Peter Pabón

- Professors @thiagosaldanhadl & @danielscannoart in Comp Class at @renzogracieacademy

- Not where you wanna be with Professor @bzglick @5fifty5bjj @manto_original

- Digging thru the old pre-covid folders and these photos are from Tuesday, January 7, 2020, comp class at RGA with my Professor @zercosta and my brother @vitoravelinojj from @igorgracieacademy at @renzogracieacademy Miss those days

- I haven’t been posting as much as I use too, between constantly training and shooting work that is more commercial and outside of my personal interest, I just haven’t wanted to post long term photos and content, and opted for more temporary posts in stories. There’s that internal question I struggle with, do I post to post or is attention span so short nowadays, that most people just scroll past photos so why sit and write and plan out a permanent post? Anyhow, here’s professor @bzglick and @taco_belt_ken at @5fifty5bjj in mid round, definitely a photo worth posting long term, to me, at least, in a otherwise fleeting feed of posts and photos.

- I did a thing this weekend… Competed for the first time as a brown belt in the @ibjjf #NYSpringopen2026 - I had two matches and won both with zero points scored on me. Thank you to my Professor @zercosta who always pushes and supports me and my journey. Professors @fcoelhobhz @rafaelsaponatal @tim_mcnamara_grapplez and @thiagosaldanhadl who have always been active in my train at @renzogracieacademy - Professor @danielsenapaulino1 at @cityjiujitsuacademy Professor @bzglick @taco_belt_ken @dr_gelato @grappler_hugo @soho.sonne and the rest of the crew at @5fifty5bjj - I need to come around more! Professors @florianojuniorx & @thiagosaldanhadl for coaching me in my first match @fgapolinario for being there since day one and coaching me in my final. Can’t forget @petercelos and @kevgsal aka the Magno Leg Hunting Party and anyone and everyone else that I train with regularly - thanks, now where’s my heating pad?!

- Back in November of 2020, during the tail end of Covid and lockdown, I found myself photographing fighters and combat athletes training in secret, regardless of mandates. One of those was a group that trained in the gymnasium of a synogogue in Brighton Beach Brooklyn.

- Took this photo the very first day I walked into @renzogracieacademy and it was the last day of @neimangracie and @robsongracie fight camp for Bellator and professor @marciostambowsky was in a corner supporting and advising Neiman. I remembered how intimidated I was walking in and shear visceral energy on the mat that day, but also how welcoming it was. In the mist of all that aggression and sweat, there was a camaraderie and sense of family that was all but foreign to me, and I wanted to be around it and I haven’t left since. Everything in life changes and that’s part of living, things are taken and giving to us in every moment in life and we have to adjust and move accordingly, but this one hits a bit different, from this first interaction and every interaction after, you were always welcoming and friendly to this grizzly overweight, then white belt, photographer that was always taking photos of you and the Gracie’s - you will be miss Professor. Rest In Peace Mestre Thank you @igorgracie for bringing me in and introducing me to Gracie Jiujitsu and your family and letting me capture these moments and I hope that they will continue to tell and share your family’s story and legacy.

- 19,345 days old… Physiological Truths About Men Who Treat Their Birthdays Like a Normal Day 1. They're used to doing life alone. From childhood, nobody really made a big deal out of their special moments — so they learned not to expect anything. 2. They're naturally low-maintenance. Gifts, parties, noise — it's never been their thing. Peace is their real celebration. 3. They pour into others more than they receive. They're the "strong one," the one everyone calls... but when it's their turn, they don't want to feel like a burden. 4. They've learned to make themselves happy. A quiet meal, a prayer, a moment alone - it's enough. They're used to creating their own joy. 5. They measure life in progress, not dates. To them, a new year is not about cake * it's about whether they've grown, improved, or achieved. 📷 Mikah

- The adventures we had… My BIG little brother @rayrongracie I look back at our travels and the time we spent on and off the mats and think about how good it was when we all were one. Some tournament, somewhere, nowhere, but as a team always…

- It’s always going to be hard, may as well embrace it and have fun doing it! Professor @bzglick warming up before class at @5fifty5bjj

- “Who’s next?!” @neimangracie back in 2019, with his MMA gloves on in @danaherjohn Nogi class more than likely cutting weight before a MMA match - @renzogracieacademy @neimangraciejiujitsu

- “There can be only one!” - Two Peters can not share the same space and time in one universe… me and @petercelos - in the GI no less! Trying to balance and restore order in the universe by trying to remove me from this timeline. Photo by @bzglick at @5fifty5bjj