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5 Things I’ve Learned After A Year Of Brazilian Jujitsu
Getting into martial arts has been on my bucket list for many years. Whilst I have dappled in a few over the years— I never managed to find one that I stuck to for more than a few months at a time.
The years went by, and life happened. By the time I was in my late 30s, I figured my time had passed.
Then in the midst of the pandemic, inspiration found me. I decided to stop dithering and just take the plunge.
Its now been 12 months since I first walked into my local BJJ gym that fateful day. I’ve learned a lot not just about the sport, but myself, and life in general.
Below are some of my key take a ways from the journey so far.
#6: You’re never to old to start something new
As mentioned above — by my late 30s, I figured it was too late in the game for me to get involved into a sport that I perceived as being so rough and physically demanding.
Then I read a post on Medium by an ageing martial artist who was still starting new martial arts at the age of 67.
It got me thinking: if he can start later in life, so can I!
So it was that I took the plunge. I found that I wasn’t the oldest either — not by a long shot. There…
