Jiu-jitsu champion, professional fighter, and world-class coach Tom DeBlass became a hero in the martial arts community for his blue-collar roots and no-excuses approach to life. Today, he heads dozens of academies and has coached elite athletes such as world champion Garry Tonon. He’s also the creator of some of the most popular jiu-jitsu instructionals in the world.
Follow the story of a runt from New Jersey, told by Tom to his father during the last year of his life. Bullied from a young age, Tom holds nothing back about being raised in a turbulent household where chaos was normal and strong ties to family were constantly tested. As he discovers the self-healing powers of sports and martial arts, Tom becomes a champion fighter as a young man. But his life brings on a new family, more students, and being responsible for more than just himself. Tom is forced to confront the driven competitor within, the one who will always pursue another medal, another victory. In his quest to finally heal from his past and find happiness, Tom learns an important lesson:
It’s not what you bear, but how you bear it.
Included in Tom’s story are key moments of his life and career such as:
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Tom DeBlass is a world champion Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu athlete who has also fought in the UFC and Bellator MMA. He is one of the only people in history to win the North American trials of the ADCC Submission Fighting Championships three times. He owns the largest Jiu-Jitsu academy in New Jersey and heads more than 30 affiliate academies. Among his many notable students is Garry Tonon, widely considered one of the most accomplished grapplers of the last decade.
Louis Martin is the author of True Believers, a groundbreaking novel that explored a martial arts cult from its Northern California origins to schools around the world. He has written about martial arts for several sports publications and is considered an expert in cult dynamics in martial arts.
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Paperback. Etat : Fair. Jiu-jitsu champion, professional fighter, and world-class coach Tom DeBlass became a hero in the martial arts community for his blue-collar roots and no-excuses approach to life. Today, he heads dozens of academies and has coached elite athletes such as world champion Garry Tonon. He's also the creator of some of the most popular jiu-jitsu instructionals in the world.Follow the story of a runt from New Jersey, told by Tom to his father during the last year of his life. Bullied from a young age, Tom holds nothing back about being raised in a turbulent household where chaos was normal and strong ties to family were constantly tested. As he discovers the self-healing powers of sports and martial arts, Tom becomes a champion fighter as a young man. But his life brings on a new family, more students, and being responsible for more than just himself. Tom is forced to confront the driven competitor within, the one who will always pursue another medal, another victory. In his quest to finally heal from his past and find happiness, Tom learns an important lesson: It's not what your bear, but how you bear it.Included in Tom's story are key moments of his life and career such as: Growing up tough in New Jersey and suffering his first concussion at age five.Learning to love and live with a father of addiction.Rising through the ranks of the most brutal mat space in the world: Team Renzo Gracie.Taking his first MMA fight on a week's notice against an undefeated fighter.Fighting in the infamous proving grounds of the ADCC North American Trials.Triumphing over depression, anger, and even suicidal thoughts. Fighting around the world in the UFC and Bellator MMA.Raising children and maintaining relationships amidst a life of chaos.Above all, Tom learns and shares lessons about triumph and resilience on and off the mats. N° de réf. du vendeur CIN1956019359A
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