Be Ready

There is a saying that “when the student is ready, the master will appear”. I’m no master, for the love of God don’t call me that, but it is true that no knowledge will come if you are not ready to learn. I say pretty much the same things and give out the same information all day every day, but it will only click when you are ready to absorb the information. I have become known for my scissor sweep, but I only started being reasonably good at it six or seven years into training. I only really started having success with the north south choke three or four years ago. I feel like I’ve figured out more post black belt than I did in the 14 years before. No matter how much wisdom your coaches impart on you, if you’re not ready for it, it’s not going to do anything.