Health 1: Going Back to Brazilian Jiu Jitsu after a break

Walking into your home Brazilian Jiu Jitsu gym after a long break is an experience. A lot of things happen when you train at the same gym for many years and so although you are entering a relatively simple space, that structural simplicity belies what is in reality a complex zone for any brazilian jiu jitsu devotee.

For me it is a place filled with memories both sweet and bitter. Friendships forged and animosities navigated. Victories celebrated and later regretted, losses bemoaned and later cherished. So today I got to enjoy that bitter sweet experience once again as I entered the gym after an absence of many months due to a herniated disc (that I got being silly at Jiu Jitsu). 

The class went well. We began with a warmup that left me dripping in sweat and then trained a technique that I have trained many times before. The difference was that this time for some reason my ears were a little more open to what was being said and my rush to get to the roll and compete with the other students a little less urgent. 

I am not rolling due to my neck injury but I have committed to turning up on Mondays at 10am for the next month and if I can achieve that consistently then I will use that success as a step to then increase frequency. The photo is of a competition in Melbourne where I had a very good time competing and watching the team fromFight Club Jiu Jitsu compete.