Group of Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners lined up in a gym.

First open mat at our new location!

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Dad, daughter, and granddaughter sitting on the mat at a BJJ school

Three generations on the mats!! Can’t wait for my granddaughter to start training with us!!

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Room full of people training Brazilian jiu-jitsu

Thursday nights teaching no gi with the family at Grapple Academy!! No better place to be!

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Group of people at a Brazilian jiu-jitsu class.

Since it’s been a while since I last posted - I absolutely love having the opportunity to teach Fundamentals to this group of fine folks every Wednesday night!

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Added some more tape tonight! So proud of my number one training partner and daughter, Krystal, for totally kicking butt while pregnant with future butt kicking granddaughter!!

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Keeping up a tradition with the festive rashguards at Christmas Eve open mat with the child, hidden grandchild, and our buddy Allen.

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Man wearing a Santa gi and hat performing a bow and arrow choke.

Not everyday you get bow and arrow choked by Santa!!

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Me and my daughter at open mat.

One of the absolute best things is being able to train jiu-jitsu with my daughter. Dad and daughter time at open mat!

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Open mat group picture from Grapple Academy Martial Arts

40 minute AXE kettlebell challenge at Baltimore Kettlebell Club and then open mat at Grapple Academy, time to eat!!

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Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners posing in a group at the end of open mat.

As a first post, it's only fitting I post a pic of my home away from home with some of my favorite people. Open mat at my home BJJ gym Grapple Academy Martial Arts in Maryland.