to process [...]

Learning should be personal. Learn the things that you want to learn. As a kid I was a horrible student; as an adult I’m no better. I’ve never been interested in learning things that other people wanted me to learn. I’ve never been a good hoop-jumper. I’ve always wanted to learn about the things I [...]

I better get going on this book thing. I’m not sure how I want to go about it. Do I send it out to agents/publishers and hope they’ll take it? Do I publish it online? Do I go to a small press and get 100 copies and try to sell them on my site? What [...]

Tapping sucks—I don’t like to make a habit of it, but it’s something that I do from time to time. Last night for example, one of West Side’s outstanding blue belts, Grayson Greener, made me tap with an armbar—it sucked (the tapping, not the armbar). The competitor in me hates to tap and takes it [...]

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