#bjjworld: Hands down, the best story I’ve ever heard about Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu was from Royler Gracie. When asked a question about who Jiu-Jitsu was for, he said without hesitation,everyone. He said, everyone has stress. It doesn’t matter if you have stress at work, stress at home, or stress with friends; we all have some stress in our lives. Because we all have this stress in our lives, we need some sort of stress relief. He said, Jiu-Jitsu is that stress relief. There is no better relief from your day at work or problems at home than to come in and train. Nothing clears your mind more effectively or relieves aggression better than training.
It wasn’t until Royler said this that I realized that he was right. There is no healthier way to deal with all of the stresses in life than to train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Most people have frustrating days at work or at home and do nothing about it. They let their aggression build with no outlet for it. These are the people with crazy road rage or the people who fly off the handle when something seemingly small messes up their day. These people let all of the stresses in life build and build until they snap. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu keeps you sane and helps you deal with all of life’s annoying problems. If you already train Jiu-Jitsu, then pat yourself on the back and appreciate that you are doing the best thing for your mental and physical health. If you are not training, then I would strongly recommend giving it a try. You don’t want all of that aggression to manifest into something worse. Until then, I’ll be watching out for when you give me the bird on the highway.
