Tournament Results for Muay Thai Tournament at BCIT for Muay Thai Kickboxing Vancouver: Congratulations to the four novices who competed with a lot of spirit in a full contact tournament with strong competition. Some sort of North American Qualification. 1. Francis Tiapis: 1st Tournament fighting opponents 20 lbs +heavier(no one in his proper division) …( This was a small tournament) … Read More
Applications of Martial Arts Concepts off the Mat for Mixed Martial Arts Vancouver
Applications of Martial Arts Concepts off the Mat for Mixed Martial Arts Vancouver After requests of this concept and the need to expand student thinking, I am inserting some information from the student manual with a couple of minor additions from the original printing many years ago. Physical Qualities of a Champion and Their Mental Equivalent The following examples show … Read More
Some Q@A for New Students
Some Q@A for New Students for MMA 1.Why Bow? Bowing in the dojo represents and is a sign of respect and tradition. 2. Why do we meditate before and after class? Upon hearing the instruction ‘zazen’, which means to assume the correct zen posture and ‘mokuso’, which means to begin meditating, we begin our meditation practice. Before the class begins … Read More
Upcoming events 2011 for Pankration/MMA, Submission Wrestling and Kickboxing Vancouver
Upcoming Events 2011 ( first 1/4) for Pankration/MMA, Submission Wrestling and Kickboxing Vancouver Tiger Balm Internationals: End of March ’11. – Pankration/MMA, Kickboxing, Submission Wrestling. This is the first main tournament of the year for Pankration/MMA, Submission Wrestling and Kickboxing Vancouver. The Kickboxing Vancouver is part of our Muay Thai Kickboxing program and a part, with Wrestling, of our Pankration/MMA program. … Read More
Upcoming Events 2011 for Submission Wrestling and Jiu-Jitsu Vancouver
Upcoming Events 2011 (first 1/4) for Submission Wrestling and Jiu-Jitsu Vancouver Additional: Saturday Feb. 12’11: Submission Wrestling Tournament in Richmond. The submission wrestling tournaments are a subsection of our Pankration/MMA course. The above picture shows some kids with their medals after participating in a submission wrestling or no gi jiu-jitsu competition; having fun. Here is some information on our Submission Wrestling … Read More
Upcoming Events for 2011 for Pankration/MMA, Muay Thai Kickboxing and CMT Evaluations for Cardio Kickboxing Vancouver
Upcoming Events for 2011 for Pankration/MMA, Muay Thai Kickboxing and CMT Evaluations for Cardio Kickboxing Vancouver (First 1/4) Jan. 29’11- Muay Thai Kickboxing Tournament at BCIT Feb. 4 ’11 – Muay Thai Testing @ 7 pm. Feb.5’11- Junior Pankration/MMA testing @ 11 am. Feb. 18’11- MMA and Muay Thai in the Cage at the Red Robinson Theatre in Coquitlam. Title … Read More