Having a physical practice will bring benefits to both your physical and physiological well being. Depression has been present in my life in form or another sense i was a child. If you’ve ever struggled with this yourself you know how overwhelming and oppressive depression can be. It can feel at times like you [...]
So many benefits have come into my life since taking up a physical practice. Jiu jitsu was my personal choice and it continually brings both challenges and victories that reach out into the rest of my world. In July 2012 and at 330 pounds, I walked into my first Brazilian Jiu Jitsu class and started [...]
Recovery was once an often overlooked factor in athletic development and training. Many coaches and athletes will push to high levels of intensity in the gym and on the training floor but once out of that surrounding we need to refuel, recover, reset ourselves for our next training session. We need to start understanding [...]
The development of trust within your training community is key. I came to Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) without any kind of martial arts background, zero experience wrestling and a lot of trepidation about being very, very close to people I’d never met. Jiu jitsu is a lot of things: it’s technique and it’s strategy [...]
