10/31/2026
In a few weeks, itโll be 20 years since I first started jujutsu. This was never part of the plan. I was having a b**r after a pick up hockey game when a friend invited me to take a. โ ground fighting class.โ he was being called to active duty to be deployed to Iraq and he wanted to get in shape. I went to the class and I essentially never left. The one thing I would say to someone starting jujutsu, especially someone whoโs starting it later in lifeโฆ We admire talent, but we respect effort. Keep showing up. Itโs a simple as that.