2009-07-10T21:56:00.000-07:00

Great class in Hot Springs. Thanks to Johnny for bringing his friends in. I took a nice pic but left the camera in the car. We'll get it up tomorrow. Joe and Jordan had a great fight of the night. Michael is looking great in kickboxing along with everyone else. We worked hard on kicks tonight and I see a lot of improvement.

The new mats are much much nicer. I have something exciting worked out for heavy bags and something else in Hot Springs for later this year, but it's a secret.

It looks like our next Saturday BJJ workshop will be August 1 over takedowns. We'll have a lot of new stuff to throw in the mix, so join the fun. This will be a great way to brush up on stuff for the tournament, as we will also cover rules. We will also plan another striking event later in August to prepare fighters for the upcoming fights later this year. It seems like this year we're going straight from one event to the next. The LDMA affiliation continues to add schools and members, allowing us to have more and more events for you!

Tomorrow is the Kickboxing camp. We should have some good pics from that also.
UFC party after. Please remember to bring something to contribute to the eats.

Thank goodness Sunday is a day off! Next week we'll continue training hard. Mid-day sprints in the heat do well to get everyone in great shape.

2009-07-09T20:51:00.000-07:00

With the exception of the heavy bag rack the Benton gym is back in order! After our disaster with the delivery folks yesterday....we're glad it's over and everything is laid out. But now both gyms look even better. We have even more mat space now and new equipment coming.

The new Benton Kickboxing schedule seems to be working well. Get your gear and get in the advanced classes. Get in better shape and have more fun. Grant looked great sparring this afternoon. He's been working hard training two-a-days a lot of days. Kickboxing Camp and UFC Party this weekend.

In BJJ we had a good fight of the night between Bobby and Ward! The fights and volume of training continue to climb.
I took some pics so that some of you can have them for your Facebook page and MySpaces.

Jake and Ward get their pics on the blog just for being some of the first ones to get their patches on! Thanks guys they look great! Most of you have your patches by now, make sure to get them on so that you can be stylin' too and show we represent a team! As the competitions approach, it's essential to have unit integrity and help each other prepare.

Dalton gets his picture on the blog just for working hard every class. We have a lot of promising teens in the program. Wes, Chris and the other blue belts continue to do a great job helping them and working with them in class.

I had a few other folks who I took pics of but they weren't blog quality. So if you pic isnt on here, well maybe next time.

Keep up the good work everyone!

2009-07-08T21:18:00.000-07:00

Well, it was a lot of work today to get those mats done. Thanks Bobby and Tony again! They both helped load and move mats to the new locations. Please thank them for their hard work when you see them in class.
Also thanks David for helping last minute with the class when the shipment was behind. He and Grant do a great job with the kids!

I really like how the green mats look in Hot Springs. BJJ class will be a lot more fun with them there. We did get some extra GPP in in Hot Springs this evening. Jordan deserves some recognition. He's really doing a great job and has come a long way. We're proud of his progress. Keep training hard for the tournament.

The KICKBOXING CAMP is this weekend. I have a feeling it's going to be a lot of fun. We'll get the UFC and have a cookout after. LDMA offers world class striking instruction, and I am excited that we are able to attend these camps. The striking skill set is evident in our MMA fighters and Kickboxers. If you're looking to fight MMA you want to make sure you have a solid base and knowledge in striking and grappling. Luckily LDMA offers both!

Remember Tshirts are going fast! Get yours quick.
Something very exciting is coming next week!

2009-07-07T22:14:00.001-07:00

Good training and progress everyone! I hope you all enjoyed your 4th of July weekend.

Thanks to everyone for helping get the old mats out of the way and re-arrange a few things. Tomorrow we'll be taking the Tatamis to Hot Springs! Bobby will be taking the mats to Hot Springs. Thanks Bobby! He always goes out of his way to help the team. Also thanks to Tony who has driven to Benton 2 days to help arrange things. Tony also always helps the team out.

KIDS
Kids did great today! We've been working on foot speed and I see everyone getting a lot faster.

KICKBOXING
This weekend is our Kickboxing camp and festivities. It should be a fun weekend of training, building, and preparing with the entire affiliation.
We did some new ab work tonight in class. If you weren't there you sure missed out!

BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU
In BJJ we're training hard for the upcoming tournament and events. We had a few matches to watch today. Bobby and Jake and Chris and Grant put on a show. This will help everyone familiarize themselves with competition format and scoring, which in turn will aide in your preparation.
Jake was first to show up with his team patches on. Remember the deadline is August 8! The back patches came out really nice, make sure to pick yours up if you haven't already. Pick up an extra one for your jean jacket, or if you're like Scott pick one up for your coveralls.
Congrats to Neil and Austin on receiving their first degrees this weekend at the BJJ seminar and we had a few people hit BOTH the Hot Springs and Benton Seminar to double their time working new technique.

Tony is also looking for a partner to do a private lesson on takedowns with. If you're interested, let us know.

COMING SOON
In the next few months we'll have a variety of events and huge happenings, more changes coming so stay tuned.

Tshirts are going quick. Get them while they last.

Lastly, the old camera has officially been put into retirement. I did have to take a few shots with the new one in class, in particular because Grant and Wes couldn't quit goofing off during the ab exercises. Who would think that dropping a ball on your teammates stomach could be so entertaining?!

2009-07-01T21:20:00.001-07:00

Where has the week gone! We've been training hard this week. Hiking and running outside mid-day is getting tough, but it works. Bonsai encountered a box turtle on our run and it scared the crap out of him. I even tried taking him back to see and smell it but that thing hissed at him and the damage was already done. So now in addition to being scared of shadows and carhops he's scared of box turtles.

Yesterday it was packed and we hardly had any room. The new mat should be in soon which will give us a lot more space. I have a plan to make our heavy bags more efficient as well in both locations and provide even more Kickboxing equipment. We're working on chokes in BJJ and in Kickboxing we are doing some speed drills. Kids are doing a great job also, keep it up. Jake got the GPP belt today. Who will get it tomorrow?

This Sunday we have a workshop in Benton. Come get some training in over the holiday! We'll be spending a few hours reviewing guard passes and defenses. The BJJ tournament is approaching and we're upping the training each week. It looks like we have a few other competitions to attend later this year.

Also remember the LDMA Kickboxing Camp is July 11. It's only $50 and it's all day followed by a PARTY! As always, you don't have to be a fighter to attend, you just have to like training and fun. Please let us know as soon as possible if you want to attend.

In September we'll be having a strength and conditioning workshop. Details on that will come soon.

New Tshirts will be in tomorrow, Limited quantities. We also have gis, patches, gear and stuff coming in in the next few days.

We'd also like to thank Tony in Hot Springs. He came in despite his injury and helped the teens out with class. Be sure to thank him if he helps you out, he 's a great teacher. Also thanks to the high ranks in Benton who continually help out the new folks who come in.

2009-06-30T15:55:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Teammate William from Barata MMA for winning his Pro Fight this weekend by Choke in Round 1!

2009-06-29T16:29:00.000-07:00

Big Congrats to Teammates Robson Moura and Gustavo Dantas of Nova Uniao for winning the 2009 Japan Cup this weekend! Shaolin will be fighting on Dream 10 in Japan on July 20th and our own Travis The Panther will be attending the event live!

2009-06-25T21:52:00.000-07:00

This week seems to have gone by really fast. Probably due to the trip last weekend and all the training this week.
Things are really busy on the REVOLUTION front, we continue to expand and welcome new members to the programs.

This was our first official week for the new Kickboxing expansion in Benton. We sure did have a lot of people make it in Wednesday for the beginner class. We also now have 2 days of advanced classes. I really think this is helping the advanced guys get more personal attention and learn at a faster rate. Sparring looked great today also. We really have a good group for sparring, each person having their own attributes to bring to the table and allowing for a variety of training partners and styles to help increase skill sets. We've added in more ab work and it seems to be a lot of fun! It looks like we'll be ordering more gear next week since the last shipment is all but gone.

The all day Kickboxing Camp at LDMA is July 11. The cost is $50 and it lasts all day. We'll have a party afterwards also. Don't miss out on this fun. We have several fighters and teammates from REVOLUTION attending.

We're training hard in BJJ for the next tournament. Bobby's really been helping keep everyone motivated. Thanks Bobby.
Don't forget the contest we are having! So far Stephen and Bobby are ahead. We had fundamental BJJ tonight and the Blue Belt and up class tonight. The beginners worked fundamental sweeps while the advanced guys worked some advanced sweeps from the 93 Guard and polished their Butterfly Guard Game. We have students of all sizes and skill levels in training from white all the way to black. Keep pushing your training partners so that the whole team gets better!
David and Grant were kind enough to come down and train with our guest in Hot Springs last night, thanks guys!

We have a BJJ evaluation in Hot Springs this Saturday. Come join the fun.

Remember Friday is the deadline to pre order your patch. A list of places to have them sewn on is available at the gyms.
Patches will be here in about 2 weeks.

We have a limited run of new t-shirts coming in next Thursday. They are on sale now.

Kids are working hard towards the next testing. We had a kicking and punching contest today and we worked on spin kicks. I was really impressed with everyone's spin side kick.

Last but not least, good luck to Robson, Gustavo and Shaolin on their fights in Japan and congrats to Demente on his performance at the Mundials (I'm sure you'll be hearing more of him).

2009-06-22T19:56:00.000-07:00

What a fun and exhausting weekend!

We left Thursday and made the 14 hour drive out to Snyder's LDMA in High Point, NC. There we trained a lot of Kickboxing and we trained with 7x World Champion and Nova Unaio Teammate Robson Moura. We learned a lot of new and exciting things, and there were a lot of high ranks from gyms in the area present. We're excited to share the things we learned with you all in classes. We got some drills, techniques and ideas to further enhance training here at the gym both in Kickboxing and in BJJ classes.

Remember this week starts our extra Beginners Kickboxing class as well as our extra advanced KB class. Please remember your proper equipment for each class. Everyone is progressing great, and it's good to see the constant influx of beginners moving in to our advanced classes. Kickboxing Workshop at LDMA next month: $50 for the whole day and there will be a fiesta after!

The BJJ group is training hard for the next competition. Bobby did a great job keeping everyone motivated tonight.
Remember to stay focused towards your goals. We have some upcoming seminar and rank testings. Rank is a measure of your progress: it symbolizes what you know and what you have yet to learn. Make sure to make it to your testings because this is how you move in to the advanced BJJ class sections. All of the high ranks do an excellent job helping the new folks.
Please remember that the deadline to pre order your required back patch is this Friday. If you pre order you save $ and get your REVOLUTION patch FREE.

Thanks to everyone who helped out while we were training hard. Sounds like classes went great.

We'll have new REVOLUTION Tshirts in soon.

2009-06-17T21:57:00.001-07:00

Great training thus far this week. We've been having some excellent training sessions during the day as well for the fighters.

Kids!
The kids continue to do great during class. It's good to see their progress. We're working hard now towards our next kickboxing evaluation. Our kickboxing evaluation will be held the First Thursday in August! Please make every effort to attend class to prepare. We have already been working hard on our curriculum.
Here is the dates of testings this year:

First Thursday in August: Kickboxing
First Thursday in October: Kickboxing
First Thursday in December: BJJ

Keep up the good work kids! I know you will all be very sweet to David tomorrow. :)

Kickboxers
Kickboxers, remember we have added another basic kickboxing class to the schedule on Wednesdays at 6 at Revolution Benton. This allows us to have 2 days of basic training and 2 days of advanced training. It's great to see everyone getting their gear and joining in the advanced classes. We're having a lot of fun. Brad and Asa had their first sparring session this week and did a great job putting their new skills to the test. We appreciate the more experienced fighters working in a controlled setting and helping the new folks get up to speed and in a positive and safe fashion.
We are working on this model and adopting it for Hot Springs soon so hang tight.

We are really sad to hear that Asa is moving to Texas. He's been a great student and trained hard in his time here at Revolution. Good luck and have fun Asa and Chase!

Gear is going fast, so don't wait. Seriously. As a reminder you MUST have required equipment from REVOLUTION for classes. Nothing else is allowed due to safety. Please remember to bring your equipment with you, all of it including hand wraps, mouthpiece, etc. Do not burry it in your closet under a mountain of clothes! Fighters, make sure you continue to attend all classes, beginner and advanced to get in your required skill work and advance your skill set.

The LDMA Kickboxing camp is July 11 in Sherwood. Please make every effort to attend. This will be a great camp for competitors as well as recreational trainers. We'll cover game plans, strategies and all sorts of things related to striking. As always you will be paired according to experience and goals. Please see your coach if you wish to attend.

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
We're training hard for upcoming events later this year. It's great seeing everyone work so hard in class and enjoying themselves while doing it! We have some success stories that I have been meaning to mention:
Josh has lost over 40 lbs, and Alan around 20. We have a few more that I'll post tomorrow! Congratulations on your hard work guys.

We have seminars and Evaluations on the following dates:
Saturday June 27 in Hot Springs
Sunday July 5 in Benton
Remember when you pre register you get the Nova Uniao Team Patch for your gi.

Please remember to pre order your back patch as well, as the deadline is approaching to receive your discount and free REVOLUTION patch with order.

With all this training I have a feeling the summer is going to fly by. Please make sure you make it in to your classes so that you hear the important announcements and do not miss out on anything.

The Clinch Gear order is in. Please see your class instructor to pick up your order.
We are placing another next week.
Atama should be in asap as well.

Again, keep up the good work everyone!

2009-06-15T23:33:00.001-07:00

Great fights this weekend!
We finished up last week hard. We had our kids awards in BJJ, and we had a Japanese Jiu Jitsu day. I never imagined this would be so popular with the kids, but I sure do enjoy it as well!

We had some good fights this weekend in Jacksonville. There were a lot of different matches, from Kickboxing, and Muay Thai to MMA.

Travis had his first fight. If you're been training at REVOLUTION long enough you probably know Travis. He hasnt been in much until right before his fight due to his job that keeps him gone for extended periods. However, while Travis was away at work he lost almost 30 lbs. His first fight was an exhibition where he could test things out, competing at a new weight, cutting weight and testing his overall performance. Travis did a great job, and we're proud of him. He trained each day he was here, driving well over an hour to do so. He lost a significant amount of weight and did everything we asked him to do in his camp, even cutting weight in a sauna to be sure to make weight exactly even though his match was an Exhibition. He is also a huge supporter of the team, he'll be flying all the way to Japan in July to see Nova Uniao Team Mate Shaolin fight in Dream in Japan. We're jealous!
Congratulations Travis.

Wes was up and was the main event. He fought an experienced wrestler. Wes has been working on his striking and ground game, perfecting his techniques with each class. He was able to finish this fight with a Choke in Round 1. Great job Wes!

Most importantly thank you to everyone who came out to watch. I know it wasn't right down the street, but the fighters all appreciate your support. Thank you to everyone in class who has helped out in motivating and training, as their success in the ring is attributed to your help as well. TOO BAD MOST OF YOU ALL DID NOT STAY FOR OUR GROUP PICTURE AND WENT HOME AND GOT IN BED!!

We'll have to decide on what piece of equipment we'll get next. I'm still thinking of a few ideas.

Keep up the good work everyone!

2009-06-10T15:25:00.000-07:00

BJJ
The Team's performance is off to a good start for the first week of preparation! We want to thank Julian from Greg Jackson's Camp for coming and spending the last week and a half with us!

MMA
Jacksonville Fights are this Saturday night! We've got tickets at the gym.
General $20
Ringside $40

KICKBOXING
The custom Fairtex Gear has arrived and we've already sold through a lot of the stock. Hurry and get yours before it's gone and you got to wait on the next order!

2009-06-08T16:58:00.000-07:00

Congrats to Nova Unaio Teammate Jose Aldo, who got knockout of the night honor at this weekends WEC fights!

2009-06-05T21:47:00.000-07:00

BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU
The Spider Guard Workshop was a hit! We were able to cover a vast array of sweeps, subs and sneaky chokes (which David unfortunately found out too late) before the kickboxers took the floor. We had several visitors in the gym as well as a good turn out of Revolution's Blue Belts and high ranks. Most importantly we added a new member to the Blue Belt Elite!

GRANT LANDRETH

Grant turned 16 on the 4th and is advanced beyond his age in Jiu Jitsu. In his last tournament outing, Grant took the juvenile advanced Gi and No-Gi divisions. Not satisfied by his conquest, he also took the Men's division. Grant now claims his place amongst Revolution's Blue Belts. We have certainty he'll continue to take himself and team to the next level. Grant has impeccable dedication, attending almost all training sessions and extra activities. Heck he might as well just bring his pillow up to the gym!

Some teams have the gauntlet when one of its members advance in rank. At Revolution we have the PLETHORAPLATA Now we've limited this practice in scope since the accident last year, realizing in hind sight we had reached a critical mass of colored belts.

Congratulations also to the following members who earned their new rank:

Andy 1st Degree White
Ward 1st Degree White
Josh 4th Degree White
Wes 1st Degree Blue

Monday the training camp begins!

KICKBOXING
The kickboxing seminar was a great success. We went over the new curriculum and structure and worked on footwork and blocking. Our next workshop will cover Kicking and Kicking defense. Be looking for a lot of new tricks being thrown in sparring this week....All of which will look extra slick in all the new Fairtex Gear. I am really glad we decided to go with these new custom gloves. I noticed a big difference today with the added wrist padding. To our surprise the mitts and gloves arrived on Friday. The rest of the gear will be at the gym ready for class Monday!

MMA
Jacksonville Fights this coming Saturday night. We got the tickets! Come out and see the team in action! From what I hear there's going to be a big surprise attraction in the parking lot at the event. We might have a hard time getting the fans to come in to watch the fights.

2009-06-03T23:10:00.000-07:00

All gear will be in Monday! Can't wait to break out the new focus mitts for kickboxing. I'm already trying to decide what we'll get next...but I have a few ideas.
If you ordered shorts for your fight they should be in as well.

Welcome new folks!

Kids BJJ testing is tomorrow. It's going to be a good day. We'll make sure to leave time for a game since we worked hard in class this week. Next week we'll set a day for our post testing Weeping Style class as well.

Don't forget the Adult BJJ and Kickboxing workshops this weekend! We'll see you there. The BJJ workshop will cover the Spider Guard. Our kickboxing workshop will cover advanced sparring strategies. Remember to bring all gear to both workshops, and some food.

Tickets for the next fights are on sale at REVOLUTION! See your coach for options and come support your team!
Travis will officially be a "cage fighter" after the event, and just in time as that lucky guy gets to go to Japan and watch Dream!

We're going to be very busy throughout the month of June, and July is already all booked with seminars, competitions and training camps. We're already 8 weeks out from our next BJJ tournament! There sure is a lot to be involved in at REVOLUTION.

I think we're finally over the food poisoning. Hopefully it's back to training tomorrow.

2009-06-01T21:58:00.000-07:00

Please remember we have our Kickboxing and BJJ workshops this weekend. Hope to see you there.

Kids testing is Thursday! How exciting. We'll have about 3 testing for their yellow belts in BJJ. After your performances in the last competition along with your hard work in class you deserve it! Go Kids!

Lot's of new members in the programs. Welcome. Keep up the good work. It's great to see the senior students helping bring the new folks up to speed!

There's a lot of events coming up in the not so distant future:

~We're only 2 weeks out until our next show. So far we have Wes fighting a tough opponent and Travis doing his first MMA Exhibition!

~We have a Kickboxing Camp also coming up July 11 to prepare for upcoming Competitions, however you need not be a competitor to attend. It's gonna be lots of fun!

~We're also about 8 weeks out from our next Local Competition! Time to start training hard again. It seems like we just finished the last one. I'm sure we'll have a lot more folks in the 3 month and under novice division and it will be good to see the blues go at it again.

Wes continues to do a great job in Hot Springs. Thanks Wes!

2009-05-22T00:10:00.000-07:00

It's been a busy week on the REVOLUTION Front!

We had a fun time at the MMA Camp this past weekend.
Our next MMA show will be June 13. It's right around the corner. As a reminder Tickets are on sale at REVOLUTION!
Get your tickets and come to class and find out what you're getting for it this time!

Our new focus mits will be in shortly along with the custom gear. It was clearing customs earlier this week.
Further on the Kickboxing front we have our next evaluation June 6 and we'll be covering footwork, blocking and sparring concepts.

Our next BJJ evaluation will be June 6 and we'll cover an advanced segment on the Spider Guard. Join us for the fun! Make sure you get in for the Thrusday Advanced class as well. We covered some advanced sweeps tonight, and we even let you white belts in on the fun just this once :)

Both evaluations will take place in Benton this time. See your coach for further details on times, costs, etc.

Our Kids BJJ testing will be the FIRST THURSDAY IN JUNE! I am very excited about this testing. We have some of the more advanced kids testing for belts, and many of our newer members testing for tips. After your outstanding performance in the tournament, I can't wait to see what you bring to testing! Keep up the good work. Hot Springs Kids will do their testing with the Benton testing, so train hard!

Classes are filled with new folks! Please take the time to introduce yourselves to your new training partners and get to know them. Let's help build their game and get them on track and focused on their goals. We'll soon have to add even more classes!

We have a lot of upcoming events as far as training camps and competitions. We will have some in house events coming up shortly as well. Be listening in class next week for information.

Monday is Memorial Day and we'll be closed for the occasion.

2009-05-11T20:10:00.000-07:00

Wow, way to start the week off! We had the most excellent kickboxing class tonight, followed by a great BJJ class. It's back to basics this week, so that makes it a great week for all of you new folks.

The LDMA Women's camp was a huge success and lots of fun! It was filled with BJJ and Kickboxing and women from various states as far as Illinois.

This upcoming weekend we have our annual LDMA MMA camp! It's going to be a lot of fun. We'll probably listen to the Never Back Down soundtrack, and watch lots of Red Belt, and for sure we'll have our Tap Out shirts on! It wouldn't be complete without the TapOut MMA bed set! JUST KIDDING!

Speaking of LDMA, next time you're out at the store, pick up a copy of BLACK BELT Magazine.
You'll find an excellent article by Danny Dring! Now when he's not promoting the sport, coaching his world champion Kickboxing team, or teaching class, he's writing for major magazines.

The Next MMA fights will be JUNE 13!

On the REVOLUTION front:

The first Saturday in June we'll have a BJJ Testing/ Workshop. It will be several hours of advanced spider guard techniques followed by an evaluation for those who are ready. I will give you some notice that this is going to be an exciting evaluation, and ALL BLUE BELTS please attend. Our BJJ workshop will be followed by a kickboxing Workshop/ Testing. We'll be covering some footwork and some blocking and sparring components. Cost and details are announced each class.

It's good to see everyone getting some sparring in after Kickboxing classes. I see a lot of improvement coming along from everyone.

Custom Sparring gear is all but sold out and it's not even here. If you want some, get in on it now!

Our Advanced BJJ class is now on Thursdays. Please see Jory if you are an advanced student and wish to attend. If you are not an advanced student and wish to attend, COME TO CLASS AND TRAIN EVERY DAY! It's the only way.....

Kids BJJ testing is the FIRST THURSDAY IN JUNE! It's going to be a lot of fun! Maybe if you train hard I'll have a surprise for you!
Remember Wednesday is family day, bring your dad or mom, brother or sister.

See you tomorrow everyone! Keep up the good work!

2009-05-01T15:38:00.001-07:00

It's been a good week. Kickboxing was so packed in here Thursday! Great job everyone. I'm excited about the extra sparring sessions we've added to the classes. They will compliment our advanced class well.

We have a Kids BJJ and Adult Kickboxing testing coming up in June. Keep training hard and stay focused on your goals.

Adult BJJ also has many new folks in. We have an advanced class for you blue belts now. We hope to see you there as we continue learning advanced techniques and strategies.

Women's Camp is this weekend, and May 15-17 is the MMA Camp. It sounds like it will be a lot of fun this year.

On a separate note:

Art's Wife has opened a new salon off of I-30. It's called Utopia Salon. Go check it out!

Also, Bonsai gives Happy Hounds in Bryant 2 paws up for making him look terrific. He got a fancy hair cut, his nails fixed and a bandana. If you have a dog that needs grooming, go see Bobby's wife Phesha at Happy Hounds!

Please take time to introduce yourselves to the new folks you may not know.

2009-04-25T15:06:00.000-07:00

Well, another great week is on the books. We've had some guests in from various places, and thanks for stopping by.

We have the MMA Camp, Women's Camp, Kickboxing Camp and tons of other events and festivities coming up. Keep training hard everyone. Our next striking testing will be in June. Benton and Hot Springs.

We had a post tournament workshop today, helping everyone fix any mistakes they may have made and capitalize on the things they did well.

Congrats to Poe for earning his blue belt!
After testing his Jiu Jitsu in a MMA Match, 2 local tournaments and spending countless hours on the mats, Poe proved he's ready for blue. He's exhibited the technical prowess and will to wear and defend his rank. To top the mountain Poe won the biggest men's division at the tournament last weekend. Congrats on the hard work.

Jordan also earned one tip on his white belt today. Great job Jordan.

2009-04-19T16:46:00.000-07:00

Congrats to everyone who competed this weekend! The tournament was a huge success and continues to grow and improve.
Everyone who competed picked up a lot of experience along the way.

Here's a few pics from the Kids Gi and Teen. The rest are uploading now and we'll have them on the blog Monday.
You can check them out as they upload in the gallery HERE

Kids had an excellent showing! Congratulations to you all. I guess all that conditioning we do really pays off.

Kids Divisions

Teen Divisions

Adult Divisions

Results are:
Tyler- 2nd Place kids 5-6 year old Gi *
Hunter- 1st Place Kids 7-8 year old Gi Novice
Hunter- 1st Place Kids 7-8 year old No Gi Novice
Jake- 1st Place Kids 7-8 year old Gi Advanced
Jake- 2nd Place Kids 7-8 year old No Gi Advanced
Brandon- 1st Place Kids 9-10 year old Gi Novice Light Weight
Gage- 2nd Place Kids 9-10 year old Gi Novice Light Weight
Brandon- 1st Place Kids 9-10 year old No Gi Novice Light Weight
John- 1st Place Kids 9-12 year old Advanced Gi
Dylan- 2nd Place Kids 9-12 year old Advanced Gi
Ethan- 3rd Place Kids 9-12 year old Advanced Gi
John- 1st Place Kids 9-12 year old Advanced No Gi
Dylan-2nd Place Kids 9-12 year old Advanced No Gi
Nick- 3rd Place Kids 11-12 year old Novice Gi *
Nick- 3rd Place Kids 11-12 year old Novice No Gi *
Matthew- 2nd Place Youth 13-15 year old Gi Novice <140 lbs
Grant- 1st Place Youth 13-15 year old Gi Advanced Light Weight
Grant- 1st Place Youth 13-15 year old No Gi Advanced Light Weight
Jake- 3rd Youth 16-17 year old Gi
Jake- 2nd Youth 16-17 year old No Gi
Holly- 1st Women's Gi
Holly- 2nd Women's No Gi *
Daniel- 1st Men's Feather Weight Novice White Belt
Grant- 1st Men's Feather Weight White Belt
Bobby- 1st Men's Light Weight White Belt
Brandon- 2nd Men's Light Weight White Belt
Poe- 1st Men's Middle Weight White Belt
Andy- 1st Men's Masters Middle Weight White Belt
Justin- 2nd Men's Super Heavy Novice White Belt *
Wes- 2nd Men's Super/ Ultra Heavy Blue Belt
Buddy- 3rd Men's Super/ Ultra Heavy Blue Belt
Daniel- 2nd Men's Feather Weight No Gi Novice *
Poe- 2nd Men's Middle Weight No Gi Beginner
Andy- 3rd Men's Middle Weight No Gi Beginner
Wes- 1st Men's Super Heavy No Gi Intermediate
Justin- 1st Men's Ultra Heavy No Gi Novice
Buddy- 2nd Men's Ultra Heavy No Gi Advanced *

Congrats again to everyone. Next weekend we'll have a seminar to review your strategies: what went right, what went wrong. It's in Benton, and we'll see you there!
We'll see you in class this week for lots of fun training.

2009-04-16T19:00:00.000-07:00

Great classes everyone!
Keep up the good work.

1111 W Maryland Ave
Sherwood Ar 72120
That's the tourny address for you BJJ folks. See you at 9 am Saturday.

Remember we also have the MMA camp, Women's training camp and Fights coming up.

2009-04-05T16:23:00.000-07:00

Congrats! to Nova Teammate Vitor "Shaolin" Ribeiro, who defeated Greco-Roman Olympic silver medallist Katsuhiko Nagata of Japan at Dream 8 in Nagoya, Japan Saturday night!

We also want to congratulate teammate Gustavo Dantas' Team at UFC Fight Night 18 in Nashville. Gustavo had 3 fighters on the card including the main event and came away with two victories! Congrats to Simpson, Bader and all of Arizona Combat Sports!

Well, we're back. We had the most excellent time in North Carolina doing a Seminar at Snyder's LDMA.
This blog is your official proof that I can still do some TKD! Hiiiyaaaaaa! Breaking boards hurts my feet! I enjoyed teaching techniques to the black belts. They are a great group of guys and girls and I really enjoyed it. Jory taught a 4 hour BJJ seminar at the same time. We all got a chance to grapple when it was over, which was quite fun. It was a quick trip, but we got a lot accomplished. It's great training with other folks, because while we are out there teaching, we still pick up things to bring back to make things even better for you all.

We'll have some guests in this week. Speaking of, it's great to have so many girls training in BJJ in Benton and HS. Most of you know we've been training for an upcoming local tournament. We have a lot of newer folks and some of you who are at newer ranking levels. We had some in the 3 month and under last time who will be going up in experience as well as some folks who hold new rank. This local even is a great place to get your feet wet, whether you're brand new or just working on the next evolution in your training. Plus its fun. I'm excited about the Tshirts. Anthony was so kind as to design us a flashy graphic!

I have some exciting things coming for the kickboxers as well. Our custom Fairtex Gear should be in here shortly, as well as some new stuff coming to class. I have something for Tuesdays advanced class. It's going to be fun. Well that usually means fun for me anyways.

Kids, keep training hard.

Side Kick!

Jump 360 Side Kick

Shin Kick

Shin Kick

Jory teaching BJJ

Our Group

Stylin'

2009-03-23T14:58:00.001-07:00

Wow,
What a great week it's been. We just completed our largest Kids and adult Kickboxing testing to date. Congrats to all of you on your well deserved rank.

Per Ethan's request, the kids got to work Weeping Style on Thursday for a break after testing. I promised Tyler and Shane a pic on the blog, but only if they grimmaced in pain for my amusement! And Tyler pulled off a good #1 Wristlock! We learned a little about wristlocking, falling, rolling and throws. Good stuff for a change up from the regular.

We've also been working a lot of speed and conditioning training in the last 2 weeks between testing and awards. It's always good to spend time on athletic development so that you'll be able to do the skills you learn in class. It's good to see these kids valuing health and fitness. It starts early!

In Hot Springs we learned that French Fries aren't Vegetables! Although it would be nice if Chocolate, French Fries and Cheesecake were in the fruits and veggies category.....

This weekend it was a great honor to be training and rolling with ROBSON MOURA. Robson is a 7x World Champion, 8x Brazilian National Champion, a member of Team Nova Uniao and one of the greatest grapplers of all time. Many of us were able to take advantage of his time with Private lessons, training sessions and a Gi and No-Gi seminar on Saturday. I tried getting everyone in the pics, but its a bit difficult with so many folks!

Congrats to the following folks who received Rank:
Chris, David, and Buddy all got 1 Tip on their Blue Belt.
Grant got 2 tips on his Green Belt and Jason got 1 more tip on the White. Congrats to you all for your hard work.

Last but not least, congrats to Abby on her Faixa Marrom.

2009-03-10T18:52:00.001-07:00

Great training tonight. We're working some fun stuff in Kids class after testing. We did a lot of agility work today and some strength work, and we're making the young Revolutionaries strong and fast! Keep up the good work kids!

The early Advanced BJJ class on Tuesdays was a hit. It's great to have all the blue belts and high ranks in to train with.
They're doing a great job with all the new folks we have in, and it's great to see everyone's progress. Stay focused for our upcoming tournament!

The later Advanced Kickboxing is a hit as well. We had a lot of good work on partner drills tonight. I must say Shelby Kicks hard! And why does Wes always have such bad luck?

**Please note** We'll have awards next Thursday not this Thursday. We have quite a few folks to work in Make up testings for, so we'll be working them in until then. If you want your handwraps with your award, please tell Abby ASAP!

Here shortly we'll work the changes in Hot Springs to accommodate all of the new folks we have there as well.

This weekend we're taking the team to another gym to train! This is a great experience for some of you to test yourselves. Many times training with the same partners isn't always the best test of progress, as they learn your game. Grappling with new folks allows you to see your strengths and weaknesses and come back to the gym with more to focus on. Kickboxers and BJJers welcome! We'll do both!

Next weekend ROBSON MOURA 7X World Champion and Nova Uniao Teammate will be here! He'll be available Friday for privates and Saturday we'll have an all day gi and no gi seminar. This is the best opportunity to advance your game. And what an honor to be on the same team as one of the all time best ever grapplers!

Custom Fairtex gloves and gear is coming soon. Get in on it if you want to.
Clinch Gear has some fancy Desert Camo shorts in. 15% off orders $50 or more. Wear them to the gym, wear them hunting, wear them in the desert. They're versatile!

Congratulation to Brandon Hawkins for Taking 3 World titles at the Arnold's. We appreciate him coming down to be a sparring partner for some of the newer kickboxers. Congrats to the other members of Team LDMA who brought home title belts and won their grappling divisions!