BJJ Championships in Japan

Steve has been a committed Brazilian Jiu-jitsu student since starting way back in 2020 - wow we have come a long way since then! I can't believe how long he (and Sophie) have been doing it. I also can't believe I've never really posted about it - just mentions here and there, mostly when I've sewn something. Steve's actually gone all the way through his white belt and blue belt levels and now wears a purple belt. 

Before we got to Japan, he was researching where to train; which gym would be closest, or have the easiest transport options to get to. It's a very different training timetable in Japan compared to Australia. Back home, there are morning and lunch classes, and evening classes that are over at 8, while here they start and run much later. Steve usually goes to a 9:30pm class three times a week! It suits his night-owl nature, but winding down after such intense activity before bed did prove tricky. 

He's been going long enough to earn a stripe on his purple belt. 

The other thing we did was find out the Asian Champion ships would be held in Chiba. There were a bunch of people competing from Steve's current gym (Carpe Diem) and some Aussies from One Purpose in Australia were flying over too. We took the train out to spectate and a hot but rather lovely day in June. 

It was my first Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) competition and pretty cool to be at. We got to see Tegan, one of the teachers at our Australian gym, win her roll and spend some time chatting afterwards. Super special for Sophie to see one of her BJJ role models in action too.