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Another story. Another championship. But this one wasn’t about winning. The Setup I don’t remember exactly, but I think I was a blue belt at the time. We had a road trip ahead of us — 6 or 7 hours to another city for a tournament. Several athletes from our gym were going. But a … Read more
After everything I’ve written about how I started BJJ, let me tell you about my first experience winning at a championship. It was a local tournament in a very small town — almost a village, really. Two hours from home. I was a white belt.Heavyweight division. The Setup There were only four people in my … Read more
Today I pay because I’m a black belt. It means I’ve learned something and I’m good somehow, right? But why the hell did I start this back then? It All Started With Arnold, Van Damme, and Stallone Truth is, I grew up watching those guys in action movies. It wasn’t about showing jiu-jitsu — it … Read more