A big honour....

So as the picture shows, my long time coach Adam Newton at Hybrid Training Centre honoured me by awarding me with my brown belt tonight, for those of you who don't know what that means, it is a big thing.....



I first tried out BJJ in about February of 2001 and tapped to Pete Rogers' Side Control (pressure to the solar plexus), I stuck with BJJ ever since then and still tap a lot.

So after nearly 11 years, 3 clubs, 2 cities, one marriage, 2 kids, 1 gold, a few silver and several bronze medals (as well as lots of taps), 1 full shoulder reco, 1 full grade 3 LCL rupture, 2 broken fingers, several popped elbows, various black eyes, many coaches, many students, a few tantrums and 100s of new friendships, I have finally reached brown belt. BJJ is definitely a life's persuit....

Thanks everyone for being in my life and contributing to my experience.

Another year, another stripe...

So a bit of perspective... I was promoted to my 2nd brown stripe last, my first came in august 2010. It's a good perspective for those expecting a new rank or belt every few months, short answer the longer you train the longer the road becomes.

If i keep grading at the same rate I'll get my brown in May 2013, and i reckon that is great imagine what i will have learnt by then?!