![Got my blue belt yesterday! First pic is me on my first day of BJJ (230 lbs) second is me today (188lbs). : r/bjj Got my blue belt yesterday! First pic is me on my first day of BJJ (230 lbs) second is me today (188lbs). : r/bjj](https://preview.redd.it/z0xm7ltlvfb01.jpg?auto=webp&s=cb83e29904e17d2faea76c3b60a7dc053761dee6)
Got my blue belt yesterday! First pic is me on my first day of BJJ (230 lbs) second is me today (188lbs). : r/bjj
![First gi class as a black belt! I've been competing more so in no gi than gi. Belt color never did mean much to me as I have always competed with all First gi class as a black belt! I've been competing more so in no gi than gi. Belt color never did mean much to me as I have always competed with all](https://preview.redd.it/kucksd5fpgb41.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=8723dc8a747f9ad8b4cb0975d5afebb421cfdb57)
First gi class as a black belt! I've been competing more so in no gi than gi. Belt color never did mean much to me as I have always competed with all
![For those who don't know about it. Adesanya trains bjj for almost 8 years. I promoted him to blue belt in 2017. Last week I promoted “Izzy” to purple belt. He trained For those who don't know about it. Adesanya trains bjj for almost 8 years. I promoted him to blue belt in 2017. Last week I promoted “Izzy” to purple belt. He trained](https://preview.redd.it/72j9odx6vm461.jpg?auto=webp&s=1a85d3d6ece7fcc59acd592966321f19a0921ec3)
For those who don't know about it. Adesanya trains bjj for almost 8 years. I promoted him to blue belt in 2017. Last week I promoted “Izzy” to purple belt. He trained
![Spent 5 years as a blue belt because I moved a lot and couldn't train at any school long enough to get promoted. Finally got my purple yesterday and got to train Spent 5 years as a blue belt because I moved a lot and couldn't train at any school long enough to get promoted. Finally got my purple yesterday and got to train](https://preview.redd.it/tbwt3q8w39l11.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=f4045bc104746893f48ca06799df2ecf9e9d768c)
Spent 5 years as a blue belt because I moved a lot and couldn't train at any school long enough to get promoted. Finally got my purple yesterday and got to train
![Obligatory blue belt promotion picture! I am so grateful to hold this honor. Shout out to Team Vicente Junior! Proud to be a part of this team. Keep working hard, r/bjj : Obligatory blue belt promotion picture! I am so grateful to hold this honor. Shout out to Team Vicente Junior! Proud to be a part of this team. Keep working hard, r/bjj :](https://external-preview.redd.it/eGADM8J-AODaP-l8Uz-SHOVgvoNDjVWI3JRuBOA0OrQ.jpg?auto=webp&s=a1eedf48f2e4957efd671d7983a373142d5bc171)
Obligatory blue belt promotion picture! I am so grateful to hold this honor. Shout out to Team Vicente Junior! Proud to be a part of this team. Keep working hard, r/bjj :
![After 18 months of training I finally earned my blue belt! Here I am wiping "sweat" from my eyes while getting belted by my professor. : r/bjj After 18 months of training I finally earned my blue belt! Here I am wiping "sweat" from my eyes while getting belted by my professor. : r/bjj](https://external-preview.redd.it/hub2PbFomk1DlEtX6Z9mJhI6nc4_tgINUPXuLVxYv5I.jpg?auto=webp&s=c24c8f9a993fa73acbd6bd624bb4f788df44169d)
After 18 months of training I finally earned my blue belt! Here I am wiping "sweat" from my eyes while getting belted by my professor. : r/bjj
![After feeling like giving back my blue belt after yesterdays randori because I sucked at everything and was being demolished, my professor felt differently this morning and gave me my first strip. After feeling like giving back my blue belt after yesterdays randori because I sucked at everything and was being demolished, my professor felt differently this morning and gave me my first strip.](https://preview.redd.it/ay9q441vg7l81.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=1ea6b36c89d2381ee0958ac5304491b1236c6556)