@RyanDCouture is ready for action! Ryan teaches #NoGi #Grappling at 7pm tonight at @XCMMA!

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#MMA #BJJ #Wrestling #TeamXC #RichCastroPhotoshop

Re-Injured. My foot never completely healed. Compensating for the bad foot, I sprained my MCL. It's a minor sprain I believe. So, I'll be riding the bike to rehab. 🚲 See you in a week or so.

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#BJJ #Grappling #Wrestling #MMA #TeamXC #10thPlanet

Fine, I will teach you Jiu Jitsu. But 1st you must:

Wax My Cars

Sand The Floor

Paint The Fence

Paint The House

Wash My Gi (hang dry please)

Vacuum The House

Water My Plants

Do The Dishes

Pick Up The Dry Cleaning

Scrub The Toilets

Scoop Up the Dog Shit 💩 in the Back Yard

Rub My Feet

And Then Give Me 100 Jump Squats #follismma

Oh, and what's for dinner tonight?

#Myagi #KarateKid #TeamXC #bjj #XCMMA #10thPlanet #RichCastroPhotoShop

During his morning coffee, Ryan Couture can't hold back his excitement for #NoGi grappling!

Ryan teaches No Gi @ 7pm tonight!

#BJJ #Wrestling #MMA #TeamXC #RichCastroPhotoShop

Hats off to these two for doing a great job with the @XCMMA #KidsBJJ program. There's some animals in there!!

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#Gladiator #BJJ #Grappling #Wrestling #TeamXC

Do you want crushing #TriangleChoke power that will render opponents unconscious in seconds? Then you need Emily Whitmire's THIGHMASTER!

@emwhitmire115 @xcmma

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#ThighMaster #TeamXC #mma #bjj #UFC #WomensMMA #RichCastroPhotoShop

On Sunday January 28th, @BryceHarley was promoted to the rank of Brown Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsur. I was honored to tie the belt around his waist on the behalf of our Coach Robert Follis.

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#FollisMMA #Brothers #BJJ #TeamXC #Nogi #Wrestling #MartialArts

I Am One With the Force and the Force Is With Me

#RogueOne #Chirrut #BJJ #MMA #Wrestling #Grappling #TeamXC #RichCastroPhotoshop

Khabib is on a tear! Who can stop him?

@p333teeeeer

@xcmma

#TeamXC #bjj #XCMMA #RichCastroPhotoShop

Chapter 8: The Cruel Tutelage of Professor Rich Castro

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#PeiMei #KillBill #BJJ #BlackBelt #Grappling #Wrestling #MMA #TeamXC #10thPlanet #RichCastroPhotoshop

Ernie @erntieberntie getting a pre jiu jitsu stetch

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#zoolander #BJJ #Grappling #TeamXC #RichCastroPhotoshop

You may think my number one priority is to teach you Jiu Jitsu. This is not true. My number one priority is your safety. Safety from your training partners and safety from oneself. To me, this is of the utmost importance. Many times I feel like a bouncer ready to break up a fight. If I'm stuck watching the room like a hawk, that means I can't roll. If I can't roll... 😢 Please be safe.

You may think my number two priority is to teach you Jiu Jitsu. This is also not true. My number two priority is to create an environment that is condusive to learning and fosters comraderie. The majority of our training \ rolls are for advancing our game, not to accumulate "wins" in the training room. There are no medals in the training room. Multiple people have come to me stating they want to train, but they "can't afford another injury." What the hell is going on? Respect yourself and your training partners. Introduce yourself. Say hello. How many times have you rolled with someone and you didn't even catch their name? What's up with that!?

Is this too much to ask? I feel we are making great progress, but too many times someone gets sidelined with an injury and has to sit. Or someone is bleeding on the mat. It feels like we start all over again. Let's train smart.

With that said, I promise to teach you great jiu jitsu.

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#DontGetBouncedOutOfTraining #GoofyPictureSeriousMessage #RoadHouse #BeNiceUntilItsTimeNotToBeNice #TeamXC #bjj #XCMMA #10thPlanet #RichCastroPhotoShop

Consistency\Time=Results

@NYKing80 PJ promoted to BJJ Purple Belt.

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#BJJ #Wrestling #NoGi #MMA #TeamXC g

#teamXC 📷:@richcastrophoto

Samurai Don @Shamma_Lamma_Ding_Dong

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#TheLastSamurai #TeamXC #MMA #BJJ #RichCastroPhotoshop

Get your flabby-self out of bed. Chad and I will see you at 10am. We just want to pump you up!

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#TeamXC #BJJ #Wrestling #NoGi #MMA #PowerLifting #SNL #HansAndFranz #RichCastroPhotoshop

Consistency\Time=Results

Rich Brooks promoted to BJJ Purple Belt

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#BJJ #Wrestling #NoGi #MMA #TeamXC #RichCastroPhotoshop

Can't wait to see my classmate @BryanCaraway scrap tomorrow night!

@Gustavo11Lopez @XCMMA

#SavedByTheBell #UFC #MMA #BJJ #Grappling #TeamXC #RichCastroPhotoshop

Get your hand out of your pants and let's go. The hardest part is getting started. Get off your ass. There is no better time to start then right now.

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#JustTrain #TrainALittleALot #BJJ #NoGi #MMA #MartialArts #TeamXC #10thPlanet #RichCastroPhotoshop #AlBundy #MarriedWithChildren

I don't really watch much tv, but I hear there's been some breath taking performances in the #winterolympics this year.

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@Eric_XCMMA

@RichCastroBJJ

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#BladesOfGlory #TeamXC #MMA #BJJ #FigureSkating #RichCastroPhotoshop

Ever hear "Size doesn't matter" in Jiu Jitsu? It's a lie. A Flat out lie. I've spent years whittling away at the game to try to work a style that is attributeless. This meaning; focusing on techniques that work regardless of size, strength, speed, flexability, age, gender etc. Size will always matter, but with proper training you can make "size matter less."

@xcmma

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#Sumo #TeamXC #mma #bjj #NoGi #XCMMA #10thPlanet #RichCastroPhotoShop

Every Monday and Wednesday night you can learn the elemental powers of the 3 Storms @XCMMA

@RyanDCouture - No Gi

@RichCastroBJJ - BJJ - All Levels

@Dee1LV - BJJ Fundamentals

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#BigTroubleInLittleChina #BJJ #NoGi #TeamXC #RichCastroPhotoshop

Don't mess with @jsrorschach

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#ChuckNorris #BJJ #Grappling #TeamXC #RichCastroPhotoshop

Much Respect to the Law Enforcement Officers who train. Always good to have @Pappa_Z on the mats at @xcmma

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#TeamXC #mma #bjj #NoGi #XCMMA #10thPlanet #RichCastroPhotoShop

Did you get the memo? I'm going to need you to come in tonight at around 6pm for some work. And then you'll have to stay late and we'll do some more work ok? Yeah, We are going to have to do this schedule all week. Yeah........I'm gonna need you to come in on Saturday morning. Oh, oh, and I almost forgot. Ahh, I'm also gonna need you to go ahead and come in on Sunday, too for #openmat

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#NoDaysOff #OfficeSpace #BJJ #Wrestling #NoGi #MMA #TeamXC #10thPlanet #RichCastroPhotoshop

I don't do any stength and conditioning, but if I did... I would work with this guy!

@gil_guardado @xcmma

#mma #bjj #TeamXC #wrestling #xtremecrosstraining #strength #strengthandconditioning #strengthcoach #RichCastroPhotoShop

Who's excited for @XCMMA Amateur MMA Team tryouts!? 🚑

#TeamXC #MMA #BJJ #RichCastroPhotoShop

Newly appointed BJJ Brown Belt @BryceHarley enjoying his new roll on the Jedi Council. We still have much work to do. @RichCastroBJJ @C4C_Operator

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#Jedi #JediCouncil #StarWars #TeamXC #RichCastroPhotoshop #MaceWindu #kiadimundi

❤️ This Girl. Straight Up Killer! 🔪🔪🔪

@CheyWarPrincess

@xcmma

#WonderWoman #WomensMMA #MMA #TeamXC #XCMMA #RichCastroPhotoShopg

When we are injured, we are lucky to have the wisdom and mystical healing powers of @JHaas06 at @xcmma.

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#KarateKid #Miyagi #TeamXC #MMA #PhysicalTherapy #RichCastroPhotoshop

Don't mess with @RyanDCouture and @EricXCMMA

@XCMMA #IngloriousBasterds #TeamXC #MMA #RichCastroPhotoshop

You better believe size matters! I try to work techniques that are universal. Meaning, work on techniques that are effective on practitioners large or small. Over the years I've had to toss out dozens of techniques I loved because they only worked on people my own relative size.

#ThatsWhatSheSaid #BJJ #Grappling #Wrestling #MMA #TeamXC #10thPlanet

Even after some tough losses, I'll always be a fan of the Korean Super Boy! Much Respect!

@twopunchtrent @xcmma

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#KoreanSuperBoy #TeamXC #mma #bjj #UFC #RichCastroPhotoShop

Ears sore? Unless you want that cauliflower ear, don't forget that headgear! After years of training, my ears are still pretty fresh!

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#Bane #CauliflowerEar #Wrestling #BJJ #NoGi #TeamXC #10thPlanet #RichCastroPhotoshop

Just because you didn't see me, doesn't mean I didn't get it in.

@XCMMA

@10PLasVegas

Great training session this morning at 8am.

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#TeamXC #XCMMA #10thPlanet #bjj #RichCastroPhotoShopg

"Rich you're so strong!" I hear it all the time. Okay, I'm going to let you in on my little secret.

#allstrength #notechnique #BJJ #NoGi #TeamXC #RichCastroPhotoshop @xcmma

This Mother F#$^%r better teach me his jiu jitsu!

#DanielSan #Myagi #KarateKid #TeamXC #bjj #XCMMA #10thPlanet #RichCastroPhotoShoprd

I didn't see Erik today at Open Mat. Since he is a man of his word, I'll have to presume he is dead. R.I.P. my friend.

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#BJJ #Wrestling #Nogi #MartialArts #TeamXC #RichCastroPhotoshop

@DennisDavisMMA Yippie-Ki-Yay, Motherfucker!

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#DieHard #TeamXC #PiranhaUniversity #MMA #RichCastroPhotoshop

Stripes for Steve, Crystal, and Duke.

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#TeamXC #bjj #XCMMA

Can I borrow a gi?

#BJJ #BJJ Memes #TeamXC #10thPlanet #Wrestling #MMA

It's been almost 2 months since the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Sadly, after reflecting upon the movie we've come to the conclusion that it sucked. Here Tibor and I discuss our dissatisfaction.

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#NotATrekkie #StarWars #JediMasters #TeamXC

#BJJ Fundamentals with #BlackBelt coach @Dee1LV every Monday and Wednesday Night at 6pm!

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#TeamXC #MMA #RichCastroPhotoshop

Not everyone is cut out to be a #Jedi. I quick test proves that this one is not force sensitive.

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#StarWars #JediMaster #TeamXC