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My friend Damon Stewart, who owns and runs Wasatch Crossfit in Layton, told me today that I was going to “die of fatness.” He’s not the most subtle dude on the planet, but I got the message. He’s been after me for years to try this diet called the Paleo diet–all I know is it [...]

Tonight in class, we did a little training with our eyes closed—it’s strictly Jedi shit. “Feel the Force, Luke,” remember that? Same idea. Without getting too nerdy, it’s important to build sensitivity and a connection to your opponent, and I think forcing yourself to shut your eyes definitely helps with both of those things. I [...]

Today, at open-mat, my first instructor Rich Layton came and trained. It was great to see him. He’s still very tough and even though I didn’t roll with him today, I could tell he still hadn’t lost much of his technique or tenacity. He stuck around after open-mat and we talked about old times. Rich [...]

Man, sometimes we get down in the dumps. I don’t worry too much about it, there are highs and there are lows, just like when we roll, sometimes we’re on top and sometimes we’re on the bottom, but we never fret, we have skills to handle all our situations, we can handle any position. And [...]

Pedro Sierra from Absolute MMA posted this on Facebook and it so reminded me of Miles Vigil (our friend and gym mate who passed in 2010, and was a great fan of Roger Gracie) that I’ve watched it three or four times. What I most like about Roger is his wisdom and dedication to the [...]

I’m slowly realizing that there is more to mastering jiu-jitsu than mastering the techniques of jiu-jitsu. There is more than perfecting the techniques, but I do understand that that is part of it. So since I must start somewhere, mastering the basic techniques is were I’ll stay. Until the secrets of the universe are revealed [...]

When I was younger I was in the Boy Scouts, Troop 84 from Mountain View California. My years as a Boy Scout really taught me many things, and I’m really grateful to my mom for getting me involved with that troop. I really didn’t have much of a male role model growing up until I [...]

The idea of explosiveness in jiu-jitsu seems to be couterintuitive to the art. There are no explosions in the art of jiu-jitsu. Isn’t everything supposed to be smooth and effortless? No sweating or straining or strenuous movement, isn’t jiu-jitsu supposed to be easy? Effort and explosion lie in the upa. Creating space, much like creating [...]

Recently I’ve been thinking about becoming a hermit. Maybe a jiu-jitsu hermit that abandons the mainstream world and lives in a hut in the mountains with his dog to contemplate life, jiu-jitsu and the universe. Of course I’d choose the life of a modern-day hermit, with time for my children and the internet, and a [...]

Let me apologize for my missing posts for the last couple of days, still adjusting to changes in my schedule. I’m still thinking about both thought and breath in jiu-jitsu. There are other things on my mind as well like, family, and West Side, and my new dog and teaching English and the future and [...]

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