2011: A Look Back

2011 was the year of our nonprofit’s birth, and one that had us experiencing many ups and downs (luckily more ups than downs). Since my wife and I have never run a nonprofit before, we’ve learned an immense amount about the process, including how tedious...

Tap Cancer Out – The New Chapter

I wanted to wish a warm welcome to the thousands of Tap Cancer Out fans around the world. As I’m sure you’ve read over the last few months, we ran into some branding issues, thus we’ve decided to alter our brand name slightly. Our former brand name,...

Tap Cancer Out Announces Its 2011 Beneficiary

After launching with the mission to unite the jiu-jitsu community to raise awareness and funds for cancer-fighting organizations, Tap Cancer Out is thrilled to announce that their 2011 beneficiary will be the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The Leukemia &...

Exhaustion and Inspiration in Jiu Jitsu

Jiu-jitsu is not easy. I was a pretty regular gym rat prior to joining my first BJJ gym. I would lift and run at least four times a week, and ran half marathons and 5Ks. When I decided to join Ultimate MMA, I knew I’d be in for a challenge but I figured I was at...

The Story of Thiago “Roylerzinho” Santos

Today, as I was doing some research on cancer and its effect in the jiu-jitsu community, I came across the story of Thiago da Silva “Roylerzinho” Santos. I didn’t know Thiago, but after reading about him and watching videos of support made by his friends,...