Hey all, new member here.
I have had the privilege of meeting some of you when Eddie came to Spokane last year. I'm in Yakima, Washington which is pretty much in between the Spokane and PDX locations, 200+ miles from either. I have no formal jiu jitsu training but we love to roll and I have taught martial arts for over 20 years now. I'm an old-timer, 42 years old at this point. I own Samurai Martial Arts here in Yakima and we would love to eventually be able to represent 10P in this area. I know we have a long road ahead and I look forward to learning what I can from all of you. I'll be contacting some of you about getting training and am hopeful that the flights from neighboring Pasco to LA start in June as scheduled so I can visit the HQ. My daughter works at an airline so that's actually cheaper (and faster) than driving to the nearest 10P locations. It's difficult to get away to attend training sessions with my own school to run but I have the support of my students as some are interested in the 10P way for competition. I look forward to meeting more of you in person.
