Authenticity
Add to Cart, Subtract Self-Respect
By Tracy. A case study into the psychological affliction known as jiu jitsu instructional hoarding, currently with no known treatment or cure.
September 2026
Jiu jitsu
Beautiful Magic, Wondrous to Behold
The transient nature of training partners in a transient city
July 2026
June 2026
April 2026
December 2025
The Speech That I Didn’t Get to Make
On the hardest part: showing up the day after
October 2025
competition
Butterflies in Formation
“Even though I’m scared, I still compete. Even though I’m tired, I still commit.” On what happens when you stop fighting reality and start working with it.
August 2025
competition
The Second Arrow
It is said the Buddha once asked a student, “If a person is struck by an arrow, is it painful?
June 2025
March 2025
competition
Bad at Competing
There has been a tiny voice in my head that has been living rent free lately.
January 2025