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Some important peeps in my life: 1. Black belts Brian Rago, John Padova, Zak and DC Maxwell. You can also see my hair stages of the night - before class, after training, and after drilling /before training. :) 2. My main training partners Steph Mensing and Andres Freire and Andres Freire's decapitated head.
Every injury is an opportunity. That's what makes Jiu Jitsu so great is how adaptable it is.
Tim Sylvester
Temple University covered our free women's self defense program last weekend at Gracie Academy Philadelphia! Really happy with the writeup. Meeting new women every month!
Sam and Steph drilled 20 reps after class tonight.
Gonna reblog every time we do this. Should have 3 notes already as of 7/28 but let's start now.
- Tim Sylvester, one of my instructors at Gracie Philadelphia.
4 dirty gis, one bike, no problem.
Putting together a great photo of Gracie Academy Philadelphia
Today is the 2-year anniversary of bjjsam.tumblr.com
Thanks to everyone who has followed me and checked up on me and maybe even thought I say a good thing or two sometimes! Jiu-jitsu makes me happy and has given me a lot. Thanks to my sponsor Fushida and the academy I love. After all this time devoted to one thing, I've learned that whatever makes you happy is the most important thing, whether that's training, or competing, playing an instrument, or going grocery shopping. Do what makes you happy, because you're the most important thing in your life. Be nice to others, because we must afford people the same respect we think we deserve ourselves. Thank you to everyone that's contributed to the happiness in my life.
Photos taken by Kevin Gilper
How do you end class?
At Gracie Philadelphia, we bow to each individual and do a quick back-slap-style hug before moving down the line.
Apparently at Arruda bjj in Adelaide they do not do this. They bow and shake hands. When you’re one of the higher rank in class, like I was on Friday, you only get to see one person if you’re lucky to get the protocol demonstrated before the spotlight is on you. So my hello to the instructor, Leo Arruda, went something like the video above. Yup. Kane swears that I was about to get thrown as I reached in, but I think Leo is nicer than that. What do you do to finish class?
