I am humbled and honored by this accomplishment. This week I was awarded my brown belt in Brazilian

I am humbled and honored by this accomplishment. This week I was awarded my brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, by Prof Roger Mamedov, my first and only martial arts instructor, who himself was a brown belt when I started with him. I took my first BJJ class on May 9th 2009 and since then I have become myself, I have be tested, beaten, bent, injured, sore, unconscious, and even broken, but I have survived and become a better man.I thank my friends who have been kind enough to congratulate me on my promotion but they don’t understand, they can’t understand. Only those who have sacrificed their free time, relationships and general well being can understand. Only the initiated can understand how much this this piece of cloth means to me. I’ve never worked this hard for anything else in my life. I want to thank everyone at Williamsburg MMA, especially Eric Y, Kris K, Charlie B, Danny L and Koji B. Thanks to Prof Ricardo Almeida and everyone at RABJJ, Dez, Turtle, Frankie Edgar, Frankie Perez, Katlyn Chookagian, Edson, Marlon, Max Bohanan, Chris Matakas and Prof Dante Rivera. Thanks to Master Renzo Gracie and everyone at RGBJJ, Jeff Knight, Frank Marshall and Prof Sapo, Igor Gracie and Daisuke Yamaji. The time we have spent together has stayed with me and always will. I bow to you all and am forever in debt. -- source link

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