But despite being so busy, the Thai-Japanese executive never turned his back on his first love and continued to hone his martial arts craft.
Just last week, Chatri Sityodtong shared on his official Facebook account that he was awarded a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu via the Renzo Gracie Academy, proving that it’s never too late to pursue one’s passion.
It has been a long and winding road for Chatri Sityodtong
Chatri Sityodtong started his Muay Thai training in Bangkok as a young boy and continued to teach the sport to his friends even when he moved to the United States.
He first got into BJJ in 2005 when he joined the Renzo Gracie Academy in New York, reaching blue belt status in 2007 before training exclusively in No Gi for the next decade. It was in 2018 when he wore the Gi anew, determined to claim that black belt in BJJ, and a year after, gained his purple belt.
And now with a brown belt around his waist, Chatri Sityodtong has reached a level in BJJ where practitioners already have near-flawless techniques and can operate without assistance from their professors.
It’s a great achievement, to say the least, but like what Chatri Sityodtong has achieved in ONE Championship, the journey is definitely far from over. The road to that black belt still continues.
ONE Championship returns on Friday, 24 September with ONE: REVOLUTION, live from the Singapore Indoor Stadium. Christian Lee defends his ONE Lightweight World Title against Ok Rae Yoon in the main event.
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