How it Feels to be a Brazilian Jujitsu Black Belt

You’re sore as hell all the time. People in the gym treat you like gold. Strangers ask about your funny looking ears. You aren’t that afraid of getting into a street fight — not that you’d win necessarily, but rather that the prospect of getting knocked around isn’t a big deal to you. Some women will think you’re totally hot. You discover that wrestling with little kids is the funnest thing in the world. Your mom is proud of you. Your older brother probably is too but he doesn’t say anything. You don’t get down on yourself as often for failing — -you remember how many times you had to fail to get your black belt. You really appreciate good, healthy food. Junk food, once a week, is also awesome. You feel like you have a thousand friends all the time. You feel like you have a family that will never go away. You are never lonely if you don’t want to be.