Thursday, January 22, 2009

Christian Martinez promoted to yellow belt

Congratulations to Christian Martinez for receiving his yellow belt!

Christian began training Filipino Kali, Jeet Kun Do, Muay Thai and wrestling at Martial Arts Training Center in Bremerton, WA when he was 4 years old. In July of 2007, he received his black belt in the kids program. Christian moved to Corpus Christy, Texas and began training BJJ at Paragon. He trained in Texas for 4 months and then relocated back to Seattle. From there Christian joined the Gracie Barra Kids Team. He quickly established himself as a leader in the program. He competed in The Revolution 11/08 tournament where he won a silver (no-gi) and bronze (gi) medal.

When he isn't training, Christian attends the 4th grade, enjoys reading and watching Naruto. He also plays basketball, soccer and gymnastics.

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