If you find yourself in a situation where your spouse is flat out telling you that you are training too much, here’s what they’re likely really saying, “I need you.” It’s a little open-ended, I know. No one likes coming home from work and feeling like they now have to cook, clean, feed the kids, walk the dog, whatever. The big thing on that list though, at least in my household, is dinner. We eat late in my house, but we eat together. And what makes that possible for us is meal prepping and quick and simple recipes for those busy nights.

Learning a martial art goes well beyond what you do on the mats. If you’re only coming to class and making your body do what I tell it to do, sure, you’re doing Jiu-Jitsu. But oftentimes, the people who get just that little bit more out of class are the one’s who stay after and ask questions… OFF THE MAT.