CaptainFokaiInIreland

June 4, 2009 by  
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CAPTAIN FOKAI AKA ” PEDRO BESSA ” CONGRATS?dragon.JPG

CAPTAIN FOKAI SPOTS PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON ON ST. PATRICKS DAY IN CORK IRE-LAND

ONRA:June4:2009

June 3, 2009 by  
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Hafa Adai,

\To keep us up t date: Mariana’s Elite’s Kelvin Fitial is defeated in the 2ndRound via armbar in TheArtOfWar12 in China.

JCongratulations again goes to Joe Duarte advancing to a title fight for his frst round victory in War Gods 5 last Saturday.J esse Taitano, Justin Cruz, and a much leaner Manny Chong in his return to MMA compeition all returned with victories as specialty bouts from Rites OF Passage 7:FistsOfFury at the Saipans World Resort while in further amateur MMA competition  Preba Hao returned on the 30th with the first live MMA event at The King Of Clubs.

Saipan hadt its Public Hearing n HB16-26 yesterday. Welcome back to Guam and the Spike22Academy, BJJ BlackBelt and UFC and EliteXC veteran Renato”Charuto”Verrisimo.  Assorted Members from, the Purebred, CarlsonGracie, and GracieBarra Academies , are on deck for the BJJ World Championships in Long Beach California and along with them, former all-island high school wrestling standouts, Eric Sian and Maria Dunn. Also this weekend, the newly opened Raval’s Gym will be having a kickboxing tournament on June 6th in Harmon.While in the hole, members from the Spike 22Academy as well as K-1 World max veteran,Patrick Ayuyu set their eyes for MMA competition in Japan with the next Deep on June 30th.
And that bring us to the next discussion…BJPenn’s Live Like A Champion Project.

The evolution of martial arts through the revolution of martial arts, has given us a  greater-than-ever acceleration in the development in our fighting skills. It is only right that we give large credit to the fluorishing of the world’s MMA industry for shotgunning us to us to this collective level of perfrmance which has made our athletes as fighters more formidable than ever…

Uncle Ben told the man that would become  SpiderMan that “With Great Strength, Comes Great Responsibility.”

As we immerse ourselves into strength, it has been, is, and will be a great service to our support and island that we also immerse ourselves in responsibility.

The popularization of martial arts and the call of duty to become good representatives of martial arts creates added pressure for the instructors towards becoming competent beacons for the expanding and diverse list of lost vessels seeking guidance on their way to and through the martial arts experience.

Close to home, BJ Penn goes above and beyond the call of duty to provide an online course avaiable through www.bjpenn.com
that goes int intricate detail through aspects that not only provide combat skills for fighters in competition but mre importantly through important aspects for instructors to be best effective witht heir students and most improtantly for developing lifeskills for  all martial artists in life
In a world so caught up with the entertainment of Mixed Martial Arts, it would be a shame, if in its practice or admiration that we( deny  in focus of the skills and athletics of the body,) that we would neglect its  gifts in mind and spirit.

“The ring is small and the world is big,” s “knowing how to fight like a champion has its value, but living like a champion is the ultimate aim of the training; and to teach it you have to live it first.”

-Pacific Islander UFC World Champion, BJ Penn

.Hi ROman,

[You're getting this note because you subscribed to The Live Like a Champion Newsletter.]
Some people hold the opinion that the martial
arts is all about war, battle, and fighting.

It is -and it should be.

At the same time, it should also, like life, be
about the exact opposite of that as well. This
is what makes it hard; this is what requires
thought, energy, practice, effort, and awareness.
To embrace only one part of something is easy,
it’s simple and doesn’t require near the focus
that it takes to have a deep understanding.

The martial arts, like life, is about living -and
dying. It’s about youth and old age. It’s about
feast -and famine. It’s about rigidity and war
as much as it is about fluidity and peace. We
want to, as instructors, take a viewpoint that
allows us to see the big picture, as clearly as
possible -and to train ourselves to come from
the center, always.

FokaiIreland:”PraiseJESUS,NowPassTheAmmo”

June 3, 2009 by  
Filed under FokaiIreland, FokaiWorldTour

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Here is the latest project to hit FOKAI Ireland we have four team riders in the tournament

June3rd:PublicHearingForSaipanMMA

June 2, 2009 by  
Filed under FokaiSaipan, Onra

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Exhaust. Proceed. Cultivate: Jim Bell Swims to Aguingan

June 2, 2009 by  
Filed under Special Forces

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Jim Bell to explore Aguingan waters on his 71st birthday

 By Moneth Deposa

James H. Bell, who made history by swimming non-stop between the strait of Saipan and Tinian several times in the past, will explore a new adventure next week when he celebrates his 71st birthday.

This time, he will be swimming to the island of Aguingan Island. As an added challenge, he intends to swim around the island, with the bird sanctuary promontory as his final destination for the day.

Last year, Bell celebrated his birthday by swimming from Tinian to Saipan, taking him less than five hours to reach the shore of the Coral Ocean Point Resort in Koblerville.

Bell is turning 71 on June 9.

He is scheduled to start his swim at 8am by crossing the five-mile distance between Tinian and Aguingan island. Once there, he will swim the 6.6-mile shoreline hugging the island as well as the nearby 1.2 mile bird sanctuary.

As in the past, Bell will have no escort and no advanced knowledge of the tides and surf.

For him, there’s no better way to celebrate the occasion than to go back to the waters to explore new things and places.

“I’ve never been there and I am excited to find out more about it [Aguingan] for the first time,” he said.

Nature, he added, always made his crossing a little easier. He said he’s always prepared to swim against a strong east-to-west current.

Even jellyfish and the threat of sharks are nothing but a mild annoyance for this man.

It was in July 1981 when Bell marked his retirement from the U.S. Navy by swimming alone from Saipan to Tinian.

He also spent most Saturdays of 1980 swimming around the island of Guam’s 120-mile shoreline.

Next week’s water adventure will mark Bell’s fourth time to swim the Marianas’ waters.

On his June 9 adventure, Bell will be equipped with waterproof cellular phone and an emergency position indicating radio beacon, EPIRB, to assure the community of his safety on the waters.

Through EPIRB, he can send a signal to the nearest Coast Guard station to notify them of his whereabouts and his condition.

On Oct. 4, 2008, a Saturday Bell swam from Saipan to Tinian but the five-hour swim turned into a 24-hour ordeal after he was swept out to the ocean. The Department of Public Safety and the U.S. Coast Guard joined forces to look for him and spotted him Sunday still swimming inside of the east Tinian beach line. He refused their offer of assistance and finished the swim.

 

 

FokaiMediaPresents: MissUniverseGuam2009

June 1, 2009 by  
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Congratulations Racine Manley! Fabulous!

AdventuresInParadise:FokaiFemme

May 30, 2009 by  
Filed under FokaiFemme, Special Forces

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GoodVibrations.13N144E.

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SinangantaTonight:May30.09

May 30, 2009 by  
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NewRice!Sunset:May29,2009

May 30, 2009 by  
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From East Hagatna Bay 6:25pm taken from my IT&E BlackBerry Curvesunset5-29-09.jpg

SaipanCaresAboutMixedMartialArts

May 29, 2009 by  
Filed under FokaiCombatUNit, FokaiSaipan

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Dear All,

I received this link from a local MMA supporter and fan. It’s good reading and can help educate some of the nay sayers. Please come and join us on June 3rd, 9am at capital Hill for the public hearing on HB 16-26 (MMA regulation). Hope to see you all there!

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*LONG LIVE THE ISLAND WARRIORS….LONG LIVE MMA!!! MANTIENI I DIRE’CHOTA

Yours in MMA,

Justis F. “Cuki” Alvarez
PRESIDENT/PROMOTER

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