Guys. Did I ever brag at you about my f*ckin’ awesome BJJ coaches?!In August, The Cellar Gym w
Guys. Did I ever brag at you about my f*ckin’ awesome BJJ coaches?!In August, The Cellar Gym welcomed coaches Mayko Araujo and Karen Antunes of Checkmat BJJ, after former instructor Marcelo Nunes (Drysdale/Zenith) moved to Las Vegas to pursue his ambitions in the UFC. Mayko and Karen have been an amazing addition to the Cellar team. In addition to running a top-level BJJ program and taking on the kids’ BJJ classes, they have also stepped up the Cellar’s competition game by encouraging students of all levels to compete in local and national tournaments.As a multi world champion, Coach Karen is also one of the most dominant female BJJ athletes on the scene right now. She won Gold in the black belt lightweight class at No-Gi Worlds in November, Pan No-Gi in October, and the Dallas Open in September. She also won silver at the FIVE Grappling Super League event in August, losing only to 14x world champion Mackenzie Dern. Karen is an inspirational athlete, a wonderful coach, deeply supportive of girls and women in the sport, and absolutely one of the toughest people I have ever met.I’m grateful to be learning new things everyday from Mayko and Karen. If you’re in the Minneapolis area and interested in starting or furthering your BJJ, their class is absolutely the place to be. -- source link
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