I got up late this morning and missed the open mat around the corner from me. I felt a little bummed because I was looking forward to returning to this academy. They have a good professor, the open mat starts later in the day and there’s a restaurant behind it that sells the best pizza. Continue Reading
During my injury-plagued up and down period last month, an old friend from my first academy emailed me. He found me on the net and wondered what I was doing these days. We hadn’t talked in several years and he brought me up to date of some of the old guys. Our brief email chats Continue Reading
I first saw Kenny Brown compete at a tournament in Baltimore when he was still a purple belt. He was fighting the guy that would eventually become my professor, Songura Kini Cole. They had a good match and I was impressed with Kenny’s methodical approach to the whole fight. I could see there was a Continue Reading
I found myself “hooked” on BJJ after a couple of classes but it wasn’t after a couple of months checking out all the schools in my area …. until I cut the first check on a contract with a school, did I know that BJJ was really going to be a part of my life…at Continue Reading