CxD 91: Aotearoa edition
Smart Notes; Anthony Bourdain; "I suck at Jiu-Jitsu"
Greetings from the north-east part of the north island of Aotearoa!
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2. I continue to have jiu-jitsu on my mind, even though I’m as far away from my training studio as geographically possible. Watch Anthony Bourdain explain why he started training at age 58 and why it’s such a powerful tool to design character.
what to do when your ass-kickings become a regular occurrence
3. Since one jiu-jitsu video isn’t enough, I thought y’all would enjoy a second one, in which a black-belt teacher expresses his frustrations at having a hard time competing against lower-ranked opponents. You can substitute the jiu-jitsu blues with pretty much anything else in your life that is difficult and currently kicking your ass and gain wisdom by reflecting on the pain. Watch here.