What’s something that has been a struggle to deal with in life that Jiu Jitsu has taught you to be better at when applying it outside of Jiu Jitsu?

For me, I’ve always struggled with asking for help to avoid disappointment or allowing my pride and/or ego to prevent me asking. Very interested to hear other perspectives. I find it impossible to progress in Jiu Jitsu without needing and wanting the help of others. 

Life lesson: Asking for or needing help is not a sign of weakness but one of strength to display vulnerability and the willingness to be better.

Have you reached a point in your Jiu Jitsu journey where you have a game/system when you are rolling? What factors contributed to developing it? Has it remained the same or has it changed as your experience has changed? 

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?

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!