Hide your kids, hide your wife, Jim Dagaris has got his black belt. Since Jim is a native of Australia with Greek decent we're gonna do this in english, not greek. Jim first walked into Liljeholmens BJJ & MMA in 2008 when LBJJ was sharing matspace with a ninjutsu club. Maybe Jim thought he was signing up for ninjutsu? Maybe Jim was lost, trying to solve the situation? What we do know is that he stayed with us from white belt to black belt and that he looked something like this:
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| In the middle you can see Jim, wearing his white belt, signaling for help |
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| #Winning |
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| Loosing in the short run, winning in the long run |
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| Learning the armbar. Notice Jims warface, a strong look, frequent during the rest of his career |
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| Pleasure in technique, "When he started he was a mad cow" - Anonymous trainer. |
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| Winning in Stenungsund |
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| Getting the purple, proud faces |
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| Pleasure in belt whipping |
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| Learning the pilates ball starring Jordi Bergstam as "ball" |
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| The way we remember him |
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| Putting on the costume |
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| BJJ has taken Jim to exotic places, here in Brazil |
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| Working the split |
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When you call my name it's like a little prayer
I'm down on my knees, I wanna take you there |
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| Jim working the snow the only way he knows |
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| "I'm fine, no really" |
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| Hearing the instructions, understanding nothing |
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| The "Jim looks like a hooker"-picture |
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| Fighting in the IBJJF European Open |
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| Winning gold in the IBJJF Euros |
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| The best of days |
