This year has been a roller coaster for me.
I’m sure, like most people, my mental health has really been up and down this year as well. From dealing with the entire COVID-19 thing to being a victim of a serious domestic violence assault. It just seemed like I could not catch a break. To try to get back on track, I recently decided to try and see the good in everything. Working on becoming a better version of myself and fixing the negative aspe...
BJJ Life After Quarantine
The gym represents so much more than a place to train for a vast number of individuals involved in the sport of Jiu Jitsu. A lot of people utilize their dojos as a sanctuary and mental reprieve from the stressors of their everyday life, or they implement it as a tool to engage in social interaction with likeminded peers, or as methods of physical activity, self-defense, and exercise.
With the current state of affairs ...
How to Find A Balance Between Training and Life
Roll. Eat. Sleep. Repeat.
For those of us who have fallen in love with jiu-jitsu, that would be the ideal life. No work deadlines, no parenting responsibilities, no money worries - just training, all day every day.
But although ideal, for many of us it is not our reality. We are employees, students, wives, husbands, parents, and entrepreneurs, among other roles. Regardless of where we are in...
As I drive up I can see the women piling through the front door, gear in hand. I hear the music pumping loud bass filled beats that push through the cold evening air and fill the parking lot every time the door opens. Spin class is about to start.
I take a deep breath, grab my Gi and head next door to Frontline Academy where I am a white belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
I take off my shoes and enter the oddly quiet building. From the outside you w...
Any competitive sport brings on strong emotions. In jiu-jitsu, those emotions are compounded by the intense physicality of the sport and the fact that it creates positions that are uncomfortable, if not painful. Training in this sport can be extreme and difficult and requires a certain mental toughness, which means training while dealing with a mental illness can be even more taxing. A mental illness adds a level of stress to the experience.
T...
This year has been a roller coaster for me. I’m sure, like most people, my mental health has really been up and down this year as well. From dealing with the entire COVID-19 thing to being a victim of a serious domestic violence assault. It just seemed like I could not catch a break. To try to get back on track, I recently decided to try and see the good in everything. Working on becoming a better version of myself and fixing the negative aspe...
BJJ Life After Quarantine The gym represents so much more than a place to train for a vast number of individuals involved in the sport of Jiu Jitsu. A lot of people utilize their dojos as a sanctuary and mental reprieve from the stressors of their everyday life, or they implement it as a tool to engage in social interaction with likeminded peers, or as methods of physical activity, self-defense, and exercise. With the current state of affairs ...
How to Find A Balance Between Training and Life Roll. Eat. Sleep. Repeat. For those of us who have fallen in love with jiu-jitsu, that would be the ideal life. No work deadlines, no parenting responsibilities, no money worries - just training, all day every day. But although ideal, for many of us it is not our reality. We are employees, students, wives, husbands, parents, and entrepreneurs, among other roles. Regardless of where we are in...
As I drive up I can see the women piling through the front door, gear in hand. I hear the music pumping loud bass filled beats that push through the cold evening air and fill the parking lot every time the door opens. Spin class is about to start. I take a deep breath, grab my Gi and head next door to Frontline Academy where I am a white belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. I take off my shoes and enter the oddly quiet building. From the outside you w...
Any competitive sport brings on strong emotions. In jiu-jitsu, those emotions are compounded by the intense physicality of the sport and the fact that it creates positions that are uncomfortable, if not painful. Training in this sport can be extreme and difficult and requires a certain mental toughness, which means training while dealing with a mental illness can be even more taxing. A mental illness adds a level of stress to the experience. T...
