Desire to Win

​You can call it grit, determination, perseverance, and many other names but the desire to win is a powerful thing. Oftentimes, with everything else being equal the person that wants it more comes out on top. In Jiu Jitsu I’ve always felt that the king of this is Buchecha. Multiple matches I would see buchecha look like he would lose, be down by a significant amount of points for an elite black belt match, and then with maybe two minutes left, he’d find a way to win. This happens in the room as well, people with a more mellow demeanor and more skill or experience get beat by people who don’t want to lose and are willing to get aggressive to compensate for their deficiencies. We do what needs to be done to achieve the desired outcome.