Hi Everyone!My name is Amy Palacios and I am starting this GoFundMe for my boyfriend Carlos Sievert, in hopes that he can raise enough money to pay for an ACL/Meniscus repair of his left knee.For those that don’t know Carlos, he is from Brasilia, Brasil and has been doing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) since he was 16 years old. He is a second-degree black belt and for the past 5 years of his life he has been in Washington working as a BJJ instructor for Gracie Barra Gym in Seattle and Bellevue, and loves what he does more than one could imagine. Along with his passion for teaching comes his passion for competing!In November 2014 Carlos participated in the IBJJF World Masters tournament, and it was during his last fight that he sustained his knee injury. The World Masters tournament is one in which there are over 4, 000 competitors, and even after sustaining his injury, Carlos placed 3rd in the middle heavy weight black belt master division. Since this time it has been very difficult for Carlos to teach his classes due to the severe pain he has his knee, and being unable to demonstrate and execute certain moves. This has been such a frustrating roller coaster ride for Carlos for a number of reasons, most important being the love and dedication he has for Jiu-Jitsu, his students, and competition, and not being able to give 150% of his energy to these things as he was able to do before sustaining the injury. This injury has also taken an emotional toll on him, being unable to carry out even some simple tasks in his daily life without being in pain. Overall, this surgery is long overdue and I hope he can get back to what he loves doing soon.So we are asking for your help! Any help! You sharing this alone will help get him closer to his long overdue surgery! Thank you everyone!If you would like to know a little more about Carlos Sievert, below I have attached a link to an article about him that can be found on FIghtland titled The Sacrifies of a Jiu-Jitsu Professor