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October 06

What’s the most unexpected lesson/skill jiu jitsu has taught you—on or off the mats?

Mine would the ability to talk in front of people.   Always hated that growing up and would do anything to avoid that situation.  Slowly transitioned to teaching and now don't even think about that in front of a class.   

September 23

Question of the week! Is it ever a mental challenge to train hard with someone you are friendly with? How do you find that balance between pushing yourself and others while still being a good training partner? 

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October 04

What is your strategy on how you set goal post for tracking progress/improvements? For higher belts, has this process continued to evolve or has it remained the same? Is there anyone who just approaches each drill, each training an each roll as they occur and just live with the results vs looking for progress? 

Jesse made me think today about if thinking about progress and working towards it actually hinders our ability to maximize the moment?

September 29
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October 02

Tap Cancer Out Tournament is coming up fast! Here are some things you need to do before then as well as some important dates and deadlines.

Immediately!

Create a login and fighter profile on Smoothcomp ! This should include information such as name, age, rank, and academy.

RSVP to the team dinner at Competition Team Dinner | ROL Academy

Tuesday 10/7 - Registration Closes

Friday 10/10 5pm-6:30p OPTIONAL EARLY WEIGH IN

Friday 10/10 - Last night to fundraise and earn perks for $1000 or less. You can pick up your swag when you arrive at the tournament in the morning. If you raise $2k and earn a gi, they will email you and have it shipped to you.

Saturday 10/11 - COMPETITION! Team dinner at 6!

Let me know if you have any questions!!!

Good luck to all our fighters! Thanks to everyone for your support!

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September 18

What’s the number one intangible skillset to have when training Jiu Jitsu?

For me resilience stands out. There are days/weeks when I feel progress is not visible or noticeable but training must continue. I feel that I have to be resilient regardless of doing things incorrectly, getting smashed, not seeing visible results, etc.

The real progress starts with consistently showing up.

I’d love to hear your thoughts on this!

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September 14

Here’s the question of the week.  How do you train to stay calm and composed under extreme pressure, like in bad positions?  Getting smashed  or pretty close to being submitted.  

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September 23
• Edited (Sep 23, 2025)

Great question last night from the Striking crew - why do we strike the pad across the body when throwing straight punches (jab/cross), instead of the same pad on same side?

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September 11

What do you tell someone who is considering trying Jiu Jitsu?

Piggybacking of Scott's question last week about why we keep coming back, he pointed out all those things that could stop someone from joining. Sore. Hurt knees. Getting beat up. Etc... If you know someone who is thinking about joining, what do you say to get them to take time out of their day and come through that door for the first time?

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September 16
• Edited (Sep 16, 2025)

“Mission First, Safety Always” was one of the most memorable phrases we used in the military. In combat sports, accidents and injuries happen. It sucks to be hurt and then you get sidelined while your training partners progress. Avoiding these incidents is paramount for me, my kids, and my students.

There is currently a free John Danaher video on bjjfanatics about training safely. Check it out while it’s free!!!!

https://bjjfanatics.com/products/train-safe-reducing-the-risk-of-injury-accidents-in-the-jiu-jitsu-training-room-by-john-danaher

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