Just Shrimp It, Buddy

The Truths, the Lies, and the Reason I Love BJJ so much

Julia P Dias
The Haven
Published in
5 min readFeb 2, 2024

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Nothing has ever prepared me for how much I would learn about life doing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Sitting here with my knee immobilized I gathered I might take my freshly gained snippets of wisdom down while I’m waiting to return to the mat.

Don’t try to look good. Be the best.

One of the first things I had to let go off was the idea that I could possibly look good doing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Once I started ‘shrimping’ across the…

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