Mikey Musumeci has just been promoted to 3rd degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt…
By none other than his new coach – Rubens “Cobrinha” Charles!
Musumeci shared the news via social media:
Today was a very special day for me.
I received my second and third degree stripes on my black belt from Professor Cobrinha.What an honor!
He continues:
I have been training Jiu-Jitsu 23 years and now am a black belt for almost a decade (received my Black Belt at 18 years old).
I’ve had many ups and downs, great memories, and heartbreaks but I am still here training and learning!
Jiu-Jitsu is a big part of my life and will always be.
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Mikey Musumeci made the transition to the Cobrinha BJJ team a few days ago:
I grew up studying online and learning so many years from Cobrinha, by far the most knowledgeable person I have had the opportunity to train and learn under!!
But also the most passionate!! We both love jiu jitsu!!!ž
We just rolled 4 hours straight, constantly adjusting and fixing mistakes and adding new things into my game.
I have improved already insane amounts from Cobrinha helping me.
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