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Back to the Source: A Jiu-Jitsu Pilgrimage to Rio

Jiu-Jitsu Life, Personal Writting, Stories & Lessons

I have recently devoted a great deal of time, effort, and resources to building my social media presence. Although personal vanity undeniably motivates my ambitions on some subconscious level, I also genuinely care about producing content for a wider audience. Jiu-Jitsu holds a special power that changes lives—a power I have witnessed firsthand over nearly

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Jiu-Jitsu Life, Personal Writting, Stories & Lessons

Tattooing the Spirit: A Journey with Phil Holt

Personal Writting, Stories & Lessons

Tattoo culture has changed dramatically over the last 20 years. There was a time when a tattoo signified that its wearer earned the right to brandish that colorful scar. They were badges of honor meant to display misadventures abroad or loyalty to a cause more personal and permanent than a legal document. Fast forward to

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Personal Writting, Stories & Lessons

Texas Tim and The Church of The Hub Bar

Personal Writting, Stories & Lessons

His crystal blue eyes stare into your soul, but it’s the pristine smile—somehow untouched by a lifetime of smoking off-brand cigarettes—that captures your imagination. For 33 years, Texas Tim has been drinking Busch in the can on a bar stool in downtown Tampa’s Hub Bar. Born in Arlington, Texas, in a year unknown—because this vain

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Personal Writting, Stories & Lessons