A BJJ lesson from Tiger King

Hey all you cool grapplers and rollers it’s Chewy.

With all of this down time because of the quarantine I’ve found myself watching netflix with Jess a bit more than usual.

And the other day we watched that recent shit show of a documentary called Tiger King. And after watching it I can tell you that there are a lot of lessons to takeaway from that mess.

1 of them is the importance of thinking for yourself and practicing discernment.

Here’s what I mean.

The show is mostly about these 3 groups of exotic animal owners. Each with a cult like leader who has a devout following. Through the show it also shares details into the flaws and misgivings and possible abuses of each one of these leaders.

Then if you listen to these same people comment on the way the show portrayed them, they’ll tell you that much of the information was spun to fit a certain narrative.

The whole thing is full of lies, people misleading others and people using others in a way they didn’t intend to make a t.v show.

This is a reminder that you should practice discernment otherwise you get lad to believe or do things that may not be useful for you in the long run.

Many people DON’T do this though. They say, “well so and so said this” or “this works because so and so did it.” And so they think they HAVE to do it.

In short they don’t think for themselves. Don’t be that way.

Listen to the teachers you follow but always be willing to think for yourself and see how it works for YOU. This goes with techniques and ideas.

In BJJ I call this making your own “stew.” Taking the ideas and teachings from others, finding out what works for you and making your own mixture.

Even the things I teach, whether it’s ideas shared or techniques, be willing to see how they work for you. Again, I share because something has worked for me. But you’re different, they may work or they may not.

That’s for you to find out.

And just as a reminder so you don’t miss out!

From now until this Friday (April 3rd) if you invest in any of my courses at www.Chewjitsu.net/products I’ll gift you access to my Get a Grip series, and a special seminar recording from one of my events in Florida last year at no additional cost.

All you gotta do is snag whatever course strikes your fancy and then email me at Support@Chewjitsu.net with the subject line “Special Bonus” and we’ll send the extra goodies your way.

And whatever course you end up getting your hands on make sure to practice discernment. Study it, take in the information and once you get back to the gym (after all this quarantine stuff passes), see how it works for you.

It’s impossible for you to not get something from the courses. But I also don’t expect you to take everything as is. You’ll have to adjust a technique to your style or body type.

This is a must for any good martial artist as they create their own style or “art.”

Talk to you tomorrow.

-Chewy

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