![Spent 5 years as a blue belt because I moved a lot and couldn't train at any school long enough to get promoted. Finally got my purple yesterday and got to train Spent 5 years as a blue belt because I moved a lot and couldn't train at any school long enough to get promoted. Finally got my purple yesterday and got to train](https://preview.redd.it/tbwt3q8w39l11.jpg?auto=webp&s=4678754c76f049dff00fda1626de48131a2f4b34)
Spent 5 years as a blue belt because I moved a lot and couldn't train at any school long enough to get promoted. Finally got my purple yesterday and got to train
![Proud coach moment today. I was able to promote my student to blue belt. Two plus years on the mats and around 150lbs lighter he earned this belt while changing his life : Proud coach moment today. I was able to promote my student to blue belt. Two plus years on the mats and around 150lbs lighter he earned this belt while changing his life :](https://preview.redd.it/9n6ggmn4jp071.jpg?auto=webp&s=dc0b402d12b0a8c584d63f55097c65c5b26fe1c7)
Proud coach moment today. I was able to promote my student to blue belt. Two plus years on the mats and around 150lbs lighter he earned this belt while changing his life :
![For those who don't know about it. Adesanya trains bjj for almost 8 years. I promoted him to blue belt in 2017. Last week I promoted “Izzy” to purple belt. He trained For those who don't know about it. Adesanya trains bjj for almost 8 years. I promoted him to blue belt in 2017. Last week I promoted “Izzy” to purple belt. He trained](https://preview.redd.it/72j9odx6vm461.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=08b5a63b4bdc661525a3bc245f44d7f14f258218)
For those who don't know about it. Adesanya trains bjj for almost 8 years. I promoted him to blue belt in 2017. Last week I promoted “Izzy” to purple belt. He trained
![After feeling like giving back my blue belt after yesterdays randori because I sucked at everything and was being demolished, my professor felt differently this morning and gave me my first strip. After feeling like giving back my blue belt after yesterdays randori because I sucked at everything and was being demolished, my professor felt differently this morning and gave me my first strip.](https://preview.redd.it/ay9q441vg7l81.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=1ea6b36c89d2381ee0958ac5304491b1236c6556)
After feeling like giving back my blue belt after yesterdays randori because I sucked at everything and was being demolished, my professor felt differently this morning and gave me my first strip.
![Obligatory blue belt promotion picture! I am so grateful to hold this honor. Shout out to Team Vicente Junior! Proud to be a part of this team. Keep working hard, r/bjj : Obligatory blue belt promotion picture! I am so grateful to hold this honor. Shout out to Team Vicente Junior! Proud to be a part of this team. Keep working hard, r/bjj :](https://external-preview.redd.it/eGADM8J-AODaP-l8Uz-SHOVgvoNDjVWI3JRuBOA0OrQ.jpg?auto=webp&s=a1eedf48f2e4957efd671d7983a373142d5bc171)
Obligatory blue belt promotion picture! I am so grateful to hold this honor. Shout out to Team Vicente Junior! Proud to be a part of this team. Keep working hard, r/bjj :
![First gi class as a black belt! I've been competing more so in no gi than gi. Belt color never did mean much to me as I have always competed with all First gi class as a black belt! I've been competing more so in no gi than gi. Belt color never did mean much to me as I have always competed with all](https://preview.redd.it/kucksd5fpgb41.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=8723dc8a747f9ad8b4cb0975d5afebb421cfdb57)
First gi class as a black belt! I've been competing more so in no gi than gi. Belt color never did mean much to me as I have always competed with all
![The day I picked up some weed & cocaine, vs the day I got my blue belt. I know it sounds cliché, but bjj honestly saved my life. I was right at The day I picked up some weed & cocaine, vs the day I got my blue belt. I know it sounds cliché, but bjj honestly saved my life. I was right at](https://i.redd.it/a49nt17xtej81.jpg)