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Sinanganta 8. Local Artists making some noise. Youth Movement. Cultural Preservation. Strength,Honor, Frustration, and Education. Support Our Island. GoodStuff.

PuebredMMA:GroundFuYanTrenchTech

Good Luck to Josea Weareof GroundFu/Spike22Yona and Giovanni Sablan of TrenchTechPuebredSaipan as they will be competing in Decmber 14ths Preba Hao at the first MA event to be held at the newly improved Greyhund Raceway Park at 7pm. Good Luck. This will be Weres seconf MMA match after his 3o second Referee stoppage victory over locall MMA veteran Thomas Cruz. Sablan will be the featrued Main Event match against Ryan “TheDentist” Urquizu.

Grapple4GoodWithCrazyMikeFowler

Mike Fowler seminar in Brazilian Jijitsuand Submssion Grappling will be held on Saturday, December 16th from 11am til 1pm at the  PurebredJiujitsuAcademy  in Anigua.

Contact Stephen Roberto for more details at 671 687 1130

Seminar will cost 20bucksand all proceeds will be donated to the Salvation Army for the Holiday season.

 GoodStuff. Special Thanks to Purebred

MarianasMMAOverseas

All right Here we go… Roque Martinez secures his position as PXCs heavyweight Champion with an outstanding TKO victory of Guam Heavyweight Hard Hitter, Manny “TheEnforcer” Chong in a very impressive 38seconds into the first round. Frank Camacho Defeats Ryan Bigler in a great display of Respect, Talent, and Strategy at PXC 13 on Guam but suffers his first KO loss in the Philippinesat the URCC Redemption on November 25th at the hands of Kaloy. Have confidence that Frank will be back. Good fighter. Great potential and an outstanding representative for Marianas MMA. For Life. Next on December 1st Guam Jiujitus players kicked ass at the International BBJ Tourney again in the PI and came hme with medals despite fraudulent reffing by the event organizers. Do we hear boycott? On the same day Jess Taitano fights for 3rounds against Professional Shooto’s number 2 ranked fighter Urushitani to a draw at Cage Force at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo Japan. Then on December 4th in Thailand Patrick Ayuyu earns a 3rd round KO victory (MuyThai Rules) over his opponent “TheSpaniard” at the Kings Cup in Thailand. Then on Decmber 9th Justin”TheShocker” Cruz will be  at it again after a unanimus decison victory over Mike Limiac ony weeks prior to fighti Leo Tagacay at the Ring of Fire at the Araneta Stadium while Kelvin Fitial of Saipan takes a last minute fight of his Life against former UFC HeavyWeight Champion Ricco Rodriguez. While this is happening, Jiujitsu players from Purebred/LloydIrvin Jiujitsu are preparing for the first group contingency from Guam to compete int he All Japan BJJ turnament at the Tokyo Budokan. Photos and updates will follow. So will video and its brought to you exclusively on TheEffect, Witht eh FokaiCombat Unit and with yours truly, the guys@www.fokai.tv

ONRA:October25th

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MMA SuperEvents Begin and End with CNMI.

 

Way of Carjitsu

Happy Birthday on August 27th to Carlo Dela Cruz  of Grasshopper Inc. and the founder of world-famous lethal and metallic Carjitsu.

Guam BJJ World Champion

CONGRATULATIONS JAMES QUAN!

James Quan, of the CarlsonGracieJiujitsu Team makes History with his Gold Medal victory for the Purple-Belt Ultra SuperHeavyweight Division at the 2007 World Jiujitsu Championships at the Pyramid in Long Beach,California on August 25th, 2007. This was Guam’s first participation in the sport’s most prestigious international event. With several other victories from other Guam participants in the blue, purple, brown, and black belt divisions, Guam makes a large step forward in World BJJ.

Special Thanks and Congratulations goes to

Jacob Guerrero, Stephen Roberto, Crazy Mike Fowler, Bear Quitugua, Chris Gutierrez, Tim Pablo, Cliff Nededog, Jay Cruz, Wayne Matanane, and of course James Quan for giving Guam its place in history in the first time the World Championships outside of Brazil.

BJJMundials:August23rd2007

The BJJ Worlds has just started and a handful of competitors from Guam are on deck to fly the flag of the tineydotin the Pacific. Good Luck to Jacob Guerrero, Stephen Roberto, Mike Fowler, Chirs and Dave Benavente, Bear Quitugua, Jay Cruz, Wayne Matanane, Chris Gutierrez, Miguel, and Cliff Nededog. THis is the first time the Mundials is held outside of Brazil. More actionat the Pyramid…

Onra4: Putting Martial Arts Back into Mixed Martial Arts

Putting Martial Arts back in Mixed Martial Arts

by: Stephen “The Midnight Fighter” Roberto

The three main components of MMA can best be described, in no particular
order, takedowns, striking and submissions.  MMA is widely considered the
triathlon of martial arts. Being evenly skilled in all areas is ensures
maximum performance and the greatest chance of victory. The most popular
disciplines are kickboxing, wrestling and Brazilian jiu jitsu.  The focus of
this article is the myth that training jiu jitsu with the gi or kimono is
not necessary in order to enhance your MMA game. I disagree strongly with
this idea and know a few other individuals that agree with me too. You might
be familiar with some of the bigger names in the sport. BJ Penn, Rodrigo
Nogueira, Brandon Vera, Nick Diaz all train with the gi in preparation for
their MMA fights. And with their success in the sport it is hard to
understand why more of our local MMA athletes do not follow in their
footsteps.
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu emphasizes ground fighting techniques and submission
holds involving joint-locks and chokeholds also found in numerous other arts
with or without ground fighting emphasis. The premise is that most of the
advantage of a larger, stronger opponent comes from superior reach and more
powerful strikes, both of which are sometimes negated if grappling on the
ground. BJJ, wrestling and judo incorporate many techniques to throw or
tackle opponents to the ground which revolve around using the primary bases
of the body, the hips and shoulders. These takedowns are difficult to
counter without training. Once the opponent is on the ground, a number of
maneuvers (and counter-maneuvers) are available to manipulate the opponent
into suitable position for the application of a submission hold. Achieving a
dominant position on the ground is one of the hallmarks of the BJJ style,
and includes effective use of the guard position to defend oneself from
bottom, and passing the guard to dominate from top position with side
control, mount, and back mount positions. As well as recovering oneself to
the standing position if they are more proficient in the striking arts. The
gi is merely a tool to enhance the techniques of BJJ. This system of
maneuvering and manipulation can be likened to a form of kinetic chess when
utilized by two experienced practitioners. A submission hold is the
equivalent of checkmate.
The discipline needed to move thru the belt ranks of BJJ is the proverbial
icing on the cake. I have met lifelong friends due to BJJ. It has helped me
to get thru some of the most challenging times in my life. It is something
good that should be shared with all. Guam is hot on the heels of the
international MMA scene, ready to shine. With BJJ training and competition
one can arm themselves not only with the weapons to win but the mind bullets
needed to become disciplined, levelheaded representatives of the sport Don’t
 do jiu jitsu, live jiu jitsu.

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