Constant Growth

If you like being comfortable, martial arts is not for you. If you like to settle into the confident feeling that you’ve got it all figured out, Jiu Jitsu may need to be scratched off your list of things to try. 

However…if you like to constantly find growth, this is where it’s at. If you can learn to allow your ego to be popped on the regular, allowing it to prompt total growth and a fresh outlook, this is the sport for you. If you can allow yourself to begin to find excitement at the fact that you will NEVER know it all, but can always seek to try, you’ll certainly fall in love with what happens on the mats.

Most of us are uncomfortable with the processes that instigates growth at times. It’s not comfortable. It’s awkward and weird and even embarrassing at times. And yet, it’s what we NEED.

Opening my own gym has been a whirlwind of learning. I’ve learned a lot about myself, a lot about what I feel I’m not good at, and a lot about my ability to do things even when I’m nervous about “not being good enough.” 

I can always learn more, because there’s always more to learn. I love that Jiu Jitsu challenges me to remember that I can never “arrive” at the finish line, because there isn’t one.