Siri Brazilian Jiujitsu Pasco

Martial arts have shaped nearly every important aspect of my life. I started wrestling when I was four years old and continued all the way through college. Wrestling taught me discipline, resilience, accountability, and how to work through adversity. It taught me how to bounce back from failure, believe in myself, and stay committed to long-term goals even when things became difficult. More than anything, it taught me that growth comes through consistent effort, humility, and hard work. Those lessons carried over into every part of my life. Combined with my experiences in the military, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and competition, they helped shape the man I am today and gave me the passion, tools, and experience necessary to help mentor and develop young athletes and martial artists. One of the personal sayings I’ve lived by since I was 15 years old is: “Be the Dream.” To me, that means becoming the person you know you’re capable of being. It means chasing the things inside of you that make you feel alive and give you purpose. It means staying focused on the daily process instead of only obsessing over the end goal. If you approach life with good intentions, a pure heart, discipline, and consistent effort, I truly believe you can accomplish incredible things. When my wife and I opened Siri Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Pasco, our mission was never centered around money. I told her from the beginning that as long as we could keep the doors open, train hard, and positively impact people through martial arts, then we were succeeding. We wanted to create a place where people could experience the same life-changing benefits that martial arts gave our me personally and my family— confidence, structure, mentorship, discipline, community, and purpose. That mission is why Real Gangsters resonates with us so strongly. There are so many kids who never get the opportunity to experience martial arts simply because of financial hardship or lack of access. Programs like Real Gangsters are changing that by creating opportunities for underprivileged youth across the country to step onto the mats, find mentorship, build confidence, and become part of something positive. Being able to partner with an organization that shares those values means a lot to us. We may only play a small part in the bigger mission, but we truly believe that investing in young people through martial arts can change lives, strengthen families, and positively impact entire communities. That’s what we want to continue building at Siri Pasco — not just better athletes or competitors, but stronger, more confident people with direction, discipline, and belief in themselves. Be the dream.