Last week I had a conversation with my coach about the Rousey vs Nunes fight. He was very honest in his response and said he doesn’t really like to follow the sport of MMA, so he didn’t watch the fight.  I respect that, coming from a 3rd degree Brazilian Jiu Jitsu blackbelt.  I knew he had a meaningful reason as to why he felt this way, so I had to ask what was it? *side note* Ironically, earlier that day I had commented on an article going around on Facebook as to “3 Reasons BJJ still isn’t mainstream in the US”  My response was: It’s hard. It takes time. There are no shortcuts or cheats to get good at it. It requires critical thinking and and a lot of time to acquire a deeper understanding. Most people don’t have the tenacity or patience for it. Most people are uncomfortable with their personal space being invaded. Many people don’t like the idea of other people’s sweat on them either. Plus it’s still associated with the “Just Bleed” UFC guy, so many people think we’re lunatics. There’s a variety of reasons but it’s still growing. It takes 100 years for a sport to […]