The doubt was always there.
Now in his 12th year practicing Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Jake Reeves felt more often than not that he'd never be able to master the grappling-based martial art. The hardest of the martial arts to receive a black belt in, Brazilian jiu-jitsu usually demands 10 to 12 years of effort to get to that highest point.
"I've had weeks, months where I'm like, 'OK, well, I'm clearly terrible at jiu-jitsu, and I need to move on and go get a job swinging a hammer or something, becau
Theo DeRosa reports on Mississippi State sports for The Dispatch. Follow him on Twitter at @Theo_DeRosa.
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