Josh Waitzkin

It's great now.

It's great now.

Yeah. I mean, I've done a lot of stuff. I mean, I spent – I never had surgery. They all told me to, but I didn't have surgery. Good for you. And I did tons of – I mean, I've been doing total immersion swimming and foundation training and everything I could do for the back. And – The foiling feels – I'm training like I'm all in on this art and I'm doing it in a way that feels healthy in the back.

Yeah. I mean, I've done a lot of stuff. I mean, I spent – I never had surgery. They all told me to, but I didn't have surgery. Good for you. And I did tons of – I mean, I've been doing total immersion swimming and foundation training and everything I could do for the back. And – The foiling feels – I'm training like I'm all in on this art and I'm doing it in a way that feels healthy in the back.

Yeah. I mean, I've done a lot of stuff. I mean, I spent – I never had surgery. They all told me to, but I didn't have surgery. Good for you. And I did tons of – I mean, I've been doing total immersion swimming and foundation training and everything I could do for the back. And – The foiling feels – I'm training like I'm all in on this art and I'm doing it in a way that feels healthy in the back.

I train jiu-jitsu now but light. I mean I can't train all out like I'd love to. It was heartbreaking to give it up.

I train jiu-jitsu now but light. I mean I can't train all out like I'd love to. It was heartbreaking to give it up.

I train jiu-jitsu now but light. I mean I can't train all out like I'd love to. It was heartbreaking to give it up.

And I was so madly in love and all in with Marcelo and – I was at that part of the learning process, which is where I get good at the learning process, which is toward the higher levels of something. That's where I'm best at learning.

And I was so madly in love and all in with Marcelo and – I was at that part of the learning process, which is where I get good at the learning process, which is toward the higher levels of something. That's where I'm best at learning.

And I was so madly in love and all in with Marcelo and – I was at that part of the learning process, which is where I get good at the learning process, which is toward the higher levels of something. That's where I'm best at learning.

I was so stupid. No, it was a significant moment. I was position sparring. Marcello was at our school in New York. It was a week before my eldest son, Jack, was born. So it was a bit over 13 years ago. We were – Marcello was gone. I was at the school. Paul Schreiner was running –

I was so stupid. No, it was a significant moment. I was position sparring. Marcello was at our school in New York. It was a week before my eldest son, Jack, was born. So it was a bit over 13 years ago. We were – Marcello was gone. I was at the school. Paul Schreiner was running –

I was so stupid. No, it was a significant moment. I was position sparring. Marcello was at our school in New York. It was a week before my eldest son, Jack, was born. So it was a bit over 13 years ago. We were – Marcello was gone. I was at the school. Paul Schreiner was running –

class that day, I think, and there was this 240-pound blue belt visiting, just this ripped dude, and Paul had everyone doing position sparring, half guard position sparring, and this guy was matched up against one of our guys. I had that hubristic, invincible feeling about me in that moment. I was just, when you're feeling at your very best in martial flow, and I was like,

class that day, I think, and there was this 240-pound blue belt visiting, just this ripped dude, and Paul had everyone doing position sparring, half guard position sparring, and this guy was matched up against one of our guys. I had that hubristic, invincible feeling about me in that moment. I was just, when you're feeling at your very best in martial flow, and I was like,

class that day, I think, and there was this 240-pound blue belt visiting, just this ripped dude, and Paul had everyone doing position sparring, half guard position sparring, and this guy was matched up against one of our guys. I had that hubristic, invincible feeling about me in that moment. I was just, when you're feeling at your very best in martial flow, and I was like,

And it ended up where we were doing half guard position sparring where I was holding half guard and he was doing this pass twisting the spine. And it was so fucking stupid to do it. I mean, I was just holding half guard in position sparring. And I just felt it go. And then, like, you know, it was I couldn't. move, it was fucking terrible. And it was- Did it herniate? Yeah. And all the fluid gone.

And it ended up where we were doing half guard position sparring where I was holding half guard and he was doing this pass twisting the spine. And it was so fucking stupid to do it. I mean, I was just holding half guard in position sparring. And I just felt it go. And then, like, you know, it was I couldn't. move, it was fucking terrible. And it was- Did it herniate? Yeah. And all the fluid gone.

And it ended up where we were doing half guard position sparring where I was holding half guard and he was doing this pass twisting the spine. And it was so fucking stupid to do it. I mean, I was just holding half guard in position sparring. And I just felt it go. And then, like, you know, it was I couldn't. move, it was fucking terrible. And it was- Did it herniate? Yeah. And all the fluid gone.