1. The same trauma that threatens to undo you can be your greatest fuel. My family of origin is beset by serious mental health difficulties. I did not come out of that unscathed. I have had a very hard time with conflict, confrontation and directness in my personal life, because I've so often been punished for just being honest and being me, and especially for expressing my anger, even if only verbally. Jiujitsu has been an incredible outlet for me to start to unwind all that and become whole.

i really like how it taught me you can kind of accomplish anything! hear me out my first couple of weeks in jiu-jitsu. I was trying to learn a triangle joke and I told myself I’m never gonna be able to do this. This is impossible. I don’t understand it! Well fast-forward a couple years and it becomes one of my best submissions. I came to realize that with good coaching and enough repetitions you can pretty much learn anything. Its kind of always in the back of my mind when trying to learn.

Another blue belt no it all … 😂😂😂😂 stfu and train dude