The hope of earning the black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu prioritizes itself each time one steps on the mat. Some practitioners discover it sooner than others. For Micah Gregory-Kai Ohlen, a brown belt under Sensei Paulo Guillobel, the end of the road to black is near, yet his journey in jiu-jitsu is far from over. “I’m just trying to be a black belt already in my mind,” says Ohlen. Sitting across from him at a local açai bowl establishment a few blocks down from Guillobel Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in San Clemente, CA, he reflects on his roots growing up in Kauai, … Continue reading A Man and His Journey to the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt