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November 6, 2020

#158 The Queen’s Gambit

If you haven’t already started watching the chess drama on Netflix, The Queen’s Gambit, I recommend it. It’s an amazing story about…

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October 20, 2020

#141 Stick to it.

Sometimes one of the hardest things we face in life is to remain steadfast. That means staying strong in your core beliefs,…

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October 18, 2020

#138 Rags to Riches

Tonight I witnessed Brian Ortega versus Chan Sung Jung, more commonly known as the the Korean Zombie. Ortega had a flawless performance…

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October 15, 2020

#137 Bond through suffering

Having been around the Jiu Jitsu culture for twelve years now and counting, I continue to be amazed by what an amazing…

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#136 The mind: Your secret weapon

Many in the sports culture are familiar with the phrase “Winning is 90% mental and %10 physical”. What the actual percentage is…

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October 12, 2020

#133 Lessons through struggle

If the Pan IBJJF championships have taught us something it is that we are all a “work in progress”. This past week…

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October 9, 2020

#130 PREDICTABLY UNPREDICTABLE

Perspective: An important aspect of fighting is the element of surprise. My thought is that one should: Learn how to fight as…

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October 7, 2020

#129 Name Day

First of all, I am overwhelmed with gratitude for the fact that people showed so much love for me on my birthday…

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#128 Smile.

Have you ever noticed that the strong have little to hide? What I mean by that is they lack the need to…

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October 6, 2020

#127 You are great.

We all have our moments of brilliance. We also have moments where we are downright foolish. The key is… Those moments won’t…

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