Sunday Field Notes: Dec 7th, 2025

Weekly Thoughts, Mistakes, and Accomplishments In Bjj

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📝 Field Notes

Three Thoughts from This Week

Check on Your Students

Something that I try to do is check in and stay in contact with students that haven’t trained in a while. There are moments in a student’s life when they have to make the tough decision to step away from Jiu-Jitsu.

While this isn’t something you have to do, it’s helpful to check in sporadically.

It allows the student to feel like they matter, that they haven’t been forgotten about, and more importantly, that the door is always open to return.

I recently had two students contact me about returning. Can’t wait for them to get back on the mats.

Yearly Survey

I’ll be sending out my yearly Dawnbreakers Survey this week.

Every year, I send out a survey to get a good feel for what I and the program are doing well and what I should consider changing.

It always makes me a little nervous to know what someone might say, but it’s important for growth.

Took The Weekend Off

Woke up this Saturday morning feeling tired and rundown.

Not normal for me, but life has a way of catching up with you and telling you to relax for a bit. So I decided to skip Open Mat this morning and the one I planned to go to Sunday morning.

While it’s something we hate doing, make sure you’re listening to your body and taking the needed time off.

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Reminder: Bjj Mental Models 2025 Spring Camp

If you’re interested, I have the sign up link below. Additionally, if you wouldn’t mind, put me down as a referral.

Rough Hands x Bjj Mental Models 2026 Spring Camp

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New Tapped In: A Jiu-Jitsu Podcast Episode Out Today!!

E85 | Positional Playbook: Adapting to Each Partner

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Intro to Chest Over Chest Intuitive Guard Passing