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I broke my wrist as a kid…

Doctors in the ER set it wrong.

Then re-broke it weeks later to fix their mistake.
I told I’d never use that wrist the same again.

For years… I believed them.

It hurt every time I lifted, punched, or put pressure on it.
I avoided movements. I adapted the way I moved around the pain.

I poured more fuel on their story.

Until one day in my 20s, I decided to change the story.

I searched, I studied, I practiced. Experimented.

And eventually, rebuilt it stronger than before.

What you see now is the result of right effort, over the right amount of time.
Regeneration is possible.
Strength is possible.

You just have to stop waiting for someone else to fix it for you.

– Rome by @romeza

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a year ago

How many more training sessions do we have?

One day you will wake up and all the sessions will just be a memory.

Grateful to spend the day training outside in the grass w/ our favorite people.

See ya on the mats! (Or the grass) by @romeza

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3 days ago

Our OG VLNK Academy gis made their first appearance on the mats yesterday 🔥

Kids & adults sizing available in natural and black 🥋

#gardenvalleyidaho #vlnkacademy #brazilianjiujitsu #bjj by @romeza

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10 days ago

When I first tried jiu jitsu, I felt like it was love at first choke.

It’s been a journey with its highs and lows but what better way to pass time w/ my friends & family than on the mats choking each other.

A few weeks ago I tried Trevors’ blow gun on our VLNK Academy camping trip and it felt like the same kind of love.

I realized a perfect external manifestation for the 15 years of breath-work.

As soon as I got home I did my research and ordered my blow gun.

Waiting for it was like waiting for Xmas morning as a kid.

I’ve been shooting about 30+ darts a day on most days as practice and today I hit my first center target at 46ft/ 15.3 yards.

See ya on the mats! (Or in a bush!) by @romeza

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11 days ago

Dear fathers,

Your sons are starving for your love and acknowledgment.

That is a longing that no amount of money or gifts can touch.

Remind them that you love them.
Stop competing with them.
Acknowledge their accomplishments.

If you messed up at any point in their lives, acknowledge it, apologize and move on….

If they messed up and apologized don’t push their noses in 💩…

Support them in their ventures, speak inspiration into them instead of trying to scare them into not even trying.

Spend time doing fun & hard things with them like wrestling, jiu jitsu, hiking, hunting, working out, fishing.

Don’t be ashamed of your mistakes…

Teach them about the mistakes you made and what you would do different now.

This is how you level up your bloodline.

This is how you level up the world.

Boys need to know they are loved & that they belong.

This will help them become strong men.

This will help them live with honor and truth.

This will allow them to be better than all the past generations of men that came before them..

See ya on the mats! by @romeza

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15 days ago

What a great conversation with @romeza on the @relentlessprjct today. I appreciate you coming into the Steel city and sharing some of your story with me brother! You’re not going to want to miss this one. by @romeza

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16 days ago

One of the guys from VLNK Academy sent me a message after class a few days ago….

“long story short just getting out of jiu-jitsu today made me just feel amazing…

It was like a medicine like the best antidepressant I think l’ve ever had in my life.

I just really wanted to tell you thank you and let me know how I can help you more and keeping it going for more people.

I just feel so tremendous.

I feel loved on by everybody there and it was just so amazing and I really I have to tell you I really didn’t wanna go.

I’m really glad I went.

It took everything I had to get in there and I’m so glad because of what you’ve created and the environment of the culture the family just really changed my day probably my week and I feel so excited for this weekend now.”

This lights me up…

When I first tried jiu jitsu I felt like it changed me into a better human being.

It was the right medicine for my soul.

I knew in my heart that it could do the same for others…

There’s nothing like a few hours of choking your friends.

See ya on the mats! by @romeza

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21 days ago

Play is the fastest way to create new connections in the body & the brain.

In this game we focus on the key element of distance management.

Distance management is one of the foundational pieces of understanding combat and staying safe in a self defense situation.

Inside of this simple game is contained a myriad of different elements to improve your jiu jitsu as well as your stand up fighting.

Footwork, rhythm, distance management, focus, sensitivity, awareness and so much more.

This isn’t even counting all the happy hormones that are released when you are playing with your friends.

Grab a friend and try it out.

See ya on the mats!

#bjj #gardenvalleyidaho #movement #brazilianjiujitsu by @romeza

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22 days ago

If you are 20 or more pounds heavier than you want to be…(pt 2)

Last week we talked about the trash man not coming often enough.

Not being regular and constipation is a huge problem for a lot of good folks in the modern world.

… if your backed up, that becomes a big obstacle for those last 20 lbs or so…

Some people resort to laxatives but those get addictive and stop your natural ability to move your own trash…

One of the ways to get the trash man to visit everyday and get you regular again is real simple.

One of my favorite things to give clients so they can “clean the pipes” and get a fresh restart is psyllium husk powder.

Think of it like an internal brush that cleans out your digestive system and collects all the stuff that has built up.

Psyllium husk powder is just crushed soluble fiber from a plant.

Take a a tablespoon w/ about 24 oz of clean water and you should be good to go.

Make sure you get organic psyllium husk to avoid any chemicals and toxins.

Don’t be surprised if it’s your best 💩 in a while.

See ya on the mats! by @romeza

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a month ago

Life becomes easier when you understand this one principle that no one taught you when you were a kid.

There is a difference between short term and long term importance.

This difference will impact your happiness, success and inner peace more than you can imagine.

An example of short term importance is I have to win this match, l have to land this deal, I have to learn this today, no matter what.

Short term importance puts a lot of stress and pressure on your shoulders and usually makes you choke in the moment.

Long term importance is this…

I just have to keep showing up and improving so that I can become a great black belt.

This takes the daily pressure off and makes things more enjoyable.

You are able to dive into a deeper state of play and studies show that play, not pressure is what makes diamonds.

Short term importance focuses on results.

Long term importance focuses on process.

Short term importance is force. It’s like trying to strangle life into complying to your goals.

Long term importance is the true inner power that TRUSTS in the process and knows that life has the best saved for you.

See ya on the mats! by @romeza

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a month ago

If you have kids and are going through a divorce, this is for you…

I know you are stressed and overwhelmed.

…That might even be an understatement…

You might feel like this will never be over..

You might even be holding on by a thread.

But know that this too shall pass…

The sun will come out on your life again.

You gotta hold on and put one foot in front of the other.

Now I want to be real with you…

Regardless of what you are going through during this rainy season… your kids need support and guidance more than ever.

If you wake up from this nightmare in 5 years they will be 5 years older and 5 years down that rabbit hole of darkness with you….

This is one of those balls that it’s important not to drop as it will bite you and your family in the ass in the future.

If you can’t handle the pressure of parenting and everything else on top of it right now, then find your kids some trusted mentors that can take at least some of the load off of you.

Find someone to teach them respect, confidence, discipline, kindness and love.

There are people out there that want to help with coaching, mentorship and guidance for the next generation.

All you gotta do is ask…

See ya on the mats! by @romeza

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a month ago

About 4 years ago, after reading a few studies on micro-plastics, we realized we were poisoning ourselves with our clothing so we started on the journey of replacing all of our polyester w/ natural fibers…

We tried pretty much all of the different brands and liked some, while hated others.

Now mind you, I WEAR my clothes.

I’m on the ground all day…

… grappling and rough housing.
… taking care of animals.
….Moving stuff.
….Playing with kids.

And however else you can beat up your clothes.

So I needed something that was soft, could breathe, could withstand a BEATING, and was made of natural fibers.

First we settled on hemp for the toughness and the anti microbial properties for protection from whatever tends to grow on polyester clothes.

Then added some organic cotton for softness and comfort.

Sourcing those 2 took a while… but after putting it on, boy was that worth it.

As a mentor of mine told me 20 years ago…

“It ain’t a business until you have a t shirt..”

Well @vlnkacademy has its first official T-Shirt!

Chloe Rochelle crushed these designs.

If you pre-ordered pick up yours at the front desk.

If you want one talk to Chloe!

See you on the mats! by @romeza

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