One of my favorite pictures from this weekend!

One of my favorite pictures from this weekend!

Not because of the cool lighting, definitely not because of the reminder of the bruise on my thigh . This is one of my favorites because it has a lot of history in it.

I have been learning Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiujitsu for the last 24 years under Jeff Curran. I was just a kid, 14 years old, when I walked into his academy.. by age 16 I was helping out with kids classes, mopping mats, and anything that was needed. Fought my first MMA fight with Jeff in my corner, prepped alongside some of the top fighters in the nation during that time… and fell in love with martial arts and this life at Team Curran Academy.

It’s always great to Have Professor Curran out to invest into our students here, because people see where our heart beat and passion for this sport comes from. Where we learned self defense and the importance of it came from. I say it often.. we all have an Origin Story and I’m proud that mine has this history as a part of it.

Learned from the best how to forge paths forward. To become pioneers of our industry, and to have the gift of the mats to to impact and change our world around us.

We are on a mission to impact as many people in the Stateline area to become the best versions of themselves. And we are thankful to have the best support in our corners even now! @bigfrogbjj @teamcurranbjj