MY RETURN HAS BEEN REQUESTED
What Jiu-Jitsu Teaches You When Nothing Else CanBy Sheldon HowardRecorded TrackLength0m
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
Length0 mins
Narrated byRecorded Track
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateMay 18, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Front Matter Intro
9Chapter Five: What Absence Teaches
2Title Page
10Chapter Six: The Gentle Art
3Table of Contents
11Chapter Seven: How to Choose a Gym
4Chapter 1
12Chapter Eight: The Return Was Requested
5Chapter One: The Return
13Appendix: Learning Without Permission
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6Chapter Two: What You Carry Onto the Mat
14Acknowledgments
7Chapter Three: What the Belt Is Supposed to Mean
15Closing Note
8Chapter Four: The Betrayal
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