“Victory is always possible for the person who refuses to stop fighting.” – Napoleon Hill
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#TBT to the day I achieved my first life goal – become a Black Belt World Champion 🥋🥇 Back in these days & when I was a kid coming up, you hardly ever saw a non Brazilian on the Worlds Black Belt podium. In the first 10yrs of the World Championships, it happened only a handful of times (@bjpenn, @garthtaylorjj, @albertocrane, @robertdrysdalejj) After traveling to Brazil for the first time to compete in the Worlds, barely 16yrs old, in 1999, I made it a life mission to win a Black Belt World title. But being in Oklahoma, just my dad & I & our students, far from world class Jiu-Jitsu made it very tough. I never won the Worlds at the lower belts & there were plenty of times when I wondered if I was ever going to be able to do it…
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Things changed when Sensei Saulo @ribeirojiujitsu invited me to train with him & his brother @xanderibeirojj. I dropped out of college & ran up a pretty substantial credit card debt to travel & train with them consistently. I started to win more & more & I ended up doing what I never even dreamed of, becoming the first person to ever Grand Slam. (2007)
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I won this world title in the last seconds because I learned how to embrace my journey & my failures. I saw numerous people winning all the time & I wondered what made them better than me. I grew to understand that what made me special wasn’t any particular talent or skill, but that I always kept showing up & trying my best. No one ever expected a kid from Oklahoma to be the next 🇺🇸 Black Belt World Champion, but I refused to stop fighting for my dream.
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I went on to medal at the Worlds 8yrs in a row in 4 different weight classes. It used to eat me up that I never got a 2nd gold, but I’m very proud to have stood on that podium alongside the greats so many times, representing my country, & hopefully inspiring the next generations to go after their dreams despite any adversity standing in their way. Never stop fighting!!! 💪♾
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Thank you @ibjjf for sharing this special memory 🙏

Pick Up The Pace 🔥
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Strength work today designed by @greenstrengthiv. Keep it simple & powerful 💪 It’s not 2022 yet, let’s keep pushing for more gainz in 2021!!! 👊
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This is too good!!! 🤣🤣🤣 Happy Sunday 🙌
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I saw this last weekend via @mikebisping & was dying laughing while I was getting ready for my match. Couldn’t wait to share it this weekend. Sorry if you’ve already seen it..

The great @lovatojrbjj shows the Side Butterfly Guard in todays Daily Deal! 🦋
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Living My Passion ❤️🥋♾
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Seminar @gymroyale_amsterdam last night was 7-9pm. Afterwards, I took pictures for around 30min. I was dying to train (didn’t train on Monday due to traveling) so I started getting rounds in with all of the Black Belts & advanced students. I didn’t stop rolling until almost 11pm… I got my training “fix” & feel balanced again & everyone loves to feel the @timeless_jiujitsu 😁
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Here are some clips from my round with my new friend @amersfoortbjj. Everything I do here you can learn from me @bjj.fanatics & www.TimelessJiuJitsu.com. All techniques & positions you can use forever & learn at any level. This is what I love to teach!
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#Throwback to the last time I was here in London winning the @bellatormma 🏆 & becoming a triple combat World Champion. I can still feel that vibe here & going to take that energy into tomorrow @rawgrapplingchampionship 💪

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@lovatojrbjj and @wardziak_bjj are all weighed in and ready for their championship match tomorrow for @rawgrapplingchampionship in England. 🥋♾🔥

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#FBF to some of my best @ibjjf Master Worlds moments. In three appearances, I earned 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥈 in the Master 1 division. I love being a part of the @timeless_jiujitsu that is represented there 💪🥋♾
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🎥: @flograppling