This is Jockel Podcast number 399 with Echo Charles and me, Jockel Willink.

Good evening, Echo.

Good evening.

Jiu Jitsu is life.

This statement is often made by practitioners of the art of Jiu Jitsu.

Some mean it in a playful way.

Jiu Jitsu is so fun and engaging that it seems to permeate every aspect of life,

others mean it in a more serious way.

The power of Jiu Jitsu becomes an obsession,

and every waking moment is spent trying to learn, develop,

and improve Jiu Jitsu skills.

But for me, the statement Jiu Jitsu is life,

has always been about the actual correlations between Jiu Jitsu and life.

Yes, the struggles, trials, tribulations, and triumphs that are part and parcel of Jiu Jitsu

also reflect what we all experience in life.

I was introduced to Jiu Jitsu in the early 90s by a revered Navy SEAL Master Chief.

I was a young SEAL at the time, and I was overseas on my first deployment.

During our morning muster, the Master Chief asked if any of us wanted to learn how to fight.

I raised my hand, and my life changed forever.

A few hours later, this Lanky Master Chief,

who was much older and smaller than I was, was tying me in knots, placing me in positions

where I had no other option than to tap out to surrender.

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