Eliot Kelly

Nor Cal was recently reminded of how quickly things can be taken away from campfire torching through the city of Paradise. Talking to my uncle who lost his home, I was reminded how little our[…]

As a coach and as an athlete there’s a question that gets asked, “how can I get better now?” This type of question is good, and often asked by the avid and eager practitioner who[…]

I recently started following Lee Kemp on Instagram. One of the greatest wrestlers in history, it’s great to see him involved on social media sharing his thoughts and words of wisdom. One phrase that really[…]

This book by Malcolm Gladwell, who is becoming one of my favorite authors, gives an explanation of extraordinary people. According to Gladwell’s evidence, success isn’t just a result of individual effort or genetics but mostly[…]

When people make a commitment to do something, their behavior changes. When they decide not to do something, their behavior changes. We need to be careful of times when we are neither in or out.[…]

Checkout jlweast on Instagram and follow the art he is drawing. I was lucky enough to meet with him the other day and what a cool and inspirational chat we had about jiujitsu, teaching, art,[…]

The harder the fight, the sweeter the victory! Don’t be sorry for my hard days. I need them. I need hard days because they make me better. They make me stronger, and tougher. So I[…]

You know those moments right after you had an argument with someone and you couldn’t say all the right things? You go back over the conversation in your mind and re-argue the points but with[…]

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[…]