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WOW-O-WEE-WOW! What a poor excuse for a blog this has become. How easy it is to fall into the depths of daily doldrums and forget you even have a blog. The shame is unbearable...
I will tell you this. I do have big plans to expand my blog with more interviews, training notes, teaching experiences, MMA thoughts and analysis, life as a guy who does this junk for a living, and
whatever else I can squeeze in. I'll be changing up the software and look over the next month or so and furiously writing to make up for all the lost ... |
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| So the first MMA event in the Nation's Capital is almost upon us. The MMAC debuts on Sat May 12 at the DC Armory. Yours truly is the matchmaker for the event. Seems glamorous, but it is, in fact, a ton of work and mostly work and not too much party. Ok, no party at all. The MMAC team has been awesome to work with and the show is going to rock. I have 12 fights on the card from 145 lbers up through the Heavyweights. UFC, Pride, and IFL vets; up and coming young guns; lots of tough guys from all ... |
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| Justin "ChimChim" Garcia has been a force on the east coast grappling scene for years. He is undefeated in MMA and recently received his Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu from Rob Kahn (Royce Gracie). Chim is a multiple time Grappler Quest tournament and Superfight winner. He also runs the very highly regarded Jungle Gym Martial Arts school in the Bronx. I had a chance to ask Chim a few questions and, as always, his answers are enlightening and entertaining. |
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| Salvatore Sanguinetti is a BJJ Brown belt and tearing up the tournament scene lately. If you haven't seen him at a tournament yet, he is a FIERCE competitor. I wanted to catch up with him and introduce him to you all with a quick interview. I've known Sal since he started training BJJ about 6 or 7 years ago. I used to kick his ass on the mat a few times a week. That hasn't happened in a loooooong time...hehe. |
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| KenFlo fought with a ton of heart this past weekend as he fought for the UFC Lightweight Championship Belt against Sean Sherk. The fight went the distance all 5 rounds with Sherk getting the unanimous judge's decision. I caught up with Kenny to get his thoughts on the fight, his performance, and what's next for him. |
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| I'm having a last minute UFC Contest. Most picks wins a new NHB Gear T-Shirt. Check out the details here:http://www.jiujitsugear.com/forum/index.php/topic,64649.msg951684.htmlIf you aren't registered for the Forum, you should be! Takes only a minute and is free of course . Good luck! ... |
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| Just wanted to point out a very good news piece on KenFlo on Fox61 News in Connecticut. He spent some time training law enforcement officers up there recently. |
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| Time for another great east coast tournament! This one is BJJ and no-gi and will be held in Hampton, VA on July 23. Pre-registration is only $45 plus $10 per additional division. Andrew "Goatfury" Smith is again spearheading this event. The last two were well-run, on time, and had tons of great competitors show up. NHB Gear is also sponsoring a $500 Under 170 lbs BJJ Black Belt division. There will be divisions for kids, men, women, and masters. Novice, Intermediate, and Advanced skill levels.FULL DETAILS HEREThe venue is fantastic this time (Hampton University Convocation Center). It's huge with stadium ... |
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| If you received the latest NHB Gear Newsletter you may have noticed an error on my part. One of the articles mentioned Kenny Florian winning at UFC 61. Well, as one reader pointed out, UFC 61 hasn't even happened yet! KenFlo's win against Stout was actually at the Ultimate Fighter Finale. I'm sending that guy a free t-shirt for astute reading (and making look like an assneck). ... |
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| Congrats to Kenny Florian for his dominating win by choke in the first round at the TUF finale. Great job, KenFlo!! ... |
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