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.