Old Man Jiu Jitsu all the way!
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Two years ago today, my first set of white belts were promoted to blue belts at London Fight Factory; all but one student in the photo are still training with me, the one guy that's not, recently moved away with his family, but is still training Jiu Jitsu.
Now the two years has passed, it's a race for the guys to get the next coloured belt around their waists...
Hard work and lots of fun on the mats last night, trying to stay one step ahead of this pesky virus; working to build strong immune systems is the best way, in my humble opinion, to tackle this virus. Far better than queuing up outside well known burger and chicken outlets, contributing to underlying health conditions...
This photo popped up in my FB feed today, can't believe it was ten years ago that I went over to Rio!
Had an amazing experience at Carlson's club whilst I was out there, the legendary Saporito took the class and ended with some awesome rolls with the brown and bald belts there and also got to meet Carlson's wife.
Happy memories indeed - I'm on the back row in a black Gi...
On this day in 2016, my long and winding journey to black belt finally came to fruition at London Fight Factory, as my coach Luiz Ribeiro wrapped the faixa preta around my waist, in front of one of my all time Jiu Jitsu heroes Leo Vieira and over 150 students and a dozen black belts.
Hard work has been duly rewarded and I'm looking forward to getting my second strip in a couple of years.
NEVER give up on your dreams!
I received the PSP London flyer today, which is currently in print, so I can get the immediate area covered and advertised, along with promoting the classes on social media. I'll are back shortly with a firm start date, as the dates have been postponed a couple of times, but with the flyers on the way, everything is nicely falling into place...
