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As human beings we have preferences, things we like and things we dislike; the same is true for jiu-jitsu. Traditionally, foot and ankle locks aren’t taught in a lot of BJJ academies (especially the twisting locks), but some visionaries have found themselves infatuated with them. It seems in recent years that the foot and ankle [...]

There are always those guys in the academy who use techniques outside of the realm of niceness. I lovingly refer to them as dirty bastards, but I don’t mind this type of jiu-jitsu practitioner, some of them I know very well and like them. They’re the guys who will employ calf crushers, neck cranks, trachea [...]

Nope, not dead, just busy. I’ve been thinking about this blog, about writing; believe it or not I’ve actually been doing a lot of it—writing that is. I’m half way done writing my second book and this one will be twice as long as my first one—I think it’s a pretty good book, so far—it’s [...]

Being fat teaches you patience, at least when you’re playing tag. It’s hard to catch people when they’re faster than you and have better conditioning. Fat kids develop patience when it comes to neighborhood games. I remember chasing my friends round and round parked cars—I never caught anyone that way. So, I would stop and [...]

Today I was waiting in line to get some food, believe it or not I ordered a salad (of course it came with beef, rice and beans, but there was lettuce too, and a tortilla). The line was pretty long so while I was waiting I started thinking about how pathetic the whole scene was, [...]

Man, life is busy. I’ve been worried about being the best at something, but what I’ve realized is that that’s not really the point. I know that, but sometimes I forget. What I’m going to do with my academy is make it something I’m proud of, something that supports the students who train there. Who [...]

Usually I don’t have a problem sleeping, but when things are on my mind sometimes it keeps me up. Tonight is a good example. It’s hard for us sometimes to be really good at something, let alone great. Me, I’ve been mediocre at a bunch of pretty cool things. Well, mediocre might be a little [...]