January 4, 2009 – 8:28 pm
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There were no mats. Just little pieces of rubber flooring on top of cheap carpet. I was the least athletic of the three of us, and we had never heard of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu before I got on the ground that very day 4 years ago. Kenny, a top shelf athletic ex-wrestler I had just been introduced to, mounted me right away. He smothered my face, pushing my body into the ground with his hips. Just as I could take no more, he suddenly slid off my chest, giving me room to gasp for air. However, that momentary relief was immediately replaced with the sharp pain of my arm being hyper extended in an arm bar. I tapped as fast as I could, yelping…
‘TAAAAAAAPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!’
By Peter James
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December 2, 2008 – 9:52 am
‘Peter, please don’t touch the stove.‘
PJ: ‘Okay Mom‘
(2 seconds later)
PJ: ‘Owwwwww!!!‘
‘Peter! James! Normandia! What did I just say?!!‘
Welcome to the life of a hardheaded child. Growing up I can certainly say that the best way to get me to do something was to tell me I couldn’t. It was like a trigger inside my hard head. All I would hear was a voice saying…
‘What do you mean I can’t do it? Who are you to tell me what I can or can’t do? I’ll show you.’
I guess as Humans, we all have our share of hardheaded experiences. For me, it was more of a life theme. I was as hardheaded a child as you could imagine. I simply learned better from experience than anything else. I didn’t just want to know why, I wanted to experience why.
October 27, 2008 – 1:05 pm
As many of you know, I train and teach Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) for a Royler Gracie affiliate. All of the lessons I have learned in BJJ mirror my real life. Jiu Jitsu is like a small sample of life’s lessons right on the mat. It is why I always learn a little something about myself almost every class I attend.
At each BJJ class, after warm-ups, a certain move, or series of moves are taught to the class by the Instructor. We call these ‘The Move of the Day.’ The Instructor will breakdown the move(s), showing us the nuances of the technique, and then the students will work with a partner at perfecting it.
By Peter James
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