I love my sport, I really do, but man this body is taking a beating. Thank god there are so many supplements, vitamins, stem cells, and collagen boosters that help me heal because my body is struggling these days. I am gearing up to go to Open Mat and I am hurting like the dickens […]
Read moreI write so often about all the struggles I endure or the bad experiences I deal with, that I forget about all of the wonderful stuff too when I focus too much on the negative. And I am so happy to be writing that I have had a fantastic week, full of truly humbling and […]
Read moreY’all, it’s truly crazy the eras and phases my mind, body, and spirit have gone through over the past 3 decades, and the future arcs I will enter going forward. In early adolescence, it was all about lack of self-assuredness and shame over my body. The last of my friends to flourish and bullied by […]
Read moreSome people will never be loyal to you, only to their need of you. Once those needs have been met and you’ve served your purpose, Poof! They rid themselves of you. Betrayal is almost a universally shared heartbreaking experience. We’ve all suffered at its cruel hands, from romantic partners to platonic friends to family members. […]
Read moreI swear, I remember my first day on the mats like it was yesterday. I had been an athlete my entire life, varsity sports throughout thee duration of high school, and almost continued my pursuit in sports into college. I had a few scholarships to continue playing soccer into my future studies, but I realized […]
Read moreIt goes without saying that the more days you have on this earth, the more hard days and bad days that inevitably arrive at your doorstep. But this also means the more wonderfully great days you will have as well. It is simply the law of averages. The conflict therein lies with understanding that no […]
Read moreThere are so many gyms with signs and posters plastered right up front detailing some basic mat rules and gym courtesies. They will say things such as proper mat etiquette with your teammates and coaches (inning up by rank or bowing onto the mats as per tradition), helpful hygiene advice to follow (i.e. keeping the […]
Read moreThe New Year is upon us, which to me, means a great time for leaving bad habits behind and embracing new routines. For myself personally, that means fully and wholly dedicating myself to every task that lays before me, i.e. never doing anything half-assed, but always with the entirety of all of my buttocks instead. […]
Read moreI’m tired of society thinking you have to conform to one narrative to be beautiful. I have a half-shaved head, a muscular frame, gnarled fingers & toes, cauliflower ears, and am usually spotting some type of gi burn or bruising and when I tell you I have never in my life felt more beautiful than […]
Read moreIf you let your emotions control you and dictate your behavior, you will never be free from the burdens of the thoughts that chain you to mediocrity. If when in the midst of a high-intensity situation, you “see red” rather than being able to think about the logical next steps, you have already lost the […]
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