The Impaired Grappler

Phillip Grapsas Black Belt under Pedro Sauer. Impaired with arthritis I do what it takes to stay on the mats as Stagnation Leads to Suffering. #impairedgrappling

My aim is to share my story as I work to become The Repaired Grappler in a natural way. 

I hope to inspire others to keep mobile using Gracie Jiu-Jitsu with a self defence mindset to help them find ways to grapple with impairments, metaphorically and literally.

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Slaves To Consumerism

We are slaves without a cage.

Sport is used along with alcohol, advertising and gambling to keep us preoccupied and not questioning the status quo.

We are also shown a slide of hand where they dazzle us with entertainment, advertising and sport while the slow creep of total control takes over everything in our lives, one regulation at a time.

The power of the people starts with the individual. As individuals we need to take responsibility in our lives and not rely on the government’s scraps.

The more we depend on the government the more they will handle, keeping us 'protected' from ourselves while we feed on their materialistic teat. 

We are slaves but our chains have changed to consumerism and self doubt.

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