FokaiMusic:Und1sputed

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FokaiFamilia:HermanTorrado

HERMAN TORRADO Q&A

HERM! Sorry for the 20Questions, but here we go if can…

If possible, can you give us a brief history of your fight career?

How long have you been training and what brought you into MMA?
who got you started? What keeps you going?
i started training when i was 14 years old at ground-fu yona. what interested me in mma was the compettiveness in the sport and i also wanted to see what i was made of and if i could do it. what keeps me going is the aunor of representing the beautiful island and people of guam. it is my way of giving back to the island!
How has your experience in other sports played in the role of your training?
i played football and felt the competativenes of it and i was hungry for something even more than that!

How did you connect with Strikeforce? What brought you to SanDiego?

i got connected with strike force from a family member tony anderson. what brought me to san diego was i had family here and i knew mma was big here and it was my goal to make it as a fighter and i knew this would be a great place to start!

Who are you training with and what is training like for you today?

today i train at purebred undisputed in san diego ith baret yoshida. training today is very hard and intense.
You”ve fought in some bigger event and have caught the attention of many promoters–what is your ambitions in MMA?
my ambitions in mma is to represent the island and people of guam aunest respectfully and humbley!!! i want to show the world who chamorro people are!!

do you come across Guam fighter-athletes in California?
i do come across other guam competitors here and i always give them a shocka and tell them to kick some ass.

How does it feel to know that Guam has embraced MixedMartialArts for so long?

hahaha. it feels good to know that guam has a good and long history in mma.

Does fighting alongside another Guam fighter (JoeDuarte) make any difference in your fight this coming weekend?
fighting next to another guam fighter makes me even more confident and feel good bcs we are one no matter what.

Are you allowed to talk about your experience with TheUltimateFighter tryouts?
if so–please elaborate? the ultamate fighter show is just looking for guys with personality and people that are going to make good tv ratings.

Message for other Guam fighters? Message for Guam fans?

message to the guam fighters is keep pushing and training hard and you will succeed!!! message to the fans of guam is i am doing the best i can to represent the island of guam humbely respctfully as i can i fight for you and have you in my heart everytime i step in the cage!!!!

Anything else you might want to mention?
i love Guam!!!!!!!

MUCH RESPECT

FokaiPhilippines: Rollapalooza&TheSummerOpen2011

ROLLAPALOOZA in cooperation with FOKAI Industries
presents

SUMMER BJJ OPEN
(BJJ & No-Gi event)
…April 17, 2011 8AM
Martial Arts Center
College Covered Courts
Ateneo de Manila University
Katipunan Avenue, Loyola Heights, Quezon City, Philippines

Registration:
April 11-16, 2011 (contact us for details)
Registration fee: P500 for one event, P900 for both events
payments may me dropped off at 2f Blue Eagle Gym, Ateneo, Quezon City. (please inform first what time payment will be made)

Late Registration (on the morning of the event 7-8AM): P600 for one event, P1000 for both

GI Event: 8-12AM
(White belt, Blue belt, Purple belt)

Standard IBJJF rules apply.
Straight footlocks are allowed in the white blue and purple belt division. No other leg or footlock will be allowed.
Special Rule on points to encourage action
If score is tied on points and advantage the last person to score the point or advantage will be awarded the win

No-Gi Event: 1-4PM
(Skill level is OPEN)
Straight footlocks are allowed. No other leg or footlock will be allowed.

Weight Divisions:
(Weigh-in for both events will be WITHOUT gi)

below 140lbs
140 to below 160lbs
160 to below 180lbs
180 to below 200lbs
200lbs and above

Women’s division for both events is open weight unless there are enough competitors with extremely varying weight differences.

Please contact us thru ateneobjj@yahoo.com or 0917-8588230.

Thank you and see you all in SUMMER BJJ OPEN!

TheyreHappy&TheyKnowIt

a glimpse into some warmups at Purebred.LloydIrvin JiujitsuWarmups

ONRA:April7th,2011

Hafa Adai,

Both with successful performances in tryouts for TheUltimateFighter and both with successful records in stateside Mixed Martial Arts– former Guam residents HermanTorrado and JoeDuarte will be facing AJ Matthews and Saad Awad respectively in Strikeforce:Diaz vs.Daley in San Diego this weekend.

Also this weekend Universal Alliance’s Luis Reyes, Jon Tuck  & John Meno will competing in the Abu Dhabi World Pro No Gi Championships.

Good Luck to all our island representatives.

“Now, the Guam Amateur Wrestling Federation is proud to follow suit and announce its movement to include the newly recognized wrestling styles of grappling, pankration, submission grappling, beach wrestling and mixed martial arts…

…For this purpose, the Guam Amateur Wrestling Federation would like to invite any person who would like to be involved in this exciting new phase of Guam’s participation in international mat competition to a meeting 4 p.m. April 16 at the Guam National Olympic Committee third-floor meeting room in Mongmong-Toto-Maite“

–Neal Kranz—April 2^nd, PacificDailyNews

For more information regarding the April 16 meeting, please call Jerome Fejerang at 483-8917…

Word! What an amazing unfolding of events after Guam’s first committed steps in our island’s enrollment to the Brazilian Jiujitsu and Mixed Martial Arts experience. Roughly 15years in the making and the consistent headlines of competition news and industry ventures from our island all across the world have met yet another catalyst to cement one more masterpiece in opportunity and world recognition.

SubmissionGrappling and Pankration are headed for the Olympics.?.?

QuestionMark or Period—an exclamation point lingers closeby as the mere association of these 9words should be enough to catch the attention of what has been aiming for recognition and acknowledgement by the world’s most authoritative athletic governing body.

Theres been a lot of discussion in the past about Jiujitsu, Grappling or Mixed Martial Arts eventually making it into the Olympics and now closer than ever,  the opportunity is rising and is pointed at our front door.

It’s inviting to hear is that an established organization such as FILA recognizes the skill, technique, and overall athletic value of our talked-about combat sports and has actually introduced to even larger governing bodies what many local fighter-athletes and advocates have been reflecting ever progressively from our local sport’s infancy 15years ago into its adolescence today.

Anticipating that submission grappling, Jiujitsu, and Pankration will find its way into the Opening ceremonies of the Olympics—what measures are we willing to take that Guam truly puts its best feet forward to escort over 15years of momentum into

the worlds greatest arena?

Respectfully speaking–How much consideration and resources will larger organizations like the Guam Visitors Bureau and the Guam National Olympic Committee invest towards helping our jiujitsu,grappling and pankration program(s)?

Respectfully speaking—how hard will our local fighter-athlete development work to put not just its best athletes forward—but our best island-representatives?

With Guam and the Marianas connections already established in world Jiujitsu and world mixed martial arts—how are these relationships and momentum going to come into play now that we might be aiming for the Olympics?

How will the movements of the GAWF gel with the efforts of Guam’S Jiujitsu experience?

Will FILA’s added ingredient to the Grappling and MMA formula improve the industry and social dynamic of our professional and amateur combat sports locally? Internationally?

Surely there are a lot more inquries that will rise inside and outside of that April 16^th meeting but for now –Just some pretty cool questions for some really cool things that’s cool to see happen for some pretty cool sports.

Cool.

Thanks for dropping by.

FokaiAmphibiousDivision:PohnpeiSurfResortSpeaketh

Hello Friends.
Here is a short letter written by my self and the Director of the Conservation Society of Pohnpei.
We are looking for a person or company to help up install and maintain all the mooring buoys at Palikir Pass and other places in Pohnpei.
For the person or company who join us will not only be helping this great Pohnpei NGO but will also get a free trip for two to Pohnpei (accommodation at the Pohnpei Surf Club for a week and airfare from Cairns of Honolulu), not to mention a ton of good PR!
Attached are some pictures of the Pass and buoys, the CSP factsheet, CSP annual report and our proposal letter.
Please take a moment to read and forward it to a friend.
All your help will be highly appreciated by the people of Pohnpei.
Thank you, Allois

Dear Friend,

One of the first things I did after opening the Pohnpei Surf Club seven years ago was to join the Conservation Society of Pohnpei (CSP) as a member and donor. As I have lived near the coast and made my living from the ocean for most of my life, I truly value this natural environment and nothing is more logical to me than giving back to Pohnpei’s marine ecosystems. I have seen many places like Pohnpei come and go, when development rapidly approaches and dollar signs speak louder than conservation.

After I joined CSP, the staff and I discussed the condition of the mooring buoys at the passes where we surf. I learned that there had been a buoy program in the early 2000s; most passes into the inner lagoon and dive spots around Pohnpei had mooring buoys to prevent reef damage by boat anchors. But over the years most of them broke and were not replaced, leaving anchors as the only option for tourists and locals alike to secure their boats where they wanted to fish or dive. Since 2004, CSP and I have worked together to replace the buoys at the primary surf spots, making it safe for boaters and protecting the coral reef from anchors.

Over the years we have deterred all boats from anchoring on the reef at Palikir Pass; boaters instead tie their vessels to one of the six mooring buoys located there. As a result, Palikir reef is still one of the top dive sites in Pohnpei: a place where locals and tourists come to fish, swim, scuba dive, snorkel, and surf. We also maintain four mooring buoys on the northeast side of Pohnpei at Mwand Pass, a Marine Protected Area (MPA) with a varied and significant aggregation of aquatic life and coral.

Surfers have enjoyed all the good things Pohnpei has given us during the past seven years, from the perfect waves and the clear water, to the incredible marine life and the unique island culture. I believe it is time for us to give something back to Pohnpei, to help maintain its beauty and biodiversity for future generations.

CSP is a nongovernmental, nonprofit organization that depends on grants and donations from people like you and me. We are looking for an individual, company, or organization to help us keep the mooring buoy project afloat at the places where we surf and—in the future—at other locations around the island.

Specifically we are requesting a donation of US $15,000 to help us maintain the mooring buoys at Palikir and Mwand Passes. This donation to CSP would cover the cost of the purchase, installation, and maintenance of ten mooring buoys at these two locations for one year. Also included in the sponsorship is a free trip to Pohnpei and a weeklong stay at the Pohnpei Surf Club for two (including airfare from Cairns or Hawaii, accommodation, and tours).

CSP and the Pohnpei Surf Club will issue repeated press releases to the global surf and environmental media to show our appreciation for your support. Additionally, we will feature the sponsorship and photos, like the attached image, on both of our websites, providing your business with great exposure, and creating a win-win situation for both you and CSP.

Attached is additional information about CSP, including current donors and a summary of the sponsorship proposal. Please let me know if you have any questions or need additional information.

Thanks very much for your consideration.

Allois Malfitani Patterson Shed

Board of Directors, CSP Executive Director, CSP

www.pohnpeisurfclub.com
www.pohnpeisurfclub.com/captains_log/

WayOfLife:Spike22&NovaUniao

Competidor® XCLSV: Renato “Charuto” Verissimo Interview // SPK22 x Nova Uniao from The Competidor on Vimeo.

An artsylook into the Spike22Academywith Renato”Charuto”Verrissimo!

TheFuture…

Hardcore Pre-training Ceremony@Purebred/LloydIrvin Jiujitsu

TheRealEnsonInoue

We’ve hgeard alot about Enson INoue in the past fifteen years. from his rise in his career-shifting defeat of that-the-time UFC Champion Randy Cotoure in ValeTudo Japan to his neversay  wars in PrideFighting Championships. From his incarceration for walking the green path to his return from retirement submission victory over Antz Nansen in Astra in Japan. Up close and personal Enson is truly a man of action who can keep you on your toes, knock you on your ass–but in the end can be there to pick you up when you should fall. Even when some give up on him he surrenders for no one. Follow him on FACEBOOK and see what risk hes taking and what hes doing in yet another display to a different side of the Japanese FightingSpirit.

For him Yamato Damashii is truly a way of life–Ladies and Gentlemen..the Real Enson Inoue

TheNewHorizonsOfGuamGrappling:via NealKranz

Exciting opportunities arise: New wrestling styles will be brought into wider spotlight

Welcome to the New World of Wrestling.

For the last few years this slogan has been displayed on the website of FILA, the International Wrestling Federation, as well as just about every piece of correspondence it produces. Now, the Guam Amateur Wrestling Federation is proud to follow suit and announce its movement to include the newly recognized wrestling styles of grappling, pankration, submission grappling, beach wrestling and mixed martial arts.

So far FILA, the only organization recognized by the International Olympic Committee to oversee all styles of wrestling, has not moved to have the IOC consider any of these styles for inclusion in the Olympic Games. Still, some people involved see that possibility as the next inevitable step in FILA’s quest to expand and strengthen the stance of wrestling in the world of international sport. So what does this mean for Guam? It means a lot.

Everyone knows that there are a huge number of people practicing these styles at a number of gyms across the island, and rarely a day goes by without some form of media attention being paid to a Guam athlete’s accomplishment on the mat. Logically, the first step to making the most of this wonderful opportunity for the island is to get as many people together that are already involved in these styles and to plan the way forward.

For this purpose, the Guam Amateur Wrestling Federation would like to invite any person who would like to be involved in this exciting new phase of Guam’s participation in international mat competition to a meeting 4 p.m. April 16 at the Guam National Olympic Committee third-floor meeting room in Mongmong-Toto-Maite.

With so much mat knowledge and mat experience on the island, it is truly exciting to think of the possibilities for Guam’s athletes, especially if the people with the knowledge and passion for these styles decide to get involved on the ground floor.

Once this initial planning is done, the next step is to have as many people on Guam become as knowledgeable as possible about the intricacies of the styles being promoted by FILA. To this end, there is a multi-country coaches’ clinic scheduled for this May at the Spike 22 gym in Tamuning.

This clinic will bring together officials and coaches from across the Pacific. It will include as many coaches as possible from Guam who want to learn more about these styles. This is a great opportunity for all people involved in any form of mat sport to get first-hand training in what is sure to be the sporting styles of the future.

And where will it go from there? Well, what comes next remains to be seen. Fans of the Oceania Wrestling Championships will be glad to hear that there are plans to have grappling in next year’s event in Canberra, Australia.

Also, plans are in full swing to have the 2013 Oceania Championships here on Guam and to include grappling in the program, as well as the traditional styles of international wrestling.

Exciting opportunities arise: New wrestling styles will be brought into wider spotlight
These two events alone will bring the new styles of wrestling into a much wider, regional spotlight and will provide a chance for the countries of the Oceania region to see Guam shine. No matter what happens, though, it is extremely exciting to think of the new opportunities Guam’s athletes are being given to do their best and to represent the island.

For more information regarding the April 16 meeting, please call Jerome Fejerang at 483-8917.

Neal Kranz is president of the Guam Amateur Wrestling Federatio

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