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Jiu-Jitsu Has A Strange Fixation With Being On Bottom (opens the original)
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Maybe the Assholes Of the World Deserve A Little Love, Too (opens the original)
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Jonah Hill, Jiu-Jitsu, and the Armor We Build to Hide Old Wounds (opens the original)
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Yep, that’s actor Jonah Hill. Most notably known for playing Seth in the 2000s cult classic Superbad.The clip above made him a hot-ticket item in recent news headlines. Personalities in the martial arts and combat sports realms were particularly quick to provide their “brutally honest” takes, many of which were belittling and demeaning.I get it. He came off as the quintessential arrogant, out-of-touch BJJ bro. And since the people̵
Gi vs. No-Gi? If You’re Still Debating This, You’re Missing the Point. (opens the original)
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I sometimes find myself chuckling whenever I realize how tribal the Jiu-Jitsu community can be.I’ve been in it for 12 years now, and I’ve always seen the need for folks to pick a side.Sport vs. self-defense.Wrestling vs. pulling guard.Gi vs. No-gi.Just STAHP.I already covered the first one in previous articles (read it <a href="https://shoyojack.substack.com/p/has-modern-day-jiu-ji
The Quiet Tragedy of Being the Baddest Man on Earth (opens the original)
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I was an annihilator. That’s what I was born for. Now those days are gone. It’s empty. I’m nothing. That’s the reason I’m crying, because I’m not that person no more. And I miss him. “Cause sometimes I feel like a BITCH.There aren’t many people in this world who could strike fear in another human being like this man did.In his heyday, Mike Tyson brought a brand of ferocity in boxing’s heavyweight division that was one-of-a-kind. There was no one like him who could make y
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