BJJ for The South Bronx

Hello guys! My name is Pablo Carela, I am a Judo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitor, and instructor in The South Bronx who is involved in a community project aimed at bringing the beautiful art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to underprivivileged and sometimes marginalized children from different areas of The Bronx at no charge, children who would otherwise never experience such a wonderful and benefiting activity without our time and effort. Our project is very young and still growing; it is funded by our own instructors and some adult practitioners who donate uniforms, spaces, and instruction. It is our dream to send some of our intructors who need more training and better exposure to high level Jiu-Jitsu instruction on a educational assignment to Brazil, a mission to acquire different techniques and methods of translating BJJ to children. We've contacted educators, trainers and competitors not only in our art/sport but in physical conditioning as well, by whom we will be guided during our stay there on how to be better prepared as coaches and bring back knowledge and skills-sets to empower our community through healthy living. I am one of those instructors, but due to my constricting economic situation I am unable to even thinking of such an endeavor without your help, I would be traveling with my seven year old son and the cost of visas and air-fares for us both is out of my reach and it is imposible for my budget at this moment. I have contacts in Brazil who are also in a nessecitous condition but are more than willing to aid me with lodging and food as is the only thing they in their precarious situation can do. I will be most thankful to all those who can contribute to this cause, for this journey would be impossible without your generosity, and hopefully you can also come by to enjoy Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu with us and partake in the education of our children and help us in building a better community through athletics and health education.