05/11/2022
When I started bjj 13 years ago, most of my training was in my dad's basement, forcing my 9 year old brother to drill dvd's with me. I became a student of bjj then.
The first truly like minded person I met was , he used to drive an hour every day to drill knee cuts with me at my mom's () house. We didn't even have real mats, just those thin black once meant for under gym equipment. He was the one who first brought me to Sweden and introduced me to and the gang.
Over the years I've continued my studies in various gyms in Sweden, Belgium and Bulgaria. Every gym has taught me something. To persevere, to think deeper, to believe in myself.
Recently I started my own gym in Ghent, together with my main training partner . Where I started to enjoy the gift of teaching and sharing what I've picked up over the years.
Seeing my students and friends from Belgium do well this week at the camp, against some of the most talented fighters from Europe, has been the proudest moment of my life so far. , Dario, Arnaud and .FLEMISH.MEERKAT were crushing it.
In the back of my mind I always knew I was more excited about becoming a coach then a competitor.
Yesterday I got the black belt together with Sam Van Bellingen. We got the belt from ,max lindblad, and , surounded some of my other heroes like , , and .
All I can say is that remain a student untill the day I die, on the everastinf journey to mastery.
Back to work.
