People with Disability

[Kurzy]

I was born with no hearing in my left ear and partial hearing in my right due to my umbilical cord being wrapped around my throat.

I can't wait to hear other people reply's to this thread

Hahahaha, good one bro!



(Just kidding)

[AKRhino]

Definitely check the movie The Hammer, about Matt Hammil's experiences wrestling and competing through HS, to college, and ultimately to fighting in the UFC.

[Jesse L. Baker]

TTT for Jesse! He's one of our hardest working guys at the gym and we're all really happy to have him as a team mate

I am happy be there man even when my mom nag to me about why I should not because I can get hurt. So it is a good thing I can turn off my hearing aid and not have to hear it which then will piss her off that I did said action and I can read her lips on what she is saying.

[Jesse L. Baker]

Good stuff Jesse. Keep your head up buddy. You got through the fear once already, you can do it again. Keep working hard and lean on your team mates.

Thanks for words man. I am considering maybe doing a deep meditation and see if I can face the fear inside my mind and conquer it. So I gotta get my meditation music ready and remember the mediation I say to myself to help me go deep. I did one time and it was weeeeeiiiiirrd. Like there was a demon who was a representation of the guy I wanted to beat the crap out of from work that disrespected me and martial arts from day one. So I spent most of my time beating the crap out of the said demon. So I would like to see how it goes when I do it again.

[Jesse L. Baker]

Occasionally I'll lose a little position because I'm focusing so hard on either not ripping a mega fart, or shitting myself. I just consider it extra punishment for whatever it is I ate. If you haven't already, check out matt hammil, you could probably get some tips from him on how he adjusts for his lack of hearing.

DUDE TMI MAN. Maybe that means you need to change your eating habit. This is how I usually eat before the competition. I usually eat less anyway to help maintain my weight but I never eat anything the night before and the morning of to reduce the chance of having that happen at a competition. I looked up matt hammil and there was an interview about how he gets ready for an mma fight. and it was coming up with a plan before the fight with research done on the person he is fighting against. That is where the lies for me is I don't who might be competing at the Grappling tourny and that kinda does not work. Only with practice would I think I will be able to win rounds and stop being so tight in my guard as Brandon said and be more flexible with that.

[Jesse L. Baker]

You are def not alone homie. I have PTSD, permanent muscle and nerve damage in my lower back and entire left leg which messes up my gait and that in turn messes up my knees. According to the docs I'll be looking at total knee replacements by the time I'm 45. I tore and had to have surgery on both knees in 2013. Currently my challenge is just being able to get back to the mats.

I feel ya man. I read about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder when I was in Psychology 101. It opened my eyes to what soldiers has to go through a lot of times when they come home from a war, I remember it said that even people gotten when the terrorist attacked on september 11 2001. Good luck with your challenge man, take it easy and don't do anything that will make you stay off the mat. TTT man.

[Jesse L. Baker]

True Champions become familiar with failure so they so the no longer fear it, so when faced with it they move forward regardless.


Except to fail, its part of the process.

So true herzog. That is how I feel. I don't care how many times I lose or win, I will only keep going no matter what. The only thing I feel like my fear is holding me back from realizing my true potential that I know I am capable of.

[Jesse L. Baker]

There is a good friend of mine, I suggest you look him up. His name is Matt Betzold. One of the greatest grapplers and Mma fighters of today. He has 1 leg. Terribly inspirational guy, will make you feel like the biggest loser. Outwork you, so positive the whole time. Amazingly talented, it's hard to be 4 weight classes above a 1 legged guy and have him mop the mats with you face every day. You think that leg is a disadvantage til you roll with him. He'll sweep you with it and choke you with it. He's got a more skilled stump than I have legs. His logo is ¿Stumped? Lol. Awesome guy.

I'm neutral toward American top team. But one thing great they have there is an all blind grappling class. Liborio's daughter was born blind, so he was inspired to start a blind class. Now blind folk travel from far to learn martial arts there.

Long and short: your not alone. Be positive and dominate the competition!

What the freak man! Thank you for telling me about Matt Betzold, I have never heard of him, so I googled him and saw videos and wow. It would be awesome to grapple with him sometime in the future. and the Logo stumped is hilarious the fact he is making fun of himself tells things about his self confidence of himself. I did not know there is an blind grappling class. That is awesome.

[Jesse L. Baker]

I have one messed up hand, not as bad a Jean Jacques. Never noticed it affecting anything though (except classical guitar), its not pretty looking but it works well for everything fight related. Not sure if it counts as a disability?

One of my very best friends was born with one arm missing from just below the elbow down. He took 3rd in the state of California in wrestling one year.

If you have any difficulty with anything man You can post that here. I am kinda jealous that you know how to play an guitar because I always wanted to learn how to use an instrument. The only thing I kinda know is my vocals from chorus but that was a long time ago. That is awesome of your best friend to take 3rd place. I hope he goes further.

[Jesse L. Baker]

Brandon Ryan from 10p Omaha has cerebral palsy. He's a trooper/soldier, a true inspiration, he even wrote a book about it "The Emotional Struggle".

Thanks for telling me Eddie. I love reading books on peoples experience and their point of view on life that makes me think wow. I never viewed life in that way.