Black belt presented to jiu jitsu coach Thiago
He went at the invite of his Professor, Marco Canha and the co-owner Master Rico Vieira, expecting to come home having met up with friends and having had a good day out.
After nearly three hours, students from white belts through to the black belts had received either stripes or new belts - it came to the last.
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Hide AdThiago’s name was called out, but much to his surprise, instead of receiving a stripe or two, he was honoured with his black belt for recognition of his achievements in competitions, within the TF Fitness gym , with his family and his students.
Thiago (centre) is now Berwick’s first Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt Professor.