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A Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructor gets a vision to manufacture a workout tool used by fighters,

acrobatts, ninja warriors, and other hardcore fitness enthusiasts who want to be able to train

wherever they are. He follows a path of designing this tool, getting it in the form of a template

that manufacturers can use, finding the right overseas factory, raising money, and while there's more, but the story ends with him doing really well. In fact, bringing in $20,000 a month. That's what we're going to talk about in today's story. That's what you're going to hear about. He's also really smart in how he responds to challenges, flying to China to meet his outsourced manufacturer when something goes

wrong, et cetera. I'm excited to bring it to you today. Jiu-jitsu instructor pins down mobile

workout tool.

As a teenager in gymnastics class, his coach wheeled out a contraption,

a flat wooden base with two metal poles, each topped with thick wooden blocks.

Balanced on those blocks, the coach flowed through handstands, dips,

levers, and v-sits, simple gear, huge capability. When Jason finally tried it, he was hooked,

but too broke to buy a set. Years later, working as a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructor, he had a little

money and a better idea. Rather than buy handstand canes, he built his own

and improved the design for home and park workouts, lightweight, collapsible, and easy to stash under a bed.

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