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Grounded Ramblings | Jiu-Jitsu & MentalidadeGrounded Ramblings | Jiu-Jitsu & Mentalidade - Temporada 1

Distintivo, Faixa e Ossos Quebrados – Policiando & Treinando (Episódio 9)

by Crish GINDUNGODecember 28, 2025December 28, 2025

Capitulo 1 É uma coisa estranha reinventar-se aos 40 anos. A maioria dos homens nessa idade está comprando carros esportivos ou se acomodando no longo e confortável declínio rumo à aposentadoria. Eu estava fazendo burpees…

Grounded Ramblings: BJJ & MindsetGrounded Ramblings: BJJ & Mindset - Season 1

Cop, Black Belt, and Survival Stories: What Law Enforcement Taught Me (Episode 9)

by Crish GINDUNGODecember 28, 2025January 24, 2026

Chapter 1 Cop, Black Belt, and Survival Stories: What Law Enforcement Taught Me.It is a strange thing to reinvent yourself at 40. Most men are buying sports cars or settling into the long, comfortable slide…

Grounded Ramblings | Jiu-Jitsu & MentalidadeGrounded Ramblings | Jiu-Jitsu & Mentalidade - Temporada 1

De Portugal à Austrália — A Reinvenção do Imigrante (Episódio 8)

by Crish GINDUNGODecember 24, 2025February 25, 2026

Capítulo 1A Fuga Que Vira Caminho No início de 1999, fiz o que pessoas quebradas às vezes fazem: fugi. Minha primeira esposa tinha morrido há pouco tempo e Portugal, o meu Portugal bonito, familiar e…

Grounded Ramblings: BJJ & MindsetGrounded Ramblings: BJJ & Mindset - Season 1

Moving to Australia at 30: Why I Had to Rebuild My Life (Episode 8)

by Crish GINDUNGODecember 20, 2025January 24, 2026

Chapter 1:The Running Away That Becomes Running Toward Moving to Australia at 30: Why I Had to Rebuild My Life.In early 1999, I did what broken people sometimes do: I ran. My first wife had…

Grounded Ramblings | Jiu-Jitsu & MentalidadeGrounded Ramblings | Jiu-Jitsu & Mentalidade - Temporada 1

De Recruta a Soldado: Como Portugal Moldou a Minha Disciplina (Episódio 7)

by Crish GINDUNGODecember 14, 2025February 3, 2026

Capítulo 1: Apresentando-se ao Serviço Era 1991. O mundo estava mudando, mas em Portugal algumas coisas continuavam exatamente iguais. Uma delas era o Serviço Militar Obrigatório, o famoso alistamento compulsório. Então com 19 anos me apresentei…

Grounded Ramblings: BJJ & MindsetGrounded Ramblings: BJJ & Mindset - Season 1

Army Training, Portuguese Discipline, Lifetime Impact (Episode 7)

by Crish GINDUNGODecember 14, 2025January 24, 2026

Chapter 1: Reporting for Duty This is about my Army Training, Portuguese Discipline and the Lifetime Impact in my life.It was 1991. The world was changing, but in Portugal, some things were still the same.…

Grounded Ramblings | Jiu-Jitsu & MentalidadeGrounded Ramblings | Jiu-Jitsu & Mentalidade - Temporada 1

 Buscando o Método de Ensino Certo (Episódio 6) 

by Crish GINDUNGODecember 5, 2025February 3, 2026

Você pode passar anos treinando Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Você pode gastar milhares de reais (ou dólares). Você pode viajar o mundo atrás de academias. E, mesmo assim, acabar no mesmo lugar, sem aprender nada, porque está…

Grounded Ramblings: BJJ & MindsetGrounded Ramblings: BJJ & Mindset - Season 1

 The Teaching Method That Finally Made Me Better – (Episode 6)

by Crish GINDUNGODecember 5, 2025January 24, 2026

You can spend years training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. You can spend thousands of dollars. You can travel across the world chasing academies. And still end up nowhere, learning nothing, because you are learning the wrong…

Grounded Ramblings | Jiu-Jitsu & MentalidadeGrounded Ramblings | Jiu-Jitsu & Mentalidade - Temporada 1

Porque Troquei o Karate Pelo Jiu-Jitsu: Minha Transformação nas Artes Marciais (Episódio 5)

by Crish GINDUNGONovember 30, 2025February 3, 2026

O Custo do ChuteBoxe Troquei o Karate Pelo Jiu-Jitsu Toda luta cobra do corpo de formas que pouca gente comenta: pele rasgada, ossos doloridos, tendões reclamando em silêncio. As artes marciais sempre foram meu escudo…

Grounded Ramblings: BJJ & MindsetGrounded Ramblings: BJJ & Mindset - Season 1

From Bare-Knuckle Fights to BJJ: Why I Changed Everything – (Episode 5)

by Crish GINDUNGONovember 27, 2025January 24, 2026

White belt days Chapter 1 From Bare-Knuckle Fights to BJJ: Why I Changed Everything.I was never afraid of standing and trading punches or kicks, there’s a rush to feeling light on your feet and untoucheable.…

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