• 27/03/2026
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[09] Moving Overseas & Sambo Dentists: A Jiu-Jitsu Problem Nobody Talks About

Back in the late summer of 2004 I was sitting in Kelowna in the worst gridlock of the year. My pager had been

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[09] Moving Overseas & Sambo Dentists: A Jiu-Jitsu Problem Nobody Talks About
  • 27/02/2026
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[08] Plant-Based for Jiu-Jitsu

Last Saturday Jessica and I celebrated our anniversary. We went for a seven course fine dining meal at the Ugly Duckling in Victoria's

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[08] Plant-Based for Jiu-Jitsu
  • 15/02/2026
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[07] The Non-Affiliate, Non-Gatekeeping Jiu-Jitsu Hobbyist Shopping List

I've been playing jiu-jitsu for more than twenty years. I still have some of the gear that I bought for my very first

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[07] The Non-Affiliate, Non-Gatekeeping Jiu-Jitsu Hobbyist Shopping List
  • 15/02/2026
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[06] Who Is Jiu-Jitsu For?

This past Saturday morning we had another Parents & Kids event at Lolakana that bisected my dayjob—I started just before midnight on Friday

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[06] Who Is Jiu-Jitsu For?
  • 02/02/2026
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[05] What I Got Wrong About Napping

I just got up barely an hour ago and I'm already planning on my first nap of the day. There's going to be

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[05] What I Got Wrong About Napping
  • 25/01/2026
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[04] The Minimum Effective Dose for the Jiu-Jitsu Hobbyist

Back in 2020, I picked up Tim Ferriss' book the 4-Hour Body and discovered a concept that's been floating around inside my head

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[04] The Minimum Effective Dose for the Jiu-Jitsu Hobbyist
  • 25/01/2026
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[03] – How I Saved 78 Hours A Year & Never Miss Jiu-Jitsu Class

I don't want to go to jiu-jitsu this morning. It's Monday at 05:43 AM as I write this and I'm sitting in a

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[03] – How I Saved 78 Hours A Year & Never Miss Jiu-Jitsu Class
  • 11/01/2026
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[02] – Let’s Play Jiu-Jitsu

Let's play jiu-jitsu. We love to practice the sport, but when we go around telling outsiders we're practitioners—it makes jiu-jitsu sound like some

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[02] – Let’s Play Jiu-Jitsu
  • 04/01/2026
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[01] – How I’ve Stayed a Jiu-Jitsu Hobbyist for 26 Years

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is my hobby. I’ve been a martial arts hobbyist for 26 years. Back in 1999 I didn’t have the language to

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[01] – How I’ve Stayed a Jiu-Jitsu Hobbyist for 26 Years