Mostly just posting to come clean…maybe you can relate? I’m not under the delusion that suddenly I gained magic powers yesterday when I was promoted, but I didn’t expect the newest white belt at our gym to dismantle me in my first roll at blue lol. Turns out he had a wrestling background, and did have some pounds on me. I managed to escape from bottom toward the end of the roll, he didn’t attempt any subs but had great pressure…definitely reminded me to stay humble right away!

I’ll end with this, what wisdom do you all have as I start this next portion of my journey?

Don’t worry, I’ve committed to not quitting, as I’ve heard is common at this point 😉

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