My name is Matt Hunter. I'm 53 yrs old and live in Melrose with my wife Lisa and three teenagers: Katy (18), Daniel (15), and Stephen (13). I make a living through consulting in wildlife ecology (www.umpquabirds.org), and (mostly these days) handyman/remodeling construction (www.matthewghunter.com). I've always been interested in martial arts, but have not had much training.
I had wanted to get my kids into some kind of martial arts for some time, but didn't have strong determination
until summer 2016. I had talked with a few people around town, but didn't have a strong feeling on what to do. My brother-in-law, Damien Cole, who has a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ), mentioned to me a year or two ago that someone named Ryan Cunningham was teaching BJJ in Roseburg and urged that I go check him out and get the boys in BJJ. I didn't know much about BJJ, but I never forgot what Damien told me. Looking on line I found Ryan at Performance Martial Arts Academy in Roseburg. On September 1, 2016, Daniel and Stephen and I went for a visit....
NOTE: This blog is me "thinking out loud" about my BJJ journey. It will also be a
way to get out some of my thoughts and questions and invite feedback. My first few posts will be "catch up," from our first visit at Performance Martial Arts Acadamy (PMAA) through yesterday's Grapple-A-Thon. Then, I hope to just write as the desire comes. I intend to avoid re-hashing many BJJ issues that overflow the internet. I may occasionally give my own concise perspective on particular issues, and you can do your own research. I want this to be about MY journey.
Thanks Damien, for tipping us off to Coach Ryan Cunningham and Performance Martial Arts Academy!
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