![Praise](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/0d644b63-a750-40ff-aa5b-2265a9e1a974/be54b54e-ecd8-497c-a9ac-18efad1f2202_rw_3840.jpeg?h=b25321bce4ae68b3970b976604afc0eb)
Praise
The pandemic created a shift in our careers, and a new cohort has entered the game.
![Jadai](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/0d644b63-a750-40ff-aa5b-2265a9e1a974/fded3f78-b8f3-40ac-b8f0-d696fdb17aa3_rw_3840.jpg?h=291c2755d893333e6a3d4434c1d5e503)
Jadai
![Shane](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/0d644b63-a750-40ff-aa5b-2265a9e1a974/63fcbf62-7c3a-4e91-848f-00e541c5fa74_rw_3840.jpg?h=dd74db5d861d76a0fded7f10165f0754)
Shane
![Zach](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/0d644b63-a750-40ff-aa5b-2265a9e1a974/b97861a4-7bb3-4201-ad25-565984c3231d_rw_1920.jpg?h=f29f4903ca2eec6702c6d1a229319ba7)
Zach
![Adam](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/0d644b63-a750-40ff-aa5b-2265a9e1a974/6fb2f9cf-58f9-4fd7-b7a6-34a478dac6f6_rw_1920.jpg?h=92c9a9795925350de41a1e5b59f1ee18)
Adam
Jadai enters his first sanctioned fight.
He went all in to the sport in 2020, as gyms re-opened with falling cases.
Many lockdowns and uncertain training schedules later, it was finally time to prove himself in the ring.
![Tools](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/0d644b63-a750-40ff-aa5b-2265a9e1a974/331eae6c-e5a2-478b-8fca-2b5d32019fa7_rw_3840.jpg?h=f19ef1c36cd4665fc0bdf29ee00824f9)
Tools
![Warmup](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/0d644b63-a750-40ff-aa5b-2265a9e1a974/b2c5dfcd-7161-41b7-bf74-a1837f227879_rw_3840.jpg?h=1c6d9476fcdc783a1724575b2441ae1f)
Warmup
![Preparation](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/0d644b63-a750-40ff-aa5b-2265a9e1a974/8c204128-4cb7-4ef4-b2bd-fb6463d652ab_rw_3840.jpg?h=53d0e312fbbc78a36f15ff1398013fc0)
Preparation
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/0d644b63-a750-40ff-aa5b-2265a9e1a974/5257bea3-957e-4e23-bb81-c623f7942be2_rw_3840.jpg?h=b808f1869e7e43bda9ae811da92a3ddb)
So it begins.
Jadai controls the distance with a long guard, and a killer teep,
![Teep](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/0d644b63-a750-40ff-aa5b-2265a9e1a974/d3c4ca52-4050-4d60-8c00-f0cb56c5f2b7_rw_1920.jpg?h=b3aa031e24496293895676d57f8712b5)
Teep
![Guard](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/0d644b63-a750-40ff-aa5b-2265a9e1a974/c8cd0e51-2ba2-494b-8e67-0004632eee50_rw_1920.jpg?h=5188e196dab3f8f82c99cebaf01c2804)
Guard
![Anticipate](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/0d644b63-a750-40ff-aa5b-2265a9e1a974/4911c51f-20d0-4960-b91c-32efd785bdcc_rw_1920.jpg?h=6244d85fc2176ff3befb3bb0bfeec825)
Anticipate
![Recover](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/0d644b63-a750-40ff-aa5b-2265a9e1a974/7db4b369-aab2-460b-adb4-1bfb36dd6b0a_rw_1920.jpg?h=12f0ef8a498c884a2bb0c9386cac3f62)
Recover
but sometimes fighting is about how you respond to adversity.
![Speed](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/0d644b63-a750-40ff-aa5b-2265a9e1a974/eb09c1fb-290f-462e-b6fc-65c5bc097950_rw_3840.jpg?h=4c9787b0e4cb76def65068a37bb4db8c)
Speed
![Power](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/0d644b63-a750-40ff-aa5b-2265a9e1a974/9057730a-ef46-4c4c-9fb4-5974f4081dd3_rw_3840.jpg?h=2bbc5796575ba81d978140fda57b8c57)
Power
![Victorious](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/0d644b63-a750-40ff-aa5b-2265a9e1a974/b265c944-5634-431e-b392-89dc4061de2c_rw_3840.jpg?h=2440f189499150f2fbd0e3e5daa4d947)
Victorious
![Award](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/0d644b63-a750-40ff-aa5b-2265a9e1a974/6db29e90-f173-4d33-9465-8dfb3c80bafc_rw_1920.jpg?h=6c1b5dabb389c33acfccd9c254687e7b)