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The Grappler's Diary 2023 - Author's Picks
Reflecting On Combat Jiu-Jitsu
8 Simple Mantras That Help Me Build Skills Faster
High-Impact Skills For Submission Grapplers (Part 1)
The Right Reasons to Do Things
How to Build a Dangerous Guard
The Eternal Fulfillment of a Risk-Takers Mind
This Is Why You Don't Get Better
5 Hard Lessons Wish I Knew When I At 18
Understanding "The New Wrestling"
What Most Intermediate Grapplers Do Wrong
5 Reasons Why You're Not Getting Better
How (and Why) to Get Good at Leg Locks
"No one works as hard as me..."
The Harsh Secrets of "Lifestyle Design"
The Big Problem With Traveling the World
What I Learned About Life From My Recent Trip to Europe
How to Build "a Winner's Mind"
Jiu-Jitsu Lessons From the 2023 ADCC European Trials
The Not-So-Subtle Art of Kind of Giving a F*ck
5 Fundamental Principles of a Good Closed Guard
A Simple 7-Step Program For Developing Any Skill
15 Essential Health and Fitness Tips For Grapplers Looking to Reach the Next Level
The Biggest Regret of My Early 20s
A Life Lesson That You Can't Learn From Doing Jiu-Jitsu
The Simple Habit That Makes Life Worth Living
"There's no money in Jiu-Jitsu."
10 Little Things I Do When Life Is Out of Control
Data Driven Jiu-Jitsu 2.5: How I Have Been Training For Competition (for the last 6 months)
Data Driven Jiu-Jitsu 02 - Becoming an Escape Artist
26 Lessons From 26 Years of Life
A funny thing happened this week.
The 5 pillars of success (for me).
Data-Driven Jiu-Jitsu - Goal-Setting & Note-Taking
How I Stay Fit and Healthy Despite Constant Travel
Why It's Awesome to Be an "Underdog"
4 Painful Life Lessons From 4 Months of Traveling the World
I Used to Be an Internationally Ranked Wiffleball Player
Reflecting On My First Match in Almost 3 Months
The Mid-Year Review: Stories, Goals, Reflections, and More
7 Inspiring Quotes From Mitch Albom That Hit Me Like a Ton of Bricks
Is "Chasing Your Dreams" Worth It?
The Rise of Professional Athlete-ism in BJJ (Twitter thread expanded)
3 Lessons On Balance From Someone Who's Getting Better at It
On the Road - Jiu-Jitsu Edition
Getting Beat Up From Coast to Coast
10 Simple Ways to Make Life More Fulfilling — Today
My Car Broke Down In the Middle of Nowhere
What A Book About Dying Taught Me About Living
What People Get Wrong About "Challenging Themselves"
Why "Bad Emotions" Are Good For You
27 Essential Things to Remember As a BJJ White Belt
I'm Becoming a Cowboy (For Now)
10 Corny Cliches About Life That Are Absolutely True
8 Lessons On Personal Growth I Learned From 8 Years of Jiu-Jitsu
Why You Need to Suffer to Be Happy
Things you think about while traveling by yourself in places where you don't know anyone.
Why You Can’t Find People Like You
20 Simple Habits That Help Me Stay Focused
Stop Trying to Be a Tough Guy (or Girl) and Do This Instead
If You Want to Reach Your Full Potential, Do This Twice Per Year
How to Persist When Others Give Up
How to Get Strong (Like, For Real)
7 Brief Meditations I Wrote This Month On Learning
Life Isn't a Marathon, It's a Sprint
A Simple Truth About Success That Everyone Always Forgets
A Short History of Catch Wrestling
Why Your Hard Work Doesn't Pay Off
5 Reasons Why I Love That My Partner Also Does BJJ
The Most Important Lesson From My "Useless" Journalism Degree
If You Want to Get Better at Jiu-Jitsu, Open This
How Jiu-Jitsu Athletes Make Money
The Hidden Habit That Exceptional People Use to Get Ahead
Thoughts On Building a High-Quality Training Environment As a Teacher/Instructor
How to Create Your Dream Job In Less Than 2 Years
3 Takeaways From the Submission Only Series Team Tournament
10 "Normal" Habits That Are Proven to Make You Less Intelligent
How to Consume Content - Part 2
5 Technical BJJ Lessons From My Weekend of Training in Austin
How to Get Past a Quarter-Life Crisis
If You Want to Build Unshakable Self-Confidence, Quit This Deadly Habit