Renew Your Vows to Jiu-Jitsu: Friction, Burnout, and the Comeback (Episode 67)

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Hosts Scott Dance and Michael Sutherland explore why people fall out of love with jiu-jitsu. Covering stress, anxiety, boredom, injuries, finances, relationship pressures, and toxic gym cultures. They discuss practical fixes like reframing your "why," changing scenery, downshifting frequency, setting timelines for breaks, cross-training, and teaching to regain motivation. The episode also shifts to the coach’s perspective on retention, novelty in class design, and balancing long-term commitment with delayed gratification. Scott and Michael offer tangible advice for students and gym owners on communication, boundaries, and finding the right training home. Plus: a humorous Combat Confessions segment with wild open-mat stories (including a snubbed brown belt and a notorious nipple-bite tale) Please remember to follow, rate and review! or Support the show on our Patreon Want more from Fighters Drinking Coffee: Follow us on instagram: @fightersdrinkingcoffee Join our discord: https://discord.gg/UPmxwuwXks Get some MADE IN THE USA gear: https://cruzcmbt.com/GETSUDSY

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