Old vs new

It’s funny that we are always looking for the new hotness. Somehow, we have an inherent belief that if something is newer, it is automatically better. In every area, the…

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big rocks

I originally wrote the following article years ago, but I think it may be even more relevant today than when I first wrote it. We have more people training some…

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Do it anyway

As someone who teaches coursework that tend to lean towards the somewhat physical, I am used to getting questions from potential students about that physicality. I am also used to…

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Don’t lose

When we are fighting off a violent attacker, especially when it is up close and at bad breath distance, there are so many things going on, and the chaos is…

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tactical tangents podcast

I was recently on an episode of the Tactical Tangents podcast and we had a really good and in-depth conversation. Check it out: https://www.tacticaltangents.com/podcast/cecilburch/

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Dunning-kruger in bjj

There was a good conversation in my closed Alumni Facebook group about training in jujitsu as a white belt and getting the most out of your training. The reason that…

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PERSEVERE

When people look at me now, they tend to see essentially a finished product (not that I am done working on myself mind you – just that there is a…

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