The Butters Five Rules for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 17:36:27 -0700

BLUF: Teach your children to live by simple rules and watch how they adapt them to meet the needs of life.

Introduction

Over the fall of 2025 we exposed my son to the competitive side of of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. We did not know at the time if he would show any interest in moving from casual learning to performance-based mastery. After his first informal competition he told us he wanted to try real tournaments. I admired his bravery and realized he did not know enough about competitions to truly grasp how different it would be. So, I tried to to teach him.

Picking a robot to teach my son to code

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000

From the moment I knew we were going to have a kid, before we knew the gender, I’ve been thinking of ways to get them to engage with robots. I love robots. I want to share that love with those around me. This is not a new thing for me. Years ago I bought a Wonder Workshop Dash robot for my nephew. He didn’t get into it. It was likely not something him and his father wanted to invest the time in to figure out. I realize I gave them a gift that I would want more than something I knew they’d enjoy. Still, it looked like an amazing idea and one I have been carrying around as an idea for my own kids. I have watched that toy for years, looking to see if they made a version compatible with a younger age group. They have not. So, when my son was born I started looking for newer robots and wondered if I could justify getting one for him.

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The Butters Five Rules for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

Introduction

Picking a robot to teach my son to code