Day 4,386—Gracie Jiu-Jitsu—
I have never done any Jiu-Jitsu, but I did Judo for a long time as a kid. They’re similar but not the same thing. Jiu-Jitsu is more about the armbars, leglocks, and chokeholds. In Judo, there are no leglocks, and you do a lot of the fighting from your feet, like in wrestling. My dad wanted us to do something to prepare for wrestling, but he didn’t want us to do Little League because of the environment. I have to agree with him on that one because if you go to a wrestling match for little kids, it is insane. Wall-to-wall parents and 50 matches going at once. I have the referee occasionally when there were some at my high school, so that’s what I am basing this description on. In contrast, there wouldn’t be more than three Judo matches at the same time, and the gyms would be silent. You bow at the start of the match, and normally, no one cheers or talks during it. Respect was always emphasized during competition. I did not find that to be true in wrestli...
