Youth sports is intended to have many practical applications. The strongest expectation from youth sports is the ability to learn not only the skills necessary to succeed in play, but also critical life skills that[…]
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Category: Jiu-Jitsu Blog
Jiu Jitsu blog is a collection of thoughts and stories related to me and my jiujitsu journey.
ADCC Championships Reflection
I had two matches at 2017 ADCC Finland. Lost them both. One to Lovato jr. & another to Aly. In reflecting on the weekend, I walked away with some important insights. 1) Embracing my style[…]
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Think Strong Be Strong: Mantra of El Dorado Hills BJJ
At the Jiu Jitsu Studio I teach at in El Dorado Hills, we have a mantra of “think strong, be strong.” This is an idea that your actions and your being are a result of[…]
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20 minutes of “ME” time Wim Hof Method
Earlier this year I had the opportunity to attend a wim hof workshop in San Francisco with a few friends. I wasn’t sure about the experience going into it, but I knew just meeting Wim[…]
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Diet and Exercise accomplish two different things
In March of this year I had a life changing opportunity. I met a nutritionist that changed the way I approach eating. From talking with him, going through a body composition exam, and figuring out[…]
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Lunch with Icho Kaori
I had the opportunity to talk with Icho Kaori this summer. For those that don’t know about her, she is a 4x Olympic Gold medalist. She was gold at 4 consecutive olympic events starting in[…]
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Leadership requires a syncing of intrinsic and extrinsic conversations
Last night we did an ice bath wim hof style after jiujitsu. Every Friday that I’m in town I intend to do these ice baths and everyone in the el dorado hills community is welcome[…]
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Take your time seriously but don’t take your self too serious
I was driving home today for my mid-day time with the family and I found myself thinking how precious my time had become. A quick reverse in time, I was out the door at 5:20am[…]
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ADCC 2017 preparation starts in El Dorado Hills
Qualifiers for 2017 As I’m training I’m also going to be making a scouting report of my potential match ups at the ADCC championships this year. The full list is not on here, but I[…]
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Great up & comers in Judo from Japan: Ono
There are some great up and comers from Japan in Judo. Shonei Ono is one of the already on the top up and comer in the world of Judo. His style is very systematic and[…]
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