04/21/2026
Another great morning of doing good for great people. This morning we headed down to to meet with another of our newest sponsored Hero Athletes, Gio and Professor Chris Richey , owner of National City Jiu Jitsu Club and himself a veteran.
Gio is a prior service Marine and current Border Patrol agent and his lifetime of dedicated service has left its mark on him, mentally and physically, like it has on many of us who have served in one uniform or another. We’ll be sponsoring Gio for a year of training at National City so that he can experiment the power that jiu jitsu has to offer him, from the mental aspects to the physicality to the amazing community aspect that is found in so many jiu jitsu schools and gyms.
Thanks again to to Professor Chris for nominating Gio and for being a big supporter of what we’re doing
If you like what we’re doing and want to support veteran and first responder mental health, whether you’re a private individual or business, then drop us a dm or email [email protected] or head over to our website www.openmatfoundation.org to see what we do and donate. All links can be found in the linktree in profile
