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June News Part 1
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My source has stated that there is still no word that Oceanic will indeed carry the UFC. Also, the venue is awaiting booking the group showing. We must just wait with our fingers crossed. |
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"When I was a kid my favorite relative was Uncle Caveman. After school we'd all go play in his cave, and every once in a while he would eat one of us. It wasn't until later that I found out that Uncle Caveman was a bear." (excerpt from Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey) |
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The weigh-ins are at the Relson Gracie Academy on 844 Queen St. (near the Blaisdell Arena) all day today. Be sure to weigh in on time because we will be making the keys tonight so that we have a jump on the start of the tournament. The tournament is tomorrow at Kaiser High School. This year we are implementing many of the international rules so if you have questions, address them at the weigh in and make sure you are there for the rules clinic before the tournament begins. We now are very close to a total adoption of the rules utilized at the Mundials (World Championships) and the Pan Am's. |
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"There is a difference between knowing the path and walking the path." Morpheus in "The Matrix" |
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With the Shoot ranking updated, local fighter Baret Yoshida moves up yet another spot to number two in the tough Lightweight division. All other local fighters hold their position. An item to note is that the S in the record indicates winner by submission. Ray "Bradda" Cooper will look to advance his position in the rankings by fighting Tetsuji Kato on July 6th in Japan. If Bradda wins, this will be huge for his rankings and cause a major wake in the middleweight division. Featherweight 60.0 kilos or less: 1.Jin Akimoto, [Shooto Gym K'z Factory] Japan, 8W5L2D, 4S 2.Masahiro Oishi, [Shooto Gym K'z Factory] Japan, 6W(4S)4L3D 3.Uchu Tatsumi, [Shooto Gym K'z Factory] Japan, 10W(4S/2KO)1L1D 4.Hiroaki Yoshioka, [Paraestra, Tokyo] Japan, 3W(1S/1KO)2L2D 5.Takeyasu Hirono, [Wajutsu Keishukai] Japan, 1W3L3D 6.Yoshinobu Ota, [Shiojuku] Japan, 3W(1S)3L 1. Tetsuo Katsuta, [Shooto Gym K'z Factory] Japan, 6W(2S)2L 2. Baret Yoshida, [Grappling Unlimited ] U.S.A., 3W(2S)2L 3. Katsuya Toida, [Wajutsu Keishukai] Japan, 5W(2S)2L 4. Naoya Uematsu, [Shooto Gym K'z Factory] Japan, 8W(5S/1KO)1D 5. Noboru Asahi, [Purebred Omiya] Japan, 18W(13S)4L4D 6. Stephen Palling, [Jesus is Loed] U.S.A., 2W(1S/1KO)3L 7. Hiroyuki Abe, [RJW Central] Japan, 2W1L1D 8. Kimihito Nonaka, [Purebred Omiya] Japan, 4W(1S)4L2D 9. Kazuhiro Inoue, [Inpress] Japan, 3W1L1D 10. Kazuya Abe, [Paraestra, Tokyo] Japan, 2W2L1D 1. Dokonjonosuke Mishima, [Cobra-kai] Japan, 6W(4S)1L2D 2. Takanori Gomi, [Shooto Gym K'z Factory] Japan, 7W(1S/1KO) 3. Marcio "Cromado" Barbosa, [Hugo Duarte & Pereila] Brazil, 1W(1S)1L 4. Rumina Sato, [Shooto Gym K'z Factory] Japan, 15W(12S/2KO)3L 5. Ryan Bow, [Freelance] U.S.A., 4W(1S/1KO)1L 6. Din Thomas, [Internal Power] U.S.A., 2W(1S/1KO)1L 7. Marcio Feitosa, [Gracie Barra] Brazil, 1D 8. Takumi Nakayama, [Paraestra, Tokyo] Japan, 4W1S2D 9. Ian Schaffa, [Spartan Gym] Australia, 1W(1KO)2L1D 10. Kohei Yasumi, [Paraestra, Tokyo] Japan, 3W1L2D 1. Alex Cook, [Spartan Gym] Australia, 3W(2S/1KO)2L 2. Anderson da Silva, [Chute Boxe Academy] Brazil, 1W 3. Tetsuji Kato, [Purebred Omiya] Japan, 9W(3S/1KO)2L 4. Frank Trigg, [rAw Team] U.S.A., 1W(1KO)1L 5. Paul Rodriguez, [Internal Power] U.S.A., 1W(1S)1L 6. Ray Cooper, [Jesus is Lord] U.S.A., 4W(1S/2KO)3L 7. Jutaro Nakao, [Shooto Gym Osaka] Japan, 8W(7S/1KO)7L2D 8. Matt Hughes, [Miletich Martial Arts Center] U.S.A., 2W(1S) 9. Dan Gilbert, [Chicago Fight Team] U.S.A., 1W(1KO)1L 10. Shogun Kawakatsu, [Purebred Omiya] Brazil, 1D 1. Larry Papadopoulos, [Spartan Gym] Australia, 2W2D 2. Lance Gibson, [Franko/Gibson Pankration Academy] Canada, 2W 3. Masanori Suda, [Club J] Japan, 7W(4S/1KO)5L 4. Murilo "Ninja" Rua, [Chute Boxe Academy] Brazil, 1D 5. Martijn de Jong, [Martijn Dojo] Holland, 1W(1S)1L 6. Ronald Jhun [Jesus is Lord] U.S.A., 2W(1S)2L 7. Akihiro Gono, [Team GRABAKA] Japan, 8W(3S/1KO)5L4D 8. Izuru Takeuchi, [Shooto Gym K'z Factory] Japan, 3W1L2D |
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BJ's father has arranged for the UFC to be shown FRIDAY, JUNE 29TH, in the Nova Uniao School, behind Verna's Restaurant at 21 Kalanianaole Highway. I believe he has three TV's there so if you are anywhere near Hilo stop in to support Hilo's BJ Penn in his second fight in the UFC against the tough and experienced Din Thomas. BJ is in the semi-main event. If BJ wins, he may get a title shot against Jens Pulver in only his third professional fight. The UFC should start around 3:00 PM. Here's UFC Vice President Joe Silva's fight preview taken from the Abu Dhabi Site: dangerous with knees, and he has a lot of reach. If these guys decide to stand up I think it will be a war - very exciting. On the ground, I have to give the advantage to Barnett. This is one that almost everyone wants to watch." pay to see this one!" |
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On Sunday, June 24th, 2001 at Blaisdell Arena, Hawaii debuts another martial arts event called the Ruff Man. It will be a all in one event with point Karate/Tae Kwon Do forms, demonstrations, sparring, board breaking, stand up sparring, grappling, and a mixed martial arts event. The event starts at 9:00 am and it seems to be an all day event. Entry in to any one of these competitions is $20 and you can enter by calling 765-939-0780 (Dr. Jim Thomas) during the day or 765-965-5425 after 9:00 pm. It is stated that they will not accept professional fighters in this event. Some of the rules that are common for the standup, grappling, and NHB are mouth piece is mandatory, come to the ring with a towel and water bottle, groin cup required, no tapping of hands, two corner men are required (they have to purchase a ticket), referee can stop fight if fighter does not tap, cornermen and fighters must be professional or risk disqualification. A couple weird items to note is that in this "professional" event, "bitch slaps" are allowed, kicking to the head is ok, punching and kicking to the body is legal, headbutts to the body are also allowed IN THE GRAPPLING MATCH. I think these people are confused between what grappling and NHB is. I smell a law suit if someone gets hurt. They do not state the admission fee, but this may be worth checking out to see guys "bitch slap" each other. |
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"If you're a young Mafia gangster out on your first date, I bet it's real embarrassing if someone tries to kill you." |
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! Warriors Quest 2 "Battle of the Champions" will take place September 1, 2001 at Hawaii Convention Center. We are very excited as we mark a ground breaking event in history, the first Mixed Martial Arts event ever held at the Convention Center. Warriors Quest Champions Ray "Bradda" Cooper and Falaniko Vitale will both defend their titles. Don't forget to mark your calender for this is PROMISED to be a night full of ACTION! |
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Todd needs some help moving the mats on Friday. All you need to do is call up the main academy (589-2524) and give us your name and number (to pledge your help). Todd is trying to get everyone to meet at about 3:30- 4:00 pm. He will offer to the first 6 people who sign up a special price in July. You will get 10 classes for the price of 4 at the main academy or if you are from Aiea, then they can get 4 classes free at the main academy. That's right, actually getting something for helping at the tournament. You don't have to adjust your monitors! See what an improvement the removal of one person makes?! Call it in quick to secure your deal! Plus, tournaments are a lot of hard work. Take it from me. |
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According to one of our sources (I will give him credit if it is true), In Demand, which is the Pay-per-view deal for Oceanic Cable, is said to be carrying the UFC on June 29, 2001. I am trying to verify this with an Oceanic representative and will post the results. Let's keep our fingers crossed. |
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"Imagination is not a talent of some men, but is the health of every man." Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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G.C.M. The CONTENDERS "Millennium-1" ZEPP TOKYO 6/10/01 Once again, Hawaii's own, Baret "the Baretcuda" Yoshida dominates the the world of NHB and grappling in the Japanese version of the Contenders. I believe this show was the same as the American version where it pits NHB fighters against each other in a grappling match. No word as of yet to see if Baret will ever get another Shooto match. At least he's keeping busy with Abu Dhabi and this event. Hopefully, we'll see Baret fighting again soon. [Lightweight tournament first rounds] Norifumi "KID" Yamamoto (PUREBRED Ohmiya) def. Koji Komuro (R.J.J) by decision.(point:38-40) 1R:18-20, 2R:20-20 Jiro Wakabayashi (SK Absolute) def. Hiroyuki Abe (RJW Central) by submission (arm lock) at 2R 4:05. Katsuya Toita (Wajyutsu Keisyukai) def. Takumi Yano (Ugokai) by decision. (point:39-38) 1R:19-20, 2R:20-18 Baret Yoshida (Grappling Unlimited) def. Masaru Gokita (Kiguchi Workout Studio) by submission (triangle hold) at 1R 1:26 [DOUBLES] 10 minutes Takeyasu Hirono (Wajyutsu Keisyukai) and Yasuhiro Urushitani (RJW Central) draw (0-0) Toshiteru Ishii (Tiger Place) and Masatoshi Abe (RJW Central) [Lightweight tournament semi-final] Norifumi "KID" Yamamoto (PUREBRED Ohmiya) def. Jiro Wakabayashi (SK Absolute) by decision after extra round (5 minutes). (point after 2R :39-39, 1R:20-19, 2R:19-20) Baret Yoshida (Grappling Unlimited) def. Katsuya Toita (Wajyutsu Keisyukai) by decision (point:40-37). 1R:20-17, 2R:20-20 [Single match] Eiji Ishikawa (Pancrase GRABAKA) draw Ryuki Ueyama (U-FILE CAMP) point:40-40 1R:20-20, 2R:20-20 [DOUBLES] 10 minutes Minoru Suzuki (Pancrase YOKOHAMA) and Takafumi Ito (Pancrase YOKOHAMA) draw (0-0) Kaoru Uno (Wajyutsu Keisyukai) and Daiju Takase (Wajyutsu Keisyukai) [Single match] Takanori Gomi (Kiguchi Wrestling School) def. Yuji Hoshino (RJW Central) by decision (point:40-37). 1R:20-19, 2R:20-18 [Lightweight tournament final] Baret Yoshida (Grappling Unlimited) def. Norifumi "KID" Yamamoto (PUREBRED Ohmiya) by TKO (the corner throw in the towel) at 1R 0:26. *Norifumi had broke his ankle at semi-final |
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According to a friend who emailed us, the only two schools that grapple in Kona are: G&E Kenpo 329-1136 American Karate - 331-1161 As far as I know, there is not a BJJ instructor located in those areas. Again, if I am incorrect or you have information to add, please email me. |
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"Anytime I see something screech across a room and latch onto someone's neck, and the guy screams and tries to get it off, I have to laugh, because what is that thing?" (excerpt from Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey) |
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So far so good with the guestbook. Please make sure you sign in so we have a feel on who is checking out our page and where you are from. Please spread the word about our site to all your friends and family. We want to give exposure to Hawaii based martial artists. Our goal is to have people throughout the US and world or anyone with ties to us (e.g. through Jiu-Jitsu, work, friends, etc.) check our page to keep in touch with Hawaii martial arts and information. Please stay honest with the posts and post only from yourself. We do not want anyone in trouble for any type of reason because they are providing their email or because of the comments they write. We will certainly take in and welcome any comments written and possibly implement them in to our site. Sure, the Hawaiian Hottie (Don't even think of stealing that name) is a great idea. We just don't want Chris' wife and my fiance checking the page everyday and answering to the questions of how we got the pictures. The excuse of doing research and making sacrifices for the site is not going to go over too well. If you want to send pictures in WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE PERSON TO APPEAR ON THE SITE, please do so. If you know us, we always try to accommodate the greater good of the Jiu-Jitsu and NHB population. Call us the humanitarians of the Hawaii web-based world. |
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"My body has certainly wandered a good deal, but I have an uneasy suspicion that my mind has not wandered enough." Noel Coward |
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Relson Gracie Association instructor, Kendall Goo, has been successful and put on the first Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournament on the island of Kauai. A strong team from Ka Mole and Longman Jiu-Jitsu came to compete and put on some great matches. The main academy and Aiea academy of the Relson Gracie team brought only three competitors (Brian Kaneshiro also came to compete, but because there was no one anywhere near his weight, he ended up helping run the tournament) to accent Kendall's students. Mike Onzuka, Relson Gracie, and Fredson Alves were the referees and Mike helped Kendall make the keys and organize the matches. The divisions were split up in to an over and under 174 lb. weight class for the gi and no gi. There were white and blue divisions of an open class. Many relative unknown competitors came out to show why Kauai always has tough fighters. The Big Three Relson Gracie Team members, Malcolm Ahlo, Harris Brumer, and Eric Goo put on an exhbition by shutting down the blue open weight, no gi heavy, and open weight divisions. Kauai'an, Eric Goo, who enters any tournament that comes down the pike, cashed in big when he submitted the golith from the Ka Mole team, who was about 235 lbs and a good wrestler. It was a very tight team competition with the Relson Gracie Team claiming victory with 15 points (if you exclude the children's exhibition match). The tournament was held in conjunction with a huge Kajukempo competition, which is called the Kauai Open. The kempo staff and competitors were very inviting and helpful. This combination also helped spread the notoriety of Jiu-Jitsu to another martial arts community. Hopefully, Jiu-Jitsu fever has been instilled in some of the non-Jiu-Jitsu competitors and they stop by their nearest school to check out a class. Congratulations to all the competitors that helped this tournament be a success. Below are the results from the tournament: Kilauea Gym Kilauea, Kauai, Hawaii June 9, 2001 Kids Exhibition Match 1st Place: Christyl Nagao (Relson Gracie) 2nd Place: Brendan McNichols (Relson Gracie) 1st Place (Tie): Christian Dye, Paul Haraguchi, Godfrey "Bulla" Perreira, Eric Pajdak (Ka Mole) 1st Place: Ben Fernandez (Ka Mole) 2nd Place: Mike Kenney (Longman) 1st Place: Eric Pajdak (Ka Mole) 2nd Place: Shane Matsumura (Gracie) 1st Place: Jared Espina (Longman) 2nd Place: Eben Kaneshiro (Ka Mole) 1st Place: Harris Brumer (Gracie) 2nd Place: Shane Brede (Longman) 1st Place (Tie): Malcolm Ahlo, Harris Brumer, Eric Goo (Relson Gracie) 1st Place (Tie): Ryan Eneim and Aaron Moeller (Longman) 1st Place (Tie): Malcolm Ahlo, Harris Brumer, Eric Goo (Relson Gracie) 1st Place (Tie): Malcolm Ahlo, Harris Brumer, Eric Goo (Relson Gracie) 1st Place: Relson Gracie Team 15 Points 2nd Place: Ka Mole Jiu-Jitsu: 11 Points 3rd Place: Longman Jiu-Jitsu: 9 Points
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"No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself, or to get all the credit for doing it." Andrew Carnegie |
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Promoter Brennan Kamaka is currently looking for fighters for the June 30, 2001 show that will be held at Jesus Is Lord Gym. Fighters who are interested can contact Brennan at brennankamaka@hotmail.com or by phone at 808-864-5511. |
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July 29th at Saitama Super Arena, Japan Renzo Gracie vs. Shungo Ohyama (This is rematch since from 8/27/2000) |
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We have received an inquiry if there are any BJJ schools, instructors, or guys rolling in that area. If you are from that area and are educated in BJJ enough to teach it or at least have techniques to share, please email us so we can forward your information. |
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As I was reviewing our page to look for errors, I noticed (See 6/3/01 post) that our association instructor in Florida, Lionel Perez, beat up a Family Ties star played by Michael J. Fox (Alex Keaton). As I remember, Alex Keaton was a pretty small guy. Nice going Lionel! |
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Well, I finally got to it. As we first mentioned when we changed web hosting providers, there are a lot of features that we CAN offer. Unfortunately, we have not had the time to look into all the features. Here is one we finally did look into. It is a guestbook/bulletin board. You can sign in and post a comment. Please take the time to click on the link above or right here to sign in. This will give us a better picture of the visitors that we have. In the comment section, please list your discipline (BJJ, Karate, Judo, etc) and any comments or suggestions that you have about the page or things that you would like to see. We look forward to hearing from you! |
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"I think someone should have had the decency to tell me the luncheon was free. To make someone run out with potato salad in his hand, pretending he's throwing up, is not what I call hospitality." (excerpt from Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey) |
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Gracie Humaita BJJ black belt, Fredson Alves will be conducting a seminar the day after the Kauai Open, Sunday, June 10th. Fredson has been revolutionizing everyone's game at Relson Gracie academy. He is not only a great teacher, but he is a small guy that rips through everyone. He is gearing up for the Mundial, so he has started his training mode and may train with everyone at the seminar. I would not miss this seminar because after training for over 9 years, I think that Fredson is one of the most technical BJJ players to EVER come to Hawaii. For more information or to sign up, call Kendall Goo @ (808) 823-6650. |
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We have yet to celebrate Zack's victory at the Warrior's Quest. Zack wants to relax after the hard training he has done in preparation for his NHB debut. The tentative plan is we'll start off at Mai Tai's (cheap beer until 11:00 pm), then continue on to Ocean Club. If you are twenty-three, bring a collar shirt. If you are under twenty-three, you better come early to Mai Tai's and face the fact that we're moving on at about 12:00 or 12:30. For all you guys who have been out of action or for one of you that has been out of action because of a certain other person, it's time to be a man and go out with us. After all, it is a good reason, right? |
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-Any time you sincerely want to make a change, the first thing you must do is to raise your standards. When people ask me what really changed my life eight years ago, I tell them that absolutely the most important thing was changing what I demanded of myself. I wrote down all the things I would no longer accept in my life, all the things I would no longer tolerate, and all the things that I aspired to becoming. Anthony Robbins, 1960-, American Author, Speaker, Peak Performance Expert / Consultant |
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Relson Gracie team member, Kendall Goo, states that all is a go for this Kauai Open that is scheduled for this Saturday, June 8. There will be a killer NAGA belt (that looks like the WWF championship belt) as the prize for the no-gi absolute champion as well as a fighter's notebook as an additional prize. The fighter's notebook is a killer binder that show literally hundreds of no-gi moves. Mike will be up there this weekend to help with the tournament as well as support our team. The Kilauea Gym on the North Shore |
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HEAVYWEIGHT PRELIM: MIDDLEWEIGHT PRELIM: LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT: WELTERWEIGHT BOUT: HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT: LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT: LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP: |
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The road to success The road to success is not straight There is a curve called failure.... A loop called confusion... Speed bumps called friends... Red lights called enemies... Caution lights called family... You will have flats called jobs but... If you have a spare called determination... An engine called perseverance... Insurance called faith... A driver called Jesus... You will make it to a place called success! |
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The SHOOTO organization just announced two very interesting fights for their July 6th show, in Tokyo. Two athletes from Jesus Is Lord team will be fighting. One fight will be in the Middleweight division, where Ray "Bradda" Cooper, who's coming from an impressive win - by a quick armbar - over Antonio McKee in the Warriors Quest 2001 will fight the very tough Tetsuji Kato, who lost his last fight to the rising Chute Boxe star, Anderson Silva. Source: ADCC News |
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One of our aspiring friends has been dabbling as a web site designer and has offered to redesign our site. We have to work out the details and design ideas with him. Basically, we were planning on showing him some cool sites and see if he can take the best of those sites and put them together. We are not sure if our heads are in the clouds, but hey, anything has got to be better than this right? If you guys have any ideas or cool web sites that you want to share with us, send 'em on over. Email us at info@onzuka.com. |
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"You must learn from the mistakes of others. You can't possibly live long enough to make them all yourself." Sam Levenson |
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Relson Gracie association instructor, Lionel Perez competed in his first NHB event this weekend. He was said to have dominated the fight from the start and took it to the ground right away. He ended the fight with an sweet armlock. This was the first BattleJax that allowed punching on the ground. Our congratulations to our good friend and Jiu-Jitsu brother! last Saturday May 26th in Jacksonville Florida: This fight started with Alex Keaton throwing a couple of punches but the fight quickly went to the ground. Perez showed he is a gifted grappler controlling Keaton. Keaton while attempting to escape from the bottom position got caught with a well-applied Arm-bar. |
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"Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties." Helen Keller, 1880-1968, American Blind/Deaf Author, Lecturer, Amorist |
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On behalf of Fighters Production, LLC, I would like to give my appreciation to all of the Hawaii fans that came out Tuesday, May 29, 2001 to support the Hawaii fighters and Warriors Quest 2001 "The New Beginning." I hope you had a great time, we promise to give the Hawaii fans an even better show next time with GREATER matches. We would also like to announce that Ray "Bradda" Cooper, Ronald "The Machine Gun" Jhun and Falaniko Vitale will be putting their titles on the line against their toughest competition yet, and Stephen "Bozo" Palling as well, as he fights for the Warriors Quest Featherweight Championship. Hawaii fans will also see Grappling Unlimited's John Chrisostimo and Jesus Is Lord's Kai Kamaka as he enters the 155 lbs weight class for the first time. Mahalo, Brennan Kamaka |
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Hawaii is a tropical paradise. Tradewinds blowing across sun-warmed beaches, rainbows over blue ocean surf, green mountains lush with verdant foliage. It has been this way for thousands of years. But in pre-contact times, war between island kings often resulted in bloody battles for sovereignty. The martial art of the ancient Hawaiian warriors is the fabled art of lua*. About.com's John Fischer tells you all about traveling to the wonderful Hawaiian Islands. About.com Honolulu, Hawaii Guide Kathy Durham gives you the local view from Honolulu, Hawaii. "Attending a Lua Seminar" Lua Grandmaster Solomon Kaihewalu was one of the teachers at this California seminar. Bishop Museum Hawaii's Bishop Museum has funded the preservation of lua and other ancient Hawaiian arts. Hawaiian Lua Bob Reish examines lua's history and Danzan-Ryu jujitsu's founder Henry Okazaki's incorporation of lua techniques into Danzan-Ryu. Lua: A Fighting Chance Great coverage of lua's past and present from CoffeeTimes.com. Lua Halau O Kaihewalu Solomon Kaihewalu is one of the few lua instructors outside of the Hawaiian Islands. Source: About.com (http://martialarts.about.com/recreation/martialarts/library/weekly/aa013100.htm) |
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"I don't think I'm alone when I say I'd like to see more and more planets fall under the ruthless domination of our solar system." |
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As you all know, Hawaii fans are basically screwed when it comes to watching the UFC live. We usually have to wait until someone gets a tape which is way after the fact. The next UFC is going to feature Hawaii's own Black Belt World Champion, BJ Penn, facing a killer opponent in Din Thomas. You may remember Thomas from the last Superbrawl where he triangled Bozo Palling and did not want to remove his rash guard shirt before he fought. He is one of the top lightweights in the world now and submitted the current UFC Bantamweight Champion, Jens Pulver. We will all benefit from this. The location will get increased profits from the people that will come to their bar early and spend money, the Hawaii fans will get their NHB fix, BJ will get the recognition that he deserves, and the UFC will realize increased profits from yet two more locations paying for the UFC which will be transferred in to paying the fighters better leading to better fights for us to watch. It's a circular winner every way. If you think, I am benefitting from this in any way financially, think again. Maybe someone will buy me a beer at the event, that would be the only way (In fact, if this comes through, someone buy me a beer). I would need these contacts almost immediately in order get the ball rolling so we can start notifying people and start advertising ASAP. The other problem was that the few minutes before the event, people would call each other to let them know the event was playing. If you were not on someone's call list, you were out of luck. Let's get together on this because BJ's father has a lot of connections and this would be the best way for Hawaii to get to view the UFC and possibly Pride events live or with the rest of the American audience. IN THE MEADOWLANDS Friday June 29th Continential Airlines Arena, New Jersey WORLD LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE BOUT Tito Ortiz Vs. Elvis Sinosic LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT Yuki Kondo Vs. Vladimir Matyushenko WELTERWEIGHT BOUT Pat Miletich Vs. Shonie Carter LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT Kaoru Uno Vs. Fabiano Iha LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT BJ Penn Vs. Din Thomas |