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08/19/2025

Did you know that Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) was started by Mitsuyo Maeda, who taught Carlos Gracie in Brazil around 1914? Carlos and Hélio Gracie evolved it, introducing the belt system inspired by Judo, with Hélio formalizing it to track progress. Keep training until the belt turns black—a journey of 10+ years for mastery, as popularized by legends like Royce Gracie!

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08/16/2025

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08/15/2025

Nine years ago, Anita Włodarczyk from Poland 🇵🇱 set a world and Olympic record in the women’s hammer throw with a distance of 82.29 meters at the Rio Olympics, surpassing her 2015 record of 81.08 meters and winning gold. On August 28, 2016, approximately nine years ago, she broke her own record again with a throw of 82.98 meters in Warsaw.
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08/14/2025

The Isle of Man TT (Tourist Trophy) is a legendary motorcycle race held annually on the Isle of Man, a self-governing British Crown Dependency located in the Irish Sea between Great Britain and Ireland. The 37.73-mile Snaefell Mountain Course, run on public roads, is infamous for its high-speed straights, over 200 corners, and hazardous features like stone walls and steep drops. Known as one of the most dangerous motorsport events in the world

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08/14/2025

Martin Strel holds the Guinness World Record for the longest non-stop open-water swim, covering 504.5 km (313.17 miles) along the Danube River from Melk, Austria to Paks, Hungary in 84 hours and 10 minutes in 2001. That record still stands! He also swam 5,268 km (3,273.38 miles) down the Amazon River in 2007, the longest swim journey ever recorded.

08/14/2025

On May 9, 2012, Sam Groth (Australia) unleashed the fastest unofficial tennis serve ever recorded, clocking 263.4 km/h (163.7 mph) during a Challenger match in Busan, South Korea. The serve, delivered in a second-round match against Uladzimir Ignatik, took approximately 0.3-0.4 seconds to reach its target. Despite its speed, the record isn’t recognized by the ATP due to non-standardized equipment used at the event.

08/14/2025

Motivation is the spark, but discipline is the fire that keeps you moving when the spark fades 🫡

Many moons ago I lost the space I was renting for Atlas. A local business let us use its utility closet while I searched for a new space. The students didn’t use it as an excuse not to train they still came everyday. Now we have one of the biggest facilities in New York. Dreams do come true if you never quit and make lemonade out of lemons.

08/12/2025

Did you know? 🏈
Saquon Barkley smashed the NFL record for most scrimmage yards in a single season with 2,857 yards, breaking a 26-year-old mark set by Terrell Davis. In the same year, he won the rushing title, was named Offensive Player of the Year, and led the Philadelphia Eagles to a Super Bowl victory—becoming just the second player in history to pull off this legendary trifecta. He also took home the ESPY for Best NFL Player and signed a record-breaking deal as the highest-paid running back in the league.

08/12/2025

Did you know the Grand Raid de la Réunion, or Diagonale des Fous, is one of the toughest trail races in the world? It spans 165 km with 10,000m of elevation gain across technical terrain, including rocky lava fields, rainforests, and steep cliffs, set against stunning volcanic landscapes like Piton de la Fournaise and UNESCO-listed cirques. The next event is October 16-19, 2025, in Saint-Pierre, Réunion. Register at www.grandraid-reunion.com.

08/12/2025

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