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6 Lessons That Will Help You Build a Battle-Ready Competition Mindset

6 Lessons That Will Help You Build a Battle-Ready Competition Mindset

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Mar 15, 2022
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2016 IBJJF No-Gi Worlds — a blast from the past.

In April, I’ll hit the 7-year anniversary of my first Jiu-Jitsu class.

In January, earlier this year, I hit the 6 year anniversary of my first Jiu-Jitsu competition.

In that time, I’ve competed in just about every single ruleset (the only one I think I haven’t done is no time limit sub only), and I’ve competed in just about every major event you can think of. From East Coast to West Coast, Midwest, and beyond, I’ve competed in Jiu-Jitsu all over the place in all different kinds of environments.

Competing in Jiu-Jitsu has

Here 6 lessons on building a strong mindset that I have learned from Jiu-Jitsu.

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