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.... if you're not training, you're not learning and therefore you're not living that lifestyle!
Earlier, we talked about how Jiu-Jitsu helps us with control. For example, we are unable to control how the people around us behave or how they treat us, but we can certainly control if we choose to keep hanging around those people.
As we find ourselves understanding how we are able to control our own actions, we also begin to adapt. As we train, our bodies will adapt. We will lose excess and inefficient weight, muscle striations will become more defined, and our flexibility, cardiovascular stamina, and muscular strength will increase dramatically. In addition to the physical adaptations taking place, our mind will begin to adapt.
The mental adaptation process is often described with characteristic traits: DISCIPLINE, FOCUS, DETERMINATION, RESPONSIBILITY, ACCOUNTABILITY. You already might know, that there have been studies of brain chemistry being altered as a result of exercise. According to Dr. Myles Spar, exercise slows the loss of gray matter. Anaerobic exercise actually stimulate the creation of NEW brain cells in the part of the brain responsible for learning and memory.
Living the Jiu-Jitsu lifestyle, you have to learn how to adapt. As a result of failing and having to adapt, quality begins to form. The quality we are able to produce and adapt into our lifestyle as a result of training on the mat is something you will never lose!
REFERENCE:
The Huffington Post: How Physical Exercise Promotes Brain Health; Myles Spar, M.D.; September 16, 2010
The Third Lesson.... "Diet & Health"
As we find ourselves understanding how we are able to control our own actions, we also begin to adapt. As we train, our bodies will adapt. We will lose excess and inefficient weight, muscle striations will become more defined, and our flexibility, cardiovascular stamina, and muscular strength will increase dramatically. In addition to the physical adaptations taking place, our mind will begin to adapt. The mental adaptation process is often described with characteristic traits: DISCIPLINE, FOCUS, DETERMINATION, RESPONSIBILITY, ACCOUNTABILITY. You already might know, that there have been studies of brain chemistry being altered as a result of exercise. According to Dr. Myles Spar, exercise slows the loss of gray matter. Anaerobic exercise actually stimulate the creation of NEW brain cells in the part of the brain responsible for learning and memory.
Living the Jiu-Jitsu lifestyle, you have to learn how to adapt. As a result of failing and having to adapt, quality begins to form. The quality we are able to produce and adapt into our lifestyle as a result of training on the mat is something you will never lose!
REFERENCE:
The Huffington Post: How Physical Exercise Promotes Brain Health; Myles Spar, M.D.; September 16, 2010
The Third Lesson.... "Diet & Health"
Eliot Kelly
"Your body will adapt and your mind will follow!"
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