I first met Sensei Glenn at like 11 pm on a Friday night. We were both finishing setting up for two different grappling tournaments that just so happened to be booked for the same venue, on the same weekend. His event featured the art of Judo and mine was focused on BJJ.Ive got to admit, I liked Glenn right out the jump. Hes a funny, intelligent, charismatic guy for sure, but what i picked up on immediately was his passion for Judo. This man lives and breathes Judo. His enthusiasm has an almost magnetic effect, at least it did on me.I told him that when I had a break in the action, Id like to come over and check out his Judo tournament. And thats what I did, I walked over to the other side of the building to catch some Judo action.I also wanted to see how good his students were. I mean, I wanted to see if his passion for practicing Judo lined up with his coaching abilities. As it turns out, Glenn was as good a coach as he was a competitor, maybe better even.His students won match after match, with ippon after ippon. And they were like, just so humble, taking the time to help opponents up off the mat, and politely bowing to them and the other coaches. It was really cool.I know thats a long review, but I really wanted to take the time to tell that story, in the hopes that if you're a mom or dad on the fence about putting your child or children into martial arts, you can bring them to the right place. And you'd be hard pressed to find a better dojo than Oak lawn Judo.I live in Maryland, but I assure you, if I lived anywhere near Sensei Glenn, this is where Id be taking my little boy and girl. Without question.Oh and thanks for the t-shirt guys! It took 6 months to arrive but hey, better late than never right!?
