I ran into this small article by KBEvolve on HubPages http://kbevolve.hubpages.com/

Again this all goes back to the notion that with Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu as my passion/ sport, I am starting to see how much of it applies not only in other pursuits of interest but to day to day life. I hate to get too intellectual or philosophical but it’s true, BJJ does jive with our lives.

As a white belt I learned how to stick things out through the pain threshold. I accepted my beatings and treated them with utmost objectivity. Yeah I got choked out, Yeah I got smashed, but I learned, I understood that after that I had a multitude of lessons to learn. In life or any skill I learn that nothing comes easy and everything new requires a stage where expectations are met with reality “this isn’t as easy as I thought it would be” “shoot, I guess the benefits don’t come till after I do all of this”. Like learning a guitar, I have to first learn rhythm, tone, and chords before I can start belting out Bob Dylan songs but with time I’m sure I could’ve worked my way up to intense metal solos. 

On the flipside there are things out there that help me train towards a clearer definition of my game, periodic training in Yoga and meditation allowed me to control my body more during training and calm my nerves during competition with breathing. For some people this may come as a natural thing and for that I envy them, but for me, unlocking this really pushed me through the pain threshold and really began to love training more and more and understanding when I needed to take breaks.

Also, I appreciate these articles because often these are individuals who have trained in the game long enough to have confidence in their theories as well as their ability to communicate it.