If you haven’t picked up Old School Jiu Jitsu founder Brian Jones’s book, Manifesto, you are missing out on a gem. Jiu Jitsu is about fun, fellowship, and food for thought, but the core principle of Jiu Jitsu is fighting. An excerpt from the first few pages lays out the thesis: “Jiu Jitsu training providesContinue reading “Readings: Old School Jiu-Jitsu – Manifesto”
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Even Elvis Had a Black Belt
Photo credit: http://www.elvispresleyindex.com.br/2014/05/elvis-e-o-karate.html Being the good parent that I am, I recently made my children watch all of the Karate Kid movies (except the one I dub as Kung Fu kid for reasons I might reveal in the future). I hadn’t seen some of them in their entirety in many years. As we watched, itContinue reading “Even Elvis Had a Black Belt”