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Carlson-Machado-Gordo-Marcelo-Bravo Chapter 1 – The New Big Question When I left bare-knuckle wars for BJJ, everyone said, “This is the gentle art, it’s for everyone.” But as a midlife cop with Kyokushin scars and a…
A Critical, Respectful Examination of the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu's Founding Family Hey there, welcome to Grounded Ramblings BlogCast! I’m Crish, an army veteran, retired cop, martial arts practicioner and solopreneur in my 50s, just trying to…
THE OPENING QUESTION THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING What if the self-defense foundation I've been standing on my whole life was built on a lie? Not a small lie. Not a white lie. A foundational lie that…
Chapter 1. Why Staying a Beginner Forever Makes You Better, And How I Do It.There is a moment before every shift and before every class where everything goes quiet. Uniform on the chair. Gi folded…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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.…
A Note on This Series Before we dive in, I want to be clear about why I'm sharing these stories. This blog series exists to educate, motivate, and inspire through my own lived experience. Over…
