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VNG Soldier takes gold at World Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship

VNG Soldier takes gold at World Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship

Pvt. Braylon Manuel won gold at the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation’s World Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship two years in a row, earning the top spot in both 2021 and 2022. Manuel will be assigned to the Virginia National Guard’s 2nd Squadron,,

North Bergen-native earns title of Martial Arts Instructor for U.S. Marine Corps

North Bergen-native earns title of Martial Arts Instructor for U.S. Marine Corps

North Bergen-native and U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joseph C. Zerener, a 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment amphibious assault vehicle crew member, 3rd Marine Division, has faced his own trials throughout his life. After going through homelessness and poverty as a teenager, he enlisted in the U.S.

Yokota Airman finds himself through Jiu-Jitsu

Yokota Airman finds himself through Jiu-Jitsu | Stripes Japan

Yokota Air Base, Japan — He rises out of bed in unison with the sun breaking the horizon in the distance to make his way for war…His heart begins to pound inside of his chest from fear of the possibility to fail as soon as he gazes upon the battlefront.

Cpl. Javier Carpintero’s route to becoming a Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor

Cpl. Javier Carpintero’s route to becoming a Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor | Stripes Okinawa

Cpl. Javier Carpintero, a native of El Paso, Texas, is one of the motivated Marines that has earned instructor status in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program. Carpintero, a Motor Transport Operator with Headquarters Company, Headquarters Battalion, 3d Marine Division, didn’t start off as the Marine you see today.

 

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