06/18/2026
The BEST training days are the ones that we get to celebrate our athletes achievements! Last night Andrew earned his blue belt & I could not be more honoured to have a coaching relationship with him.
Andrew did all the things and in particular he recently had an outstanding competition result that really demanded his promotion.
His game revolves around relentless hand fighting, foot sweeps & a passing strategy leading to back controls. You better be a pretty sharp passer if you plan on getting by his guard retention & sweeping game too :)
Andrew’s dedication and focus since he joined our community have been off the charts. He is a reminder that athlete intention, purpose & happiness are far more impactful to skill development than any coaching intervention, curriculum, “test” or demonstration of random techniques. Kudos to you sir!
Andrew is the embodiment of the idea “take your sport seriously but don’t take yourself seriously”. Thank you for being such a great training partner!
