I think about jiu jitsu a lot. Here are a bunch of random thoughts about mindset, fitness, health, and having fun with jiu jitsu… 25 Random Thoughts on Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 25 More Random Thoughts on Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 30 Random Thoughts on Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 30 More Random Thoughts on Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 85... Continue Reading →
I've been thinking more and more about jiu jitsu lately. It's probably because I decided to register for a competition at the beginning of May. Did I mention I've only been doing BJJ for four months? I'm so new to the sport that my white belt has a white belt. I'm excited and nervous. Anyways... Continue Reading →
I'm a four month white belt and I registered for the 2022 Ontario Open International Jiu Jitsu Competition. What was I thinking? Hopefully writing a blog post about it today will help me get to the bottom of why I would do such a thing while being at such a low belt rank. After chatting... Continue Reading →
Yesterday the Ontario government dropped all vaccine mandates and capacity limits. Hallelujah. Although many people are still effected by the pandemic (is it still a pandemic now?), I'm glad we're going back to somewhat normal. We have to move on the best we can. And one way to do that is to get back to... Continue Reading →
https://twitter.com/Down_Culture/status/1403132934278848516 I’m getting married this summer, June 2022. We had planned to invited forty people but decided to have a small wedding. My immediate family and her immediate family (I had no idea how expensive weddings can be wow). In her parents backyard. And hopefully lots of Colombian cuisine. My fiancée is good to me,... Continue Reading →
I’m writing this from the gym. One of the many activities that are better than using twitter. I’ll make this quick, as typing while on the treadmill is probably not ideal. I’m going to attempt a Twitter Detox Challenge. One week of not going on twitter. Now, I will blog and when I hit “publish”... Continue Reading →
Recording a podcast without a script has been fun, I highly recommend it. Below are some of the most recent episodes I've recorded without a script... Episode 36 https://youtu.be/L9dyNywftyw I riff about the decline of self-improvement twitter, not writing ebooks, sharing personal journeys, and creating content vs sharing what is actually valuable. Episode 35 https://youtu.be/i-7puWkVvmI... Continue Reading →
Lately I've been recording my podcast without any script. It is so much fun to just riff on ideas or things I've done lately. In this episode, I riff about not rolling my best in jiu jitsu last night, going away for reading-week break, new Randall Carlson on JRE episode, having a good daily routine,... Continue Reading →
Have you ever heard of benign masochism and contrast theory? Benign BJJ Masochism I'm still hooked on a fantasy book, but I'm easing my way back into a non-fiction book. Instead of trying to read several non-related non-fiction works, I will try and read one at a time and allow myself to digest one topic... Continue Reading →
https://youtu.be/c3XsoBa9bPc A short video on why you should stop feeling sorry for yourself and go choke someone instead. I got chocked out by my partner right in front of the instructor, apparently the instructor was telling me “don’t give him the choke, you’re giving him the choke!” I couldn’t hear. My ears were plugged, face... Continue Reading →
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