About a week ago, my friend and training partner, TJ, was promoted to Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. The video below is a demonstration of his skills and hard work. It is not a belt test. He had already displayed his skills in competitions and training. TJ and I started training around the same time. He is truly dedicated to the sport of Jiu Jitsu and is a great instructor. I wish I could have been there for his live demonstration. Outstanding Job, TJ! I am proud of you!
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I was thinking about my training today and I could not remember what types of exercises or things I use to do to stay in shape before I started training in BJJ. November 1st will be three years that I have been training BJJ at Roy Dean Academy, and since I have been training I have been exposed to a whole lot of different things, good things!
Well, as one thing leads to another, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu has led me to…Crossfit, Kettlebells, Olympic lifting, Boxing, Muay Thai, Conditioning Drills, UFC, MMA, JKD, BJJ Competition, BJJ Seminars, and best of all, meeting some real outstanding people. There are many other things I could write down, but these are the specifics that came to my mind right now.
It is like the six degrees of BJJ. If you train long enough in BJJ, you will be exposed to these things.
So, tell me, what has BJJ exposed you to. Send me your comments.
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