Stubborn is an adjective that is sometimes used to describe me. After years of futile attempts to get some of my kids’ mothers to try Judo, I decided that a different approach was needed. One thing I was convinced about was that my moms did want to do Judo, in spite of saying they didn’t or that they would never do it. Yet talking to them and observing them as they watched their kids perform in class only reaffirmed my conviction that all we needed to do was change the setting before some of them would actually get on the mat and roll around with us.

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