The brackets are online a week before the fights so I googled my first opponent's name and found him on youtube and facebook. I like to scout the people I am going to fight ahead of time.
Well after he beat me and went on to be 2nd in the world in his class (I can't say "our class" as I really am in the old guy class and he is in the true adult class) we became friends on facebook. I even left my old jiu jitsu team when the team he trains with opened a branch in San Diego.
So because there are a bunch of big tournaments in the next 6 weeks in San Diego and Los Angeles area all of the big names from our team, Atos, are here in San Diego training. I am getting to hang out with world famous black belts, spend more time with a guy who I've fought one and then been FB friends with for a year.
Like he is having dinner at my house with my parents and such on Sunday. Just 10 years ago I could have never made this type of friendship and had it grow. It really is an awesome world and I love being in it. I can't wait to visit him in Rio Claro sometime.
It just makes me smile to have friends from different places and cultures. I love it.
Ronaldo and me. Big smiles, big hugs and big friendship!
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