
Originally Posted by
Gray
Who exactly is an upper level blackbelt in Ontario? All the guys I know are from Toronto.
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Shah Franco, Marco Costa, Justin Bruckmann, Antonio Carvalho, Richard Nancoo, Fernando Zulick, Jesse Richardson, Papi Loco, Omar Salvosa, David Dominy, Scott Schilling, all of which are 2nd degree or higher
One of the main reasons for the tight knit community we have up north is that a large number of the guys I listed are black belts under Mestre Sylvio Behring / Shah Franco. I am more than welcome to train in about 10 different spots without ever having to worry about paying a drop in fee. I know I could drop in at Stew's at anytime and be welcomed like family because of my relationship with Monkey and Troop. It was the community itself that helped me fall so deeply in love with bjj/grappling.
Zog, I would make the trip out to Peterborough for a seminar if Stew were to host you