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ONRA:June4th,2008

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Guam are involved with some pretty huge developments in the Mixed Martial Arts industry. EnsonInoue made it to the

Hollywood big screen with his featured role in RedBelt and Richard Chou’s involvement with RumbleWorldEntertainment  helped secure MMA’s debut into

A major television network with EliteXtremeCombat broadcast on CBS this past weekend.

Really Wanted to commend our guys from Guam competing inThe2008BJJWorldChampionships.

Its been months of training under the guidance of Instructors Mike Fowler and Stephen Roberto. 14representatives of TeamPurebred/LloydIrvin Guam have been in preparation for the event with work-thru inhouse tournaments as well as the CopadeMarianas this past February. 

Guam is on deck right now with the BrazilianJiuJitsu World Championhsips only two days away in Long Beach California.For a lot of fans, their only exposure to BJJ is what they’ve seen in the UFC or in other mixed martial arts events. True, there is some awesome technique in the cage and ring;  but really new time spectators would be blown away with some of the things they will see on the mat. Especially at the world level. It’s a great thing that our neighbors, our friends and members of family in

Guam are making all the sacrifices to compete at this level.

 

In Brazilian Jiujitsu We secured a World Championship last year and we can do it again this year. The path to glory is not an easy road. Our guys have to prepare for the competition. Cutting weight, taking time off work, spending time away from other personal endeavors, time and sacrifice. Not to mentionBody aches from hours spent on the mat and the gym. Flights to LA don’t come  cheap, neither is room and board, and transportation , while in theSunshine State.

With all the preparation coming from most of the competitors on the same level of sacrifice, its getting more and more difficult to guarantee victory. Put simply,Winning and losing is in the nature of competition. Remember that we are a strong and resilient people and a loss or 2 or even 20 is something that can never keep us down.

Of course, for  themost part, athletes are there to compete, and our people compete to win.You win some lose some but if we cant come back with amedal, don’t let that make us come back empty-handed. Have faith in the power of positive thinking and we all believe in the skills of our representatives.Our guys have proven in tournaments overseas that we have come a far way and are adamantly moving forward in this sport.

So many people have done so much for the history of our sport. And for the people who are competing in this event or for any off island event for that matter, win or lose you’re doing good things for our islands

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Really, You’re giving both our ancestors and descendants good things to be proud of. Weve become a world class identity and are well on our way to becoming world class performers.

For Guam, in combatives, there are bigger mechanics in play than the pursuit of victory among competitors in sport, there is also the pursuit of success among spectators in the positive labeling of our islands.

 Its something that were definitely not doing alone, it’s a legacy that’s built on the efforts of our fighterathletes, the contributions of their sponsors, and the aliiances forged with a growing family established in the pursuit of success in sport and the pursuit of success in skill and understanding in martial art.

 

It goes without saying that the fusion of athletics and martial art are doing magnificent things for our people. And we can see that our people are  doing the same for that fusion in return.. Passing this intention to our neighbors and our children is a healthy initiative so that when our representatives return from abroad with or without medals, they can feel the embrace of an island that respects their hard work and appreciates their very real sacrifices.

 

 Good Luck for

Guam in TheBJJWorldChampionships.

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Big thanks to everyone who came out for my Berf’ day Party at 4th & B last Saturday. Thanks for all the drinks. Had a great time despite the crutches and the hangover the next day. Don’t worry T-Boogie is makin a come back, believe that. Mad respect to all the DJ’s who kept the party rockin. ( KUTT FATHER, DJ UNITE, BRISK, CHARLIE ROCK, KID RIZ, KEVAR, DJ ROMAN EMPIRE)

Also Happy Birthday to Kevar & Kutt Father who celebrated their Birthdays that night too.

ONRA:May22nd.08

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In celebration of amateur combatives—

Saipan’s 2^nd Submission grappling tournament was an excellent groundbreaking event for the CNMI and their newest combat sports venue, TrenchTech /PurebredSaipan. Members from Purebred/LloydIrvin Jiujitsu, ThePound, The Carlson Gracie Academy, and the Guahan Warriors came to support CNMISubmission Grappling at the new 15000 square foot facility. On May 10^th, about 300 fans gathered to watch 46 competitors from Guam, Saipan, Rota, and Tinian including some of Saipans top MMA fighters in TheArtofWar2 a. The sportsmanship and skill level of athletes from the CNMI showcased a good supply of talent and potential to warm up the venue for “TrenchWarz8:Kontra” on June21st.  An impressive growing interest for structure and longevity Saipan’s MMA industry  placing Saipan and Guam at pace with increasing concerns and appreciation for The Mariana Islands advantages and potentials in the Asian region’s growing and fast evolving combat sports environment.

May 17th, Spike22 and Ground Fu are celebrating  an impressive eight victories and zero losses with remarkable improvements of all our amateur MMA fighters as entry level Preba Hao fighters of today, only a few years later, already perform on par with our island’s frmer top fighter athletes.

May18th:, Kontenda’s pulled through with the Kontenda’s Classic to give us a new an opportunity to see  amateur combat sports (TaeKwon Do, Kickboxing, Submission Grappling and Jiujitsu) under one roof on the same day at the fitness expo at the Westin Resort.

June 5^th-8^th, The Brazilian Jiujitsu World Championships is less than 2weeks away and we have over 20 representatives fromGuam joining some of the best jiujitsu athletes from all over the world to test their hard training in front of a BJJ World Audience. Will we produce another BJJ world champion?

The Marianas Open BJJ and SubmissionGrappling tournament has set its date for July 12^th at the

Phoenix center. More info will follow.

THE NEXT GENERATION

Performances in recent grappling events in the Philippines, Saipan, and Guam the last three weeks have revealed some of our islands top grapplers in under 18year old competitors. A frequency of amateur and professional events is breeding  notable  major and consistent performance developments in our youth competitors. If we can at least continue at this pace, we can have confidence that our milestone performances today will continue (if not likely be surpassed) in the following generations of some of our current adolescent Brazilian Jiujitsu  stand out names like Danielle Cabbacang, Eric Alcantra, Kyle Reyes, and Miguel Ayuyu.

Increased attention to amateur combat sports will not only provide us with an extra and necessary window for observation. It will  it offers frequent opportunities for collaboration to collectively improve and refragment separate developments and align them properly for a larger and more instrumental impact  better delivered by unified forces.

In light of all the amateur and professional progress we are making in sport locally and with all the higher ambitions for athletes in ventures internationally; with positive purpose in imminent focus, and with dedicated efforts towards structure and organization; we can share the confidence that our combatives is likely to yield for our athletes and our island–by products of multi-level opportunities in ventures on and off the mat, and inside and outside of the cage and ring.

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