May was truly a great month for Jiu-Jitsu here at Franklin Martial Arts in Bellingham MA, especially since we had a significant number of belt promotions here at our academy. In Jiu-Jitsu, promotions don't come by very often, and they don't come undeserved either. These guys have made a commitment to the art because of their pure love for Jiu-Jitsu and what it does for them. The secret is getting out regarding the benefits of Jiu-Jitsu, but it still takes dedication and work to reach those benefits. These guys here, along with other students, have surrendered and dedicated themselves to Jiu-Jitsu, and have accepted the challenge of bettering themselves.
Tom Viera [brown], Ryan Burke [brown], Kevin Cook [purple], Igdalia Medina [blue], Nate Leblanc [blue] and Andrew Wallace [blue], congratulations on your well deserved belt promotions, guys! We all hope that you guys use this as a stepping stone to fuel your fire for Jiu-Jitsu, for training, so that it infects and fuels others too.
Now back to the mats!
-Bruno Souza
Bruno Souza Jiu-Jitsu
Franklin Martial Arts