It is utterly appalling the levels to which some people will sink. The above left is an original photo of me, just after one of our Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training sessions. (And it’s even a bad photo; I’m actually a bit more muscular than that.) The image on the right, however, which I’ve heard is being [...]

Hey everybody, it’s been a while since the site’s been updated. That doesn’t mean nothing’s going on, just that your humble author’s been real busy. So, here’s the news from this month:

Sensei Edson awarded Matt Henderson (yours truly) the coveted Purple Belt, after his tremendous accomplishment at the European Championship, where he single handedly executed [...]

This past weekend, the Gracie-Barra BH Marbella academy, led by our instructor Edson “Sururu” Jorge, traveled to Lisbon, Portugal to compete in the 2006 European Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championships. The team was sponsored by our gym, Platinum, to whom we owe a great deal of appreciation.

All in all, the team had a great showing at the [...]