I started training jiu jitsu in the gi at a Carlson Gracie school in Nov. 2011. I had bad experiences there from guys being too rough resulting in broken ribs for me, guys getting hard while rolling with me or always asking me out and a coach who didn't support me in tournaments. I met Joey Z from 10th planet Chicago who told me about his school but I didn't check it out until after I met Josh, John and some of the other guys from the team at a tournament in late April 2012. I was coming off of the broken rib injury so I asked my coach if it was okay if I trained no gi at the 10th planet since I wanted to compete in a month. He said it was fine.
Fast forward to that tournament. My coach did not show up to corner me so Joey Z did. When my coach finally did come (halfway into my second gi match, having missed 5 of my matches), he got pissed that Joe was in my corner. That Monday in class, my old coach gave a long speech about traitors and called me out for training with another team, even though he said it was fine initially. I was given an ultimatum, choose them or 10th planet. We know which way I went and I couldn't be happier!
I see him still at tournaments and my old teammates used to talk to me and cheer me on but he gets so angry at them that with time, I see and hear from them less and less. He really hates 10th planet and we have no idea why! Oh ya, it could be the 23 medals I've brought 10th Planet Chicago in less than 2 years that he can't take credit for
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