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. . . He did. I saw him do it, and that’s why I like him. A few years ago I had the chance to see his Holiness speak at the University of Utah. He spoke in the basketball stadium—it was packed, and I was near nose-bleed section—I was at the tippy of the tippy, [...]

Hey, I just realized that I’ve been writing this blog—Tap or Die, for one year. This month marks the one year anniversary of Tap or Die. Wow, it goes by pretty quickly. On this day I would like to encourage anyone who hasn’t started a blog to start one, if for no other reason than [...]

. . . If there is no resistance, your opponent has nothing to fight against. Man, how profound is that? I forget that in jiu-jitsu and in life—don’t fight, flow. If a guy grabs your neck looking to sink in the guillotine, the worst thing we could do is pull back. We’re only stretching out [...]

Okay, I realize that my wife has yet another reason to divorce me, but my community needs this, the kids need this, and parents need this for their kids. So, West Side Academy will have their first Student and Parent High School Jiu-Jitsu Meeting at West Side Tuesday, April 13th, from 6:00-7:00. *High School Jiu-Jitsu [...]

Last week my wonderful wife showed me a Facebook page entitled “Don’t Make Mr. Johnson Cover his Tattoos!” She joined it. The group was started by a former student of mine, Rayven—awesome kid. Last week when I joined (of course I joined, it’s a great cause) there were 450 members and as of today there [...]

Lionel (from Chicken Bone Customs) has drafted another version of the Skulltopus. Let me know what you think. I personally love it, but hey, give me your opinion.

Finally, some time to breathe and get back on track. The next thing on the docket for West Side and Tap or Die is to start our High School Jiu-Jitsu program. I’m looking forward to it. I have guys volunteering to help, so now it’s just a matter of recruiting kids, having a parent meeting [...]

. . . I talk a lot about family and brotherhood in our gym, but what happens when one of your brothers does something stupid? Guess what, he’s still your brother; you knock him on the head, you tell him to stop being a dumb ass, you make sure he makes things right and pays [...]

The universe has me very busy, mostly with silly things. Sometimes it’s very easy to get distracted, to lose focus and leave the path you started. I have to remind myself to not get caught up in those things that don’t matter, so if it doesn’t have anything to do with my family, West Side, [...]

. . . I had a meeting this morning with our superintendent—it was about tattoos and the dress code and the media and students and protests and family and doing what is right versus what is legal. It was a very civil conversation. My sleeves are still down, buttoned at the wrist, not much talk [...]

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