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Ren Costantini

@ren_c_

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There’s something special that happens after the last round ends.

The mats are quiet, the intensity fades, and people who were just trying to submit each other a few minutes ago end up sitting side by side—talking about life. Work, family, struggles, wins, goals… real conversations.

Jiu jitsu brings people together through shared effort, but it’s those moments after training that build something deeper. The friendships formed here aren’t just about techniques or stripes—they’re built on trust, vulnerability, and showing up for each other on and off the mats.

Over time, those conversations turn teammates into a true community.

It’s not just about getting better at jiu jitsu. It’s about growing as people, together.

-What is your after training conversations about?-

#comraderie #community #mentalhealth #bonding #keepshowingup taken in Dosier Jiu Jitsu by @ren_c_

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4 months ago

50/50 can be a tough position to work out of. Here are a few of our favorite ways to work in the position.

50/50 is unique in the name that you and the opponent have the same even position but hw one who knows the position better will have the upper hand. Try these out and let us know what you think!!

#50/50 #bjj #legday #keepshowingup #grappling taken in Dosier Jiu Jitsu by @ren_c_

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5 months ago

There’s nothing quite like full sending it. ⬇️🏴‍☠️
I don’t care who you are - there is no better feeling than betting on yourself, doubling down, and superseding what you thought was possible. Things have been changing for me, for the truck, and my family. Knowing what I’ve accomplished, knowing where I want to go, and knowing there’s no going back is both empowering and scary all at once. Courage is not personified without the presence of fear. Before road tripping the country in a Tacoma and RV with 3 dogs and my fiancé, I thought I had it all figured out. I didn’t. I learned and was humbled. Now my truck requires work as does my lens on how I build forward. There’s no going back, only forward. Thankfully, I have more knowledge than before but still know that I ultimately know nothing. There’s something inspiring to me about that. I’m still just that little kid handing his Pops a screw driver under his 1987 Toyota Pickup. This was never about Instagram, car parts or anything else. It was about coming back to the moments that you hold onto for a lifetime and building more with people I love. Onward and upward. taken in Montrose, Colorado by @ren_c_

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a year ago

There was a time I thought my body was the problem. Some intrinsic reason within for feeling unwell, or found some reason outside of myself to hold the blame.

But it was my unwillingness to look at where I pledged my time money & energy without accountability.

If I want different, I have to move differently.
 The exhaustion, the inflammation, the irregular cycles, the stubborn weight, I thought I just had to try harder.

More supplements.
More discipline.
More ‘self-care.’

But my body wasn’t failing me, she was reporting the truth I wasn’t ready to live.

No amount of clean eating could regulate what my relationships were dysregulating. Because the body keeps score. And she always tells the truth.

It wasn’t just about one partner. It was every relationship: The friends who didn’t see the real me. The career that celebrated burnout. The family patterns I kept repeating. The habits I clung to for safety, not vitality.
And yes, the romantic partner I chose from a place of fear instead of self-worth.
It all lived in my cells.

Once I began the real work, embodiment on a cellular level, everything changed. My nervous system softened. My period regulated. My energy returned. My boundaries clarified. My joy stopped needing permission.

When we heal our relationship with our bodies, we naturally start choosing differently.

And that’s where true wealth begins.

Because when we choose our most intimate partner from a place of deep self-worth, not urgency, not fantasy, not fear, we don’t just avoid loss… We generate life force.

Two embodied humans in partnership can amplify each other’s power. They co-regulate.
They co-create.
They evolve.
They become wealth-generating systems that Big Pharma can’t profit from.
 Because their health isn’t outsourced, it’s embodied.

‘Women have no idea how good they are meant to feel in their bodies, and through their story of reclaiming this, they change the world. But first, they must change their world.’

So change your world. Audit your circles. Choose partnerships like your health and future depend on it, because it does.
This is relational wealth. And your body has known it all along. by @ren_c_

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a year ago

“The truck makes the adventure, the man makes the truck.” - My girlfriend, @sarahswildhoney 😅
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The truck is being put through its paces and so far I haven’t had to fire my mechanic 🛠️ Each day I’m stoked on just how capable of a rig I’ve built & even more filled with pride.
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#toyotatacoma #3rdgentacoma #overlandlife #wildwest by @ren_c_

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2 years ago

Life’s Happening ⬇️
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There is no tomorrow, there is only today. I slept on this dream of mine for 7 years. I convinced myself that “next year” I’d do it. The next thing I knew my twenties were gone and when 30 rolled around I knew it was game time. So, life’s been happening and these are some of my ponderings, ruminations and ramblings. Two months in, ten months to go🤘🏼
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#tacoma3g #3rdgentacoma #toyotatacomaenthusiast #tacomasofinstagram #dailytacomas #nomadlifestyle #nomadstories #nomadiccreators #nomadicsoul by @ren_c_

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2 years ago

I never thought I’d get here 📍
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I spent most of my twenties trying to create an undeniable stack of proof for why I should believe in myself. To be able to say with conviction, I am every bit the person I say myself to be. My confidence comes from doing and I love to get shit done. There’s something thrilling about doing exactly what you say you’re gunna do. I believe the Greeks referred to it as Thumos. Thumos was central to manliness (andreia) and often associated with vitality, courage, and honor. It was seen as the “seat of life” and an independent energy source in humans.
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These days, after accomplishing what I used to doubt I could, I’m continually feeling more and more driven towards the things that call me. I wish the same to whoever actually reads this.
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I’m starting to get the “hang” of this whole nomad life after 2 months in, and just getting started. I’m ready to step things up a notch. 🫡🏴‍☠️
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#toyotatacoma #3rdgentacoma #tacoma3g #nomadiccreators #adventurevibes #desertphotography by @ren_c_

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2 years ago

CT to AZ 🏜️⬇️
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I’ve been trying to keep track of all the stops we’ve made, things we’ve seen and moments we now cherish. It’s abundant and I’m beyond grateful. From seeing Submarines while crossing over the Mississippi, to seeing washed out roads in Asheville, NC, Hot Springs in Arkansas, Dolphins in Rockport Tx to a week in BLM deser in AZ - it’s truly been a wild ride. I’ve been searching for a way to share the journey for those interested. To be honest though, I’m sharing because I’m sincerely proud. Proud of the work it took to be here, proud of the choice of intentional design, and damn proud of the truck I’ve built to accomplish this year of nomadic living. I’m flooded with gratitude for @sarahswildhoney and our beautiful pack. One month down, 11 to go 🇺🇸🙌🏼
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#nomadic #nomadiclife #nomadicstateofmind #nomadicsoul #tacomaoffroad
#caliraisedled #tacomasofinstagram #toyotaworld #toyotagang #offroadtoyotas #3rdgentacoma #dailytacomas #scswheels #stealthcustomseries #tacoma3g #tacomaaddicts #tacomaoffroad ##thirdgentacoma #toyotatacoma #toyotatacoma4x4 #toyotatacomaenthusiast #toyotatacomatrdoffroad taken in On The Road by @ren_c_

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2 years ago

What I didn’t realize when I began to put my whole-body health first was how I would become the main character of my own life… then meet my person, with passion & purpose fueled by their path the same.

I didn’t know then when choosing the wealth of my body to be a good home to my soul, that I would stumble head first into harsh lessons of reconditioning things I was taught & reclaiming the things I was taught to never know; or worse, forget.

The great journey, the epic tale of remembering how deeply we belong in this world exactly as we come, not as we learn to be, came after the sacrifice of choosing solitude above all else.

It is unlikely that we will sojourn into a cave one day, and go meet god after days and nights fasted and forgetting anything but the oneness we are and are always recycling back too.

It is why it is so prevalent to seek alternate states of mind, but not sit with self.
To go meet god on dance floors & sweat lodges, in drugs & death & someone else’s embrace.
We get pleasure & suffering & then choice; are we the sensation, or the observer of it?
Are we both?
Can we practice the art of balance; not as a goal but reference point of our circumstances as both a gift and test?

How did I choose my self, and make space for a mate of worthy match?

I chose celibacy for over 2 years.
I was sober & hardly touched any plant medicine. When I did it was ceremonial.
I became my own teacher, rigidly disciplined.
I became my own student again, humble & willing to learn.

I would joke with girlfriends about the healing I felt I had reclaimed in my life. An authority and sovereignty over mindBody… but did I really know, with no intimate mirror of a partner to shine light on what still hides in the dark?

We can always go deeper with self, but the most humbling & beautiful journey I am finding comes with another who is deeply committed to self, and humble to this life too.

I thought my dreams were big alone, and that I had tended this house of a body I intend always to make a home to my very fucking bones… then I met him, and every dream got bigger, and my sense of home, sturdier.

Every woman is a home to a soul that makes a home everywhere she stands. by @ren_c_

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2 years ago

Life’s been changing
And so am I by @ren_c_

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LJC III 28 taken in Denver, Colorado by @ren_c_

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4 years ago

Discipline is the refining fire by which talent becomes ability.
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Motivation is fleeting, you can’t rely on motivation to achieve your goals. Leverage it when you have it, but know that discipline is what gets you where you want to be.
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Jiu jitsu has, and will always be my anchor. It’s my way of showing up for myself even when I don’t want to. Self care, although glamorized, is not always easy. I’m not trying to be better than anyone other than the man I woke up as. I hold myself accountable to that metric, and I have for years now.
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You’ll find me where you always have - on a mat getting my ass kicked with a big smile on my face. Excited for another week of training. Let’s get it. by @ren_c_

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