A few years ago, I took my family on a trip to Hawaii. Perfect vacation – sun, beaches, the kids having a blast. My wife and I finally getting some time to breathe from building businesses.
But on the flight home, everything changed.
Mid-air, about 30,000 feet up, a passenger completely lost it. Started screaming at the flight attendants, getting physical, threatening people around him.
You know that moment when everyone looks around, hoping someone else will handle the situation?
Well, there was no someone else.
It was me and him.
That was my first real test with another man.
His intent to hurt people against my need to protect my family.
I took him down. Put him in a rear naked choke. Held him there until he went to sleep and the crew could restrain him properly.
I share this with you because most men don’t know what it feels like to be up against another man and never felt another man’s true strength.
To tell you the truth, if I hadn’t completed my 90-day Jiu-Jitsu challenge leading up to that trip, I don’t know how that story ends.
Maybe the guy hurts a flight attendant. Maybe he gets to the cockpit. Maybe my wife and kids watch their husband and father get destroyed by someone who wanted to cause chaos.
My hope is that this situation never happens to you…
But one day you might just have to be with another man.
Not in some controlled environment where there’s a referee and rules.
In real life. Where the stakes are everything that matters to you…
- A parking lot outside a restaurant with your family.
- Your driveway at 2 AM when someone’s trying to break in.
- Defending your daughter from some predator who thinks she’s an easy target.
When you train against another man – when you feel his weight, his strength, his determination to dominate you – you strip away every illusion about what you’re capable of.
You find out if you panic when the pressure comes, or if you stay calm.
You discover if you collapse under stress, or if you find another gear.
You learn if you’re a liability to your family, or their protector.
That’s why every man should learn a combative training – whether it’s Jiu-Jitsu, boxing, or wrestling.
And if you want a taste of what that looks like, join me at the next Project Brotherhood meetup.
Because all the money, success, and status in the world means nothing if you can’t protect what matters most.
Talk soon,
Bedros Keuilian
P.S. At Project Brotherhood, you’ll learn combatives, business tactics, and build a network of men serious about protecting and providing.