Click the images below to go to the product pages in the store and find your size… 8 Bit Jiu Jitsu - Classic Tank Top and Classic Tee front back front back 8 Bit Arm Bar - Classic Tee front back The Choke and Lock BJJ Pub - Classic Tee White and Classic Tank Top... Continue Reading →
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 →
I have recorded 40 episodes of a podcast about nothing in particular, just talking sh*t. This is fun. Here are four more episodes of talking sh*t for you to enjoy and learn about life and getting beat up in jiu jitsu. click to go to podcast page Episode 40 https://open.spotify.com/episode/2dolwtivBq1253MsDZ4Akp?si=Zo131QOGTcKNow2c_Lxhpg In this episode I riff... 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 →
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 →
Where I live, as of writing this, the fitness gyms are closed and the BJJ gyms are closed. But I can't stop thinking about jiu jitsu. Here are 25 + more random thoughts on Brazilian jiu jitsu. (read here for the first 25) 1. I put my gi pants on an hour before jiu jitsu... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
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