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Today I read about Mack Beggs, a 17-year-old transgender boy, who recently won the Texas state girls’ wrestling title. The family of Mack Beggs has said he would rather be wrestling boys, but state policy calls for students to wrestle against the gender listed on their birth certificates. So Beggs, a junior from Euless Trinity, […]
I have decided I will compete. My instructor bullied me into it. Here was our conversation: Jiu Jiu’s note: I showed Diego the picture to make sure he was okay with me posting it. He responded by saying: The point is not that competition just makes you improve; it’s that it makes you improve fast. It […]
About a month ago, there was a survey circulating called “Women in Gaming, 2016.” I am a gamer, and I passed it along to the gamer women. A friend of a friend remarked that she didn’t feel she was a gamer. I think there is a strong parallel to any kind of hobby or sport that […]
Jiu Jiu’s note: This was written BY Jiu Jiu FOR jiujiubjj.com! I’ve been having a problem with a content theft, so if you do find this entire entry elsewhere, please let me know. My friend, Jayne Fury, introduced me to Bullet Journaling. I looked into it in the past, but I wasn’t totally sold until I […]
A friend loaned me the book Superbetter by Jane McGonigal. I decided to write about how the ideas connect to jiu jitsu, so I’ll be writing this up as I’m going. The idea behind the book is that you can use the science of games to help yourself get stronger, happier, braver, and more resilient. Please feel […]
Newsflash: When I started BJJ, I never expected to be good. I never expected even to be okay. I fully believed that I would stay a white belt, eating paste in the corner, making everyone feel better about themselves because “Well, at least I’m better than Jiu Jiu!” I was happy and satisfied with this […]
Today Mr Jiu Jiu and I invited a few folks over. One soldier whose family is far away, and my BJJ instructor, who is from Brazil. Thought this would be a good time to list some things I’m thankful for! Feel free to add yours to the end! I have a gym that I’m regularly […]
Imagine something you do without fail, every day or every week. It can be brushing your teeth, taking your dog for a walk, going to work, whatever. For me, it’s wearing makeup. I wear makeup every single day. If someone were to ask me “How do you have the motivation to do it every day” […]
Confession time: I got pissed this week. I’ve started back training consistently! Congratulations to me!! I’ve been training Mondays and Wednesdays even when I’m really tired or just don’t feel like it. So this week we were working on something I’m TERRIBLE at: keeping mount. Generally speaking, when I roll, if I’m bucked off, I […]
Jiu Jiu’s Note: HAPPY SUMMER! It’s been a wild ride so far. Some key words: Road trip to Canada, Flight to Colorado, Crazy scavenger hunts, GISHWHES, 1st anniversary, 40th birthday, step-mom-ing, and family visiting! I’ll update in a non-BJJ post later. I visited a gym in Lafayette, CO while staying with a friend, and she […]
