Popular podcaster Lex Fridman has been awarded the first stripe on his black belt by Phil and Rick Migliarese of Balance Studios, a Philadelphia-based Gracie jiu-jitsu academy.
In a post published on his Instagram page this week, Fridman thanked his instructors, writing, “I got a stripe on my jiu jitsu black belt today from Phil and Rick Migliarese who guided me from white belt to black belt, as mentors and friends. I owe a lot of who I am to the thousands of hours I spent training hard on these mats.”
Fridman received congratulations from several famous names in the broader jiu-jitsu community, including multiple-time world champion Nicholas Meregali, and ONE Championship CEO Chatri Sityodtong.
