
Rob Long
@_red_long
Blind Veteran, injured in Afghan. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 2018 World Pro Gold medalist, 2018 #1 para BJJ athlete in Eur, Army BJJ Heavy Weight gold medalist 🥇
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Another amazing British Army Jiujitsu competition well ran and organised @british_army_bjj. The highest level of competitors and the team just keeps getting bigger and bigger taking double gold in the gi and no gi 🔥🥇🥇 16 Regt RA British Army Sport Lottery British Army 🇬🇧 #armysports





4/73 Sphinx Special OP Bty Maj Gen Stone talks for the first time publicly about how he selected for a unit of STA patrol soldiers (6 man teams) tasked with halting entire USSR brigades #CovertOps #HonourRegiment #Sphinx #Lateo #ColdWar #YorkshireGunners podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the…

BBC News (World) Due to having my optic nerves severed a brain chip connected to an artificial eye is likely the only hope I have of regaining sight in my lifetime. It’s good to read of such big players entering the race for a viable brain chip interface.

Today we honour the courage of British Sikh soldiers past and present. #SaragarhiDay marks the battle when 21 British Indian Army Sikh soldiers died in a last stand against 10,000 Afghan tribesmen. Join today’s virtual event at 10am Defence Sikh Network UK


Huge honour to receive my purplebelt from the GOAT Roger Gracie Academy My rock through Lockdown was the RGA & British Army BJJ team, keeping me motivated to train in isolation, knowing if I drop my standards my jits family are there to test me on the other side💪#VeterenMentalHealth

Only 377 men have earned the title of British Army Special Observer. For the first time we’ve gone public with our history from our start as six man covert patrols charged with halting a soviet invasion of eur, to our role in Afghan and Iraq, listen to our story’s The Unconventional Soldier Podcast

January was the absolute lowest point of my life. Isolation, family breakdown but having a goal and implementing it with the help of guys from my unit and British Army BJJ got me through. Day one of the project started today💪


Blind Army veteran LCpl Rob Long (@rhqra ) impressing with his boxing skills…. Clearly watching TYSON FURY on the weekend….. an inspirational sportsman and an outstanding Armed Forces ambassador 🇬🇧🇬🇧🥋🥋🥊🥊 Army Sport British Army Sport Lottery Rob Long

Thank you sophieraworth for taking the time to interview me for the bbc today. #LestWeForget #Cenotaph


What a day training with British Army BJJ. The morning spent learning under Olympic level coach Lyubo Kumbarov then the afternoon learning under the G.O.A.T Roger Gracie. And what an honour to see the man who brought me into BJJ Shamus Kelly receive his blackbelt British Army BJJ


Controlling my opponent is essential as a #blind fighter. Adding to my catalog of grips with my shoulders on a wrist, as I apply neck pressure on my opponent with my head or other arm. Thank you Lyubo Kumbarov and British Army BJJ can’t wait to start competing again

