Jiu-jitsu

I walked into my first jiu-jitsu class the Monday after selling my startup, in December 2023, and blacked out at the end of it. I've been hooked since. I'm a guard player - most of my game is on my back, patient, waiting for the moment to turn it around.

Record

4 – 4

Competitions

Fights

guard player

PKD
2025
WWWLL3–2
Five fights in a day, through the loser's bracket. No nerves for the first time - someone said I was playing like Rahul Dravid.
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Strangle
Dec 2024 · Delhi
WL1–1
Won my first fight, called my coach, and lost the second one fifteen minutes later.
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ADCC India Nationals
May 2024 · Delhi
L0–1
My first competition. Lost on points, and didn't tap to the rear naked choke.
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Where I train

Institute of Jiu Jitsu, Bangalore - where it started.
Flamingo Jiu Jitsu, Bangalore - run by Debo, who cornered me at my first fight.

Elsewhere

@dhrujitsu - my jiu-jitsu on Instagram.
kakashi.ai - the AI training partner I built because I wanted to understand my own rolls. The story.

The essays

The Year Off · Six Hours a Day · Chess in Four Dimensions · A Sport for Life · The Wall · A Coach That Watches