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Jon Friedland

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in Green Bay, The United States

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https://www.jiujitsustoic.com

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Philosophy, Self Help, Sports

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August 2021

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Jon Friedland is a 5th-degree black belt in Brazilian jiujitsu and the founder of Neutral Ground Academy. Jiujitsu Stoic is his first book, a Stoic compass for life on and off the mat, with a foreword by Pedro Sauer.

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Jon Friedland Mostly from the mat. Something comes up in class, whether it’s a student’s frustration, a question, or a rough roll, and I realize there’s a bigger le…moreMostly from the mat. Something comes up in class, whether it’s a student’s frustration, a question, or a rough roll, and I realize there’s a bigger lesson in it. Then I find a Stoic who nailed it 2,000 years ago. I write it down before it gets buried by the next conversation. My teammates keep handing me material :)(less)

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Jon Friedland I started this book by accident. It began as a blog, a way to get my thoughts down after class. The best explanations never came to me on the mat. The…moreI started this book by accident. It began as a blog, a way to get my thoughts down after class. The best explanations never came to me on the mat. They came on the ride home or on a morning walk, the “I wish I woulda said it that way” moments. I’d studied Stoicism and Jiujitsu separately for years, and once I saw how much they had in common, I couldn’t stop seeing it. Jiujitsu Stoic is those thoughts gathered up and organized around the four Stoic virtues.(less)

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