Show Up for the Moments That Matter One of the things I’ve come to appreciate after all these years of teaching Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is that some of the most meaningful moments in an academy aren’t necessarily the biggest ones. Sometimes it’s a student finally understanding a technique they’ve struggled with for weeks. Sometimes it’s watching Continue Reading
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There Is Always Room on the Mats | Kids BJJ Parker CO
There Is Always Room on the Mats One of my favorite things about walking into Otomi Martial Arts each week is seeing who is on the mats. Some faces have been here for years. Others have only been with us for a few weeks. Sometimes we get to welcome someone into our academy for the Continue Reading
Where Are You Making Things Harder Than They Need To Be?
Sometimes the obstacle isn’t the thing itself. It’s everything we pile on top of it. That thought came to me during one of our youth Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu classes yesterday. We have a young man at the academy who recently turned seven years old and moved into one of our older classes. He is, quite honestly, Continue Reading
