Why do so many jj practitioners make weird shaman like analogies for jiujitsu+life? Jiujitsu is a way of life. It will teach you the importance of doing even the smallest details right. You'll learn to go with the waves of life and not resist. Only make a move once the timing is right.. Jiujitsu will teach you to become a master at anything through repetitions and practice, and remove your ego and come to the understanding that you always have more to learn. I could go on.. but why does jiujitsu seem to talk about these things more than any other hobbies that teach the same thing? Get good at axe throwing, laying concrete, playing baseball, whatever skill you want.. and youre going to get better the more you practice. But those groups never seem to turn into shaman like participants nearly as much. They dont steer the conversation to how baseball makes them better people. Or how getting good at darts makes them a better partner.…