Is 30 the new 30?

I wonder.  Because I’ve been 30 for about a week now, and it still hasn’t quite set in.  I mean, I’ve still got hair, and people think that i’m 20.  Last week, I was training at my gym, and I was spending some time doing bagwork.  The dude next to me struck up a conversation…

SSB vs. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Day 1 – @RenzoGracieBJJ #madrespect

This is me after my first day of BJJ. FUCK THAT SHIT IS TIRING. I have an even greater respect for BJJ fighters now. That training is no joke. So what did I go over in my first day? The Kimura and the Americana Triangles Stances Transitioning from guard to mount And a whole bunch…

SSB vs. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. @RenzoGracieBJJ, this one’s for you.

I spoke to Coach Shannon this morning during my workout, and he told me to come to the noon BJJ class this Thursday.  So there you have it.  My Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu journey begins. I haven’t done any grappling martial arts since my college days in the Southwestern College Judo club.  I’m really excited and a…

Go Will go! Fight Night @ The Boxing Club, March 2, 2013

One of my fellow Muay Thai practictioners, Will O. had a fight at The Boxing Club’s “Fight Night”! And I won some Pilates sessions. How did Will do?  Well, watch this video and see for yourself.

SSB vs. MUSCLEPHARM:ASSAULT?

As some of you already know, I’m in the middle of getting back into Muay Thai/MMA.  Since I’ve been out for about a year, I needed a little help getting back into the swing of things.  When I first rejoined, I decided to take a Muay Thai ALL LEVELS class at my gym…and I got…

The Turbine From Hell spins in heaven.

                            Ramon Dekkers, you were an inspiration to many.  Especially me.  When I first started Muay Thai a few years ago, I really didn’t have any references, as I had been watching K-1 fights.  Charlie showed me this highlight reel when I…

Social Media Blackout Day #7 – Can’t be touched.

You can say what you want about Women’s MMA, but let me say this. Ronda Rousey and Liz Carmouche fought with the intensity of like 20 dudes.  That shit was epic.  Ronda’s armbar?  Pure class.  And that’s like the only moment where I would love to be armbared.  By Ronda Rousey. UFC 157 was a…

Kyokushin vs. Traditional Karate

Kyokushin Karate is one of my favorite martial arts. It’s a hard striking style, and its emphasis on practicality makes it a very useful art to learn. If I had a Kyokushin Karate School close to where I lived, I probably would’ve learned that art instead of Taekwondo. Maybe that’s why I’m learning Muay Thai…

195 lbs.

Let’s see how low I can get it at the end of lent.

Codename: SWORD

The boys of Almost Good Films and our homies at Jabronie Pictures have prepared another short for us…though all we have is this teaser.