“Can you breathe?” “Yeah.” “Then, don’t panic.” *** I pushed through the door to my kitchen this evening, holding a sweat-soaked gi. I could barely move my shoulder, and my hand was trembling. The kids were doing homework, and my wife was sweeping the floor. “Your head is bleeding,” she said. I was too fatiguedContinue reading “Jiu-Jitsu is Saving My Life”
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The Swamp of My Subconscious
I sprawl out over the sun-baked earth as if shoved. My hands burn from the scrape, and my face lands flat on its side. I get to my knees and blow dirt from my mouth. All around me is a barren wasteland. No vegetation or shade exists except for the thin dark clouds that blockContinue reading “The Swamp of My Subconscious”