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GC JiuJitsu

Hello my name is Gorilla Chris and my sobriety date is 31 May 2024. I represent team Newborn-Cascao Jiu-Jitsu in beautiful Spokane Washington.

I’m a brown belt under the incredible James Weed and this page is dedicated to my jiujitsu journey!

05/10/2025

I’ve always dreamt I was meant for more but for my whole life I lived in my trauma, I let it define me, it consumed me, and it dictated my actions on a daily basis! Today I choose recovery, today my actions align with my beliefs, today I’m accountable for my actions, and today I choose to show up for myself! The best part about showing up for me everyday is I get to show up for others like this guy is an absolute savage and every chance to train together we’re one step closer to our individual goals!

01/02/2025

As I reflect on all the blessings 2024 brought me I am so blown away with how different my life is today! You know there was a point in my addiction I had given up on my goals and dreams… I had convinced myself that I would die addicted to drugs and alcohol! Alone and miserable with my only relationship to substance abuse. My life today is filled with connection to such wonderful people that only want to see me succeed. I have such immense gratitude to you all. I used to fantasize about getting back out there and competing again, but again I had lost faith that I’d ever get too. Every time I relapsed my addiction seemed to take me further and further away from my dream of competing. Now with it being within my grasp I am so overwhelmed with emotions words can’t express how much love I have for the community and my jiujitsu sister .mimi! To my coach and mentor you have fostered such an amazing program for us jiujitsu junkies and we all love you so much for all you do for the Spokane Martial Arts community! To my spiritual mentors and guides and your passion for Jesus Christ has overflowed into my life and I’m so blessed to have you guys in my corner. Lastly to my brother from another mother and the Five Mile Oxford House you brave men that are fighting daily to become men of honor, dignity, and respect may I always have such companions to trudge the road of happy destiny with!

12/26/2024

I’ve had the privilege of knowing Miss Rachel Burns for many years and after 17 years of hard work this wonderful human being earned her black belt in Brazilian Jiujitsu! Her dedication to her craft is inspirational and I’m honored to call her a friend and teammate. This is also a testament to her coach and the community he has fostered at Newborn Cascao Jiujitsu in Spokane Washington! This team is making such an impact here in the PNW from empowering woman, military veterans, municipal workers, and not to mention our incredible youth programs! I’m so blessed to be apart of such an incredible program.

12/07/2024

The greatest gift in life are the people that lift you up when you fall! It’s no secret that after my knee injury in Philadelphia I battled bouts of severe depression and substance abuse… I’ve been brutally honest about all of it because my hopes are to share my experience strength and hope so that my story may impact and possibly help someone else that’s struggling! I’m a bit over six months clean and sober from everything and while that doesn’t seem like much to most it’s a great deal to me. Before I moved to Philly .mimi opened up her community to me and continues to support and believe in my progression! Mimi and her husband Wes have always been incredibly supportive of my journey and are without a doubt two of the most wonderful humans I know. I’m still not in as good of shape physically as I was before I blew out my knee but I will be as long as I keep putting in the work. Mimi taught a wonderful 90min hatha class today and it literally kicked my butt! I’m truly humbled by the grind and will be bringing the best version of Gorilla Chris to the competition mats in 2025!

11/29/2024

What a dream my life is today! Yesterday on thanksgiving I celebrated six months clean and sober and today I got to meet one of my favorite jiujitsu/mma fighters . The community has built for us grappling junkies is legendary! Today I truly am counting my blessings. Thank you James and Sarah for allowing me to be apart of the Newborn Cascao Family!!!

11/10/2024

Happy 249 years old Marines!

01/25/2024

Through back Thursday to what possibly was my finest Jiujitsu moment… passing on my knowledge to active duty Marines!!! 🦍🔥🦍

05/12/2023

Through back Thursday… can’t wait to be doing cool s**t again! I’m still here at Starlite Recovery Center doing amazing too. The veterans here are super supportive and the staff rocks.

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04/22/2023

Catch me in Vegas on the 29th of August… finally making my comeback in the division!!! 🥇

Support my jiujitsu journey by shopping for incredible apparel… topmountapparel.com is USMC Sgt Galliher approved!!! Punch in code JARHEAD10 at checkout to save some money and so they know you support my jiujitsu story!!! Link is in my Bio
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