Original caption
GEORGIA, BUILT FROM THE CRADLE 🇬🇪☦️ A Georgian child does not learn to fight. He learns to belong to a nation of fighters. Before he can read, he is on the wrestling mat. Before he can spell his name, he is throwing his first judo grip. Before he understands what a saint is, he is crossing himself the way his father does and his grandfather did before him. Georgia became Orthodox in the year 337. Almost 1,700 years ago. Every Georgian champion you have ever cheered for, from the Olympic wrestlers to the UFC contenders, started exactly the same way. Small hands. Cold gym. A father watching from the corner. A prayer whispered before the first grip. The nation of Saint Nino builds its warriors from the cradle. ☦️ #OrthodoxGrit #Georgia #OrthodoxFighter #GeorgianPride #FaithOverFear