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Pullovers are great and all, but everyone knows z

Pullovers are great and all, but everyone knows zipper downs are 🔥 for the fall and spring months. They are also much more pleasant to run & train in 😉▪️Limited time deal on our do the work zipper downs. Link in the bio 👆

This guys foot sweep level = lethal 😂

This guys foot sweep level = lethal 😂

We are here to guide their potential, not to contr

We are here to guide their potential, not to control it. The world can be a dangerous place to an ignorant person, or a paradise to someone with common sense. With every action we ask ourselves if we are being good role models for her.▪️A friend recently asked about parenting advice. As far as I am concerned children are perfect as they come. They laugh obsessively, take nothing serious and have the imagination & curiosity to do anything. The hardest part about raising our daughter has been the daily struggle of NOT passing on our flaws to her. Especially things like our fears, insecurities and biases.▪️Too much attention and she expects it. To little and she seeks it. If I am angry, bitter or scared she will absorb these characteristics. If I swear, become impatient or avoid adversity, she will do the same. She is a tiny mirror image of her mother and myself. All of her flaws have come directly from us, her parents. The only comfort I get from saying that is the fact that no one is perfect. But even knowing that, it still hurts if we are not giving her the best reflection possible.▪️I think that if we truly want the best for our children, then we must spend less time providing an income, and more time providing a good example to follow ❤️

😂👌 All of you folks out there that don’t w

😂👌 All of you folks out there that don’t watch Disney movies are really missing out. This quote is from one of my favorites, the incredibles!

And never try to fight a lion with a spear 😂 Bu

And never try to fight a lion with a spear 😂 But that fear stuff, get rid of it. Because that kills more hopes, dreams and progress than any virus or germ ever will 🤙

Strength does not come from winning. Our struggles

Strength does not come from winning. Our struggles develop our strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.▪️- Arnold Schwarzenegger

Cold, raining and windy. Never look down on those

Cold, raining and windy. Never look down on those that make excuses, it just means less competition for you 😉 #dothework

If memes had a museum, this one would have to be i

If memes had a museum, this one would have to be in it 😂 Special shout out to all the blue belts holding it down out there 👌

Good morning to you!

Good morning to you!

Do The Work 🤙

Do the best you can until you know better. Than wh

Do the best you can until you know better. Than when you know better, do better.▪️Maya Angelou 👌

Basketball + Jiu Jitsu, this dude clearly trains 😂 Let this be a lesson to all white belts. Front rolls matter! #finishstrong

From crispy Grey to military green. The gold inlay

From crispy Grey to military green. The gold inlay and ultra thick drawstrings are for champions only 🏆 Free shipping for a limited time on this ultra soft and triple thick pullover // Link in our bio 👆

Captain jack dropping that knowledge on this beaut

Captain jack dropping that knowledge on this beautiful morning. Life is much better when you learn to check your ego, attitude and sense of entitlement at the door 🤙

Winners, win. I can’t explain it any better than

Winners, win. I can’t explain it any better than that. I don’t know how it happens, but winners win. If you create a culture of losing, if you keep being a victim, if you keep letting losing happen to you, it’s gonna become a culture. You get from being a loser, low self esteem, doubt and fear. Do everything in your power, every single day, to become a victor and not a victim. - Eric Thomas▪️BRAVO to these two ladies(one of whom is 72 years old) that competed at a grappling event in Florida last weekend 💪❤️

A large part of balancing is done through the brea

A large part of balancing is done through the breath, and breathing properly is powerful medicine(Breath - James Nestor).▪️Lots of folks think that because they have been breathing their entire lives they must be doing it right. Or that if they are not falling down the stairs or walking crooked, their movement & balance are fine. Those people are wrong and there is plenty of factual scientific data to prove it.▪️Just understand that there is no need to breath or balance properly when sitting on a computer chair, couch or bed. And sadly enough, that is where many people are spending a large portion of their time.▪️In my limited experience with training people, most of them quit out of frustration with one of two things. The first being fatigue(improper breathing) and the second being uncoordinated(lack of balance) especially under the pressures of physical combat. And to make matters worse, many of them compare themselves to others who often have years of experience playing organized sports or participating in activities that indirectly enhance these skills. ▪️The good news is that both problems are not permanent and are relatively easy to fix. They just require mindfulness and consistency.▪️If you want better balance, MOVE! I am pretty biased toward Jiu Jitsu as I teach and own an academy, but in all honesty it has also been one of the few methods of movement I could see myself doing well into my later years. Sign up for it and don’t quit! With time you will understand the relationship between your body and the ground(your base). Surfing is another great option with the additional MASSIVE benefit of putting you in out in the ocean & elements. ▪️If you want to get better at breathing, start by sitting on the floor, closing your eyes and FOCUSING on your breath. Inhale deep down into the belly and hold it for a second, feel it. Then release and let it travel out. Repeat for at least 10 minutes with NO distractions. ▪️These two things can literally change your life, they sure changed mine 🤙

Work = Purpose. Do the work 🙌

Work = Purpose. Do the work 🙌

Next on the reading list, excited to dive into thi

Next on the reading list, excited to dive into this one. As a child I read every video game / car magazine my mother could afford. But when I tried reading bigger books, I failed miserably. I used to struggled to get through a few pages. I would find myself focusing on the process of reading(sounding out words & making sense of sentences) rather than the actual story. Even to this day I have to read some pages / paragraphs multiple times to full comprehend them. Reading out loud helps tremendously!▪️Refused to give up and over the years my reading ability has improved drastically. I am now up to 2+ books a month. I have found it to be a lot like Jiu Jitsu in that we all suck at it when we start, but with every year that passes we just suck a little less 😉▪️Like most others I turned to Audible which has been a great tool to use in cars, on bike rides or in the sauna. But its much easier to be distracted and I absorb about half as much as I do compared to reading. It’s a lot like television in the sense where it doesn’t require me to really do anything, and if I am doing something It impares my ability to listen 😂▪️Although more difficult, nothing seems to be better than a good old fashioned book in hand. It requires undivided attention which also requires me to step away from my phone, computer and any other distractions. Both my wife and I now have designated reading times that we look forward to every day(same with Maya). I now see my reading time as a mini vacation that costs around $20 on average, pretty good if you ask me.▪️If any of you out there want to read but struggle with it just relax and keep trying. If it’s really bad maybe take a course or lesson in how to read. It’s such a valuable skill! What ever you do, don’t succumb to the sh!t attitude of “I’m not very good at it, so I don’t do it”.▪️We are all bad at doing things we have never done. Keep practicing and take ownership of your progress. A great quote from will smith in regards to reading. “There is no problem you will ever have, that someone else hasn’t already solved and written about in a book”. Now all you have to do is find the books 😉

Beware of the con artists and snake oil salesman t

Beware of the con artists and snake oil salesman that are teaching any form of self defense that is “too dangerous to really do in training”. Like this ultra top secret Steven Seagal / Roadhouse style throat choke grip I taught last night 😂▪️Now we do have certain techniques that are illegal but that is to prevent accidents not because of their effectiveness in a potentially life or death scenario. ▪️Put simply, if it cannot be practiced consistently, with resistance & at a high level of intensity, it has no place in a self defense system. About the only EFFECTIVE training that I can think that is exempt from this rule involves live ammunition and sharp weapons 😆▪️One of the things that makes Jiu Jitsu so effective is the sheer volume and intensity at which it can be trained. Think about it, why is the military so effective?▪️1. Technology(in Jiu Jitsu we call it leverage 😎)2. Volume - the length of time at which they train to use that technology. ▪️The same goes for anything else, including self defense. Now sport Jiu Jitsu is nothing like being in a fist fight, but it’s about as close as your gonna get without getting injured or arrested 😉▪️Some useful information for all the day dreaming tuff guys out there.▪️- Exposed fingers get broken. - Biting, scratching and eye poking only pisses people off- A shot to the groin is a Hail Mary that never lands▪️The truth is that avoiding these situations entirely is the best option. Even running isn’t a bad idea providing your in shape and don’t trip 😩▪️But when sh!t hits the fan, there is no way out and the fight hits the ground(and it will), the fundamentals of Jiu Jitsu have been battle tested over an eternity in every arena on this planet. Have fun. Go train 🤙

The quality of our movement is directly correlated

The quality of our movement is directly correlated to two things. What we have been doing(in terms of movement) and how long we have been doing it. If a person has been sitting behind a desk for more hours than they have been moving, chances are they will move poorly. It doesn’t have to be that way though.▪️The video attached is me running down a mountain trail in New Hampshire. The trail had a much steeper decline than how it looks in this video. This is not something I normally do but earlier in the day I had seen an older speed hiking down and wanted to test myself.▪️Most people see this video & immediately think about getting injured(twisting an ankle, knee, falling etc). To be honest, the thought hadn’t crossed my mind. Felt like I could have doubled the speed if I wasn’t wearing a 30lb backpack and an iPhone recording myself.▪️This is definitely not something I was born with and I have spent thousands of hours sitting behind a desk. It is nothing more than a direct result of practicing Jiu Jitsu and living an active lifestyle for the last 13 years. For anyone out there reading this that wants to improve their movement, give Jiu Jitsu a try. Not only will it help open up your body and keep you healthier in the long term, but it will also open up your mind and amplify your confidence to do some pretty cool things 😉

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