{"product_id":"my-return-has-been-requested-sheldon-howard-9798197550286","title":"My Return Has Been Requested: What Jiu-Jitsu Teaches You When Nothing Else Can","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMY RETURN HAS BEEN REQUESTED\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a jiu-jitsu technique book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a story about chasing belts or winning medals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSheldon 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you've ever stepped on the mat...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you've ever walked away...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you've ever wondered whether it's too late to return...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mat doesn't care why you left.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt only cares if you're willing to come back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYour return has been requested.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdditional Props\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI also want to give real credit to the online teachers and systems that helped me keep learning when I could not always be on the mat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo Tristar Gym: one of the best online systems I found for learning jiu-jitsu and MMA, whether you are a beginner trying to understand the basics or a more advanced student trying to connect the whole game. The way they organize concepts helped me think about fighting as a system, not just a pile of random techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo Roy Dean: thank you for showing what clean progression can look like. Your approach to testing, structure, movement, and rank helped me understand that belts should mean something. Not theater. Not attendance. Not politics. Evidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo Jon Thomas BJJ: thank you for the clarity. Your instruction, your online lab, and the way you break down positions gave me a cleaner way to study. Some teachers show moves. You explain the logic behind them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo John Danaher: thank you for showing what it means to think deeply about the art. Your approach helped me see jiu-jitsu as a system of control, problem-solving, and layered decisions, not just techniques collected one at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd one of my biggest props goes to Big OSS and Marcos Tinoco.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBig OSS made me laugh, understand, and sometimes damn near cry. That material helped me connect with jiu-jitsu in a way that felt human, technical, and alive. It is also where I found one of my favorite chokes: the Canto choke. I studied it, drilled it, carried it back to the mat, and started catching people with it all the way up to brown belt level.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBig OSS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sheldon Howard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798197550286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 70\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.18d","brand":"Sheldon Howard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49173380989183,"sku":"9798197550286","price":13.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/my-return-has-been-requested-sheldon-howard-9798197550286","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}