Friday, July 8, 2011

Who's House Is This? Renzo's House!!


Master Renzo left our academy over a week ago and our house is still abuzz with that awesome feeling of positive energy  and team pride that feeds us all to not only train harder but help our fellow teammates to be the best martial artists they can be. That unselfishness, camaraderie, and display of utmost respect is clearly evident when our Professor, Mike Codella and his teacher and mentor, Master Renzo Gracie are together. This is a relationship that some of us may take for granted or many of us may fail to understand how fortunate we are to be taught and led by a professor who has direct and immediate access to his instructor for not only technical knowledge but moral support and guidance as well. Then there's always the opportunity to roll with Master Renzo and get submitted by him to help one put all that valuable information into perspective!!
As I get older and have spent about four years now at the academy, it's impossible to not appreciate this rich and vibrant lineage that 'We' are integral part of. We, as benefactors, just like our Professor,  bear the burden and responsibility to represent Codella Academy and Team Renzo Gracie to the fullest, on the mats and in our daily lives! 
Enough with the preaching to the choir, on to the good stuff!! When Master Renzo is in the house, there is always great stuff, laughs aplenty, awesome techniques, hilarious anecdotes, and well deserved promotions!!!
It has to be fantastic feeling to be slapped with your new belt by Master Renzo himself!! Congratulations!!

The following members were promoted:

Yellow belt- Allan
   
Green belt- Sam,  John I. & Chris P.

Blue belt- Marco Codella, Matt Fallon, Hiram Martinez & Anthony Truscelli
 
Purple belt: Nick Assini, Anthony Balestrieri, Steve Fallon
 
**Black belt- Mark Conroy

**Black belt w/ 1 stripe- Gerry Fajardo

I'll have the technique videos up on the next  blog post. Here are some pics for now...
                                                  

                                                             

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