Pan Ams 2013 and Tattoos

Fabio competed again this year and brought home another medal!  Congrats Fabio!  Always proud to be one of his students.

I watched online, and serious props to Budo Videos.  Their multimat technology kicked ass.  I saw every single matched I wanted to see.  Absolutely worth it this year... my only request would be they have the scores on the screen for all the matches, not just the adult male finals... which by the way, were amazing.  Caio Terra is probably my favorite grappler, so I always enjoy watching him grapple... Third gold at the Pans in a row! Woohoo!

I would watch the Pan Ams online next year, but I'm going instead. Woohoo! I've wanted to go the past two years, but I am tried of just wanting to go.  I'm going.  I've already got it worked out.  So, 2014 Pan Ams.. I will see you there! =D

I am also doing the Miami Open in six months.  So, it works it self out perfectly.  Miami is in 6 months, and the Pan Ams are six months after that.  I'll have plenty of time before each to give my body rest, then kick my own ass training.

And speaking of rest.. .that is what I am doing now.  I am in the middle of a one month break.  My knee is being lame and I would like it to fully recover before I start competition training.  The break perfectly coincided with tattoo time as well.  So my arm and knee can heal at the same time.  Multi tasking for the win.

Sean Williams, my tattoo artist is all sorts of awesome as you can tell.

www.CollectiveTattoo.com

This tattoo is finished, but in all likelihood this will become a half sleeve.

Congratulations, Fabio!!

Fabio competed in the World No-gi this weekend and took home gold!!  One of my fellow teammates, Mark also competed and won gold as well!!

Congratulations Fabio and Mark!

And as always, I am proud to be part of the team!  Not just because of the medals and team titles, but because Team Fabio Novaes BJJ is chock full of outstanding human beings who feel honored to train along side.

Where champions are made!

It’s getting dark in here!

Tonight Fabio promoted Ben Aubin and Paul Kimbrel to the rank of black belt!!  It was a pretty momentous occasion for our school as they are his first black belts.  Both Ben and Paul have been with Fabio from the beginning.  Both of them have had major influences in my own game, and I am beyond excited for them. 

Ben getting his Black Belt!!

Paul getting his black belt!

Fabio welcoming Ben and Paul to black belt.

Kyle Staigner was awarded his brown belt.  Easily one of my favorite people to grapple, I am really excited for him and his new belt! Granted, brown is the ugliest of the belts, but I think he will manage.  Lol 

Thomas earned his blue, along with Ricky, Sam. Nick and Rhee!

Nick

Rhee

Sam

Ricky

Thomas

 Big night tonight!  So happy for everyone!

TEAM FABIO NOVAES BJJ!!

Though I somehow managed to turn the best night at Fabio's into my worst night at Fabio's.  I had my first break down on the mat.  It was many little things back to back to back to back... to the point I just couldn't help it.  Allie was my safe haven since the bathroom was surrounded by people who I would have been horrified to see me crying.  So, I sat on the mat with my face buried in her shoulder crying like a big sissy for like 10 minutes.  Thankfully Phil was nice enough to use himself as a human shield to hide my crying from the rest of the class.  The whole thing was so stupid, I don't even want to justify it with an explanation.  It was just dumb, and hopefully I will just dust myself off, and keep on going.