Category: Brain
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Mistakes, Entropy, and Infinity OR A Blog Post to Keep You Going
Do you ever mess up? Make decisions that clearly aren’t a good idea? Wish you could take back what you did? I know you have. I have too. Because we’re humans. With all the beauty, ugliness, stupidity, and genius that comes with it. Entropy dictates we can’t go back in time. We can’t change what […]
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Motor Imagery and Visualization in Jiu Jitsu OR How to Get Better at BJJ if You Can’t Train
This week I won’t be going to jiu jitsu class because of a cold. Rest and recovery is what I need. And lots of hot Aguapanela with ginger (a Latin American home remedy for when you are sick, and it’s tasty). Since starting BJJ over a year ago, I’ve had to take weeks off, here […]
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Struggle, Pain, and Jiu Jitsu OR Why You Might Be Missing Something in Your Life
There’s something fun about fighting everyday. It makes me feel alive. Everyone should learn how to fight. Preferably in a controlled, safe, and friendly environment (although not everyone can). To learn a martial art. If you have a friend who does jiu jitsu, they probably wouldn’t shut up about it when they first started. Telling […]
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White Belt Mindset
Since c*vid sucks and we were kept from our loved ones, friends, and hobbies we enjoy doing (like jiu jitsu), Gracie Barra Online offered their members free access to their online courses. If you couldn’t go to your gym mats, or if you didn’t own your own set of mats at home, then online videos […]
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30 Random Thoughts on Quitting Booze and Weed
If we accomplish things that are hard, we should give ourselves credit. And share it with others. Since quitting booze (for two years) and pot (four months), I often think about the positive effects its had on my life. Here are 30 of those thoughts… It’s been over four months since I quit pot, after […]
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Why You Should Try Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Last September I got the urge to go back to freestyle wrestling. The no-pot and no-booze has helped with my health a fitness, I wondered if I could do it. So I reached out to an older wrestling mentor of mine via Facebook. He went 197-0 in high school. I asked if the local wrestling […]
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How I Stopped Drinking a Six-Pack of Beer Every Day OR How To Stop Drinking Booze for a Year
Twenty years ago I sneaked into the garage and stole three of my father’s home brew. High alcohol content, low flavor profile. But at the time I didn’t know what that was. I just knew it made me feel good for a few hours. At fifteen years old, that experience shaped my life in ways […]
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