Tom DeBlass is a prominent member of the grappling community. The experienced black belt, former MMA fighter and respectable coach earned his bjj black belt under Ricardo Almeida.
The true evidence of Tom‘s bjj skill and legacy is not only his own career but also producing world class competitors such as Garry Tonon and (his first female black belt) Jen Allen Russell.
Having won plenty of rewards, among them conquering ADCC American Trials 2x and of course NoGi Worlds several times Tom felt like was he right time to share some of his struggles, inspirations and how he set out on this journey and accomplished extraordinary goals.
“What is success if we’re not happy? …Â Jiu-jitsu helps me become happy. I think to say jiu jitsu saved my life is an understatement. We need to re-word that to jiu-jitsu IS my life. Jiu-jitsu didn’t change my life it’s who I am. It’s my existence. ”
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