He got his stripe!

This week Mr. Monkey was given his first black stripe in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu! It takes a VERRRRY long time to progress, up to 10 years which is not like many martial arts available today. He's really enjoying this style, after trying a few different one like Go Ju Ryu and Muay Thai (when he visits with his dad). BJJ teaches that a smaller, weaker person can successfully defend against a bigger, stronger assailant by using leverage and proper technique. We like this as it teaches defense without striking and frankly the boy just loves to wrestle :)

Here with his coaches from Musashi Martial Arts in Barrie!

One proud dude, you can see his newly added stripe!