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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu 4th Degree Black Belt
Founder | Head Coach @downtownjiujitsuclubchicago
Building Leaders Through Jiu-Jitsu
📍 Chicago, Illinois USA

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Bila nam je cast ugostiti @ademredzovic of @downtownjiujitsuclubchicago i odraditi odlican trening.
Hvala za preneseno znanje i odlicne detalje.
Vidimo se sljedeci put! Oss

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Congrats to everyone that got promoted at our 9 Year anniversary open mat ! These students rep our team to the core and embody all of the values on/off the mats everyday. True role models to the growing family at the gym!
Truly grateful to celebrate with our #BJJ #family (@redzovicjiujitsutheloop @allstarjiujitsu @supremejiujitsuchicago @foundationchicago ) and the Top Level family ❤️
About 50 people on the mats together .
“Without you guys , we are nothing “✨🙏🏽- Coach B

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Huge congratulations to our Wrestling Coach @martinshreds on his belt promotion! Well deserved, brother 👏🏼🦅

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big momma 👑
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#king #salmon #chinook #female #eggwagon #fishing #chicago

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I miss this feeling. This days will pass and we will be there Insha Allah 🤲🙏

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Thank you to everyone that celebrated our 10 yr anniversary with us !
Paul and I worked hard to open the gym , not for the money , but for the lifestyle that you lead ,and the bonds and relationships you create . We are #blessed to know such a supportive network of #martialartists throughout the years , all whom we are still connected with , who have seen our kids grow up on the mats , who has been with us through the worst times 😓 and has been with us through the best times . 💝
Thank you to all our coaches , teammates and families who put your trust in my family and our academy . You guys are our #family for life 💝
Last but not least , my absolute pride and joy - Leon , Marcus and Amor . Thank you for giving up part of your childhood to be able to help run this place , and then for stepping up when daddy couldn’t do it anymore. Thank you for being patient with me when I was so very hard on you guys because I wanted your dads legacy to live on . All he ever wanted was to help people feel good about themselves, give them the best confidence and build them up as warriors . I know I probably don’t say it enough , but I am very proud of the adults you have become .
As I always say at the end of every promotion or party - we are so very grateful for all the love and support throughout the yrs and we are nothing without u all! ❤️
Much love and blessings to everyone and God willing let’s celebrate the next 50 years to come ! ✨

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My home for the next few weeks. #bjj #jiujitsu #jits

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#memories #bjjcamp2019 #jiujitsu #❤️💪☝️

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On the left is the white kimono of my professor, @ademredzovic , Adem Redzovic of @downtownjiujitsuclubchicago - the Downtown Jiu Jitsu club, Chicago. On the right is my black kimono. In the middle is the black belt of professor Redzovic on the left, and the black belt I was awarded by him last night next to it. They hang together wet on the wall of an old hotel near the old bridge of Mostar, Hercegovina, after yet another training session of what is now a countless number of sessions. In Jiu Jitsu I have four people I consider teachers. The first is @remcopardoel Remco Pardoel, the first non-Brazilian to do Mundials, and UFC veteran who famously went up against the legendary @realroyce Gracie family. I own him much. Next was @marcelinobjj , Marcelino Freitas of Novo Uniao and a true master of the sport. He taught me a lot about leverage and the power of clean technique. Also there is Aron Milam of @rgapdx , who completely reframed my understanding of the art. He is gold. And then there is the aforementioned Adem Redzovic, who is a true master of the game and truly beautiful person to be around. I owe an unplayable debt to all my teachers that can only be paid forward to others who seek knowledge of Jiu Jitsu. To be awarded a black belt likely means different things to different people. To me it means I must acknowledge my teachers, thank them, and try to live up to the good examples they set. It takes about a decade on average. Mine took longer. Much happens in the path of training. Often one of two things are filtered: either the arrogant person is filtered out of the gym, or the arrogance is filtered out of the person. Not completely, of course, as we’re still flawed humans waking paths of existence, but anyone who knows this path will know also that it begins as a physical journey, becomes intellectual, and arrives somewhere philosophical or spiritual. The pain you battle, the fear you overcome, and persistence and dedication with which you train will force you to travel to places of deep introspective reflection; the humiliation of submitting to another’s mercy requires no less. Many thanks to my hundreds of training partners, teachers, and above all God.

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Great food, great training, great sights, great people. Till next time Sarajevo, thank you @ademredzovic for everything
(Swipe to the end to meet wise dog of the mountains)

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Goran “Ghost” Reljić, born in Zadar, Croatia.
UFC-veteran and one of the first Europeans to fight for UFC
Bare Knuckle Boxing World Champion
ACA Professional
BJJ Black belt
🥋📚🇭🇷🏆

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Don't let the calm faces fool you.
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A picture worth 1000 words.
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#jiujitsu #jiujitsuheat #wealth #knowledge #rsjj #professors #blackbelts #300 #rollwithus #rsjiujitsu #ifyouknowyouknow

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