Aug 16, 2016 | About Me, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
In mid-April 2015 I set a challenge to “get really good at Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu” in one year. I had no idea what “being really good” meant. I didn’t even really know what Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu was. But I was a bit full of myself and thought...
May 10, 2016 | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Learning
For the last year, I have been putting myself through a lot of pain. I have had countless black eyes, a broken rib, a broken finger and spent most of the time covered in bruises. I have been suffering from the sort of violence people spend their entire lives trying to...
May 19, 2015 | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Learning
There is no beginners course at my gym, it’s straight in at the deep end. Sink or swim. I turned up for my first session without a clue what to expect. I had done a bit of googling but really my entire knowledge of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu could be summed up as:...
