Sharing our journeys

Some people say they'd rather die than sing karaoke, dance in front of their friends, or give a speech to a crowd. They don’t really mean this literally. They are simply expressing their deep fear of embarrassment. Embarrassment is a normal human experience that we all feel from time to time. This uncomfortable feeling results from our self-pride being compromised. A healthy amount of pride keeps us from unnecessary shame that can bring us negative attention. Too much pride,

Little’s Jiu-Jitsu- What is too young? I’ve been teaching kids Jiu-Jitsu since I was 17 and I’m over double that now and the one thing that is consistent is that no two children are the same. That being said we give ages for the classes, but there are always children older or younger that may fit into a different age category more appropriately. We typically start children at 4 years and up, but I have had children start at age 3 and 3.5 and I’ve also had children well beyond

In 2018, when we opened Studio 360 as a jiu-jitsu gym, we never envisioned it would turn into what it has become. I have worked at and managed previous gyms in the past as a coach, head instructor, and office manager. Coach Mike and I told ourselves we were going to start smart and small; we saw the overzealous beginnings of others and the stress caused. We decided to take the let it build and grow organically approach. We started in a 900-square-foot space upstairs in an of