Tag Archives: LIfe

Five Reasons Why you should quit the gym and train Jiu-Jitsu instead… yes you!!…. I mean Everyone!!

Hello Everyone, Thanks again for checking in and taking the time to read the blog. Firstly I’d like to apologise for missing last month. I have reasons… but no excuses!… please forgive me! So… without further a do I’d like to get straight into it. This is something that I’ve always thought of for a […]

The toughest battles of all.

Hello Everyone! Thank you very much for taking the time to read this! Firstly, may I begin with an apology for my lack of presence in the classes recently. I have been going through some rather complicated, and difficult times with my daughter’s health (both physical and mental). Thankfully, we are now on the mend […]

This too shall pass

This month I would like to start the blog off with a short story that was passed to me last week. The short story carries a very important message for life, and as usual, also relates to jujitsu! (Doesn’t everything?). Happy reading! A rich old man died leaving two sons. They decided to separate; dividing […]

R.I.F. and L.M.F.

When I was at senior school I was fortunate enough to have met a truly incredible teacher who shaped my life as a teenager, and a young adult. His words still resonate in my mind now. Despite his unfortunate passing away many years ago, his wise words of Yorkshire wisdom I still apply to my […]

The Black Belt Mentality

Hello Everyone, Following a few recent conversations with some of my students over the last month I would like to share with you the benefits of BJJ and what it actually means to be a Black Belt. The belt is something that everyone who starts out would like to achieve (though very few actually do), […]

Beginner BJJ problems and the bigger picture in life!

When I set guys to do specific training, or sparring during the classes, many times I observe common mistakes and problems that we all seem to do. Although this is typically a beginner problem, I would dare to say that we have all fallen foul of this bad habit at times; and sometimes in the […]