I've heard many people talk about living the Jiu-Jitsu lifestyle, but I think there might be some misconceptions about what it means to be living this "lifestyle." Some things are skewed by pop-culture and the media, and our understanding of what it means to be "living the life" might be misconceived. Here is my interpretation and application of what it means to be living the BJJ lifestyle. The Jiu-Jitsu lifestyle is: Taking what you are learning on the mat, and applying it to your daily activities. Everything we encounter on the mat, if we allow it to, can be applied specifically to enrich our daily lives.The first thing you need to know is that the lifestyle STARTS on the mat. You take what you are LEARNING on the mat and need to apply those lessons in your daily adventures. Everyone who spends time on the mat is in essence living the Jiu-Jitsu lifestyle. However, some might be living it more that others, but if you're not training, you're not learning, and therefore you're not living!
The first life lesson we learn from Jiu-Jitsu is about control. This is probably the first lesson we will learn, but the last to be mastered. As your body gets used to the drills, mat movements, and exercises, we learn that control starts from within. Rather than trying to control your partners actions, you are responsible for controlling how you move. Your partner or opponent will react as a result of your movement. Therefore how you move, act, and behave, will be an indication of how things will function around you. When we're playing video games, we can't control what will happen in the game, but we can control when and what button we decide to push. If we tap, or lose the game..... You know what to do!! Control what YOU do, and see how that empowers you in your daily life and on the mat!The Second Lesson..... "Being able to adapt"
Eliot Kelly
"Live the Jiu-Jitsu Lifestyle with control!"
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