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"The face of a child can say it all, especially the mouth part of the face." |
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Brown belt Daniel Moraes returns to Brazil to start preparation for the 2001 Mundial (World Championships) where he plans to capture the brown belt world title to accompany his brown belt Brasileiro Championship. We all learned a lot from him as he learned English from us and wish him good luck. |
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Everyone there who saw the Vitale/Medina fight saw the damage that Niko's knees, kicks, and toe stomps did to Todd Medina. After the first round, Medina was limping and his thigh was deep red and lumpy. After the fight, which I have to take my hat off to him after Medina sucked it up and kept fighting, Medina's corner man (the giant) had to carry him from the locker room out of the arena. Interview with Niko is upcoming in the next issue of FCF. 1. I left with enough time to get there (I promise), but got stuck on Victoria Street (the street that leads into the parking lot) for about 20 minutes due to the terrible synchronization of the two (yup only two) street lights. 2. I walked to the main entrance only to have to walk all the way around to the back of the arena in order to get in. 3. I know the above reasons sounds pretty weak so please feel free to add other reasons that you can come up with (e.g. lost my car keys, flat tire, my dog ate my entry pass, difficulty walking when your underwear is on backwards (stolen from Beaver Cleaver) etc.) There was supposed to be an intermission later in the night, but Haru (the referee) wanted to have the ring ropes tightened so the other judge John Chrisostimo took a walk around. The DJ kept the music going the the fighters came out for the next fight and we had to look for John (no one's fault of course). Jay R. Palmer gave Andy Wang a good fight considering that he just fought on Maui on the 27th. Unfortunately for Palmer, he lost both fights by kimura (inverted key lock). By the way, Andy cracked Palmer's arm and then told Palmer that if he didn't tap, he would break it. Palmer tapped. Good move. Overall, considering all of the million and one things that could have went wrong in a first promotion in a big arena like the Blaisdell, Warrior's Quest was a great event. A couple of people even told me that it was the best MMA event that they have been to. |
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For those of you who either watched me give up my training and come in on Wednesdays (which is my family time) to train Zack. Or the times when I came only to wait for Zack to show up and were wondering why I would do this, especially because you knew it was an amateur fight and there was no money in it for me. Below is the reason. - Chris |
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I, along with Zack Pang, want to take the time to thank everyone who helped contribute to his win last night. It was a hard fought win and could not have been done without each and every one of you. Whether it was the guys who took time from their own training to train with Zack, the guys who offered suggestions and corrections to his training, or all the people that came out to support him. We also want to send out a special thanks to Relson Gracie for being understanding and allowing us the full use of his facilities when training. I also want to thank God for letting Zack perform well and win the fight...and give him the wisdom to retire undefeated. ;-) I also want to send out a special thank you to everyone, like Zack and every member of the Relson Gracie team who trains and competes hard, allowing me and my broken body to live my dreams of accomplishment through you. - Chris |
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"Do the thing you fear to do and keep on doing it... that is the quickest and surest way ever yet discovered to conquer fear." Dale Carnegie, 1888-1955, American Author, Trainer |
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Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii May 29, 2001 By Chris Onzuka Chris@Onzuka.com Jerry Samson (Jesus Is Lord) def. Daniel Garlets (Freelance) KO at 1:41 minutes in Round 1. Zack Pang (Freelance) def. Clement Helemanu (Freelance) Unanimous Decision [(3-2), (3-2), (3-2)] after 2 Rounds. 175lbs. Raymond Pintor (Grappling Unlimited) def. Kolo Koka (SWAT) Submission via arm bar at 1:15 minutes in Round 2. Eddie Yagin (Freelance) def. Russell Medeiros (Jesus Is Lord) Unanimous Decision [(3-2), (3-2), (3-2)] after 2 Rounds. Andy Wang (Grappling Unlimited) def. Jay R. Palmer (Universal Rough Housing) Submission via inverted key lock (Kimura) at 4:15 minutes in Round 1. Juan Ayala (Team Medina) def. David Padilla (Jesus Is Lord) Submission via guillotine at 1:02 minutes in Round 1. Thomas "Wildman" Denny (Team Wildman) def. Bob Ostovich (Jesus Is Lord) Submission via guillotine at 1:05 minutes in Round 1. Falaniko Vitale (Grappling Unlimited) def. Todd "The Shark" Medina (Carlson Gracie) Unanimous Decision [(3-2), (3-2), (3-2)] after 2 Rounds. Stephen "Bozo" Palling (Jesus Is Lord) def. Cruz Gomes (SLO-Kickboxing) Split Decision [(3-2), (2-3), (3-2)] after 2 Rounds. Ronald "The Machine Gun" Jhun (Jesus Is Lord) def. Joe "The WonderBoy" Stevenson (Combat Grappling) Unanimous Decision [(3-2), (3-2), (3-2)] after 3 Rounds. Ray "Bradda" Cooper (Jesus Is Lord) def. Antonio McKee (Combat Grappling) Submission via arm bar from the guard at 56 seconds in Round 1. |
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Event starts at 7:00PM There are still tickets available for the Warriors Quest tonight at the Blaisdell Arena. It looks like a great card. The Jesus Is Lord fighters look confident and prepared for a war and from their opponents it looks like there will be one. |
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For fight descriptions, check out the FCF website. Fight One Nino "Elvis" Schembri def. Johil de Oliveira by arm-bar submission, 7:17 of Round 1 Fight Two Daijiro Matsui def. Jose "Pele" Landi-Jons by judges' decision Fight Three Chuck Liddell def. Guy Mezger by KO, 2:21 of Round 2 Fight Four Gary Goodridge def. Valentijn Overeem by submission (tapped out from knee to head), 2:39 of Round 1 Fight Five Vitor Belfort def. Heath Herring by judges' decision Intermission Dan Henderson def. Akira Shoji by TKO (referee stoppage due to punches), 3:18 of Round 3 Fight Seven Vanderlei Silva def. Shungo Oyama by TKO (referee stoppage due to punches), :30 of Round 1 Fight Eight Igor Vovchanchyn def. Gilbert Yvel (rear naked choke), 1:52 of Round 1 Kazuyuki Fujita def. Yoshihiro Takayama by choke (passed out from judo choke), 3:10 of Round 2 Source: Full Contact Fighter Website |
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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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Lahaina Civic Center, Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii May 27, 2001 By Chris Onzuka Chris@Onzuka.com 2 Rounds - 5 minutes Anthony Billianetl (Siyuja-Wailuku) def. Walter Dudoit (Grappling Unlimited) Referee stoppage at 2:17 minutes in Round 1. 2 Rounds - 5 minutes Shaun De Santos (North Shore, Oahu) def. Paulino Vervosa (BFJJ) Verbal submission by Vervosa at 2:18 minutes in Round 1. 2 Rounds - 5 minutes Gustavo Monteiro (Qudici) def. Erimin Ferguson (BFJJ) KO from punches at 3:26 minutes in Round 1. 2 Rounds - 5 minutes Gary Freitas (Grappling Unlimited) def. Tyson Coloma'naooikaika (BFJJ) Submission via guillotine at 1:20 minutes in Round 2. 2 Rounds - 5 minutes Shaun De Santos (North Shore, Oahu) def. Anthony Billianetl (Siyuja-Wailuku) Submission by tap out due to exhaustion at 4:55 minutes in Round 1. 2 Rounds - 5 minutes Alan Saldanha (Team Tiger) drew Sydney Batista (BFJJ) Draw due to no submission 3 Rounds - 5 minutes Kim Morishita (BFJJ) def. Jay R. Palmer (Universal Rough Housing) Submission via inverted key lock (Kimura) at 2:05 minutes in Round 1. Super Fight #2 3 Rounds - 5 minutes Ricardo Barros (BFJJ) def. Augie Padaken (Waianae Boxing Gym) Submission via tap out due to punches from the mount at 2:05 minutes in Round 1. |
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"Without struggle, there is no progress" Fredrick Douglas |
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If you guys are free, stop by Ala Moana Beach Park for the regular GJJ picnic. The spot is at the key hole right by the tennis courts, if you have food bring it, if you don't, stop by anyway. |
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Chris flies out to Maui at a little past 4PM to cover the Romolo Barros' event. The results will be posted on this site and Full Contact Fighter, for which I am covering the event. |
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Where there is no vision, the people perish. Proverbs 29:18 |
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The Ouano Gi shorts which are walk shorts with pockets made from the same material as the regular Ouano Gi pants. My price is $27, which saves you $5 if you order it directly from the website ($25 retail plus $7 shipping for a total of $32). Once again I have a minimum order of 5 items and will be placing my order around June 6 so call (381-9530) or email me if you are interested in gi's, fight gloves, or walk shorts. |
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If I have time, I'll try to put up the sign up sheet with the food items that people are bringing to the potluck so you have a feel of what everyone is bringing. I have to get the sign up sheet from Todd. |
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Player's Sports Bar & Grill Corner of Alakea St & Beretania Monday, May 28, 2001 12:00PM For those of you interested in attending the Warriors Quest weigh-ins, it will be held at Player's Sports Bar & Grill downtown and starts at 12PM. It is interesting to go to a weigh-in because you get to "size" of the matches before hand when you get to see the two fighters standing next to each other. It is also interesting to see how the fighter handles having to lose more weight. Sometimes they come in wary from the weight loss, sometimes, it seems like it is no problem to lose 5 pounds. I don't know how to do it, but then again, I'm sitting here writing this eating cookies and drinking an Surpee. Go figure. We have recently heard that Hawaii's Niko Vitale is scheduled to face Todd Medina who is a Carlson Gracie Fight Team member and UFC veteran. Todd is supposedly a brown belt in BJJ and runs his own school. It should be a great challenge for Niko is the athlete's athlete. If Niko wins, this fight will propel him to national attention and put him on the map. Remember to buy your tickets for the event soon: Warriors Quest Neil Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii Tuesday, May 29, 2001 |
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has moved to May 27th Lahaina Civic Center, Maui, Hawaii Saturday, May 27th, 2001 |
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Neil Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii Tuesday, May 29th, 2001 |
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"It takes a big man to cry, but it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man." |
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(Brazilian Team Titles) This Weekend in Brazil The CBJJ is holding their 2001 Brazilian Team Titles this weekend May 26 & 27 in Belo Horizonte , Minas Gerais (Brazil) at the Ginasio Esporte Clube. In an effort to further expand the sport, the CBJJ is starting to host major tournaments outside of Rio. The Team titles is always a great fan favorite, as the majority of schools compete for the coveted titles of Brazilian Team Champions. The past few years all most of the major fighters have taken part as this Tournament gets stronger and stronger. Source: Kid Peligro |
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"The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus." "You must be like water, having form without form" (say with accent) Chinese-American Actor, Director, Author, Martial Artist |
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Daniel and Fredson are available for private classes. Classes start at $35 for a half an hour and yup, you guessed it. $70 for a hour. I highly recommend these classes if you want to expand your game and take it to another level. These guys are cutting edge Jiu-Jitsu at it's best. Daniel is supposed to return to Brazil on May 29th and Fredson will soon leave as well to prepare for the World Championship so you snooze, you lose. |
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Our potluck is on for Sunday, May 27th and the sign up sheet is at the academy. Surprisingly, people are actually signing up so if you are interested in coming and having a fun filled day with you and your family (if you have one), please make it down to Ala Moana Beach Park in the key (the center of the beach park near the tennis courts). Even you loners are invited as well. We will have a volleyball and water football game and are open to new games that you may want to bring to the beach as long as it doesn't involve nudity (well, maybe we can work with that) and bondage. |
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I want to send out a big thank you for all the guys who gave up their Saturday to come over and help me move. We really appreciate it and, after looking at all my crap, you guys know that we would have NEVER been able to do it without every one of you. Thanks to Jeff, Goldberg, Chris & Cullen (although Cullen spent most of the time trying to shoot and stab people), Ian, Zack (thanks to Zack's girlfriend who made those rice crispies things), Don, Richie, Ryan, Les, Philip, Wil, Kaika, Kit, Ryan, Neil (even Neil came out...for like 15 minutes) & Big Kaleo. I hope I didn't forget anyone, but I wanted to thank you collectively and individually. I can definitely count on you guys. I am sure that a lot of the others had previous commitments and I understand. But just to let you know, one guy came who has a baby that is 7 days old and another guy came right after returning from the hospital after his couple month old baby had an eye infection. How can I thank these guys enough? After 11 hours of continuous moving, we got everything in the house. And my wife and I worked up until midnight that night and all day and all night on Sunday putting things away. Although we are not done yet, most of it has been put away and we are one step closer to partying at my house! |
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"By working hard, you get to play hard guilt-free." ~ E. James Rohn |
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May 27, 2001 Yokohama Arena / (Yokohama, Kanagawa Pref., Japan) Gary Goodridge vs. Valentijn Overeem Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Yoshihiro Yakayama Five additional match ups have been announced: Vitor Belfort vs. Heath Herring Johil de Oliveira vs. Nino 'Twister' Schembri Dan Henderson v. Akira Shoji Daiju Matsui v. Jose "Pele" Landi |
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CONFIRMED MATCHES: (Lightweights) Caol Uno (yes, a new name for the man) v. Fabiano Iha (Lightheavyweight) Vlad Matyushenko v. Yuki Kondo (Welterweights) Shoney Carter v. Pat Miletich (Heavyweights) Josh Barnett v. Mark Kerr (Welterweights) Tony Desouza v. Paul Rodriguez (Middleweights) Phil Baroni v. Eugene Jackson (Heavyweights) Bobby Hoffman v. Andrei Orlovsky |
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"Live your life two ways. Live it long and live it strong." Henry Rollins |
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Alright everyone out there, if you are reading this on the Saturday, 19th, stop immediately and call me at 381-5959 for directions to my house to help me move into my new house. For you drunken kung fu masters, shake it off and suck it up. I expect you to be here, or I will send out Sam to "gather" you up. |
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Imagine that the entire world hangs in the balance between good and evil, and that your action will swing the balance in one direction or the other. ~Diana Robinson, Ph.D. |
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I have received word that John Ouano will receive his next shipment of gi's on June 6. If you are interested in gi's, fight gloves, or gi material walking shorts, please email me ASAP or call Mike at 381-9530. Once again, I will have to have the money in hand before I can place your order. |
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According to my sources, Baret is doing well in Japan. He has perfected his knee lock and has submitted some big names in the fight game while training there. Baret placed 2nd this year at Abu Dhabi so he is definitely established himself to the world (everyone in Hawaii already knew) as one of the best lightweight grapplers in the world. He recently went to a Sambo school and submitted a bunch of people, including the instructor. |
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At Kakaako waterfront park, there will be a concert featuring the killer guitarist Eric Johnson. I am still looking for information (e.g. ticket prices and locations where to buy tickets) on this concert and want to go to it. Gates open at 5:30 pm and the show starts at 6:30 pm. If you have any info, please email Mike or give me a call 381-9530. |
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Here is your friendly two day reminder for those thoughful souls that are going to help Chris move into his new house this Saturday. For the Aiea students this is the two day threatening. There are fliers at the Relson Gracie Main Academy (ask Todd) and I will bring some tonite to Aiea for class. We planned on starting at 8:00AM, although one person is going to come at 7:30AM because he might have to leave early. Please email me at Chris@Onzuka.com, call me 381-5959 or stop by either academy to pick up a flier for directions. If you have a truck or van, please bring it to help move, the two large trucks that I had planned on previously fell through. We are moving one block away, so it won't be too bad. If you can't come at 8:00AM, it is alright to come later in the day. Some people have told me that they have something to do in the morning, but will come later. We will be there all day. If you come early in the day, I will feed you. If you are there around lunch time, I will feed you. I also have some "beverages" at my house for those who want to stick around after moving and hang out. |
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If you go looking for a friend, you're going to find they're very scarce. If you go out to be a friend, you'll find them everywhere. |
 Super Brawl promoter T. Jay Thompson is home resting comfortably after having surgery to remove fragments of his L4-L5 disc that had migrated under his L4 vertabrae. Thompson wanted to express his gratitude to the seemingly endless well wishers. "It is good to be home and I appreciate all the e-mails of support I have gotten from Super Brawl fans around the world. I will try to pay their respect back with a great line-up of shows in the coming years." |
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"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt |
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Todd had made a sign up sheet at the academy for our Relson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu potluck that will be held at Ala Moana Beach Park on Sunday, May 27th. We will play volleyball and water football as well as possibly other games. This is a good time to bring out the family so your significant others and offspring can meet all your Jiu-Jitsu brothers and have a family fun day at the beach. Please sign up so we have a feel of how many people are coming and what is being brought so that we do not double up on some foods and supplies. See you there! |
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After the scare of Fredson not being able to come, Relson Gracie Academy manager, Todd Tanaka, has once again come through and Fredson did teach at Aiea last night. He taught some killer guard passes. We had a huge class last night. |
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Rio Journal: Too Much English Is Spoken in Brazil, Some Say be illegal for Brazilians to go to a "drive-in" for a "hot dog" and "milkshake," entrust their cars to "valet parking" or invest their money with a "personal banker." the use of the English-language terms by which they are commonly known here. took offense at the proliferation here of stores with English-language names, like The Pet From Ipanema; Love, Sex and Money, a boutique; World Top Lock; Fashion Mall; Bad Kid; Video Market; and Sweet Way. country because they can't pronounce these names?" said Mr. Rebelo, a member of the Communist Party of Brazil. nationalism," Mr. Rebelo is sponsoring legislation that would outlaw the introduction and use of foreign words in this nation of 170 million people. It was initially considered little more than a crank bill. people in relation to Portuguese and show them that it is not a language that is ugly, underdeveloped, backward or useless, as some people might imagine." English-language terms in business and technology when "there are perfectly adequate Portuguese-language substitutes." America, and English-derived verbs like startar, printar, attachar or deletear and the nouns homepage, e-mail, site and mouse are standard usage. Botelho, a 28-year-old Web site designer shopping at a computer store. "We use those words because everybody in the world understands them. And what does he plan to do, send the language police to the office to bust us?" March 29, and business and advertising groups are lobbying intensely to defeat it in the Senate. distract attention from a growing political corruption scandal, and it is not known when the Senate will get around to dealing with it. If the Senate passes the bill, President Fernando Henrique Cardoso will have to decide whether to sign it. of foreign words used in Portuguese, the language of Brazil, the initiative is clearly aimed at English, which Mr. Rebelo said he regarded as an instrument of "the economic and commercial hegemony of the United States." bill to become law. Major banks have ended programs with names like Hot Money, Federal Card and Home Banking, while stores have begun taking down signs that advertise a "sale" or "20 percent off" and replacing them with others announcing a "liquidação." Portuguese-language substitutes for English words have gone up over this cosmopolitan city, which sets styles for the rest of the country. They were put up by the Movement for the Valuation of Brazilian Culture, Language and Riches, a nationalist group. too extreme and that it underestimates the absorptive capacity of Brazilian Portuguese. own needs, in fact, that native speakers of English are often baffled by the usages they encounter here. To Brazilians a shower stall is a "box," a billboard is an "outdoors," to go jogging is to "cooper" (after a doctor who introduced it here), a razor blade is a "gilete" and the steroid-fueled weight lifters who pick fights in nightclubs are "pit boys." the vocabulary of soccer, the national sport, starting with the name of the game itself, futebol, and including such terms as gol and pênalti. But Mr. Rebelo said he was willing to grant an exception for words that had already been or were being assimilated into Portuguese. "What we want is to avoid abuses." And the best way to do that, he contends, is to punish violators with fines or by "sending them back to school for Portuguese classes." determine which foreign words can be used legally, or as Mr. Rebelo puts it, "granted a residence visa," and which cannot. But the academy, which already sets the rules for spelling here, seems to have reservations about the expanded role envisioned for it. praiseworthy," said Tarcísio Padilha, president of the 40-member group. "But this problem is a cultural one of great complexity, and it seems to me to be more a matter for public debate than one which should be regulated by laws and decrees." weekly column on language for the daily Jornal do Brasil, said: "Foreign words are present in any language, and often for good reasons. To use the word `dumping,' for example, is better than wasting a whole line to explain in Portuguese that you are talking about selling a product below cost so as to damage a competitor." status as the only Portuguese-speaking country in the Western Hemisphere, which feeds a sense of isolation and fear that the language will be overwhelmed by others. France has passed numerous laws in the last decade to try to protect the French language; in fact, Mr. Rebelo said his measure was modeled on those. Quebec also has passed laws to assure the supremacy of French. world, but outside Brazil it is the mother tongue of fewer than 50 million people, the bulk of whom live in five very poor countries in Africa — Mozambique, Angola, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde and São Tomé e Príncipe. R. Fischer, an American linguist, predicted that "within 300 years Brazil will be speaking" a different language. the study of Spanish obligatory in Brazilian schools to help forge closer ties with the rest of Latin America, which often dismisses Portuguese as nothing more than "Spanish, badly spoken." Fischer said in an interview with the newsmagazine Veja. "As commercial exchanges and contacts increase," he said, "there will be much pressure" to abandon Portuguese. a type of Portunhol will emerge," he added, combining the Portuguese words for Portuguese and Spanish. stepped up its financial support for the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Nations, created in 1996. as an official language at the United Nations and taken the lead in trying to revive the use of Portuguese in East Timor, where use of the language was harshly restricted during 25 years of Indonesian rule. windmills on some sort of Don Quixote quest that doesn't make sense," Dr. Padilha counseled. "Any language is a living organism that is evolving, and our language, thank God, is one that has always shown a capacity to accept the foreign words it wants and to reject the ones that it doesn't want." |
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Todd has just informed me that due to the fact that Relson wants Fredson to teach the 7:30-8:30 class tonight for some reason when he knew that Fredson was supposed to teach in Aiea, Fredson may not make it to Aiea tonight. Daniel has returned from Kauai, but he is sick and will be unable to make it. Hopefully, we can fandangle something to bring Fredson over tonight. Keep your fingers crossed. |
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This is a personal favorite to me which is close to the few quotes that I live by. ~ Phillips Brooks |
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Once again, I announce that Black belt Fredson Alves and Brown belt Daniel Moraes will be making an appearance at the Aiea Academy tonight and teaching class. I have made Angela responsible if something happens and they have to back out. This will probably be the Aiea students last opportunity to have a class with these two killer instructors. Please be on time because we plan to start on time (Brazilians are worse than Hawaiian time, but Todd should be bringing them so hopefully that will work out). |
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Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment. |
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For all those who saw that fight, Felix "Tito" Trinidad looks incredibly powerful, especially after moving up another weight class. They are saying that he will fight Roy Jones Jr. soon, but I don't think he is big enough. Roy Jones Jr., in my opinion, is the best boxer pound for pound. Tito will fight Bernard Hopkins on September 19th (I believe) and Hopkins will be in the fight of his life. It looks like Tito will be the undisputed middleweight champ. See if you can catch the Trinidad/Joppy fight on HBO or Showtime when they replay it. |
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Happy Mother's Day to all you mothers out there (and you know who you are)! Take some time out to get your mom something or at least stop harassing her for one day. |
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This is a good quote that falls in line with Mother's Day. |
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"You miss 100% of the shots you never take." ~ Wayne Gretzky |
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The CBJJ (Confederation of Brazilian Jiu-Jitus) has released the details concerning this year's Mundial or World Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championships. Here are the details: Place: Tijuca Tenis Clube, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil For more information, email cbjj@cbjj.com.br |
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Alright all you slackers...I mean great and helpful people out there from the Relson Gracie academy, as you may have heard, I just bought a house and have been working on it for months now (thanks for the guys who came over and helped me out). I am finally planning to move in on Saturday, May 19th and need tons of help. I have promised that if anyone and everyone can come that Saturday to help me move I will never ask for more help again (fingers crossed). |
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"Success is not measured by what a man accomplishes, but by the opposition he has encountered, and the courage with which he has maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds." |
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Congratulations to Aiea Academy student, Chris Slavens, on the arrival of his new 7lbs 13.5oz baby boy, Conner, born Thursday morning at 8:40 AM. His older brother, Cullen, was very excited as they both visited our class last night to tell us the big news. Chris' wife gave birth only about 8 hours after the due date which is pretty amazing that it was that accurate. Thanks to the delay of Queens Hospital, we will not have a picture for about a week or so. |
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I have just talked to John Ouano and he told me that his next shipment of single weave gi's and shorts are coming in at the end of May. I will place the order once I get word that his shipment has arrived. If you are interested in buying a gi, fight gloves, or gi shorts, please contact me prior to the end of May. I will need advance payment for the merchandise because the last time I bought it first I got screwed and got stuck with extra gi's and my money tied up until I could sell them. Contact me at Mike@onzuka.com or on my cell 381-9530. |
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Daniel is supposed to be leaving on May 29th back to Brazil to prepare for the World Championships or Mundial. As stated earlier, we are planning a potluck on Sunday May 27th at Ala Moana Beach Park and another game of paintball at the Nimitz field on Memorial Day, Monday May 28th. If you are interested in coming to either of these two events, please email me with what you are planning to bring to the potluck or that you are coming to the paintball game. Once again, all Relson Gracie students, friends, and family are invited. I will post more details as we get closer. |
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"Once while walking through the mall a guy came up to me and said 'Hey, how's it going?'. So I grabbed his arm and twisted it up behind his head and said 'Now who's asking the questions?'" |
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Posted in the Honolulu Advertiser on: Thursday, May 10, 2001 By Fred Lewis Advertiser Staff Writer Al Silva, right, will once again be in Jesus Salud's corner Tuesday. Salud says Silva taught him about boxing and life. Advertiser library photo • Dec. 5, 1998 "The workers, the boxing fans, they'd always ask me, 'how your manoks (chickens in Filipino)?'" Silva recalls. "It was their way of asking me about my fighters." |
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Commission approves Salud fight card Viloria's first pro bout, are still under review By Paul Arnett Star-Bulletin All five fights on next Tuesday's nationally televised card at the Hawaii Convention Center were approved yesterday at the State Boxing Commission meeting. |
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"The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one." ~ Elbert Hubbard |
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Relson, Chris, and I did a seminar yesterday (I'll reveal for who at a later time) and Fredson had to cover the classes at the academy. I guess Relson went straight home after the seminar so Fredson and Daniel could not come to Aiea. They plan on coming next Tuesday night so again, all the Aiea students are invited to take class with these monsters. |
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This is a pretty deep quote that I took from a book that Lisa had to summarize a chapter. Yup, you guessed it, I ended up reading the chapter in depth. Take some time to figure out the meaning. Philosophy is cool huh huh. From: Pedagogy of the Oppressed Author: Paulo Freire |
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Royler Gracie black belt, Fredson Alves, and brown belt, Daniel Moraes will be making a guest appearance in the Aiea academy tonight. All Aiea students are invited to attend. Fredson has been at the academy for a while now and has been showing some incredible techniques. He was teaching in Aiea on Thursday and I'm sure everyone felt how good he was. This will be Daniel's first visit to Aiea and hopefully not his last. Daniel is a purple belt world champion and brown belt Brasileiro champion (National Championship of Brazil). Remember that class starts at 7:30 pm. |
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Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't. ~Margaret Thatcher, 1925-, British Stateswoman, Prime Minister (1979-90) |
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I am putting together a gi and glove order that I would like to submit in the middle of this week. If you are interested in a gi or fight glove, please contact me. Because I got stuck with a lot of gi's and money hanging around out of my own pocket, I would like to collect the money prior to ordering the gi's. Single white and blue gi's are $80, double whites are $115, and double blues are $120. Pants only are also for sale. White pants are $25 and the blue pants are $30. These gi's are all Brazilian cut which means they are tailored to fit very well like an Atama or Krugen. I think the gi is untouchable as far as quality vs. price. The fight glove which is very similar to a Harbinger is $35. All these prices are with shipping included, no added costs. I need to put together at least five gi's before I can place the order so please get in touch with me ASAP by email, Mike, or call my cell 381-9530. |
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We took a beginning Portuguese language class probably about two years ago with Sandy DeOlivera who is an excellent teacher (and singer by the way). Unfortunately, the class had to be cancelled and we kept begging Sandy to start up another class. Finally, she is teaching another class, but it is going to take place on the days that we teach Jiu-Jitsu. We tried to get it changed, but everything is set by the school so we are out of luck. As a side note, she is the ex-wife of Carlos, who is considered the best congo player in all of Brazil and possibly the world. Here are the details to sign up for the class and class times: for Adults at Farrington High School Address: 1101 Kalihi St. first building on Makai/Ewa side of campus, downstairs Phone : 832-3596 Times : 6:30-9 p.m. Dates : May 24 - June 2 Times: M-Th 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. Fri. 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sat. 5/26, 6/2 8 a.m. - 12 noon Fee: $20 cash Textbooks extra If you do decide to sign up for the classes, please mention the Onzuka brothers so she can see how many people got referred to her classes through us. Thanks! |
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It looks like Zuffa produced a great event, but unfortunately as mentioned earlier (we are repeating this to pound this into your head to take action with our politicians), Hawaii fans were not able to see it unless they are fortunate enough to have a satellite dish. Congrats goes out to Hilo's own B.J. Penn. Now, I must get some sleep. Tony DeSouza vs. Steve Berger DeSouza wins by unanimous decision B.J. Penn vs. Joey Gilbert Penn wins by referee stoppage due to punches at 5:00 of Round 1 Matt Lindland vs. Ricardo Almeida Lindland wins by disqualification (three fouls-illegal kicks to face when Lindland was on knee and Almeida was in the guard) at 4:40 0f Round 3 Pete Williams vs. Semmy Schilt Schilt wins TKO at 1:28 of Round 2 Matt Serra vs. Shonie Carter Carter wins by KO at 4:51 of Round 3 Chuck Liddell vs. Kevin Randleman Liddell wins by KO at 1:18 of Round 1 Pat Miletich vs. Carlos Newton Newton wins by submission (choke) at 2:57 of Round 3 Randy Couture vs. Pedro Rizzo Couture wins by unanimous decision Source: FCF Contributing Editor, Aaron Crecy |
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Here is a quote that kind of applies to the mentality of not only NHB fighters, but competitors of any sport who have the guts to get out there and show what they got. Helen Keller |
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Berger lost big time to De Souza. It looked like De Souza dominated the ground position. De Souze by ref stoppage? |
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Since we're screwed here in Hawaii and I'm lucky enough to have a friend call in some details, here is the up to the minute results of the UFC. It's not finished yet. BJ Penn dominated Joey Gilbert. BJ got Gilbert's back and rained punches. Congratulations to BJ! They only showed a little part of his fight, but it looked like he owned Gilbert. BJ wins by ref stoppage? Serra won the first round, but Shoney knocked down Matt with a spinning back fist. Matt almost tore off Shoney's arm with a killer omo plata. The second round was even. With about 10 seconds left in the third round, Shoney pulled off another spinning back fist that knocked out Serra. Carter wins by KO. Kevin Randleman is next up. |
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"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." |
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 SHOOTO 'TO THE TOP' Results (Class B - 2x5 minutes round) - Cruiserweight Masaya Inoue (PARAESTRA KAKOGAWA) Vs. Kaichi Tsuji (G-FREE) was canceled because of Tsuji's exfoliation fracture of the left leg thumb. Takaharu Murahama (Wild Phoenix) Vs. Tonico Júnior (World Fight Center) was draw: Judges Decision 0-1(18-18, 18-18, 17-18) Baret Yoshida (Grappling Unlimited) Vs. Katsuya Toita (Wajyutsu Keisyukai) was canceled because of the clumsiness of booking of Yoshida by sustain corp. Naoya Uematsu (K'z Factory) Vs. Osmar Dias Fernandez (ChuteBoxe) was canceled because of Uematsu's acute virus. Katsuya Toita (Wajyutsu Keisyukai) defeated Osmar Dias Fernandez (ChuteBoxe) by technical submission (straight arm bar), 0:37 Rd 1. Akihiro Gouno (TEAM GRABAKA) Vs. Murilo "Ninja" Rua (ChuteBoxe) was draw: Judges Decision 1-0(29-29, 29-29, 30-29) Tetsuo Katsuta (K'z Factory) defeated Alexandre "Pequeno" França Nogueira (Brazilian Top Team) by Judges Decision 2-0(30-28, 30-27, 29-29) fight at August event in Osaka. |
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Our good friend, boss at FCF, and the Mouth of NHB, Joel Gold added a new addition to the family at 12:37 am May 1. Dominic Gold weighed in at 8 lbs.3 oz and is as handsome as his pop! The well endowed youngster is doing fine and was a big hit with the ladies in the hospital. |
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The In-School Tournament that was supposed to take place on May 19th is cancelled because Relson is going to be out of town. The State Tournament is still on for June 18th and Kendall Goo's Kauai Open is still on for June 9th. |
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At this time there is no confirmation that the Kim Mason in the story below is the same Kim Mason that trains out of Matt Hume's AMC Kickboxing and Pankration in Washington state. Former assistant police chief's son charged with first-degree murder By Michael Ko Seattle Times staff reporter |
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A mysterious BJJ black belt visited Relson Gracie's main academy last night. He has trained there before, but not much people know too much about him. We do know that he is from Ryan Gracie's school in Sao Paulo, Brazil and that he is one of only five black belts from that school. He trained with Daniel Morais and Fredson Alves. Daniel Morais returned to the academy to train last night. Daniel took a little time off after the Arnold-Gracie Worlds, where he lost a close match with Marcio Feitosa of Gracie Barra. |
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"How much can you really know about yourself if you've never been in a fight?" Tyler Durden |
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This is very delayed results of the tournament that took place months ago, but as always, better late than never.
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News and Rumors Archives March-May 2000 July 2000 August-September 2000 October 2000 November-December 2000 January 2001 February 2001 March 2001 April 2001 Part 1 April 2001 Part 2