# @mediocrejiujitsu_bass_bjj on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DbCjlTal7fV
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68310259-mediocrejiujitsu-bass-bjj-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-07-21T03:31:45.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Dara Aviles (@mediocrejiujitsu_bass_bjj) — https://gondola.cc/mediocrejiujitsu_bass_bjj

## Caption

Every champion has a beginning.
Before the medals…
Before the opportunities…
Before I trained with some of the best coaches in the world…
I was just a little kid who walked onto the mats because I thought jiu-jitsu looked fun.

Looking back, the biggest gift wasn’t the wins.

It was every professor who took the time to teach me.
Every teammate who pushed me.
Every academy that opened its doors.
Every person who believed in me long before anyone else did. This carousel isn’t about showing how far I’ve come.
It’s about saying thank you to everyone who’s been part of my journey. Im just getting started. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu • BJJ • Kids Jiu-Jitsu • Youth Jiu-Jitsu • IBJJF • JJWL • NAGA • Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competition • BJJ competition • BJJ training • Kids martial arts • Youth athlete • Jiu-Jitsu journey • BJJ lifestyle • Martial arts community • BJJ motivation • Jiu-Jitsu family • Grappling • Checkmat • AOJ • Inevat  #instagram #bjj #jiujitsu #mentors #journey

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bjj, mentors, instagram, journey, jiujitsu

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