I saw the Team Alpha Male line up for quintet Las Vegas. More like an All Star Team in my opinion. Quintet brings the team concept seen in Japanese high school Judo or Kosen Judo[…]

We recently made a banner at El Dorado Hills Brazilian Jiu Jitsu with the phrase, “getting stronger together.” I really want to emphasize the “together” part in this phrase. There are meaningful, long lasting effects[…]

“Don’t let perfection prevent you from trying to get better.” I heard someone say this in a conversation as I was walking out of the grocery store. They were talking about golf, but I thought[…]

It was September 11th a few weeks ago so I felt compelled to read something related in honor of all the heroes and victims of the terror attack. I came across this book in my[…]

This week at wrestling we focused on finishing a takedown when it fails. You get to the leg but get sprawled out on. This position sucks. Getting sprawled on is uncomfortable. This situation can be[…]

I can’t stand lazy. Lazy does no good. It causes frustrations. It might be my pet peeve. If your going to be lazy, you’re better off not doing it. Instead focus & hustle. In fact[…]

I saw a sign posted in my sons 1st grade classroom and realized the phrase explains exactly what I’ve been thinking about when it comes to learning. “You are Responsible for You” As simple and[…]

When I was teaching Jiu-Jitsu & wrestling in India this summer I came up with a few phrases to keep in mind to stay healthy training and teaching in the 90 degree Fahrenheit and 80[…]

I once had a Japanese teacher tell me, “your penmanship is a reflection of yourself so you should take the time to write clearly.” Your writing skills, starting with your penmanship is a form of[…]

This week the toilet clogged and after some plunging, we realized it was going to take more than just that. Following the plumbers around was like a reality tv show, to figure out why things[…]