- July 17th In House Tournament RegistrationStarts at 11:30 AM!!! Entrance fee is $5. Loading… Tweet . . . → Read More: July 17th In House Tournament Registration […]
- A Lawyer in Long Beach pt 4 : Clash of the TitansSaturday at the Mundials was the real beginning of the “Clash of the [BJJ] titans.” The junior blue-belts divisions, the purple-belt male and female open divisions, as well as the brown belts and the lighter-weight black belts (my favorite divisions of course) were on the docket. The bullpen, the stands, and the surrounding areas were flooded with BJJ royalt […]
- A Lawyer in Long Beach pt 3 : Once the Dust SettledLater in the day we came up with a plan whereby each fighter from Crazy 88 preparing for a fight would be assigned an assistant who had fought the day before, to make sure they had everything they needed. It was an honor to be able to assist, in what little way I could, in a teammates’ preparations. SEVEN (7) Lloyd Irvin competitors became World Champions on […]
- A Lawyer in Long Beach : My Experience at the BJJ World Championships – Part DeuxWed, June 2, 2010 Cathy and I left for BWI for a direct flight to LAX. I suffered a neck injury the week before and thus packed in my carry on all the niceties I felt I would need to cure my neck during the five-hour flight. Slathered with Arnica (for those of you who don’t . . . → Read More: A Lawyer in Long Beach : My Experience at the BJJ World Championsh […]
- A Lawyer in Long Beach : My Experience at the BJJ World Championships by David ZwanetzAs most people know, the “Super Bowl” is the championship game of the National Football League (NFL), the premier association of professional American football. It was first played on January 15, 1967, as part of a merger agreement between the NFL and its then-rival league, the American Football League. It was agreed that the two leagues’ . . . → Read More: […]
- UFC 114: Rampage v Evans Review by Jon DelbruggeUFC 114 was a Mayweather style hyped card. Two of MMAs best light heavyweights finally fighting each other after 15 months of well publicized trash talk. The under card had some relatively unknown fighters as well as some well known names here and there. All in all the card displayed some . . . → Read More: UFC 114: Rampage v Evans Review by Jon Delbrugge […]
- Blogging About Brazil by Tye RyanEnjoying the View from Barra Bella Something like a paleontologist excavating his first fruitful site or a young astronaut making his first step on the moon, my dedication, sacrifice and embracement of the brazilian jiu jitsu lifestyle had culminated into a great opportunity. I was headed to Brazil to compete in the Brazilian Nationals, better known . . . → […]
- STRIKEFORCE: Heavy Artillery Review-Jon Delbrugge- In today’s mainstream MMA we have an oversaturation of the blood splattering, lightning bolt, tribal tattoo designed logo appeal to it. I like how Strikeforce is trying something different they are going for the complete opposite. Saturday night’s Heavy Artillery card had different audiences, different fighters, different TV deals. The produc […]
- 2010 Team Lloyd Irvin Pan Jiu Jitsu RosterTeam Lloyd Irvin Pan Am 2010 Roster . . . → Read More: 2010 Team Lloyd Irvin Pan Jiu Jitsu Roster […]
- Running a Large Martial Arts School vs. a Small OneI’ve had the opportunity to be a student at “small” academies that grew into big ones and also have had the good fortune of watching my own Howard County Martial Arts academy develop into a “big” school as well. One thing that I’ve noticed is how different it is to run a successful big program vs. . . . → Read More: Running a Large Martial Arts School vs. a […]
Posts Tagged ‘brandon vera’
For 2010, I plan to rebuild the women’s team here at Lloyd Irvin’s Mixed Martial Arts. So if you are a female and interested in MMA, BJJ, Muay Thai Kickboxing, we are open to anyone who wants to train.
Being that MMA is becoming more accepted in the world, more Women will continue to do it also, and the same goes for Brazilian JiuJitsu. Any female who has an interest in fighting or mixed martial arts should get into it now! The sport is growing and soon enough, it will probably be the biggest sport worldwide.
Kelsey Desanti was Team Lloyd Irvin‘s first female to fight in MMA. Kelsey started mixed martial arts at the age of 16 and she has also started brazilian jiujitsu here at the academy. She had a goal to fight MMA, she stuck to her plan, made her debut and showed what Team Lloyd Irvin has to offer. If you want to check out where Kelsey trained, click here.
We also have Kerry Vera who is Brandon Vera’s wife. She recently fought Kim Couture making her debut in Strikeforce, knocking her out in the first round. I was actually fortunate enough to go out and train with Kerry and work on her ground and pound for that fight. She is a very talented martial artist and you should definitely keep your eye for this upcoming female. Kerry is a humble and down to earth person who is really set on her goals and a strong person. She is a great example for women in MMA.
Make sure to check out these video’s on Kelsey and Kerry.
Did any of you happen to catch the UFC 108 last night?! I sure did, along with some of the guys from the team. If not, you should definitely check it out. The main event was Rashad Evans vs Thiago Silva. They were both undefeated, and both of them have also lost to Lyoto Machida by knockout. Rashad was the winner last night by unanimous decision. It just goes to show that if you are not in shape, and your cardio is not where it’s supposed to be, then you can and will end up losing. Cardio plays a big factor in mixed martial arts. This year I plan to work on my cardio a lot more, it’s on my list of goals for 2010.
My goal is to make my opponent tired. I want to be in total control of my matches, I don’t want to be playing catch up the whole time. Especially for World’s, the biggest Brazilian JiuJitsu tournament. In some weight divisions you can have 8, 9, 10 matches! You are NOT making it to the finals with no cardio/strength and conditioning.
I remember when I used to play soccer and the workouts we would have to do. First we would have tryouts(which was the hardest part of all), and whether or not you were on the team the year before, you’d have to try out again. The position I played required running the entire game. I was the wing, and played on the left side. During college I played striker, and I did very well. We did sprints, 1:15′s, ladders, cones, and stairs, you name it we did it.
Now I have a whole new type of conditioning that I have to do for Brazilian JiuJitsu.
Check out this video of my teammate Brandon Vera and his workout!
