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Packing up for a short trip back home to Cali. I’m pretty excited to go back home with my kids—show them where their old man grew up. I’m debating on whether or not to take my gi. I know there’s a Ralph Gracie school in my home town (which wasn’t there when I was growing [...]

So, I went to the Kid Peligro seminar at Park City Jiu-Jitsu. It was really good. The thing I liked about it most was that Kid would really talk about the concepts of jiu-jitsu and how those concepts fit within the techniques and the drills he was showing us. The weird thing was that I [...]

. . . Jiu-jitsu is beginning to become fuzzy, a lot less concrete and much more abstract. Concepts and principles are becoming more important than the individual techniques themselves. I’m finding that certain principles are woven into a variety of different techniques. The infinite nature of jiu-jitsu can be minimized by the understanding of a [...]

The other day I got a Facebook message from a guy in New Zealand; he just wanted to let me know he liked my book. I’ve got to tell you that I think that’s damn cool. I try and keep my ego out of things, but man I appreciate the kindness. A couple months ago [...]

Atmosphere in the gym is pretty important; it’s what makes you feel at home, at ease. The atmosphere is different in every gym and sometimes we don’t feel comfortable there. If that’s the case, then you need to move on, find a place that fits your personality. I personally dislike anything that’s too hard core; [...]

Today, one of my jiu-jitsu kids asked if she could call me “Big Meat.” It kind of took me by surprise and I couldn’t help but laugh. I don’t think I gave her an answer and later in the class she said, “Hey, Big Meat,” and I chuckled, kids are awesome. At least she didn’t [...]

My old college friend Joe Moe (Moore) came to Utah to pick up his son from BYU. He stopped by to say hello. I haven’t seen him in over ten years. He has a pretty big family now, a wife and five kids. One of his daughters was playing with my niece. They apparently were [...]

This September I will be testing for my black belt. Man, it seems like I just started jiu-jitsu and now I’ll be testing for black. The path continues despite the mile stone, despite the completion of the goal. I guess the ultimate goal will never be met and that is to be as technical as [...]