For all of my time training my goal was to stretch after class and cool down efficiently. But that’s boring and people want to hang out and share stories and try other moves after training and that’s way more fun. Then later when I got home I’d be stiff make dad noises when I moved. This week, if you aren’t already, take at least 5 min after hard training to gently stretch and move to cool down and help your body relax. Try not to get distracted. Tell people to give you a few minutes. If they leave and you don’t get to hear the story, catch the next one. Tune into your body and feel what needs attention. Maybe you just need to sit and breathe. But connect to your body and find stillness because training amps you up and we have to be able to turn it off and relax after.

This week in training, let’s all take 30 seconds after each training round to review what happened during that round. What went well and what went wrong? This practice will serve you well when you are trying to decide what to focus on learning.

I currently have a wrist injury that prevents me from using my right wrist. I would like to stay on the mat as much as possible and would appreciate your experiences and/or ideas on what and how I can still train well.

Someone in the recent live asked what invisible jiujitsu is and I wanted to give a better answer. Invisible jiujitsu is not invisible because you have to believe in it. It is invisible because you have to feel it. You have to feel how moving your foot a couple inches can make keeping your base feel relaxed instead of athletic. You have to feel the way proper weight distribution affects breathing and mobility. You have to feel what a full exhale is like and what it’s like to be truly connected to something or someone. You can start to feel the way jiujitsu invisibly improves your life through the equanimity in stressful situations. These days the enemy can come from anywhere, like an email. Some bad news gets you flustered. The invisible principles of jiujitsu are here to guide you through all of life’s experiences.

If in bottom half and strikes are allowed. How are you staying safe ? Any hidden Jiu Jitsu magic from This spot besides close the distance to minimize strikes and damage ? Are you still going for the underhook or octopus half guard ? Thanks.