09/24/2026
Tonight I got to promote Kim to Blue Belt, and this one means a lot.
Kim has been with us for years. Honestly, it feels like she’s been part of MetchenFit Jiu Jitsu since the beginning. Through all the classes, changes, growth, and different seasons of the gym, she has just continued to show up.
And if you know Kim, you know she is unapologetically Kim. 😂
She’ll be the first person to tell you about her quirks, and that’s honestly one of the things we love about having her around. She might walk toward a room, realize there are way too many people in there, immediately turn around and decide, “Nope, not today.” 😂 But she’ll also quietly help clean up the gym, organize the back room, stock the refrigerators, and do a hundred little things that nobody ever asked her to do.
That says a lot about the kind of person she is.
She has been incredibly loyal to our program, and I love that after all these years she still wants to come in, suffer through Warrior 25 with us, put on the Gi, train Jiu Jitsu, learn, and keep getting better.
Belts are obviously about Jiu Jitsu skill, but to me they also represent time, consistency, and perseverance.
Kim has earned every bit of this one.
More importantly, she is exactly the kind of genuinely good person we seek and want more of in our gym. We are blessed to have her around.
Congratulations, Kim, on your Blue Belt. 💙
Very well deserved. We’re lucky to have you.