Jiu-Jitsu For Wellness

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For anyone interested in nerdy stuff, the FLEOA 111 Project posted an article diving into evidence correlating jiu-jitsu training to overall wellness benefits across multiple dimensions. While FLEOA's primary audience is law enforcement, the article is appropriate for all audiences. Enjoy!

https://fleoa111project.o[...]-wellness/

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Jim

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11 month(s) ago

Thanks! I enjoyed your article. I’m going to share it with my Jiu-Jitsu Health and Exercise Science class tomorrow. They have to write a short paper about how Jiu-Jitsu can promote wellness, so they will find this very useful. Are you in academics? I’m a philosophy professor, but I moonlight in the HES Department teaching martial arts classes.

Brian BowersOP

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8 month(s) ago

Thanks! I enjoyed your article. I’m going to share it with my Jiu-Jitsu Health and Exercise Science class tomorrow. They have to write a short paper about how Jiu-Jitsu can promote wellness, so they will find this very useful. Are you in academics? I’m a philosophy professor, but I moonlight in the HES Department teaching martial arts classes.

Hey, man. Sorry for the delay. No, I'm not in academics but I have always thought that jiu-jitsu would be an amazing elective class or activity for youth and young adults. How did you get into that?

Bobby McMasters

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8 month(s) ago

Great article! Coincidentally, I wrote an article on a related subject a couple weeks ago: https://www.opensourcebjj[...]jhappiness

Jiu-Jitsu and the Science of Happiness: 3 Ways the Gentle Art Contributes to Subjective Well-Being

I know this is probably a strange way to lead off on an academic-adjacent blog post, but have you been to an airport bathroom lately? If so, you may or may not have noticed that many of them have a touch screen when you exit the bathroom with “emoji’s” on it: you’re asked to rate your bathroom experience, by pressing one of the five smiley/frowny faces. Presumably, the airport staff analyze the data collected, and attempt to improve your bathroom experiences in the future.Now, imagine that you h

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