Great work Larry. Overcoming many obstacles on and off the mat. Tough to go somewhere and get beat up for fun. Fortunately these are the normal prerequisites to BJJ. Congrats on the promotion and the award well deserved. Just keep showing up OSS. 

Learning leverage, base, technique, and use of gravity. 

You wanna know those Jedi secrets here they are.

I agree takedowns of any kind. 

All of these are great answers. Public speaking is huge, interacting with others bingo. But adhering to a technique and making it muscle memory is where it’s at for me. Not thinking but performing. Be an artist. 

What works and what doesn’t. Journal or look it up on line. Then drill, identify the moment to employ technique and execute in a roll. Some techniques are for some and others are not. Identify what works for you. And use it. Another is the details. Find them and reflect on them. They can be the difference between success and failure. 

Great question. All of whaat Dan and Gary said. Another phrase that comes to mind. Just show up. But I like to add have a purpose when you do show up. Work on a part of your game consistently till you know it inside and out. But to also stay positive. Even on rough days. Showing up means everything. 

I have to go with Scott’s plaque. Frame, breathe, pray. Great job Kimmy. 

Look around, check out the reviews and go to a few trial lessons. If they are afraid of being sore tell them it’s like anything else. It will go away after you get used to it.

So I twist the truth a little lol. 

I agree with Russ. The non boring exercise works. But one other thing I might add. The silence that occurs within my being when I step on the mat. I would liken it to a refuge. Or sanctuary.