Zen Jiu Jitsu - Kindle Publishing Package: 30 Day Protocol + White to Blue + BJJ Over 40 by Oliver Staark

Author:Oliver Staark [Staark, Oliver]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: KDP
Published: 2013-08-16T00:00:00+00:00

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Jiu Jitsu will make you Happy

This is another reason to make sure you get to that training session, Jiu Jitsu will make you happy and that’s a fact. Researchers and scientists who have been looking into the science of Happiness and have come to the conclusion that the Happiness Hormone is something called Dopamine. Dopamine is technically a neurotransmitter and makes sure the signals in your brain fire at the appropriate times, the more you can get the Dopamine to light your brain up the more happiness we tend to feel.

So what makes the Dopamine get excited and fire up? Well, real happiness isn’t the short term smiley feeling we feel when someone buys us something like a gift. That is a more a fleeting bliss or euphoria. This study looks at something more permanent – Long-term Happiness.

The Scientists have realized that to get that Dopamine moving we can do several things:

 Engage in a physical activity that raises the heart rate

 Learn new skills that test us and keep our brain active

 Spend time with friends and family (a sense of community)

Those are the main three that can help us live a long and happy life. Did you notice that all those elements fit perfectly into Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. It’s totally cardio-centric, Point (1). We need to keep learning new skills or everyone gets a handle on our game and we get passed, Point (2). The academy is a great place to have a good time and enjoy yourself, Point (3). Even in a tournament environment, once the war is over, all I see are people hugging and shaking hands. It’s the safest cure for depression this side of a Prozac infusion.

The Buddhists refer to happiness as inner peace. This is what Jiu Jitsu creates through the testament of the body. Steel sharpens steel.

And what if you can’t train. This happens when you get an injury, or are sick or just miss the class due to traffic and you feel bad. It’s a genuine low feeling - lack of Dopamine. When this happens (unless I’m sick with flu or some other noxious virus) I still go along to the academy from time to time and check on my teammates. Even that term: Team Mates, makes us close and the BJJ community as a whole could not be closer, I’ve never engaged in another sport where everyone gets together competes and celebrates. It’s unique…and it makes you happy :)

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