We are almost done with January of 2018 and I’m already thinking about next month’s goals. See I’m a very goal-oriented person. If I don’t have something to work towards its hard for me to…
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“A Black Belt is a White Belt That Never Quit”: My Journey to Black Belt
On December 20th 2017 I had the honor of testing for Black Belt under Master Pedro Sauer. I passed and am now a black belt in Gracie Jiu Jitsu under Master Pedro Sauer. It was…
I Like to Moderately Suck at Everything: Why I Cross Train
I usually don’t make a big deal accomplishments in my life. I have a tendency to underplay them because it’s on to the next goal. But over the summer, I guess something kind of big happened…I…
The Wins Are Yours The Losses Are Mine: US Grappling NOVA
Saturday, October 21st eight children and fourteen adults competed in US Grappling NOVA in Chantilly, VA. I’m always super nervous competition day, not because I was competing but because I was coaching that day. I…
Travel and Training: My Trip to Albany and the Rickson Gracie Cup.
While my friends and training partners were getting ready for the DC Open they kept telling me “You should do it!” Now I hardly trained at all this past summer. Besides Thai Camp, I mostly…
You’re Getting Better, I Swear: How to Gauge Your Progress in Martial Arts
I have students in my kid’s jiu-jitsu class who are very good. But the problem is that some of them never feel like they are getting any better because they compare themselves to other students all the time….
DeBruyckerland: Weekly Recap 7/10/17-7/14/17 plus My Birthday!
I usually don’t like celebrating my birthday. I think “another year done and what do I have to show for it?” But this birthday was different. I worked on the day of my birthday, which…
Travel and Training: My Seminar and Women’s Open Mat in Ohio
I had the pleasure of teaching a seminar at Top Level Martial Arts in Ohio on the first weekend of July. I am still fairly new to the seminar circuit so it is always very…
DeBruyckerland: Weekly Recap 6/26-6/30, plus Summer Camp!
It’s summer time and that means it’s summer camp time! Last year I did the summer camp every week. This time I’m only doing 5 weeks and I’m super pumped about it. The first week went…
Podcasts: My Interview on Dirty White Belt Radio
I had the pleasure to be interviewed by Jeff Shaw on the Dirty White Belt Radio podcast. He is a fantastic interviewer and has a terrific podcast check it out and I’ll see you on…