What's up guys?

So we're on the podcast today with Richie Martinez from 10th Planet.

In the podcast, we talk about everything from him getting his black belt in three years

to him going through the process of becoming a full-time Jitsu practitioner and teacher.

And we go all over the place with this one.

It's typical because that's the way that it works when I'm talking about something.

Right. I get interested in the guests and I want to go off in

the weeds somewhere and figure out more about you know who they are and what makes you know

everything work for them so we'll get into the podcast as always guys check out the Patreon

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enjoy it. Are you from uh california originally

yeah i'm originally from california um born and raised here moved around a little bit but

it's home now you know cool and then just for anybody listening how um you know we get into

the podcast kind of casually we don't do the the whole, like, you know, big thing or whatever. But when you got into Jiu-Jitsu, how old were you? I was 27 years old. 27. How old are you now? 34. Wow. Because, I mean, I know that a lot of times people, you know, Jitsu ends up attracting a lot of guys in their late 20s, early 30s,

and you've been able to take it, you're at a pretty high level, you compete on some big stages. Yeah, definitely, definitely. Yeah, it was pretty funky. Like, I was basically like breakdancing my whole life. I got into Jiu-Jitsu, And then I'm one of the fastest American black belts.

I got my black bill inJitsu and then I'm one of my, I'm one of the fastest American black belts.

I got my black belt in three years and 11 months.

So I definitely moved up the ranks pretty fast and competing at like a rapid rate as well.

Now when you were training, you got your black belt in three years, like how often were you

training?

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