10.
Attending a UFC event Ground Floor no
Bleachers: Overall
it was a new experience for me in many ways. Being on the floor side offers a
spectator with a whole range of advantages. Not only did I see great action close
up but also got a chance to see some fight personalities like Ronda Rousey and Royce
Gracie…IMO the biggest celebrity I got to meet was my boss from fighthub.tv
Marcos Villegas. Overall great experience that I will never 4got.
9.
BJJ Legends 1st Magazine
Publishing Article: This
was big for me in many ways because one of my goals as a writer was always to
have one of my pieces in a magazine. Not only was it great to have my work
published in a book sold worldwide but to also have my instructor Xande on the
cover was even cooler. This would have been at a higher # if it weren’t for
some errors I saw made in the article by head editor…but overall I’m just very
appreciative for getting the chance to accomplish a writing goal of mine.
8.
Kenny Florian Seminar: It not really much to say about this
but in terms of MMA fighter that does bjj..Kenny Florian has been one of my favorite.
The experience was very amazing training with him and his brother. Every time I
had a question I called them over to soak all the knowledge I can get, plus so
Bruno and Phan can get a lot of pictures of me with Kenny and Keith so I can
have something to look back on.
7.
Starting at Xande JJ- Day 1 : Taking a gamble I decided to give so cal jiu-jitsu one last
shot and train with Mr. Xande Ribeiro..The Key word here is “DAY 1”. Coming in with some extra
baggage from my previous academy although I was excited to train with Xande I
was also very nervous. Every day I had this crazy thought that something bad
was going to happen and that day will be my last. But as time passed along I
began to loosen up and embrace my new team and instructor which has been a
great time this past year.
6. Training with Judo great Chuck Jefferson:
It has been over 3 years since I’ve done
any Judo and for one time only I made my return to train with my all-time
favorite judo player Chuck Jefferson. It terms of my visit to Chuck Jefferson's
Judo it was an awesome. When I walked in and saw the layout of the facility I
had to ask myself for a second...is this the right place? (Mainly because it
didn’t look like your typical judo dojo). The class went great that night but it was the
following day that would remain a memory forever. The following day I was able
to take judo private from him which was also amazing. At time we would sit on
the mat and talk about the judo/jiu-jitsu problems and other things about my experience
and his experience. Never in a million years had I thought I would be sitting
down talking normal with my favorite judo player. Thank for the friendship
Sensei Chuck hope to see you next year!!
also shoutout to ..Sensei Lee Heitzman!!
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