It was my first time to visit the country of Portugal and let me say that Lisbon, Portugal is a great visit! I didn’t do much tourist things because I was mostly focused on the[…]
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Peak Performance: The Value of Preparation
I was recommended a book by a friend called “Body Mind Mastery” by Dan Millman recently and was just able to crack it open this week. It’s great! I’ve been a fan of Dan Millman[…]
Mat Mind 094 Leadership – Coaching Strategies – Embracing the Grind
In this episode of Mat Mind I got to talk with Jeremiah Jarvis about his experiences coaching and competing as a division one wrestler and as an international level wrestler in greco-roman wrestling and freestyle[…]
Merry Christmas and the Season’s Beatings!
I just wanted to say Merry Christmas to everyone and wish you all a Season’s Beatings! LOL This is a fun little post done by my sponsor AK BJJ . I like to spend the few[…]
IBJJF NoGi World Reflection
Just got back home from the 2017 IBJJF NoGi World Championships in Anaheim, CA. The venue was right next to Disneyland, and it was a great place to host a tournament. I competed in the[…]
Peak Performance: Establish Confidence through Self Reliance
I recently realized I was becoming overly reliant on my peripheral, and forgetting that I needed to rely on myself before looking elsewhere for help. This might seem, negatively independent or isolationist but it’s more[…]
Mat Mind 092 Creating a win-win Situation
Please Subscribe! Mat Mind is a youtube series I have been doing for over the last few years. It’s a collection of ideas reflecting on tournaments, training advice, and in general a mental approach to[…]
Fight to win pro coming back to Sacramento
The Fight to Win pro submission only jiujitsu event is coming back to Sacramento in 2018! The show is an exciting display of submission only jiujitsu in the Gi and NoGi. It’s also the only[…]
Black Belt Promotion: Sean Gonsolin
Sean Gonsolin began jiujitsu with curiosity to learn and perfect the art of self defense. His explorations to understand the art eventually spread to his life off the mat. With time, his jiujitsu came to[…]
The three R’s of progress and improvement
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is an interesting blend of learning and training. Students can go online and login to a training website to study movements and techniques. Students can also watch jiujitsu on flograppling, youtube and[…]