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Yesterday, during practice ONE with nine freshmen grapplers, we did what we always do in BTL team practice one. We read Day 1 in BBTL. We wrote our thinking. We talked, BTL style. The only weird thing about this practice was a national network was there filming it. Seems Grappy has assembled an epic class … Continue reading A big IF…

“As cold water to a weary soul, so is good news from a far country.” Proverbs 25:25 Back on September 23, 1984, when calling my dad to tell him he was now a grandpa, he quoted Proverbs 25:25 back to me. He was 840 miles away. Ohio felt like a far country from Kansas. Today, … Continue reading Aedán James…

Yesterday, my friend Markel and I went on a 25 mile bike ride in the quiet, early morning hour. It was freakin’ magic. We hadn’t turned out of his driveway when he told me he had a bone to pick with me. Bring it on, I replied knowing it would be good. “All real suffering … Continue reading Weeds…

Doc Scott modeled the way for me for 37 years. He was the kindest man I’ve known. He wasn’t much of a businessman and not very handy. He was a loving husband, father, and doc. He loved his work. Dad’s patients felt it every time he made a house call and didn’t charge ‘em. He … Continue reading Fathers…

Back in 1980, The Boston Marathon was won by an unknown athlete - Rosie Ruiz, the first female to cross the finish line. She received the winners wreath and the photo op's. Someone noticed her legs - loose flesh, cellulite. Yikes. The questions started coming fast and furious. Even back in the day, before online … Continue reading Run with them…

During another hard practice with my apprentice, we talked about one of her clients who lacks an edge. He’s a super nice dude. Everybody loves him, she said. I stopped her mid-sentence. Everybody, I asked? Yes. Everybody. Here’s some ccd magic, leader. Remember this. If everybody loves you, you’re not a leader - you’re a … Continue reading Cheerleader…

"It's personal." "I don't think anything in life is absolute." "No regrets." "If it's not hurting an individual, it's not really wrong." "It depends on the situation." "Like if it's something your boss tells you to do, they want it done that way, that makes it what you should do." "Nothing really is coming to … Continue reading Lost to found…

It isn’t suffering that leads to helplessness, it’s suffering you can’t control. Dr. Seligman, back in 1964, first proved this theory when studying dogs reactions to shocks (yes, I know it sucks that anybody would shock our best friends in the name of science). The dogs were in two distinct control groups. One group had … Continue reading Pain train…