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We’re a 501c non profit started by the courage shown by Dino Cantale . “Go Gold” in September for Children’s Cancer Awareness Donate Zelle chokecancer

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Dino just got baptized today. He chose to accept his lord and savior in to his heart. What a blessing it is to witness this boy grow up. Thank you @fcchb 🙏 by @chokecancer

🥋🔥 Excited to be back on the competition mats this Saturday at the @ibjjf Orange County Fall International Open 2026, competing alongside my students! 💪🏆

Just dropped off my gi at @bjjink to get my sponsors’ logos printed so I can proudly represent everyone who supports me when I step on the mats this Saturday! 🙏🔥

Looking forward to another great day of competition, representing my team, and doing what I love!

📢 ATTENTION GBHB FAMILY! 🔺

Our academy will be CLOSED this Saturday as I’ll be competing at the tournament! This is also a great opportunity for our students and families to come out, support our competitors, and watch their Professor back in action on the competition mats! 🥋🔥

Hope to see many of you there cheering for our team!

LET’S GO, @graciebarrahb! 🔺🔥🔥🔥☝️🏆🥇 by @chokecancer

Today we did an interview for @abc7la at the @sealbeachpolice department. With captain Nichols to promote the challenge coins that were made to help spread the word about children’s cancer awareness. We are very thankful for the help and support from the Seal beach police. What a great example of community support. Thanks again! #sealbeach#police#childrenscancerawareness#communitysupport#gogold by @chokecancer

Today is Dino’s 8th birthday! All he wanted to do was go surf with dad. So we went to the Palm Springs surf club to get wet. On the way home we stopped for some pizza with the boyz aka his bodyguards. 🤣 today was a good day. #8th#birthday#wavepool#surf#withdaddy by @chokecancer

It’s September it’s time to “Go Gold”!! We have teamed up with the @sealbeachpolice department to spread the word. They created these challenge coins to commemorate this event. With their help we hope to raise funds to donate to @chocfoundation they are very close to our hearts. They go above and beyond for the children that are going through these difficult times. And we would love to give back to such a great place. Also like to thank @thecalysposealbeach for their help as well. #gogold#setember#childrenscancerawareness#month#poliçe by @chokecancer

1st day of 2nd grade! Let’s go! Dino is excited to see old friends and meet new ones. #firstdayofschool#2ndgrade#making#newfriends#seeingoldfriendsagain by @chokecancer

This is the best thing we could ever see. Today Dino met with his surgeon and oncologist. They liked everything they had seen in his scans. Now moving forward he will have MRI’s every 4 months now. So we just continue to pray they will all look like this. Now from the doctors to the Dojo his day continues. #clear#brain#scans#thank#god by @chokecancer

It’s official Dino is 1 year cancer free today! With clean scans last week we are over joyed. Words cannot express how grateful we are to celebrate this moment. Truly blessed! Thank god! Dino celebrated with gong to Disneyland with his mom. Then testing his first pair of @yuccafins he’s a natural. He didn’t want to take them off. #1year#cancer#free#blessed#chokecancer by @chokecancer

Dino is taking care of business with his MRI. He was in a great mood. These don’t even bother him anymore. He has fun with it making it a game. So now we wait. Errrrh! And now we pray for clean scans. 🙏
#MRI#🙏#cleanscans#chokecancer#forthekids by @chokecancer

Go Angels! Last night we had a chance to catch a game. Dino is living his best life after treatment. Thank god! In a few weeks he has his next MRI. We just pray these good times last. Also thanks to @iriegs for the tix🤙 #angels#baseball#summer#goodtimes#chokecancer by @chokecancer

What a great Father’s Day! Couldn’t ask for anything more than a day with this amazing kid. Blessed for everyday with him. And to all the Fathers out there holding it down. Happy Father’s day. Late post. We were having to much fun. #fathersday#father#son#family#blessed by @chokecancer

I walked into a little smoothie shop in Seal Beach… just looking for a drink.
Then I noticed the owner had cauliflower ears like me.
Instant martial‑arts connection.
We start talking judo, jiu‑jitsu… he’s a black belt in jiu-jitsu.
Then he hands me a sticker that says “Choke Cancer.”
He tells me it’s for his 9‑year‑old son…
A kid who beat brain cancer.
That hit me hard, as a parent, and someone who’ve seen love ones battling cancer.

Before I leave, he asks me:
“Do you know Justin? Judo guy JFlow?”
Crazy enough… I had just been his uke at a seminar in Seattle a month back
He tells me:
Give him a call his gym is in Cali towards San Diego Studio 540. @studio540

So I reached out…
And that one random moment in a smoothie shop turned into something bigger.
Next thing I know… I’m in Boston.
Training. Filming. Learning.
And interviewing Justin Flores himself.

Life’s wild.
Connections matter.
And sometimes the universe lines things up perfectly.
Shoutout to that father John! , his warrior son Dino, and the message behind Choke Cancer.
And shoutout to @jflojudo for opening doors and showing love and talking about your story.Cancer awareness.

Check out the whole interview here’s the link https://youtu.be/i9JUjuOx17E?is=fOXpIfdEBADJiSlr

Next time you’re in Seal Beach, swing by @thecalypsosealbeach . John, the owner, is a jiujitsu practitioner and the proud father of his warrior son Dino. Their story is powerful.
Follow @chokecancer and support the mission — he’s got shirts, hoodies, and Gi patches available. As we keep on spreading awareness and helping others 🙏🏽

#TeamDino #ChokeCancer #jiujitsu #judo by @chokecancer