Crazy Like Me

​I want everyone who walks through the door to become a black belt. That is a goal I have, but all the black belts I know are crazy like me. They like the grit, show up in any circumstance, sacrifice the world outside for the sake of Jiu Jitsu. That’s not for everyone, and it’s weird to me, but it’s something I have to accept. What we do is aggressive, it’s violent, it’s not something that you can be casual about if you want to be successful quickly. What is required to be a black belt is not the same as just wanting to show up and learn to grapple, but no matter what embracing the difficulty is part of the journey. If you don’t have a part of you that appreciates a beating grappling won’t be very fun.