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A Journey In Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
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What does it take to become a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu? Going from a white belt to a black belt in BJJ is a long journey, one that will take many years to achieve. Come along as I take this journey of the ups and downs of training and preparing for competitions, and the lessons I learn along the way.
Recent Posts
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Lead Me To…
I was thinking about my training today and I could not remember what types of exercises or things I use to do to stay in shape before I started training in BJJ. November 1st will be three years that I have been training BJJ at Roy Dean Academy, and s...
BJJ: Competing in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
This weekend several of my teammates are competing at the BJJ US Open XIV in Santa Cruz, California. I am rooting for them from far away, but I know they have prepared well for this event. I wish I could be there with them competing. I have a feelin...
BJJ: Saulo Ribeiro and Roy Dean
I have been away from training at Roy Dean Academy for almost six months now. Although, I have been blessed to be in a place where there is a Jiu Jitsu class, it is nothing like training at RDA. I have only been at my current location for just over t...
Visiting Other Academies: Drop-In Fees
One thing that's cool about BJJ is that whenever you travel anywhere, for the most part, there will be a BJJ academy to train at. It was my hope to be able to train while in California. California has a lot of academies throughout the whole state. So...
Out of Town - Training At Other BJJ Academies
I have heard both good and bad things about people's experiences who were out of town and wanted to train BJJ. The bad usually goes something like, "yeah, I was the one everyone wanted to get a piece of and I did not like they way their training was ...
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu | Brothers
It was a year ago in October, I was sitting down at my computer and for some reason thoughts of my half brothers came to my mind. I knew I had half brothers since I was 11. I had never met them in person and after 20 years I decided to try and find t...

