Produced in 1973, damaged along the way, still rolling though. Started judo on 1983 at 10y of age. Competed national and international level. Reached judo black belt in 1992 and 4th degree black belt in 2002 Combined training in judo, Goshin Ryu JJ (Brown belt), Wado Ryu karate (green belt), athletics, gymnastics, rock climbing and military close combat along the way. Played around in some boxing (no real talent though) and sport sambo. Started BJJ/Grappling at Yamasaki Academy Belgium in 2006-2007 and absolutely fell in love with it. Stopped competing in 2016 at the age of 43. Received my BJJ black belt in 2020 from Augusto Ferrari. Now running my own academy, passing the Judo and BJJ knowledge and promoting the art.