Honesty.

Integrity.

Commitment.

Work Ethic.

One of the biggest parts of the Warrior Code is never to act out or speak in such a manner that isn’t truly YOU (Integrity).
 

Treat others with respect and don’t dishonor others, because doing so dishonors yourself and family.

I’m a Husband, Father & Coach.

 

I’ll do my darndest to be the Absolute BEST I can at those three.

 

I simply try to Live MY Code and give my family all the effort and love I possibly can, which honestly, is never enough.

 

We as people are flawed. We are NOT perfect & should never pretend to be.

I f*ck up plenty of times. It hurts to make mistakes.

 

I’m beyond happy to give my all when it comes to being a Husband, Father & Coach.
 

It is when I am with my wife, my daughter & the athletes I train that I feel in my heart that I am in the right place.

I hope you can find your own “right place” without caring what others think.

All that matters is that you tell the truth and do what you feel in your heart is the right thing to do.

Get up 8...

There is a Japanese proverb that most us have heard, "Get knocked down 7 times, get up 8."
Thsi is one of those sayings that helps to define what a warrior is, no matter what life throws at you, believe in yourself, get up and do your best, no matter the outcome.
This doesnt always happen in one session, match or fight but can happen over several.
How we react to these set backs ultimately defines who we are, give up? Throw in the towel?
Get up.



Well done Ben, very proud of you bro!

WELL DONE Jim. Nathan, Mike and Sam!!!

 

4 Of my teammates, Jimmy. Nathan, Sam and Mike competed recently at NAGA Atlanta on February 9, 2013 in the US. NAGA is one of the biggest grappling events in the world.

Nathan, Mike and Sam all took double gold (both gi and no gi) in their respective divisions. Jimmy took gold in no gi, gold in ultra heavyweight gi and silver in heavy weight gi!

I am very proud to train with such a great group of guys!

 

 

 

“I believe there’s an inner power that makes winners or losers. And the winners are the ones who really listen to the truth of their hearts.”

Follow the traditional Jiu-jitsu of Grand Master Hélio Gracie, always be oriented to submissions, always aim to prove the technical efficiency.

This spirit cannot die.
There are lots of people that only care about winning and sometimes forget that the ultimate performance is to bring all your weaponry to the match and prove the efficiency of BJJ. In the end you are not the winner, jiu-jitsu is.
If you fight with the right spirit, even if you lose the match, but placed all your knowledge in the fight you are always a winner.

It's not about winning!

Jason, Dave, Kev and Seb ("do I have to train in a gi") all represented Phoenix this weekend at the Hereford Open.
All performed really well and came away with plenty of ideas on areas of their games that need developing.
Jason took Gold, Seb had several tough matches and took Bronze. Neither Kev or Dave placed but learnt valuable lessons from the experience.

One of the guys told me he was dissapointed in the fact he did not "win".

Winning for me is a problematic concept in Jiu-jitsu now days. There are so many factors that enter into the equation here. Who was having a better day on the day due to fatigue, injury, mental state etc.
Also I was taught by my coach that Jiu-jitsu really shows with true dominance of an opponent in a match, (think vintage Roger Gracie here), passing the guard or sweeping, side to mount, solid unquestionable positional control centered around securing the finish.
Not about edging out an advantage and waiting for time to run out to "win" a match.

The goal should be seeking to dominate your opponent and work for the submission.
All you can do on a given day for a competition is attempt to ensure you are physically prepared, menatlly ready to try and impose your (hopefully submission centered) game on your opponent and then go and leave it all on the mat.
There is not a lot else you can do.

Once it's over look at yourself, what worked and what did'nt, chat to your coaches and teamamtes and come Monday night get back on the mat and work on it.

I've seen the future and it will be ...

Andy, Fred, Ollie and Nathan all competed this past weekend at the British No Gi Open.

All did extremely well, Ollie and Fred both lost tough first matches on points but learnt valuable lessons on areas to work on in their games.

Andy took Gold in the White Belt Division.

Nathan was outstanding winning all 3 of his matches by submission and taking Gold.
Nathan is one of the hardest working members of our team and it's a pleasure and an honour to train with such a game and dedicated young athlete.
Well done!

Micah

Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than what we fear.