Alan Philips is 71 years old – he’s also an active jiu jitsu practitioner. Alan recently shared his journey in an incredibly inspiring video titled “It’s never too late to be a savage”. And indeed it never is.
Philips just earned his brown belt in fact!
Philips was promoted by Legacy bjj instructor Alberto Crane. He believes himself to be an example to never give up and keep going.
Of course jiu jitsu benefits of a for profit structure of IBJJF that allows for master divisions – There also some BJJ players in the upper master divisions who were never elite players in their youth but were just below that level. They started training early and never quit, even though they never won major tournaments. BJJ is in a big part of their life. Some had to take big breaks due to injuries, jobs, or family obligations, but they always return to BJJ and to competition.
Age is just a number! Congratulations to Alan Philips!
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