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Andrew Smith's avatar

I know I played "the imitation game" at first, trying to mimic the styles of other BJJ and judo practitioners. It took the better part of a decade before I broke free from that, and the 15+ years since then has been wonderful.

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Tim Shaw's avatar

I think there's 'imitation' and 'imitation'. That is where Shu Ha Ri comes in.

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