MY RETURN HAS BEEN REQUESTED
What Jiu-Jitsu Teaches You When Nothing Else CanBy Sheldon HowardRecorded TrackLength1h 25m
About this audiobook
MY RETURN HAS BEEN REQUESTED
This is not a jiu-jitsu technique book.
This is not a story about chasing belts or winning medals.
This is a raw, honest memoir about what happens when life breaks you — and the mat is the only thing that can put you back together.
Sheldon Howard writes about the real shit: competition, injury, gym politics, betrayal, personal loss, anger, drift, and the brutal work of coming back after you’ve already quit. He doesn’t sugarcoat it. He doesn’t pretend jiu-jitsu is magic. He shows you exactly what the mat actually teaches when everything else in your life has failed.
If you’ve ever stepped on the mat…
If you’ve ever walked away…
If you’ve ever wondered whether it’s too late to return…
This book is for you.
The mat doesn’t care why you left.
It only cares if you’re willing to come back.
Your return has been requested.
Audiobook details
GenreSelf-Help, Biography and Memoir
Length1 hr 25 mins
Narrated byRecorded Track
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateMay 18, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Front Matter Intro
2Title Page
3Chapter 1
4Chapter One: The Return
5Chapter Two: What You Carry Onto the Mat
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6Chapter Three: What the Belt Is Supposed to Mean
7Chapter Four: The Betrayal
8Chapter Five: What Absence Teaches
9Chapter Six: The Gentle Art
10Chapter Seven: How to Choose a Gym
11Chapter Eight: The Return Was Requested
12Appendix: Learning Without Permission
13Acknowledgments
14Closing Note
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