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MY RETURN HAS BEEN REQUESTED

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Biography and Memoir

MY RETURN HAS BEEN REQUESTED

What Jiu-Jitsu Teaches You When Nothing Else CanBy Sheldon HowardRecorded Track

MY RETURN HAS BEEN REQUESTED

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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.

Psychological Identity Healing Journey Betrayal Grief

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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