Knitting Sweaters

​Sometimes I feel like people look at me sideways when I tell them to be mean. Maybe it’s because I’ve rolled with people who are elite, maybe because I’ve been training since prehistory, or maybe it’s that when I wrestled in middle school that was all the advice my coaches had. Whatever it is, you do a combat sport, as long as what you’re doing isn’t with the intent to injure, it’s all sort of fair game. Maybe the threat of retribution looms too large? Unfortunately, you are doing yourself and your training partners a disservice by not utilizing the tools at your disposal. Whatever situation you may have to grapple outside of our room will be less forgiving. If you have some understanding of how difficult things can be in the outside world, you are better prepared. We are all trying to get comfortable being uncomfortable, so start making people uncomfortable.