Category: Life
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Stop Following Politics
Become too busy to follow the latest sh*t show. Have enough things going on in your life that you miss the most recent world issue. Distract yourself with activities and hobbies that you love to the point of not knowing what’s going on in the world. If there is something important that you need to […]
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BJJ, Life, and The Universe
When starting jiu jitsu your body often goes into fight or flight when you spar. Will you give up or rise to the occasion and find out what you’re made of? A beautiful representation of the rich duality of life and death. Humanity at its finest. And you get to wear a cool Gi too. […]
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What Happens When You Take the BJJ Pill?
You go down the YouTube rabbit hole about guard passing, how to escape side control, and buggy chokes. You buy a mouth guard. You tie your gi belt incorrectly more often than you should. You tell everyone to try jiu jitsu even though you’ve only been going for a week. You discover #BJJTwitter and BJJ […]
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How to Prepare for Your First Jiu Jitsu Competition
First of all, good on you! Definitely a great BJJ goal. I’ve learned competing in BJJ isn’t for everyone and most people who practice Jiu Jitsu don’t compete. So you should be proud that you want to put your body through the competition submission gauntlet. Being a no stripe white belt when I competed was […]
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195 Random Thoughts on Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
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 […]
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85 Random Thoughts on Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
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 […]
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Why Did I Register for a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Tournament?
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 […]
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30 More Random Thoughts on Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
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 […]
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I’m Getting Married
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, ever […]
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Twitter Detox Challenge
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” […]
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