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Jiu Jitsu is (Still) Fun

July 16, 2019

I’m not taking a ton of personal photos at the moment. I thought that summer would offer more free time but as it happens, I picked up a few side gigs to earn some extra coin.

I’m still training jiu jitsu when I can which is basically about 1-2 times a week. More often than not, it’s been open mat which is actually a bit of a bummer because I miss out on actual instruction.

I was chatting with Prof. Kevin the other day about the jiu jitsu journey and I was trying to explain that I don’t feel like I’m getting any worse right now but instead, the road seems to have lengthened itself. It’s like thinking you are at the halfway point but then realizing that the latter half is actually much longer than the first. I don’t really like the term “move the goal posts” to describe this because it sounds like cheating. Is there some kind of more humble term to characterize this feeling? Enlighten me in the comments section.

two jiu jitsu practitioners standing about to fight
Sometimes when it’s super hot and sweaty at the gym, I like to take a breather outside. It’s also cool because it offers some natural textures to shoot behind.
jiu jitsu practitioner hitting a bow and arrow choke on a teammate
Ivan is the most casual dude at the gym. Look at the disparity between his non chalant Ryan Hall demeanor to Cho Nuff’s grimace.
jiu jitsu practitioner doing a footlock
Hunter got this foot lock right after this photo was taken. I liked the composition better when I could see Sean’s face too.
jiu jitsu practitioner passing guard
This guy Richard hasn’t trained in ages, or at least I haven’t seen him at the gym for at least a year. He showed up to open mat and started pulling guard passes like this. On second thought, there’s no way he’s not training somewhere.

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