by peralta | Apr 14, 2019 | Beneficiary
Grants awarded through Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation support young scientists making strides in developing treatments and cures for childhood cancers. Tap Cancer Out (TCO) is committed to fighting for those in the fight of their lives, and in partnership with...
by peralta | Apr 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
In our second episode we had the opportunity to chat with Dave Kiedaisch. Dave must be a feline of some sort, because he’s lived at least two or three lives, and probably will live another six more. He is a retired Air Force Chief Master Sergeant, a lifelong...
by peralta | Apr 5, 2019 | Podcast
In our first ever episode we had the honor of chatting with Alex Ecklin. A Vitor Shaolin black belt, Alex has been a longtime supporter of Tap Cancer Out. In 2016 he made waves in the BJJ community when he started his school, Masterskya, in an unmarked building in...
by peralta | Mar 1, 2019 | Events
I’m not going to name them here, but just think about how many tournaments are out there now… It’s funny. When I started training nearly ten years ago, we didn’t have many tournaments to choose from. My first tournament was in New Jersey, about...
by peralta | Jan 29, 2019 | Grapplethon
From left to right: Lee Zeidman (Zeidman & Associates), Jon Thomas, Mark Vives, Nick Mitria (BJJ Tees) It was November when I received an email from black belt Mark Vives out of Chicago, IL. He apologized for not making it to our Chicago BJJ Open the previous...