I was looking through YouTube for #bodyweight exercises / solo #jiujitsu drills and came across a video by @chewjitsu demonstrating some guard passing movements. I combined them into one long sequence doing 3 per exercise and then alternating what side I started with so I could to get comfortable transitioning from each side. My guard passing sucks so I’ll be working on them for a while. If anyone else has good free references for fun motor patterns let me know. Plus I’ve never been able to handstand so why not finally get it before my 47th year of existence on earth? 🤙🏽 #fitness #workout #oldman #trainweeklyorfightweakly #aiea #oahugrown

#tbt That one time in Seattle. June, 2020.

I had some very thought-provoking discussions with people who came to protest. Some people didn’t want to discuss anything, but many people did and that was awesome. It’s a shame we don’t come together and do that more often. Then, I met Ibu.

Ibu told me he came to Seattle from Lynnwood to protest. He was holding a large, black, floppy cylindrically shaped object and was waving / shaking it at all of us. He looked at me and said “speechless right?” I told him I had many thoughts, but many of them were not appropriate for a public forum. I said we should get some news stations with their cameras here, and have them interview me while he stands in the background. I said he should give me his cell and I would text him when we are dispatched to a hostile situation because his presence, hardware and dialogue would immediately deescalate any tense situation.

I asked him if he ordered the object from @amazon, and if so, how many drones did it take to deliver, and if it came in a package or if it was already used / unboxed. I said to the other people who were there that someone should come up with a hashtag for this and make it trend! Without missing a beat, Ricky said #deescalationdildo” and the rest is history. Thankfully Ricky also captured some of the dialogue, but if anyone has the rest please share it because the world really needs some laughter these days. Mahalo to Ibu for his creativity. 🤙🏽 #memories #daswhyhard #aiea #oahugrown

Last month my friend @ryrongracie invited me to try his @the.coldplunge. He helped me make it through 5 minutes (3, 1-2 minute intervals) at 42 degrees. Did the Mother Nature variation today for about 1 min 15 seconds at 20 degrees and yes it was as cold as it looked. I had to really focus on my breath to stop myself from hyperventilating. Maybe I’ll do the polar plunge this year. Regardless, do not try at home kids! 🥶🤙🏽 #wimhofmethod #seattlesnow #coldtherapy #freezehof #trainweeklyorfightweakly #aiea #oahugrown

I first met @_brendandillon when he was helping as a skate coach at one of the @bellevueskatepark camps about 6 years ago. He’s now in his first year of college has been officially bitten by the jiu-jitsu bug! We went over the classic hip bump/kimura/guillotine sequence at the station and he did awesome! We hooked him up with a donated @bjj.fanatics gi too.

After training he was nice enough to let me work on some takedowns, weapon retention and top control.

If you’ve never trained in uniform, torso flexion and rotation are greatly reduced with all the gear and the extra weight (20lbs / 9kg) really adds up towards the end. It’s good to know what will fall out of my pockets and how secure the holsters and open top mag pouches are in a training environment. The treads on the bottom of the boots get stuck on loose clothing too. Day by day 🥋🤙🏽 Since someone asked, the gun is a @nltsirt pistol. **Always safety check to ensure no live weapons are in play** #police #jiujitsu #graciesurvivaltactics #outreach #aloha #makeadidderence #recruiting #trainweeklyorfightweakly #aiea #oahugrown

Making figurative and literal connections with our #community via the gentle art over the years. 🙏🏽🥋🚔🤙🏽 #police #jiujitsu #outreach #aloha #makeadifference #aiea #oahugrown

My friend Frank runs a nonprofit called @reps_for_responders and he told me about a Virtual Challenge that they are doing to raise awareness towards officer wellness and mental health. He said there were 175 police officers who committed suicide in 2020.

To honor them, Frank created a bodyweight workout with 1, 7 and 5 reps using three exercises (burpees, squats, push-ups). The challenge was to cycle through the sequence 12 times as fast as you can. Super last minute entry since the deadline is in a few hours, but luckily I have been doing RFT workouts so I was ready.
TIME: 2:51

🙏🏽🇺🇸🚔🤙🏽 #police #suicideprevention #officerwellness #mentalhealth #trainweeklyorfightweakly #aiea #oahugrown

For the second straight year Gramma Lucy gave us some beautiful Granny Square Afghan quilts that she made! I connected with her through Instagram and I got to give them away to some equally beautiful people in our #community. 🤙🏽 #police #outreach #aloha #makeadifference #aiea #oahugrown

One day, my mind will tell my body to move and my body won’t be able to. I don’t know when that day will be, but it’s not today. 47 is coming around the corner, but I’m pieing the corner.

#RFT sequence that @da_rulk put @criscyborg through. I didn’t have a medicine ball so I used a #kettlebell. 1-2 minutes rest between each sequence, this is set 10 of 10. Very difficult. 🤙🏽 #fitness #oldman #bodyweight #sitthru #jiujitsu #trainweeklyorfightweakly #aiea #oahugrown

I was in my last year of marching band at @uhmanoanews (1999) when this song came out. A definitive example of how adding #trombone to any song or beat improves it dramatically, 🎵🤙🏽 #simonsays #posaune #oahugrown #bandgeek4life

Sarael picked out the championship belt from the toy department. I told him the belt has to be earned so he decided to do 30 #pushups in the jewelry department. For added bonus he also challenged @kendrick5o to do 40 squats! 😂💪🏽 Well done champ 👏🏽🇺🇸🚔🤙🏽 #police #shopwithacop

“#jiujitsu is not about stopping people. Jiu-jitsu is about #surfing people.” -@evandroskilla 🏄🏽‍♂️🤯🥋🤙🏽 #selfdefense #graciesurvivaltactics #outreach #aloha #makeadifference #aiea #oahugrown

Me: “Can’t gi choke me if I’m not wearing a gi.”

@renergracie: “Hold my açai bowl.”

Wolf of Wallstreet meets John Wick. 😂🤵🏽‍♂️🥋🤙🏽 📹 @cole_koyanagi

#police #graciesurvivaltactics #outreach #aloha #makeadifference #aiea #oahugrown #trainweeklyorfightweakly #thuglife

One question that I get asked a lot is “How did you start training?”

I had the privilege of talking about that and other things on the @iura_llc Leaderist #podcast hosted by Officer Cali Hinzman and the late Officer Lexi Harris about one year ago. I started my journey in 2008 and it’s pretty cool to see how the art has helped me develop as a person while simultaneously providing me with a way to protect myself, control someone without hurting them, get a great #workout, release stress, and also providing a way for us to connect and build positive relationships in our #community.

While I agree that it would be fantastic if all officers regularly trained, I do not think the art should be a prerequisite. Jiu-jitsu, like so many other things, can be learned during the career of someone in #lawenforcement, ideally on duty during the officer’s shift! Unfortunately that is not possible at most places, but people like @renergracie have proposed feasible ways for cities and departments to provide incentives for all officers to learn this amazing art. I am proud to represent it in some way. 🙏🏽🥋🚔🤙🏽 #police #selfdefense #graciesurvivaltactics #outreach #aloha #makeadifference #lexiharris #gonebutneverforgotten #trainweeklyorfightweakly #aiea #oahugrown

I was looking on YouTube for exercises to try and saw a few videos for rotational swings. I have no idea if they are beneficial or not but I’ll keep you posted. Just don’t be dumb and use a heavy kettlebell like I did. 🤦🏽

Also, one of the greatest albums of all time was released 35 years ago this month. I was in 6th grade when #LicensedtoIll came out in 1986 and I remember asking my mom to buy the cassette tape. Perfect music to skate to and I couldn’t stop listening to it! My life would never be that same. 🙏🏽🇺🇸🤙🏽 #fitness #oldman #kettlebell #workout #beastieboys #trainweeklyorfightweakly #aiea #oahugrown