Another year and another set of focus areas. This marks the first year in a long time that I don't have "Make progress towards Black Belt" which feels pretty good. Even though I am now a black belt, I still know that there is so much to learn. Below are the three areas that I … Continue reading 2022 Focus Areas

Since getting my brown belt, my yearly plan for jiu jitsu has been working towards getting my Black Belt. As I put together my plan for 2022 I didn't have to include that goal because on Dec 11, 2021 I became 10th Planet Van Nuys' first Black Belt. Needless to say, I'm pretty excited. Getting … Continue reading Hey….so this happened.

Like all of you I haven't been training thanks to our current situation in the world. Instead of writing an in depth post I wanted to share a quick bit of advice that I give my fundamentals students when they first start training with me........and yes I know it's douchey to quote myself ;). Offense … Continue reading A quick thought