My first few days back after my face-plant I was very tentative and nervous to use my forehead but I've got past that. My main focus right now is guard passing. I never thought I would enjoy it as much as I am and I always knew there was alot to it as the entire brown belt chapter of The University of Jiu Jitsu book is all guard passing...

When I flip through the contacts in my Black Berry I always get amused I have Saulo's number. I've never called him up or sent him a smiley face on SMS. I happened to get it from him when he was here in 2010 teaching at Toronto BJJ while Professor Britto was in Brazil and I was trying to get him on the Newstalk radio station I work for. It was during a week that Saulo had 1 mission for his soldiers. Pull off the perfect class.

My Jiu Jitsu teacher - The Royler Gracie / Saulo Ribeiro / Vini Aieta Triple Threat Black Belt - Jorge Britto, is a wise man and he teaches us not only the highest level Jiu Jitsu in Canada but to be of strong mind and body to be ready to fight. We are his soldiers and we go to battle. That's what competition is my friends. It's a battle.

It's 'Britto'. Not 'Brito'. So congratulations to Grapplers Planet for being one of the first organisations to get this right. It's all about Search Engine Optimization' nowadays people, and it doesn't help a fighter when promotions get your last name wrong. And Lisa Sabatini even pronounces the name as Jorge himself would say it. So kudos.