Amazing circle of honor last night. ⭕️

Gearing up for blood on the mats!

Registration closes tomorrow at midnight.

Come throw down, learn, party, any one of those or all of them!

https://paulwaggener.gumroad.com/l/ilejb

Just wanted to let you guys know - rash guards finally made it in, and will be shipping tomorrow along with the Hanuman tees for your pre-orders.

Quality is very high on these, I think you’ll be really pleased with your order.

Great morning of training, always amazing to get to work with our friend Karen, pro wrestler and Cobrinha black belt (left)

Limited prayer flag and sandalwood mala pre-order going up later today.

There will be 50 of these items only, and a 10 minute Hanuman/OM mantra recorded by Paul W. will be included with it for meditation or rolling.

Living and dying under the blade.

Tonight, mostly dying.

Coming back to the mats after a layoff is always a challenge, and every roll feels more difficult than it did before.

The only thing to do is train as much as possible, push your boundaries a little more each time, and know that in time the skill and conditioning will return, and then surpass where you were before.

Behind the scenes with Paul and Sköll - recording the Hanuman mantra - available now as part of a bundle with prayer flag and handmade mala 📿

Very limited quantity of these left as of this morning.

Get yours before they’re gone!

https://www.devotionjiujitsu.com/product/hanuman-bundle-pre-order

Om Hanumate Namah

You don’t need a big crew every night or a permanent black belt in residence to learn grappling -

Devotion comes in many forms, and at this temple, we are proof that a DIY attitude combined with hard work and extreme gratitude for the chances we get to work with our black belt coaches can be a potent combination.

If you want to do Jiu Jitsu in this era, all you really need is a few willing friends and YouTube access.

The rest is up to you.

Hope everyone had a great night on the mats.

Dawn Patrol at Devotion HQ.

Nothing kicks off the day better than some light breakfast rolls with the crew.

Tonight we worked on leg weave passing and then 5 minute rolls with 30 seconds in between.

You know those nights where it seems like you’re the nail and everyone else is a hammer?

I had one of those nights tonight.

Feels like you can’t do shit right, and every round is just punishment for it.

Those nights are gonna happen.

Get up and dust yourself off, sweetheart.

In the words of the legendary Al Swearengen:

“Pain or damage don't end the world. Or despair, or fucking beatings.

The world ends when you're dead.

Until then, you got more punishment in store.

Stand it like a man... and give some back.”

Only 5 of these remain.

- Large square prayer flag

- Handmade 108 bead sandalwood mala

- 10 minute Hanuman meditation chant/music from Paul W. exclusive to this launch

http://www.devotionjiujitsu.com/product/hanuman-bundle-pre-order

A rough and rowdy Thursday night for some no gi wrestling.

Remember: Headbutts are only illegal if they seem intentional.

First team photo in front of the new (not quite finished) paint job.

Circle of Honor was an incredible night on the mats, as usual.

Hope you all got in work tonight!

It’s always a lot of rewarding work on Saturdays at the temple grounds.

This place exists within an industrial graveyard, a seed of beauty taking root and growing slowly outward through acts of devotion.

Today, we are working on various projects as well as prepping the tent site and fire area for our guests for Blood on the Mats.

We are looking forward to welcoming you to our woodland shrine.

Prepping and cleaning live music/Saturday afterparty space.

A brief look inside our “Circle of Honor” ritual.

https://youtu.be/MNiDCDZnzTk

Great morning on the mats gearing up for this weekend’s competition.