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What would it take to become a guru (by guru I mean someone who knows there stuff, someone with great knowledge)? Could I become one in ten years? A quarter-century? Or would it take a lifetime? And where does one apply to become a guru? And once you’re one, do you know you’re one? Are [...]

Tonight in class we had Lucus Montoya join us. Lucus is a Walt Bayless black belt and the man is skilled. What I really appreciate about the guy is that he’s never trained in a gi and yet he wasn’t afraid to get on the mat with the good ol’ straight jacket and get after [...]

Jake Johnston shared an analogy that Master Helio used to use. He said that jiu-jitsu was for guys under 190 lbs. Not that guys over that (like me) shouldn’t learn jiu-jitsu, but jiu-jitsu was really developed for the smaller guy, because according to Master Helio, those big guys are already rattlesnakes, they are already dangerous, [...]

Well, the Jake Johnston Seminar went down on Saturday and it was great. There were a lot of people that came to learn and support both Jake and West Side. The beauty of the seminar is the introduction of not necessarily new techniques, but of concepts, of the underlying principles. For me it’s the new [...]

Sometimes you here something that captures your imagination. I’ll explain later.

Man, I’m finding it really difficult to be consistent with things. I guess I’m lost in transition. You know? Like when we’re moving from one position to the next in jiu-jitsu and sometimes you feel lost. Well I’m going through a transition (divorce) right now and although I’m fine, my routine is jacked. So hopefully [...]

I’ve been thinking of ways to promote the Jake Johnston Seminar we’re hosting in less than a week, so I’ve been looking on the internet and Facebook for pictures and other information about Jake to get people excited about coming to the seminar. I found a video that was really interesting. I decided not to [...]

. . . In less than a week, West Side will be hosting a BJJ seminar by Pedro Sauer black belt, Jake Johnston. I’m really excited about it. I’m not only excited about Jake’s teaching, but also the fact that there will be other black and brown belts attending the seminar as well. It’s good [...]

When you go to a lecture about nutrition and you know your own nutrition is shitty, you figure the information you’re going to get isn’t going to make you feel good. That’s pretty much what happened today. Processed food, boo; plant-based food, yay! Red meat, boo; raw vegetables, yay! I get it. I want to [...]

Sometimes instructors teach too much in one class. It’s as if they try and cram their decade or more of training in one class. I think a sign of a really good instructor is one that gives you just enough information, not too hot and not too cold, but just right (at least it worked [...]

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