Strength. Discipline. Craft.

Notes from a BJJ black belt and dad. Still training. Still learning.

Reflections on training, jiu-jitsu, recovery, and life, written from lived experience.

A collection of honest reflections on training, strength, jiu-jitsu, recovery, and life — written without hype or gimmicks.

Featured Note

I’m still training. Not the way I did when I was younger…
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I write about training, jiu-jitsu, recovery, and life as they intersect over time.

Latest Notes

Recent writing on training, jiu-jitsu, recovery, and staying capable.

• The Warm-Up I Refuse to Skip
• Why I Don’t Roll Lighter — I Roll Smarter
• Shoulder Surgery Changed the Way I Train
• There Are No Shortcuts to Recovery
• Durability Over Strength