#borntoroll

We had a new person start working out with us today. She was very unfamiliar with the movements but our instructor took the time to show her how and we took the time to support her and encourage her in class. She made it through class and we got to talking. I told her it gets easier. She asked me how long I have been doing it and I responded 5 years. I wish I had unpacked the statement “ it gets easier”. What I mean by that is: You will be bad at something the first time you do it and probably the second time you do it. You might not get okay with something until the 20th time, but the more you do it the smoother your movements will get, the faster you will go, and the more powerful your motions will be. Yes, the workout has been close to the same for 5 years, but the effort I can put into it has increased tremendously and that’s where the results come from.

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Repost @ongy84 ・・・ Something a bit different from me, although I've had this 'Born To Roll' idea for a while depicting a baby in the womb playing a hybrid lasso and spider guard with the umbilical cord 🕷😄 I can't say that it is at all scientifically accurate, however 😂 #baby #pregnancy #womb #umbilical #birth #borntoroll #jiujitsu #bjj #mma #ufc #jiujitsulifestyle #bjjlifestyle #gi #guard #spiderguard #lassoguard #design #illustration #digitalart #art #artist

Don’t put down your training partner because they are smaller than you or weaker than you. Jiu-Jitsu is literally “the gentle art”. To use speed, size, and strength to win is admitting your technique isn’t good enough. You should be using misdirection, timing, and technique to best your opponents. These things are learned over time and when your physical gifts have left you these things will still be there. I did my best to stand up for a friend when her ability was called in to question due to her size, sex, and rank. I hope it was enough.

I’ve had a rough 3 week stretch. Kids and wife have all been sick, holiday parties, long hours at work, and I haven’t been able to hit the gym as much. The stress has been really high lately. I wasn’t going to go tonight. That anxious knot in my stomach just wouldn’t go away. I sat in a hot shower and I went through drills in my head, visualizing myself doing the movements and decided that I had to go. It was the right move. My mind went into jiu jitsu mode and for an hour there was nothing except me, my partner, and the mat. It’s like moving meditation some times. Your mind is consumed by the actions and reactions of the roll and nothing else can get in. Exercise in some cases might be the best medicine.

It’s such a great feeling when you step out of the gym and it’s so cold outside and you’re so hot that your body is steaming. Great night of rolls!

Jiu jitsu journeys start with the decision to begin. You are given a white belt and as you progress you go into a cave. It’s completely dark, but by listening and feeling you are able to navigate your way around. Along the way you receive a blue belt and in the middle you find your purple belt. You begin to see a hint of light and begin making your way towards it. This takes some time. The ground is littered with the belts of those that stopped here, but you press on. The light grows and your purple belt is now brown. You walk easily through the cave, listening to those that came before you, and finally come out the other side to find your black belt. It is laying at the bottom of a mountain. The mountain is made of the moves you don’t know, the moves you do know but aren’t proficient at, and the moves that haven’t been created. You start to climb. You can’t see the top, but that doesn’t matter. This is a journey that was never intended to end.

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