Jiu-Jitsu Changes Lives

I was reading some of my 1st BJJ instructors David Adiv blogs the other day and it made me think of my training journey through BJJ and all of the benefits and things that happened in my life because I started doing BJJ. I started writing them down and while it is a very rough list, I read it when I was done and thought about how different my life would be (and where I would be) if I never started or quit. here is the list:

-The Belief that i can accomplish anything I put my mind to

-made great, positive friends (and in 2 different countries)

-taught me to defend and stand up for myself

-Stopped drinking alcohol

-visited california for the 1st time, something I dreamed about as a kid.

-visited 2 different countries

-visited, competed in and reffed in over 15 states across the US

-eat healthier food (and learned about food)

-learned how to understand Portuguese (a little..lol)

-Stopped making excuses and started getting stuff done

-taught me to set goals and set them high (I set goals every year)

-taught me to respect others and realize everyone is fighting a battle of their own

-made me a more patient person

-gave me better Self control

-gave me great role models who helped make me who I am today

-gave me the opportunity to help people change their lives.

-gave the opportunity to give back to the community i grew up in

-gave others a way to make a living and others, met their spouse and had children after meeeting at my academy

-and after a horrific injury, it taught me how to never give up and how to persevere

-I try to be a better person everyday because of Jiu-Jitsu.

I wish I could make everyone take jiu-jitsu because

BJJ changes lives