New Hanuman Tank - exciting drop coming soon, tank and some other extras! Keep your eyes peeled, make sure you’re following us on IG, here and most importantly the email, link is a few posts above ☝🏻

From Paul, with hate.

First hour of Spotify black metal playlist for your rolling torment.

I’ll keep updating this even though it’ll be a little “basic” since many of the really good bands aren’t on Spotify.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/73DhBKEn73fN4OYIxTqRNq?si=Jlx_e1GHQ5SPcRP_t3w1fg

Here’s some more from Paul.

For chill, long rolls or drill sessions/flow rolling -

Ambient/droning black metal, doom, and strange/beautiful stuff from around the world.

Rites of the stoned barbarian; songs for the dreaming samurai.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5ParTjLyJqlwBu1S8H0czf?si=KWVRBQ5oTvq4wK2zTLlAQQ

First look at the cover of the new Devotion Magazine issue, coming out later this month.

Some great pieces in this one, along with some good (and humorous) street fight stories, and plenty of other stuff - looking forward to sharing with you all.

Design work by Thee Crooked Hand

Seems like someone will tell you at every belt level that it is “the hardest belt.”

White belt is tough because you’re getting smashed by everyone and feel like you don’t know shit. (You don’t.)

Blue belt is tough because now you’ve gotta live up to it, and no one is taking it easy on you anymore - and you still feel like you don’t know very much. (You don’t.)

Purple belt is tough because you’re supposed to be checking all these boxes, have a solid “A game,” and you finally know a little, so progress comes so incrementally it feels like you don’t make any at all for long periods of time.

On top of this, it feels like you should be able to easily merc anyone at a lower belt level than you and also be competitive with brown/black belts. (You can’t always/you aren’t always.)

I’m sure brown and black have their own struggles making them feel even more challenging. I’ll let you know if I ever get there.

The point is - it’s easy to feel like you’re not making any progress, or you’re not good enough, or other people are progressing faster than you.

There’s no magical secret to it.

Show up. Pay attention. Do the work.

You’re getting better, I promise.

Enjoy it, and stop worrying.

New ink this weekend.

Putting in some work at American Combat Club this week.

Road Ultras are headed home by air and land today.

Paul and I will be back on the mats at the temple tonight for Circle of Honor.

It’s been a great experience as always, getting to train under the watchful eye of Coach Mitch, and his entire team.

Being on the road reminds you that home is more than a place, it’s the people (and pets) that hold that spot in your heart.

Next stop: Virginia

Brunch Crowd

Great Sunday morning at the temple.

Training on Sundays had become sparse, so we started going to eat after as a group.

Sometimes you just need to change things up a little to get people to rally together.

Check in ⬇️ if you’re getting time in on the mats today.

Hope you’re all having a glorious weekend.

Two new embroidered patches from Devotion that will be released along with the new Hanuman tank top.

The Way patch features a red ensō circle indicating one’s place on the path of martial training, and the larger circle of honor that places them in.

The second features our “Jiu Jitsu” bindrune from our original sign that still hangs in our temple, with heavily stylized lettering that reads JIU-JITSU sprawling beneath it.

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