Lion Pride Jiu Jitsu
Elisabeth
Clay... BJJ Journey… Become Your Lion or Lioness… Create Your
LEGACY!
BJJ
Girl's Journey
The
Lioness
is powerful. She hunts to feed the pride. She nurses,
nurtures, and loves her cubs. She teaches them
to hunt and love. She
chooses when and whom to be bred by. She is mighty
and yet the Lion is still the “King of the Jungle”. So, too are
women, we are mighty and powerful because we stand on our
own feet, we nurture and raise our young. We teach them. We have
compassion and yet can kill to feed and protect our own
pride. Our
man is still “King” of our home. Neither
subservient to the other, but a powerful house together
and alone at the same time. Find your Lioness! Redeem your
femininity, it is more powerful than you give credence. The journey
of the lioness began long ago just as the BJJ Girl's
journey did.
Mahayana
Buddhism teaches that we can all achieve enlightenment/
immortality. The
Lotus Sutra is the supreme of all the sutras. Much like Christ
taught us that we can achieve immortality and in some
sects Godhood like Buddhism Buddhahood. Before we can
attain this, we must begin our journey. The lotus flower
symbolizes the journey of the BJJ girl. The lotus flower
blooms often in dirty water or ponds. It is held out
of the water. It
grows above the water so it stays clean. Much like we
should not be defiled by the world, rising from the
darkness of the world to the light and purity
. White represents purity in mind, body, and
spirit. This
is the color Buddha sat on.
It is the beginning of our journey, if our mind is
clouded it is difficult to learn and be taught. The white
belt must
have a pure mind to listen and learn often without any
understanding, trusting their teacher to lead them.
The red
lotus,
for we must have the passion and love to learn and love
towards our fellow man to know when to defend and when not
to. Like the
red lotus, the blue
belt must
have a strong passion and love as the road here becomes
frustrating. You
know more and yet often do not see when it is the right
time to execute. Blue, we must become wise as we learn
techniques to harm.
The blue
lotus has similar
characteristics to the purple
belt. Having learned
and become passionate and weathered the learning curve,
this is the stage of our journey that we learn when and
where to use our skill.
The wisdom to know how and when to defend ourselves
and our pride. Wisdom
to protect and yet love with purity not to be the
aggressor.
The purple
lotus for
mysticism and greater spirituality. Akin to the brown belt and purple lotus with this
spirituality understands the difference between the peace
of defense and the power of aggression. She knows when
and how to move. When
to be slow and fast and when to wait on her opponent to
make the next move.
The pink lotus, the supreme of all, the enlightened being, is analogous to the black belt knowing the techniques, understanding their opponent, using force when necessary and love or patience when called for. The black belt has confidence, pure pride not arrogance. Comfort in who she has become. The black belt, the pink lotus, the lioness, always secure in what she does, with love, wisdom, passion, purity, mysticism and a sure knowledge, she walks beside her Lion King equal to, but different. Enlightened none the less, just as Eve was made from Adams left rib to walk by his side, through BJJ, we can become our own lioness. Confident in who and what we are without taking from our Lion King. Become the Lioness... Become YOUR Lioness, Create your own Legacy: Lion or Lioness! Copyright March 12, 2016 Stephanie Clay/ Elisabeth Clay
Although I am still
on my Journey to becoming my Lioness, I find peace and
excitement for all of the stages before me! Thanks for keeping
me in your sights and following my journey. May we all benefit
from one another’s experiences.
Elisabeth Clay 8/2/2016
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