Dojo Discernments

In the Dojo Discernments, we aim to deepen understanding, strengthen the community, and inspire growth by sharing nuggets of wisdom earned on the mats

Hi all, here is this week's edition of Dojo Discernments where I share nuggets of thought earned on the mats. Poco a Poco: Piece by Piece A couple of weeks ago, I was cornering one of my heavyweight students with strong judo as he faced someone just as big and capable as he was. As the match w...

Mar 20, 2026

Dojo Discernments

Hi all, here is this week's edition of Dojo Discernments, where I share nuggets of thought earned on the mats. All it Takes is Everything This week I told my professional development team something simple. To become a world champion, it doesn’t take much. It just takes everything. Like a train ...

Mar 06, 2026

Dojo Discernments

Here is this weeks edition of Dojo Discernments where I share nuggets of thought collected on the mats. For New Reasons I'm seeing this a lot. Blue belts developing a competency in the sport where they can submit a large number of blue belts and white belts, then they experience an injury, an...

Feb 13, 2026

Dojo Discernments

Hi all, welcome to this week’s iteration of Dojo Discernments, where I share thoughts earned on the mats. Resolutions This year my resolution has been to do less. Not to take on new projects, but to refine, hone, and recommit to what I’ve already committed myself to in years past. That way of b...

Jan 30, 2026

Dojo Discernments

Hi all! Welcome to this weeks edition of Dojo Discernments where I share nuggets of thought earned on the mats this week. Most Helpful Quote "As I see it."- Brian Glick Before professor Glick extends his thoughts on a topic, often times he precedes it with this quote. "As I see it." This quot...

Jan 16, 2026

Dojo Discernments

Hi all! Welcome back to Dojo Discernments where I share nuggets of thought earned on the mats! Been a busy month but we are back. Where I've Been The past few weeks took me to Orlando, Thailand, and Las Vegas: East Coast Trials, Asian Trials, and IBJJF Worlds. A full month as both a competitor ...

Dec 19, 2025

Dojo Discernments

Hi all, here is this week's iteration of Dojo Discernments where I share nuggets of thought earned on the mats this week. Coming Back From Competition I was out in Orlando last week competing at ADCC East Coast Trials. I had a subpar result, exiting the tournament in the second round. It was a...

Nov 21, 2025

Dojo Discernments

Hi all! Welcome to this weeks edition of Dojo Discernments, where I share nuggets of though earned on the mats this week. Complexity The best grapplers can attack from every angle th,eir game looks like art and music in motion.But that complexity isn’t chaos; it’s just fundamentals expressed fr...

Nov 07, 2025

Dojo Discernments

Hi all! Welcome to this week's edition of Dojo Discernments where I share nuggets of thought earned on the mats. What's to Come 10th Planet San Clemente is coming soon, how soon? I will leave that in God's hands and timing.I am cultivating and praying for those doors to open. Here's a sneak pea...

Oct 31, 2025

Dojo Discernments

Hi all! Here is your weekly edition of Dojo Discernments where I share nuggets of thought earned on the mats this week. Did You Know? You most likely know the omoplata, you’ve probably hit it countless times in training. But do you know what the word actually means? In Portuguese, omoplata lite...

Oct 24, 2025

Dojo Discernments

Hi all, welcome to this week's Dojo Discernments! Where I share nuggets of thoughts earned on the mats! Breaking People Down This week, let’s zero in on something that often gets missed in guard play: the importance of truly breaking your partner down. We all focus a lot on off-balancing, but rem...

Oct 17, 2025

Dojo Discernments

Hi all, here is this weeks edition of Dojo Discernments, where I share nuggets of thought earned on the mats. IBJJF Pans This past weekend I was in Long Island, NY coaching a student at the IBJJF Pan-American Championships, the first major of the year as we round the corner toward Worlds in ...

Oct 10, 2025

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