John A Murray once again airs his twisted world view. Last night before class, a brown belt colleague sauntered towards me, and we went through our little ritual of pretending to attack each other. You know the one? It can include some Kungfu, maybe a bit of Aikido, because there’s
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John A Murray, courts controversy with his grumpy old man’s point of view. “Forget about the belt and enjoy the journey”. “The belt only covers two inches of your ass; you have to cover the rest.” Do these gems sound familiar? If not, hang around the BJJ crowd for
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A year ago, we changed our car. We got a good deal on a Honda Civic, a make and model I’d never considered before, yet since then, every second car I see seems to be a Honda. Discovering and beginning Brazilian Jiujitsu has been a similar experience. Until recently it
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I’ve “done” Barcelona before, at least the bits I wanted to, and I’m also a penny-wise Scot, so for me to be sufficiently motivated to drag my old bod back, there had to be something of a carrot. As it turns out, my 61st birthday corresponded with the IBJJF European
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