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animal instinct

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Fear: Friend or Foe
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Fear: Friend or Foe

FEAR! Can paralyze the most skilled grappler and cause him to become timid. A moment of self-doubt has caused many competitors to fear losing and focus on preservation rather than winning. An opponent who comes out stronger than expected, with a strategy you didn’t expect, has caused many
20 Oct 2025 4 min read
No Cavemen Allowed: The Danger of Instincts
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animal instinct

No Cavemen Allowed: The Danger of Instincts

Whenever I introduce a new student to Brazilian jiu-jitsu, I gently temper expectations. I try to explain that jiu-jitsu is a long journey. I talk about how the learning curve may feel impossibly steep and I let them know that the nature of experimentation is that they will
30 Jan 2025 4 min read
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