Lyndhurst Martial Arts school celebrates 9 year Anniversary

 

 

9 years ago Tuesday, I took a chance, followed my dream and opened up a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu school. I feel like I am living the dream I dreamed about as a bluebelt, running a SUCCESSFUL BJJ Academy, one that I know will be making a difference in the lives of the people in the room and in our community for years and generations to come. As a white and blue belt, doing something like this seemed like a pipe dream, a goal that seemed almost unattainable. After my severe knee injury, when doctors told me that my athletic days were over and even my family was urging me to give up BJJ so I could walk again w/out pain, the dream seemed completely out of reach. The dream took a cation last October w my open heart surgery but we we didn’t skip a beat because of the great instructors we have taught here. Thank you to those who stuck by me and helped me during that time, I would like to thank all my students whose role plays an important part in the success of our Academy. I am so proud of the way everyone treats each other and I can honestly say the atmosphere in our Academy is what I am most proud of. Just a group of people who stand by each other every day in pursuit of a bigger picture, leaving their problems and ego at the door and trying to become better martial artists and people w/ each day. Many lessons have been learned during this journey, good and bad and I look forward to what the future holds. Thank you to everyone for your help and I look forward to the rest of my BJJ journey with all of you! The 3 pics show our journey from the outside of the Original Academy at 482 Stuyvesant Ave to 500 Stuyvesant w/ the poles to our new 5000 sq ft facility at 40 Park Ave. oss!