This last week was very important for me, because I could finally promote two of my best friends and one of the best fighters in the team, with a great experience in MMA and Grappling, Yanick and Marvin. Two promotions that should have been done a long time ago, but could not be... Coach and owner of the gym where we trained before, had used as a punishment not to promote any of the fighters who trained in my classes, including myself. But thanks to Professor Sergio Zimmermann Canudo and Carlson Gracie Jr., and after talk to them about this situation, and leave the team, everything changed completely, and everything went back to the normal path. Having an honest and sincere vision of what Jiu Jitsu really is: No egos, jealousy or punishment, as it should have always been. A common problem and sadly often in the martial arts. Example: "They won't be promoted if they only attend your classes and not mine...". Instead of wondering why people stopped attending your classes and will only be interested in the other coach's classes.
I started training with Yanick and Marvin about 10 years ago, from my first visit to Germany, when all three of us were blue belts. Since the first day hard fights on the mats have been going on, always being very competitive between us. I think that discipline and similarity in mentality created a great friendship between us that lasts until today, and where I have always had the backing and support at all times.
I owe them my eternal gratitude for all the help received since the beginning in Germany, besides helping me in the progress of my learning in Jiu Jitsu. My black belt today has a lot of them both. Unconditional support and help from the beginning, and his great loyalty in accompanying me together with the old school in the opening of a dream come true, Casa de Luta Saarbrücken. Brown belt is all I have been able to give them, because I was promoted to black belt a few weeks ago, after six years as a brown belt, practically the same time as them with the purple belt. But as I often tell them, they could easily wear black belts with all honor, due to their technical level and experience on the mats. Everyone who knows them, knows it, without any doubt. It is not hearsay that proves it, it is the acts performed daily on the mats of this two guys.
It only remains for me to thank you for your friendship, trust and brotherhood during all these years and all the years to come. Thank you! I love you brothers!
Now it's business as usual! Without stopping! Discipline and hard work! Let´s roll!
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