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December 31, 2005
RGDA Black Belt Rosendo Diaz recently held a workshop at Berks County Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Sinking Spring. The first half of the workshop covered no-gi technique, with the emphasis on leg locks and leg lock escapes. The second half comprised x-guard techniques, with an emphasis on sweeps. At the end of the workshop, Micheal Horst was promoted to the rank of Blue Belt by Rosendo Diaz.
December 27, 2005
The Lancaster Family Martial Arts Center will host an MMA seminar with Pride veterans Murilo "Ninja" Rua and Mauricio "Shogun" Rua on Monday, January 16, 2006, from 6:30PM to 9:30PM at their Landisville academy, as part of a 2006 United States seminar series tour. The amazing cost is just $60.00 per person. The 25-year-old Ninja is a young Brazilian talent who has quickly shot up the ranks and is now recognized as one of the best fighters in his weight class. Ninja can terrorize his opponents with endless strikes from all angles, but if there is an opening he is more than capable of slipping in a sneaky submission. The 24-year-old Shogun is the 2005 Pride Grand Prix champion. He is an awesome striker and ferocious in the ring. The scariest part about Shogun is that he is one of the youngest fighters in the Pride, yet he already displays technical skill well beyond his years. The Rua brothers will go through the natural progress... stand up, clinching, takedowns, ground work, etc., showing techniques step by step with drilling and showing more of the training that made these Chute Boxe fighters international stars. Participants are encouraged to bring gloves, a cup, mouth piece, shin guards and pads. There will be a short break during the seminar with pictures and a Q&A after the seminar. Tour t-shirts and gear will be available for sale at the seminar. Lancaster Family Martial Arts Center is located in the Hempfield Shopping Center at 301 Main Street, Suite E. For more information, contact Mike Weisensee or call 717.898.6120.
December 23, 2005
A message from the First Lady of Boxing, Vernoca L. Michael, of Blue Horizon Boxing Promotions, Inc.: "On behalf of Blue Horizon Boxing Promotions, Inc. (BHBP) we wish to thank our patrons for all your support this season!! For the past four years, Blue Horizon Boxing Promotions, Inc. has featured a Children’s Holiday Show in December during which we invite children from several of the agencies in the Philadelphia Area to attend the boxing event as the guest of the BHBP. Also, we ask our patrons to bring a gift to this event for children between the ages of birth to 17 years of age for distribution. Each year at this time, the media showcases sports figures and others who give to Children’s Hospital and other noted facilities. Yet we found a community program right in our neighborhood whose parents are unable to provide gifts for their children and no one had contacted them to share anything with them. Fortunately, BHBP and its boxers became aware of this agency’s need and provided toys to them on Thursday, December 22, 2005, at The Legendary Blue Horizon at 5:30PM. We also took toys to some of the children at St. Christopher’s Hospital at 11:30AM the same day. Yes, the boxing community does care about its neighbors and its children. Visit our website to find out about our exciting 2005 and upcoming 2006 seasons. The boxing schedule for the 2006 season is February 10th, April 7th, June 2nd, September 15th, October 13th, and December 1st. Season and single event tickets are on sale now. Call us at 215-763-0500 or visit our website to purchase your tickets. Thank you, again, for your continued support. Stay safe and we will see you next year at the 9th Wonder of the World, The Legendary Blue Horizon." BHBP is located at 1314-16 North Broad Street in Philadelphia, PA 19121-4303. Contact them at 215.763.0500, 215.763.2202 (fax) or bluehorizon1@earthlink.net.
December 17, 2005
Team Maxercise Easton will host a seminar with Royler Gracie 2nd Degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt Saulo Ribeiro on Saturday, January 21, 2006, from 10:00AM to 1:00PM at their Easton academy. The cost is just $85.00 per person. Private lessons will be available after the seminar for only $150.00 per hour for 1 person. Team Maxercise Easton is located at 21 South 2nd Street in Easton. For more information, e-mail teammax@ptd.net or call Jim Terry at 570.242.4650 or John Terry at 570.242.6460.
December 15, 2005
"It is a basic move, but it is really works well in competition," states Phil Migliarese of Balance Studios in Philadelphia. The Relson Gracie Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and founder of Jiu-Jitsu Matrix.com invites you to "watch THE VIDEO as many times as you can and then repeat it with a friend." Balance Studios is located at 109-115 South 24th Street.
December 12, 2005
Philadelphia And Jersey Mixed Martial Arts announces success at the USKBA Action Sports Championships. The Muay Thai event was held Saturday night in Rahway, New Jersey. Here's a quick run down offered by Brad Daddis: "Muay Thai Domination! That is the only way to say it! Our team was on fire! New assistant instructor, Justin Greskowitz put on a Muay Thai clinic as he made his way to the finals and became the Champion of his division. He was our first champ of the day. Next, Alex Covington proved to us that he has the heart of a lion, winning his first match with the help of some brutal leg kicks to his opponent. First time fighter, Dave Tennet proved to us that he deserves not only to fight, but that he can do some damage in the ring. He looked like a veteran with great knees in the clinch. Assistant instructor Matt Makowski showed awesome power as he dominated both of his opponents to become the new Champion of his weight division. Matt "owned" his opponents and controlled two very tough and talented opponents with reletive ease. Great Day!!!" Philadelphia Mixed Martial Arts is located at 1321 South Juniper Street (off of Broad and Wharton), and features Cool Hearts Muay Thai and Lloyd Irvin Jiu-Jitsu. Their telephone number is 215.467.1008.
December 11, 2005
Pennsylvania went 3-0 last night when SportFighting returned to New Jersey at Stevens Institute in Hoboken. The card offered 8 professional MMA fights, including 3 featuring fighters from Team Balance in Philadelphia. Tim Carpenter, Cory Laplant and Alexis Ramos represented The City of Brotherly Love well going undefeated for the night. Carpenter defeated Jonathan Helwig of Team End Game by armlock. Laplant defeated Scott Shinick of New York Combat Sambo Fight Team by Unanimous Decision. Ramos defeated Thomas Velasquez of Team End Game by rear naked choke. Contact Phil Migliarese for training at Balance Studios.
December 9, 2005
Mixed Martial Arts seminars will be hosted at the Lancaster Family Martial Arts Center, Thursday, December 29 and Friday, December 30 from 6:30PM to 8:30PM. Harrisburg native Mike Ciesnolevicz, a 6-0 pro-fighter out of the famed Miletich Fighting Systems in Bettendorf, IA, will be teaching stand-up MMA on Thursday and ground MMA on Friday. No experience is necessary. This will be strictly MMA, so uniforms are not required. For more information, call 717.898.6120 or e-mail Michael Weisensee.
December 8, 2005
Berks County BJJ will host a workshop with RGDA black belt Rosendo Diaz this Saturday, December 10, from 10:00AM to 12:00PM, at their Sinking Spring Academy. Diaz has been training in martial arts for the past 19 years. The evolution of his training began with Tae Kwon Do and led to Krav Maga, Aikido, JKD, Kali, Silat, Kickboxing and Wing Chun. Diaz has been training for 10 years in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and was promoted to black belt by Royler Gracie and David Adiv in August 2003. He continues his training under the tutelage of Adiv. The cost of the 2-hour workshop is just $40.00. All are welcome to attend, but pre-registration is requested, as space may be a factor. Berks County BJJ is located at 4453 Penn Avenue, Suite #12. Contact Shane Mock for more information.
December 7, 2005
Pride veterans Murilo "Ninja" Rua and Mauricio "Shogun" Rua return to Philadelphia in January 2006 as part of a United States seminar series tour. Ninja is a young Brazilian talent who has quickly shot up the ranks and is now recognized as one of the best fighters in his weight class. Another awesome striker from the Team Chute Boxe Academy in Brazil (which includes Wanderlei Silva), Shogun, is ferocious in the ring. Ninja can terrorize his opponents with endless strikes from all angles, but if there is an opening he is more than capable of slipping in a sneaky submission. The scariest part about Shogun is that he is one of the youngest fighters in the Pride Fighting Championships, yet he already displays technical skill well beyond his years. The tour includes stops along the east coast in Taunton, Massachusetts, Washington DC, and New York City. Talks are in the works for a stop in Atlanta, Georgia, and the Chute Box fighters are seeking places on the west coast. Ninja and Shogun are both friendly guys, who are willing to teach and not hide any techniques. Those who attended past seminars know how good it is, and they will be glad to see all those on their next USA trip. For more information, contact Eduardo Alonso.
December 5, 2005
SportFighting returns to New Jersey this Saturday, December 10, at Stevens Institute in Hoboken. Team Balance fighters Tim Carpenter, Cory Laplant and Alexis Ramos will represent the Philadelphia academy. SportFighting Championships II will be sanctioned by the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board and will utilize the Unified Rules of Conduct. Stevens Institute is located at 1 Castle Point on The Hudson. There is no on-campus parking allowed. There are several public parking lots throughout the small city. Pre-purchase tickets from TicketWeb.com. Doors open at 6:30PM (6:00PM for pre-purchased ticket holders) and the event starts at 7:00PM. Contact Brian Cimins for more information.
December 1, 2005
Sambo instruction returns to the Martial Arts Lifestyle Center in Philadelphia this week when Gokor trained Chris Squillaciotti opens Philly Combat Sambo in the the Dung Phat Plaza at 1100 Washington Avenue, Suite J, 2nd Floor. Contact Squillaciotti for more information.