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#130: 16 Years to Black Belt [Podcast]

#130: 16 Years to Black Belt [Podcast]

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 Welcome to Episode #130 of the Fight for a Happy Life podcast, “16 Years to Black Belt.” That’s right. It took me 16 years to receive my black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. That’s a long time getting tapped, smashed, and crushed! Am I bitter about it taking so long? Not at all! That’s the road I chose to walk. You see, the truth is I love Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, but it’s never been my main priority. My #1 martial art is Kung Fu San Soo. Everything else I pursue is intended to enhance that. And BJJ has definitely enhanced my Kung Fu! So, do I recommend that you train in BJJ, too? Yes, I do! I’ve talked about its benefits before in podcast #34: Facing Death and in this video about sparring. But, of course, that’s just my opinion. You do whatever you need to do to be your best. Still, check out this podcast anyway. Whether you’re a black belt now or on the road to one, the advice I share in this episode will help you, too. To LISTEN to “16 Years to Black Belt,” just hit play below. Play the audio podcast below… or download to your device.Subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher or Spotify. To WATCH the video version or READ the transcript, scroll down below. If you’d like to support this show, share the link with a friend or leave a quick review over on iTunes. Thank you! Oh—and don’t forget to sign up for free email updates so you can get new shows sent to your inbox the minute they’re released. Thanks for listening! Keep fighting for a happy life! 16 Years to Black Belt Here’s a video of the podcast. If the player doesn’t work, you can click this direct link. As always, if you’d like to comment (or complain!), feel free to leave a message here or through my Contact Page. TRANSCRIPT Today, on Fight for a Happy Life, “16 Years to Black Belt”. Howdy, Ando here from Happy Life Martial Arts. Welcome to episode number 130 of Fight for a Happy Life, the show that believes even a little martial arts makes life a whole lot better. If you watched last episode, you know that my wife works at home, and she requested that I record these things in my car. Well, today, I’m gonna stay inside, but I am gonna try to keep it down. But if you see a foot enter the frame here, or a frying pan, that would be her. Who knows, maybe you’ll witness a murder today. Although I don’t think she would publish that. Hard to say. Anyway, today, I want to make an announcement. I earned my Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Yay for me. Or what’s wrong with you? I say that because it took me 16 years to earn that Black Belt. I received it from Rigan Machado, the living legend at his Beverly Hills Academy. And yeah, it took me 16 years. Normally, in case you don’t know, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is an art where it could typically take 10 or 11 years. Most of the people I know, it took them about that long. If you’re a hot shot on the tournament scene, if you’ve had some wrestling or judo in your background, maybe you could do it faster. If you’ve been injured along the way, maybe it takes a little longer. In my case, sure, I could say that COVID was one of the reasons for slowing me down. The lockdown definitely put a bump in the road. It’s also true that I moved to Raleigh. But I did join a Jiu Jitsu school when I was in Raleigh. Shout out to Alliance Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in Cary, a fine school if you’re in the area. So I kept training anyway I could through that downtime. And once things were completely back to normal, I went back at it. Still took 16 years. So, again, yay for me and what’s wrong with you? The big question is, was it worth it after 16 years? Are you still going to go? Yes and yes. Absolutely it’s been worth it. And yes, I went right back to class. Just got back a couple hours ago. I got some people, they got me, we’re back in the cycle. I’ve talked about the benefits of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu before, back in Episode #24. We talked about the facing death and acceptance of death. I’ve also made a video on how Brazilian Jiu Jitsu actually helped my striking and takedown games, oddly enough. So you might want to check that one out too. But today I wanted to try to share four new lessons that I haven’t talked about before, which may or may not help you on your journey in the martial arts or outside the martial arts. Starting with number one, what was number one? Sign up anyway Let me be clear. I did not want to take Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Like everyone else, I saw MMA when it debuted in the UFC, and sure, I was impressed. I saw a skill set that I didn’t really have. I felt the vulnerabilities of being taken to the ground and doing stupid things and getting choked out or my arm broken. But still, I put it off for a long time. I was training in other arts. We did train on the ground sometimes, so I thought maybe that’s enough. But it really wasn’t. And over time, I knew it, and that voice in my head kept saying, do Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, do Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. By ...
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