Comments on The Jiu-Jitsu Fighter: The Jiu-Jitsu Lifestyle

I think a documentary would be cool Sensei. Since...

2009-03-06T09:04:00.000-06:00

I think a documentary would be cool Sensei. Since being here, I have always wondered what drives people to do this and what sacrifices they make. I can't tell people I do Jiu-jitsu because that means very little to most people out there. I usually say submission wrestling and hope that paints a decent mental picture. My friends here at work see it as rolling around with sweaty men, and I actually take grief for it. My wife hates it because she is the test person for my new moves. She does ask me every time, who I tapped and if I got tapped. In some quasi twisted way, she cares I think. My 3 yr old can do a Kimura and my 6 yr old almost choked out a nephew using a rear naked choke (we had a talk). I definitely think a documentary would be cool.

Andy S

Aaron, I've given some serious thought to producin...

2009-03-05T20:49:00.000-06:00

Aaron, I've given some serious thought to producing our own home grown documentary on this topic. After seeing this one, I'm certain I want to do this. Since my two previous documentaries have been focussed on our downtown homeless folks, a Jiu-Jitsu video should prove to be an exciting change of pace. I know you're in to videography also, so we'll have to bounce some ideas off of eachother.

Georgette, although my wife would never dream of taking up Jiu-Jitsu, thankfully she's been extremely supportive and understanding. One thing that I think is funny is that every time I've been injured, she asks me if I'm going to quit.

I'm hoping my marriage endures my passion! Very f...

2009-03-05T16:56:00.000-06:00

I'm hoping my marriage endures my passion! Very few people understand if they're not in it themselves. I'm lucky my husband took it up (a few months after I did) and he's amazingly supportive.

I am only halfway through the first video, but I c...

2009-03-05T14:40:00.000-06:00

I am only halfway through the first video, but I can already tell that this is toughing a nerve. I think most of us, if not all of us feel the same passion that these brothers and sisters are exuding in their interviews. We come in for different reasons but seek the same results as one and other. We have compassion for eachother and make new and lasting relationships. We are all optimistic of where Jiu Jitsu is taking us in our life's journey. This is the part of Jiu Jitsu that I never expected, but love just as much as learning new moves and techniques. I think it would be very interesting to have us do something like this to pull that raw emotion out of all of us without sugercoating anything. We all have unique stories. Very powerful stuff!

that is a very well put together documentary.
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2009-03-04T23:50:00.000-06:00