ONRA:June16th,2009

Hafa Adai,

AJ Aguon fights for the 70kg title int heis weekends URCC in the Philippines. Herman Torrado fights MMA in Northern California on the 24th.
Its Guam vs. Saipan with Trench Warz 10:on the 31st in Saipan. And The marianas Open Jiujitsu and No-Gi Tournament talkes place on August 8th in Guam.

Following Brock Lessnars  peformance with his domncation over Frank Mir was an athletically and ethically embarrasing performance with his profanities against  the audience and the headline sponsor of the landmark event in UFC100.

looking into the sport we realize that, thanks to media support,  fans are paying closer attention to everything that happens in a fight from ifght preparation all the way to post fight interview. What starts as attention from the crowd evolves into influence–leaving us with the ever important question of what message are we communicating in this sport.

There are a lot of people out there lookign to reflect a positve light in amateur and professional martial arts and mixed martial arts adventures. However when the Heavyweight UFC World Champion sends profanities to the crowd and sponsors with millions watching, its hard to convince the skeptics that this is a true sport of athletics and etiquette. In this same discussion what message doesn it send, what testimony do we give when we enter MMA competition without gas, technique, or any real preparation

Much respect goes to those brave enough to step intocompetition, but give yourselves the real respect of stepping into competing at your 100%. If youve truly worked hard, sacrificed, yet still lost—still props to you for walking the path of training that earns you the audience that exhausts their resources to sit on their seats and applaud whats supposed to be your hard work.

The commitment to hard training will give respect to the opponent, yourself, and the sport and audience of combatives.

Before jumping into amateur or professional MMA, Take some jiujitsu classes, go ona diet, get into a trainingin program, educate yourselves. In what can at times be a flambuoyant environment, Make efforts to Focus on whats effective as opposed to focusing on whats sensational. Try wetting your feet in a few amateur boxing matches or try competing in some of the grappling tournaments  to sharpen yourskills for a better performance in amateur or professional MMA, the so called apex of hand to hand combatives.

Respect the fact that this sport has evolved beyond pure heart and determination,Though these are key factors for victory in the game, MMA or any form of Martial Arts competition has  grown past the naturally tough. Its a trues sport greatly about skill, strategy, and–in its demands–true preparation.

If MMA  is the apex of combat sports competition, then hopefully we can grow from the analogy that the view form the top of a mountain is highly accented by the adversity conquered to get there.

True some people are born talented, they learn real fast,and are naturally athletic. theyre strong willed, determined,and sometimes just wont quit. But rather than finding  that as excuse not to train hard, then take that talent and invest it into a program.  A frequent saying that goes around the Purebred/LloydIrvinJiujitsu Academy is that  “Hard Work will Beat Talent when Talent refuses to Work Hard.” Touche`!  To hear this statement and to connect with this philosophy among  such a pool of talent is icing on the cake.

Its a whole lot to say, in offering advice for competition, for a guy that doesnt compete. Totally understood. Totally agreed. I dont put in my time. so i dont have any business competing.  Competitive martial arts deserves more respect. But as a fan in admiration of the sport but with just as much respect for the art.  Its nice in a land of freedom to be able to voice my part.

Celebrating Liberation Day.

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