Barefoot Sports

By now this is no secret: "barefooting it" has more than its fair share of supporters and its benefits are well worth the extra calluses.

Scientists agree with CJJ, here's an article about the medical findings:

Scientists kick off debate over barefoot running:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/09/us-science-running-barefoot-idUSTRE7B818520111209

December Sun

It's been a great year. And the practice CJJ has been a great part of it. It is at 40 that I'm beggining to score goals and catch waves. Scoring an almost impossible goal is an undescribable feeling, and so it's catching the biggest wave in my life so far. Moving forward is the way. Sticking to the plan and philosophy has yielded excellent results. Natural energy, life force, vitality, livity, love, you name it. Now that' ve found the fire, gotta keep it alive and burning.


There's still plenty of time in the year to experience life in its richest context. Take for example the Sun in December. It's particularly special. It's rare, and it's most welcome during a time when we're saying good bye. It's the last sun of the year! Grab it while you can.

I thank 2011 for the teachings. This is one:

If you want to be a star, you have to shine.
The Sun.

About the author - the epiphany.

Epiphany - a sudden intuitive leap of understanding, especially through an ordinary but striking occurrence.

It wasn't until 40 years of life experiences materialized into wisdom, that it became clear and evident: movement and mobility! That was it! Half-unconsiously, this had been my physical agenda. And it wasn't the end purpose but rather the enabler of life's many great offerings. So in classic text-book case of retro-engineering, I began to organize the pieces of what called for this ubiquitous definition. CJJ was the merging of all dexterities desired by a healthy and able body: strength, flexibility, endurance, rythm, coordination, balance, stability, range of motion, agility, responsiveness, oxygenation and the list will go on as new developments are achieved. To simplify, this is 360 cross trainning. As I'm about to turn 40, I have an irresistible urge to make a positive contribution to those who happen to come in contact with me. And this is it! The language of the body is universal. There are no political or religious views to discuss, no difference of opinion, only one omnipresent factual truth: a healthy body is your best bet, your best investment, the one with the greatest returns. This became a path of personal discovery and self-awareness. Cuban Jiu Jitsu is my way. The martial has been eliminated from this art, only pure and clean meditation remains.

My external goal: I just need to touch 1 life and hope it carries forward, then it's a full cycle. It's touch and go. It's more giving than taking. It's movement and mobility. It's about stoking the fire and a calming desire. You could even call it the fountain of love.

A little more introspect into CJJ

CJJ is a martial art that has no enemy, therefore has no boundaries! Is a continous artistic expression of the physical evidence that the only loss is your old self, and that new possibilities are opening, always forward, always as a whole. A tenacious attempt to preserve our most natural qualities and abilities, with an inclination to awe; and to underline the propper development, maintenance and enhancement of our most trusted allied, our bones and muscles as the un-compromised foundation for all else. This is not about following the/what? method, it's about starting the spark. Dignified living begins inside, but ignited is everywhere.

A lo que importa.

Bueno, poniendo a un lado la filosofia, y en espiritu de preservar el Cuban del Cuban Jiu Jitsu (CJJ), dejemosnos de mariconerias y vamos a ver verdaderamente de que se trata este nuevo fenomeno mundial. El mundo hoy en dia necesita un nuevo orden; un tipo de yin / yan contemporaneo, un Templo Shaolin virtual que tolere y asimile algunos de los valores de hemisferio Occidental. CJJ incorpora elementos tradicionales de la lucha personal como el boxeo y el judo con elementos mas asociados con la liberacion individual y el disfrute pleno del tiempo que se nos ha regalado aqui en este planeta Tierra, como el futbol / soccer, la danza, la percusion y el surfing. Como el CJJ no se basa en un concepto rigido, siempre esta en un estado permanente de evolucion y revolucion. Es incapturable pero si asequible! El CJJ no es dogma, es una expresion completamente exclusiva e inclusiva del individuo. La mantra actual: Soccer-fit, surf-ready!

What is Cuban Jiu Jitsu?

And what is not? And in bewteen the lines lies its unmistakable essence! It's somewhere bewteen the fighter and the lover, while being the best you can be at being both. The middle point of all duality and ambiguity, in other words: sustained balance. Simply put, soccer and shadow mixed martial arts as the main activities for fitness. When combined, they are all-encompassing and wholesome. Irreplaceable.