Author name: Alex

If you go on almost every high level BJJ practitioners page, and scroll down long enough, you will probably see that they represented a different team(s) at some point. A long time ago, a successful business man told me that “no student will stay with their coach forever. There will be a time they will […]

BJJ is literally the only sport in the world that I know of, where the instructor is also a competitor. Can you imagine Tom Thibodeau coaching one day, and then lacing up his Nikes and trying to win a game of his own the next? Or Freddie roach fighting a couple of hours before one

I spend a lot of time thinking of my purpose within the world. How could I be of use, service and help? Of course, it’s foolish to think that we, singularly, can cause a significant difference worldwide. But, if we start small, then maybe we can? So, how can I be of use to my

Recently, my student took me to a shooting range. I’ve only shot a couple of times in my life, and I want to become proficient in shooting. There’s an old Russian joke. “Who can beat a master of sport in Sambo?”…. “A master of sport in shooting.” The instructor taught me in the same way

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