A big part of jiu jitsu that I think is frequently neglected are the parts that take place off the mats. It’s the recovery, studying footage, and having a training journal.

Whats your biggest weakness in jiu jitsu? You could probably answer that without a thought. But, when was the last time you sought out that weakness for weeks at a time? I had to ask myself if his and was disappointed with my answers. Ive been training for a long time and I’m I small guy. Tap hands, pull guard, take the back, and work a sub. I’ve done it thousands of times and I’ve gotten good at it. But part of the reason I default to that is because I've avoided working takedowns. Recently some of my teammates have been pushing me to shoot more and I still shy away from it. And for what? My game is lopsided now, so I’ve given myself a challenge of not pulling guard for 30 days. It’s time to improve. Maybe it’s worth it to look at your own game and fix what you’ve fucked. See you on the mats!

Recovery is one of the most important things about any sport especially bjj that people including myself forget about a lot, after a long hard roll all you wanna do is go home shower and go to bed, but recently I’ve been noticing how much better I feel if I have a balanced meal that fully nourishes your body, electrolytes, and try to do some sort of cool down or stretches post workout, if you have access to a sauna that’s the best thing to do after a workout. What does a good post roll meal look like? A good post meal workout consist of protein not that soy bean protein bull crap real meat, a small portion of fruit,and some sort of carb. For electrolytes you have to find something where the top ingredient is sodium alternatively you could put some pink Himalayan pink salt in your water. If you start practicing these I can gaurantee you will feel so much better and more well rested the next day, I’m still trying to implement this into my life as much as I can but it’s all just 1 step at a time

Every roll starts as chaos. You’re standing across from another human being, and in that moment, an infinite number of futures exist. You could pull guard. He could shoot. You could jump a guillotine. He could counter. You could scramble, sweep, pass, submit or spend six minutes trapped underneath. Every possibility exists. Then something happens. A grip is taken. A collar is seized. A sleeve is controlled. A foot steps an inch too far. A hip turns the wrong way. And suddenly, the universe of possibilities collapses. In quantum physics, this is called wave collapse. Before observation, a particle exists as a wave of probabilities. Once measured, it settles into a single state. Jiu-jitsu feels the same way. The opening moments are uncertainty. Then reality arrives. The scary part is that most people think reality just happens to them. The best grapplers know better. They understand that every grip is an act of creation. Every frame says: “This is the reality I want.” Every underhook says: “We’re playing my game now.” Every scramble is a battle between competing futures. The black belt isn’t the person who knows the most moves. He’s the person who can collapse chaos into a reality that favors him over and over again. And maybe that’s true outside the gym too. Your life right now contains thousands of possibilities. The future isn’t fixed. It’s waiting on a decision. A habit. A commitment. A grip. The question isn’t what future is possible. The question is: Which one are you going to collapse into reality?