05/06/2026
Just received that sad news that my Judo instructor and good friend Grandmaster Bert Beccera passed away.
I trained for some time with him in. Judo only getting to green belt before my shoulder decided I couldn’t do it anymore at the time. We became good friends and I helped with a lot of behind the scenes things for his school.
Eventually he allowed me to use his school for my Muay Thai classes where we trained for years moving out of my backyard and into a more official capacity.
He was a booming loud personality that was funny and abrasive but in the best possible way. He ran a great school and trained Judo champions that will forever carry on his legacy.
R.I.P. my friend
