First super fight 🥇
I was finally able to win gold at the same event with my bro Lucas.
Thank you
@maxgimenisbjj and
@bravekmn for this wonderful opportunity to showcase my skills against a very experienced opponent. Thank you so much
@saraivamedia for the action shots 📸
I was contemplating pulling out a week before the fight because I hurt my ankle while training whilst already dealing a broken toe on my right foot which is still broken, also I doubting myself because I originally game planned for my first opponent then he pulled out and was replaced with Johnny, who’s a veteran of the sport with 10x the amount of wins as me and has a brown belt in judo. I also got sick two days before the event, but I remembered how hard I’ve been working to get better at this sport, 6-7 days a week twice a day 3 of those days for months. So I muted all the self doubt and stuck to my game plan. Ended up submitting him in under 40 seconds.
Thank you
@montalvaobjj for believing in me, always being in my corner and the hours of extra instruction to help my slow ahh understand finishing mechanics. You’re the best coach and god given big brother I could’ve asked for. Thank you brother fr🙏. Congrats on the dub this weekend it’s only up from here for you my bro.
A huge shoutout to
@tico08 a father, husband, true friend, economist and a helluva entrepreneur 🤝😤. Thank you for building a nest for all the killers training under Lucas, more importantly big congratulations on passing all inspections and announcing the opening of your guys’s new gym 🥳🎉 I wish you all the success in the world my friend.
Thanks to all my teammates for helping me get ready for this match, I love yall 🖤🪴
#bjj #submissiongrappling #shankjustposted #lifeisgood
