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Jiu-Jitsu Did Not Save Me, Says Cradle Orthodox Practitioner
What the video says
The speaker, a cradle Orthodox Christian, answers why he needed jiu-jitsu seven years ago when he already had all the tools of the church. He was semi-depressed, extremely overweight, and burned out, yet not using what the church offered. He clarifies that jiu-jitsu did not save him or give him something the church lacks; Christ saves his life.
Jiu-jitsu became the lens that helped him see what was already there, pull things into focus, and view his spiritual life with fresh eyes.
Key moments
- The speaker preempts critics, saying Christ saves his life, and that he is not equating jiu-jitsu with the church.
- Everything can become a vehicle if we allow it and have the proper mindset.
- He grew up in the church as a cradle Orthodox, so the tools were there, yet he was semi-depressed, extremely overweight, and burned out.
- Jiu-jitsu entered his life seven years ago and created balance; the tools were there, he just was not using them.
- Jiu-jitsu did not save him or offer something the church does not offer; it became the lens by which he saw what was already there and was not utilizing.
- It helped him pull things into focus and see things with fresh eyes, making it a good counterpart to his spiritual life.
A cradle Orthodox Christian who has trained jiu-jitsu for seven years answers a question he expects from critics: why did he need jiu-jitsu when he already had all the tools of the church? He answers that he did not need saving from jiu-jitsu, because Christ saves his life, and he is not equating the martial art with the church. Seven years ago he was semi-depressed, extremely overweight, and burned out.
He had grown up in the church, so the tools were available to him, but he was not using them. Jiu-jitsu entered his life at that point and created balance. He describes it as the lens by which his spiritual life came into focus: it helped him see what was already there and what he had not been utilizing.
It let him view his spiritual life with fresh eyes and pull things into focus, making it a good counterpart to his spiritual life. He adds that everything can become a vehicle if we allow it and have the proper mindset. The post thanks Orthodox Health for the collaboration and tags Bunker Jiu-Jitsu, Orthodoxy, and discipline.
Main points
- The speaker says Christ saves his life and that he is not equating jiu-jitsu with the church.
- Seven years ago he was semi-depressed, extremely overweight, and burned out, despite growing up in the church with all its tools available.
- Jiu-jitsu created balance in his life; the tools were there, he just was not using them.
- Jiu-jitsu became the lens that helped him see what was already there and view his spiritual life with fresh eyes.
- Everything can become a vehicle if we allow it and have the proper mindset.