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- 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: […]
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- 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 […]
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- 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 […]
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Yesterday I got some great training in. I was also very fortunate to have Master Lloyd show me some new sweeps and back takes in the evening class. I got to drill for a while and I also got some rolling in. My back is still a bit sore from the other day, but I am hanging in there. In the morning BJJ class, we did the guard passing game, and we a sparred. Today has marked Day # 2 of the push ups challenge. I decided to jump in the challenge, but also for a personal goal within myself. I must and I will do the 40 push ups daily and record it for 1 month! How long can I hang in there? This morning, I struggled to do 40 in a row, it’s tougher than I thought! If you want to see who the Mastermind is behind the whole challenge, check it out at www.teamffa.com. His name is Marcos Avellan and he is one of Master Lloyd’s most successful martial arts marketers.
Tomorrow there is local tournament by the name of Copa Nova being held in Ashburn, VA. There will be a bunch of students from our school attending, kids and adults. It will be the first tournament of the year, and I know it will be a good one. I will definitely post videos of up of everyone competing!
Tomorrow we also have Mike Fowler and JT Torres competing in The World Grappling Games up in Philly. They will be competing in the gi tomorrow in the Pro Division and the prize money is for $1,000. Mike Fowler and JT will also be traveling to compete in Europeans next week! Check out Mike Fowler at Lloyd Irvin’s Mixed Martial Arts.
I have this website bookmarked on my computer and it is called stumble. Every time you click the button a new website pops up. You also have the option to choose which topics you want the browser to search. As I was on it today, there were some photos that I came across that were from Shibuya, Japan. It reminded me of when I went to Japan in 2008 with the team from Guam to compete in the Asian Open.
The Asian Open was the first big tournament that I had ever competed in. JT Torres came out a few days before we left and he stayed with us. We got some good training in and he got acclimated to the weather/time before we headed out to Japan. We brought a fairly big team with us that year, and I know this year, 2009 they had at least 30+ guys. It’s nice to have such a large group going to international tournaments and competing. Now only if we could get a group that big to make it down to Brazil. In about 2 weeks, there is a large group of guys from Team Lloyd Irvin heading out to Europeans! That will be exciting, I can’t wait to see what happens!
I was only 1 of 2 females who went along on the trip to compete. This year 3 of the Purebred/Lloyd Irvin girls went and competed. The day before the tournament, we got to train at Purebred Omiya which was really neat. When we arrived at the Purebred Academy in Omiya, it was nice to see that they had a Team Lloyd Irvin sticker right there on the front door. They welcomed us with open arms, and let us train as long as we wanted.
We stayed at an awesome hostel Asakusa, and being that we had so many teammates, we took up the whole floor. The food was great and so was the sight seeing. We went to this bathhouse that was awesome, I am wishing I was in it right now to soak my back in. They had these vending machines that sold hot coffee, cocoa, and this corn soup in a can! These vending machines were also about 15 ft. away from one another, they were everywhere, oh and not to mention all of the crepe stands!
All together the trip was great! I won my division and lost my second match in the absolute. Mike Fowler won the absolute division, fighting Marcos de Souza in the finals. The team took 3rd place overall. This year the team won 1st place overall! It was an honor to train and compete in the Land of the Rising Sun. Also, to see where the martial art originated from. If you have never been there, I would recommend taking a trip, and also try to fit in some Brazilian JiuJitsu training as well.
Budokan, Where the Asian Open was held
