Never Easy

​Let’s put something into perspective. I have trained for almost 22 years, even if I averaged one class a week for all 22 years that still means I have been in over 1,000 grappling classes. As most of you know I average more than one class a week, and it’s still not easy. It might be easier than it used to be, but I would also say it’s different. I am still hard on myself, I still get frustrated when I don’t execute, that it’s hard to do doesn’t change. Why it’s difficult does. There’s always someone who can stick you to the ground or submit you at will that doesn’t change. You have to love the process, the struggle, the grind. You have to redefine success. You will never have all the answers and that’s okay. This is not an instant gratification activity, in 6 months you might feel like you know something, or a year, or 5 years, or never. Jiu Jitsu will always be miserable unless you find a way to want to do it, because it’s not changing that it’s hard to accommodate you.