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I’ve always dreamt of building an academy that was much like a temple. I mean something that really looked like a place of worship, with ancient wooden floors and surrounded by trees, austere but alive–maybe on a mountain side, but definitely near water—a natural place that seems to grow out of its environment. I’d like [...]

Mecca is in Saudi Arabia and it is the purported birthplace of Mohammed—it is Islam’s holiest city. Malcolm X made a pilgrimage there. Muslims are expected to make a Hajj (pilgrimage) to Mecca at least once in their lifetime. They must visit the holy land. The holiest city in Brazilian jiu-jitsu has to be Rio [...]

I’ve always been a fan of the bad guy. When I was younger, Darth Vader so fascinated me that I wanted him to whip Luke Skywalker even though whiney-ass Luke was supposed to be the protagonist–the hero. Even though all my friends liked Luke Skywalker, I was all Darth Vader. As an adult, I still [...]

So, I have a book–now what? Promotion? Marketing? I guess, but I don’t want to be obnoxious with it. I guess I’ll promote it until it starts to bug me, or other people. If someone can let me know if I’ve gone overboard with promoting my book, let me know. I guess I’ll start here, [...]

Adam Miconi from Sketchophobia.com has designed a killer blog header that will soon be gracing this blog. It’s funny when I think about all the talented and wonderful people that walk through the doors of West Side. Thanks Adam, it looks awesome.

. . . I wrote this post Oct. 30, 2010, and today I finished my book. I finished the whole thing, the cover, the content, the table of context, and I have to say I’m pretty proud of myself. It’s only an e book on the Kindle, but I did it. I went back in [...]

Last night I had a euphoric moment, a moment of great happiness. I was riding with Robert “Big Worm” Trujillo to open-mat at Park City BJJ. Robert was driving and we were listening to some kind of classical music and I was sewing up a hole in my gi pants. Yep, I was mending my [...]

Still working on my book, Jiu-Jitsu on the Brain. Here’s an idea of what the cover will look like. Still have some editing to do and what not, but I’m shooting for January 16th to publish. I’ve been editing the book over the last few weeks, and I’m pretty much tired of it. I’m ready [...]

I’ve been teaching jiu-jitsu for a while now and I’ve noticed different types of students when it’s time to roll. There’s the guy that’s very respectful, almost too respectful. It’s almost like he’s apologizing every time he moves for a better position, or when he attempts a submission. They’re too tender and they don’t want [...]

. . . As a high school teacher, I don’t get paid a lot of money, but I like what I do and I really like the time off. The only thing I don’t like about the time off is the going back to work. Once I’m back, everything is fine, but it’s the day [...]

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